Vol 33 No 1: March 2024 | Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases

Tomomitsu Tahara, Takuya Shijimaya, Shuhei Nishimon, Sanshiro Kobayashi, Yasushi Matsumoto, Naohiro Nakamura, Takashi Okazaki, Yu Takahashi, Takashi Tomiyama, Yusuke Honzawa, Norimasa Fukata, Toshiro Fukui, Makoto Naganuma

25-29

Prolonged Intake of Luvos Healing Earth does not alter the Composition of the Gut Microbiota in Patients with Diarrhea-predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Healthy Controls

Riccardo Vasapolli, Sarah Krikonas, Lukas Macke, Kristin Gravdal, Katrine Hånes Kirste, Christina Casén, Martin Storr, Peter Malfertheiner, Christian Schulz

30-36

Introducing Colorectal Cancer Screening in Romania – Preliminary Results from the Regional Pilot Programs (ROCCAS)

Mircea Manuc, Mircea Diculescu, Eugen Dumitru, Dan-Ionut Gheonea, Mariana Jinga, Florentina Ionita-Radu, Dina Mergeani, Mihaela Udrescu, Teodora Ecaterina Manuc, Bogdan Cotruta, Elena Milanesi, Maria Dobre, Iulian Stefan, Silvia Sanduleanu-Dascalescu, Cristian Gheorghe

37-43

Clinical Significance of Upregulation of EZH1 Expression in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Tissues

Si-Yu Chen, Jian-Di Li, Zhi-Guang Huang, Rong‐Quan He, Feng Chen, Jian-Jun Li, Zhao-Quan Huang, Ji-Tian Chen, Gang Chen, Yi-Wu Dang

44-56

The Association Between Cotinine-Verified Smoking Status and Risk of Gallstones: A Cohort Study

Nam Hee Kim, Ji Hun Kang, Hong Joo Kim

57-64

New-onset Diabetes Mellitus after EUS-guided Drainage with LAMS: A Pilot Study

Teodora Man, Alice Spulber Sfara, Lidia Neamti, Alexandru Istrate, Monica Mihaela Marta, Cristina Pojoga, Radu Seicean, Voicu Rednic, Andrada Seicean

65-73

Performance of Intracystic Glucose Measurement for the Characterization of Pancreatic Cystic Lesions

Tiago Ribeiro, Susana Lopes, Pedro Moutinho-Ribeiro, Guilherme Macedo, Filipe Vilas-Boas

74-78

The Rate of Burnout Syndrome in A Tertiary Gastroenterology University Center in Romania

Mihaela Dranga, Stefan Chiriac, Carol Stanciu, Cristina Cijevschi Prelipcean, Sergiu Timofeiov, Anca Trifan

79-84

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

A Network Meta-analysis of the Efficacy of Drug Therapy in First-line Treatment of Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Xinchou Wang, Gaoyao Peng, Jiangfa Li

94-101

Comparing Safety and Efficacy of TACE + Apatinib in Combination with a PD-1 Inhibitor versus a Non-triple Therapy for Treating Advanced Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Di Pan, Haonan Liu, Pengfei Qu, Xiaoxiao Chen, Xiao Ma, Yuqin Wang, Xiaobing Qin, Zhengxiang Han

85-93

Systematic Review

An Updated Review of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency Prevalence finds EPI to be More Common in General Population than Rates of Co-Conditions

Dana Lewis

123-130

In memoriam

In memoriam. Vlada-Tatiana Dumbrava

Eugen Tcaciuc

139-139

Editorial

COVID-19 in Individuals with Chronic Liver Diseases

Early Chronic Pancreatitis – A Difficult to Diagnose Form of Chronic Pancreatitis

Images of the Issue

Butterfly Wings Effect on High Resolution Manometry in A Patient with Esophageal Achalasia

Multiple Gastric Ulcers in An Immunosuppressed Patient with COVID-19 Infection caused by Mucormycosis

A Starfish-like Ultra-flat Colorectal Adenoma treated by Tip-in Mucosectomy: A Variant of the “Valley Sign”?

Extensive Hepatic Infarction due to Polycythemia Vera

Original Article

Impact of Gender on Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Complications: Analysis of 27 Million Hospitalizations

Injury to the Muscle Layer and Risk of Non-cardiac Chest Pain after Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Esophageal Cancer

Prolonged Intake of Luvos Healing Earth does not alter the Composition of the Gut Microbiota in Patients with Diarrhea-predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Healthy Controls

Introducing Colorectal Cancer Screening in Romania – Preliminary Results from the Regional Pilot Programs (ROCCAS)

Clinical Significance of Upregulation of EZH1 Expression in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Tissues

The Association Between Cotinine-Verified Smoking Status and Risk of Gallstones: A Cohort Study

New-onset Diabetes Mellitus after EUS-guided Drainage with LAMS: A Pilot Study

Performance of Intracystic Glucose Measurement for the Characterization of Pancreatic Cystic Lesions

The Rate of Burnout Syndrome in A Tertiary Gastroenterology University Center in Romania

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

A Network Meta-analysis of the Efficacy of Drug Therapy in First-line Treatment of Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Comparing Safety and Efficacy of TACE + Apatinib in Combination with a PD-1 Inhibitor versus a Non-triple Therapy for Treating Advanced Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Systematic Review

An Updated Review of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency Prevalence finds EPI to be More Common in General Population than Rates of Co-Conditions

Review

Microbiota and Digestive Metabolites Alterations in Functional Dyspepsia

Patient-Physician Relationship in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Review on Empathy and Stigma

Dysbiosis in Multiple Sclerosis: Can Immunoglobulin Y Supplements Help?

Letters

COVID-19 vaccinations in patients with chronic liver disease – experience of a tertiary centre in Melbourne

Persistent abdominal pain in a patient with inactive Crohn’s colitis: have you considered enteric dysmotility?

Hepatitis B and hepatitis C seroprevalence among the blood donors in Pune, India

ADA-2 gene mutation in a Crohn‘s disease patient without response to therapy

Bridging the angle: a case report on superior mesenteric artery syndrome

Prone position vs. left lateral decubitus position in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: a meta-analysis

In memoriam

In memoriam. Vlada-Tatiana Dumbrava