AIM To compare the efficacy and safety of biologicalagents for the treatment of active ulcerative colitis (UC).METHODS: PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE and theCochrane lib
The incidence of gastric cancer (GC) is decreasingworldwide, especially for intestinal histotype of thedistal third of the stomach. On the contrary, proximallocat
Human hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a member of thefamily Hepadnaviridae , and causes acute and chronicinfections of the liver. The hepatitis B surface antigen(HBsAg)
AIM To evaluate the relationships between CD24gene polymorphisms and the risk of inflammatorybowel disease (IBD), including ulcerative colitis (UC)and Crohn's diseas
Gastric abscess is a localized pyogenic inflammationof the gastric wall, which is a rare form of suppurativegastritis. The rarity of gastric abscess may be asso