Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) is the second most prevalent type of primary liver cancer, presents with a highly dismal prognosis, and its incidence is on the rise compared with most cancers.1 ...

Background The elimination of HBV covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) remains a critical hurdle for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) management. Objective In this investigation, we examined the efficacy ...

Among the many areas which may benefit from virtual reality (VR), GI endoscopy could be an important one. We developed a system to magnify the endoscopic image on forward movement of the endoscopists ...

Background The development of IBD is known to involve early immunological alterations, but our understanding of the changes in antibody epitope repertoires moving from the prediagnostic phase towards ...

Objective Acute non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB) is managed by standard endoscopic combination therapy, but a few cases remain difficult and carry a high risk of persistent or ...

Objective Information on the safety of paternal use of azathioprine (AZA) and 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) prior to conception is limited. Based on nationwide data from the Danish health registries, we ...

Objective The association between baseline pretreatment serum HBV DNA levels and on-treatment hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk remains controversial in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). We ...

Objective Type 2 diabetes mellitus and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (diabetic MASLD) frequently coexist and worsen liver and non-liver outcomes, but effective ...

Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is increasingly being recognised as a significant cause of both acute and chronic liver disease. The most commonly implicated agents are paracetamol, antimicrobials, ...

Objective Little is known about the long-term clinical outcome and durability of HBsAg seroclearance following nucleos(t)ide analogue (NUC) therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Design ...

Objective Accurate endoscopic differentiation would enable to resect and discard small and diminutive colonic lesions, thereby increasing cost-efficiency. Current classification systems based on ...

Objectives Perforation is the most serious complication associated with endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR). We propose a new classification for the appearance and integrity of the muscularis propria ...