2014 - Volume 2 - Issue 1 Articles
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Mini Review | ArticleJanuary 08, 2014 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers among men and women in western countries. Both in vitro and in vivo data strongly suggest that ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), a tertiary bile acid found naturally in low concentrations in hum.....
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Clinical Image | ArticleJanuary 08, 2014 | Pages : 205 - 450
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Editorial | ArticleNovember 29, 2013 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), is a chronic gastrointestinal inflammatory condition. It is a fairly common diagnosis in the United States and can cause significant morbidity, resulti.....
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Case Report | ArticleJanuary 20, 2014 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract Extremely high alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels of 1924.7 ng/ml were found in a 43-year-old man with advanced chronic hepatitis B. After treated with entecavir (ETV) for 23 days, the AFP level was dramatically decreased to 231.4 ng/ml, and returned .....
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Editorial | ArticleJanuary 22, 2014 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is an irreversible and progressive disease characterized by destruction of acinar cells and irregular fibrosis in the pancreas [1,2]. The most frequent and serious clinical symptom is abdominal pain, which occurs in at le.....