BACKGROUND The risk of gastric cancer increases in patients with Helicobacter pylori-associated chronic atrophic gastritis(CAG).X-ray examination can evaluate t
BACKGROUND Celiac disease(CD)is an immune-mediated enteropathy that is primarily treated with a gluten-free diet(GFD).Mucosal healing is the main target of the
BACKGROUND Pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms(pNENs)that produce hormones leading to symptoms are classified as functional tumors,while others are classified a
BACKGROUND Some patients with hepatolithiasis cannot tolerate surgery due to severe cardiac or pulmonary comorbidities,or cannot be endoscopically treated becau
BACKGROUND Patient-ready duodenoscopes were designed with an assumed contamination rate of less than 0.4%;however,it has been reported that 5.4%of clinically us