Background & Aims Fistulas are debilitating complications of Crohn's disease (CD) that
affect up to 50% of patients. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of …

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Background Psychological morbidity in young people aged 10–24 years, with inflammatory
bowel disease (IBD) is increased, but risk factors for and impacts of this are unclear. Aim To …

A prospective surveillance programme for patients with longstanding (>= 8 years), extensive
(>= splenic flexure) ulcerative colitis was undertaken between 1978 and 1990. It comprised …

Background Irritable bowel syndrome has a high prevalence. Consensus diagnostic criteria
(ROME II) based on symptoms have been established to aid diagnosis. Although coeliac …

Background Antigliadin antibodies are a marker of untreated coeliac disease but can also
be found in individuals with normal small-bowel mucosa. Because neurological dysfunction …

Background & Aims: The expression of matrix metalloproteinases 1, 2, 3, and 9 was
examined in biopsy specimens removed from adult and pediatric patients with ulcerative …

Objectives To establish the prevalence of coeliac disease in the general population and in
specific conditions, such as irritable bowel syndrome, iron deficiency anaemia, fatigue and …

Background: Lateral spreading tumours are superficial spreading neoplasms now
increasingly diagnosed using chromoscopic colonoscopy. The clinicopathological features …

Objective To determine an effective diagnostic method of detecting all cases of coeliac
disease in patients referred for gastroscopy without performing routine duodenal biopsy …