Vol 3 (December 2020): Digestive Medicine Research

Correspondence
Serum lactate is a poor marker of bowel ischemia following angioembolization for lower gastrointestinal bleeding
Lynn Soo Hoon Yeo, Jiayan Wee, Kumaresh Venkatesan
Digestive Medicine Research  
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Letter to the Editor
A difficult balance of priorities when choosing management of colon cancer with synchronous isolated liver metastases
Vadim Kurbatov, Jun Lu, Sajid Khan
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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117  
Letter to the Editor
Conventional vs. extended D2 lymphadenectomy in gastric cancer patients: less is more?—more or less
Mirko Barone, Marco Prioletta, Decio Di Nuzzo, Massimo Ippoliti, Giuseppe Cipollone, Felice Mucilli
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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116  
Editorial Commentary
Immunotherapy in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: an evolving space in the systemic treatment paradigm
Divya Narayanan, Ju Dong Yang, May Cho, Daneng Li, Alexandra Gangi, Andrew Hendifar, Shehnaz Hussain, Kambiz Kosari, Alexander Kuo, Nicholas Nissen, Jun Gong
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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115  
Editorial Commentary
Clinical significance of extracellular vesicles in plasma from pancreatic cancer patients
Maria Gazouli, Konstantinos Papiris
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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114  
Editorial Commentary
Assaying circulating-tumor DNA to predict recurrence of localized colon cancer
John M. Carethers
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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112  
Editorial Commentary
Statins for cirrhosis: almost ready for clinical application
Nina Kimer, Thit Mynster Kronborg, Flemming Bendtsen, Søren Møller
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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111  
Editorial Commentary
Gastrointestinal oncology in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic
Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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110  
Editorial Commentary
The role of adjuvant therapy in the treatment of pT3N0 rectal cancer
Salvatore Pucciarelli, Andrea Barina
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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109  
Editorial Commentary
Norursodeoxycholic acid as a candidate pharmacological therapy for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Masato Yoneda, Atsushi Nakajima
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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108  
Editorial Commentary
Anti-IL-15 monoclonal antibody for the treatment of coeliac disease: the light at the end of the gluten free diet tunnel?
Stefan L. Popa, Giuseppe Chiarioni
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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107  
Editorial Commentary
Mounting evidence that anti-tumour necrosis factor-α therapy does not increase the risk of new or recurrent cancer
Jennifer Phillips
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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106  
Editorial Commentary
Neoadjuvant chemoradiation for resectable and borderline resectable pancreatic cancer: is there a benefit?
Michael D. Chuong, Leila T. Tchelebi, Richard Tuli
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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105  
Editorial Commentary
Hyperlipidemia with obeticholic acid in the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Paul J. Pockros, Hongfei Fang
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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104  
Editorial Commentary
Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy is not superior to upfront surgery in pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Diana L. Xinaxtle, Leonardo S. Lino-Silva
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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103  
Editorial Commentary
Liberalizing transplantation of HCV positive donor organs into HCV negative recipients
Dharani Guttikonda, Nancy Reau
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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102  
Editorial Commentary
Hyperbilirubinemia in gemcitabine plus nab-paclitaxel–treated patients with pancreatic cancer
Juanjuan Ye, Yoko Matsuda
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
3:
101  
Editorial Commentary
Pembrolizumab and immunotherapy in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: an evaluation of KEYNOTE-240
Amy Lee, Fa-Chyi Lee
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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100  
Editorial Commentary
Aberrant differentiation of intestinal stem cells due to inflammation-induced mitochondrial dysfunction predicts postoperative recurrence of Crohn’s disease
Jason Shieh, Soma Kobayashi, Vincent W. Yang
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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98  
Editorial Commentary
Statins in patients with cirrhosis: a note of caution in the middle of hope
Gustavo Pereira
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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97  
Editorial Commentary
Controlled expression of XRCC2 associated with induced DNA damage: a new hope in colorectal cancer
Partha Mitra
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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96  
Editorial Commentary
Controversies in the optimal surgical approach to colon cancer with isolated liver metastases
Shawn Sun, Charlotte Maulat, Thomas Eche, Fabrice Muscari, Fatima-Zohra Mokrane, Laurent Dercle
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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95  
Editorial Commentary
Innate immune control of HCV infection through the JAK/STAT signaling
Srikanta Dash, Yucel Aydin
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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94  
Editorial Commentary
Endoscopic ultrasound guided gallbladder drainage—is it time to change practice?
Mahendran Jayaraj, Rajesh Krishnamoorthi
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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93  
Editorial Commentary
Further defining the role of nanoliposomal irinotecan in pancreatic cancer
Muhammet Ozer, Kenneth H. Yu
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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92  
Editorial Commentary
Optimizing the treatment sequence for localized pancreatic cancer
Bruno Bockorny, Andrea J. Bullock
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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91  
Editorial Commentary
The challenge of clinical investigations and “The best laid plans of mice and men...”: great science, great team, great execution, disappointing results
Ross A. Abrams, Aron Popovtzer, Marc Wygoda
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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90  
Editorial Commentary
Dual targeting of FAK and JAK/STAT3 signalling induces persistent inhibition of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma progression
Pratibha Malhotra, Marco Falasca
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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89  
Editorial Commentary
Precision medicine for pancreatic cancer: real-world evidence from the Know Your Tumor programme
Robert Power, Maeve A. Lowery
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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88  
Editorial Commentary
Emerging role of immunotherapy in the treatment naïve metastatic colorectal cancer patient
Audrey E. Kam, Cathy Eng
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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87  
Editorial Commentary
Usefulness of post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis prevention by high dose rectal indomethacin
Akira Yamamiya, Atsushi Irisawa
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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86  
Editorial Commentary
Overcoming resistance to immunotherapy through multimodal approaches: is there hope for colorectal cancer?
Martin J. Scurr, Andrew Godkin
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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85  
Editorial Commentary
Lower incidence of adverse events about capecitabine and oxaliplatin from the GOIM 2802 study: a commentary
Hiroaki Tanioka, Takeshi Nagasaka
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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84  
Editorial Commentary
Bi-specific immunotherapy for gastrointestinal malignancies
Trevor R. Baybutt, Adam E. Snook
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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83  
Editorial Commentary
First-line therapy of metastatic colorectal cancer: does one size fit all??
Shouki Bazarbashi
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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82  
Case Report
Hepatocellular adenoma in the context of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis: a case report of an unusual presentation more and more frequent?
Nahum Méndez-Sánchez, Alejandro Valencia-Rodríguez, Carlos Ortiz-Hidalgo, Xingshun Qi
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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80  
Case Report
A case of Castleman disease and literature review
Jianlong Jiang, Tengfei Hao, Jingyao Chen, Shaohua Yang, Jianfeng Li, Chumei Huang, Mingzhe Li, Wenhui Wu, Changhua Zhang, Yulong He
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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79  
Case Report
The coincidence of testicular and umbilical metastasis of colon cancer: a case report and literature review
Shaohua Yang, Chunhong Hong, Xuankai Liao, Jianlong Jiang, Jianfeng Li, Hong Chen, Jingyao Chen, Hong Yu, Wenhui Wu
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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78  
Case Report
Clostridium ventriculi infection may be associated with rectosigmoid adenocarcinoma: a case report
Gerald A. Cox II, Sammy Saab, Conrad A. Cox, Christian S. Jackson
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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77  
Case Report
Gastrointestinal bleeding from gangliocytic paraganglioma treated with palliative radiotherapy: a case report
Jeremy Van, Shriram Jakate, Ioannis Economou
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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75  
Case Report
Rectal carcinoid in a 30-year-old male: a review of current treatment options
Sean Patterson, Olutayo Sogunro
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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74  
Case Report
Gallbladder herniation and cholecystitis within a parastomal hernia: a case report and literature review
Yuxin Guo, Tiffany Jian Ying Lye, Zhen Jin Lee, Eugene Kee Wee Lim
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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73  
Case Report
Robotic resection of retroperitoneal paraganglioma mimicking a hepatic mass: a case report
Oluwatobi Afolayan, Brian Mau, James Park
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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71  
Case Report
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage from a duodenal varix rupture: a case report
Pieter Dries, Michiel de Maat, Bart De Schepper, Olivier D’Archambeau, Guy Hubens, Anthony Beunis
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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70  
Case Report
Intramucosal carcinoma with submucosal lymphatic invasion—a case series
Thomas Surya Suhardja, James T. Lim, Robyn Laurie, Anthony Kelman, Thang Chien Nguyen, William M. Teoh, Hanumant Chouhan
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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69  
Case Report
Double balloon enteroscopy with laparoscopic assistance and surgical treatment of a subcutaneous varix fistula into the small bowel: case report and literature review
Elisa Cassinotti, Luigi Boni, Massimilano Della Porta, Luca Elli, Ludovica Baldari
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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68  
Review Article
The various evaluation of liver function focused on the major hepatectomy: a narrative review
Shingo Shimada, Toshiya Kamiyama, Tatsuhiko Kakisaka, Tatsuya Orimo, Akihisa Nagatsu, Yoh Asahi, Yuzuru Sakamoto, Hirofumi Kamachi, Akinobu Taketomi
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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66  
Review Article
Surgical stress response and cancer outcomes: a narrative review
Katy O’Rourke, Sam Huddart
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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65  
Review Article
Innovations in gastroesophageal reflux disease interventions —fundoplication, magnets, and endoscopic therapy
Maryna Chumakova-Orin, Melissa Castro, Henry Danois, Keri A. Seymour
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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64  
Review Article
Patient and donor selection in living donor liver transplantation
Mohamed Rela, Ashwin Rammohan
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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63  
Review Article
Narrative review of the molecular pathways of cholangiocarcinoma: current and future applications in management
Carlos E. Coronel-Castillo, Alejandro Valencia-Rodríguez, Xingshun Qi, Nahum Méndez-Sánchez
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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62  
Review Article
A narrative review of the role of robotics in cancer surgery
Kaya Jeyarajah, Ben Morrison
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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61  
Review Article
Advances in the application of prophylactic ostomy in radical resection of rectal cancer
Jingyao Chen, Yubing Liu, Chunhong Hong, Zichong Kuo, Hong Yu, Jianfeng Li, Mingzhe Li, Wenhui Wu, Jianlong Jiang
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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60  
Review Article
Recent developments in etiology and disease modeling of biliary atresia: a narrative review
Astha Malik, Unmesha Thanekar, Reena Mourya, Pranavkumar Shivakumar
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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59  
Review Article
Minimally-invasive donor hepatectomy at the dawn of a decade: can we pick up the pace?
Mark L. Sturdevant, Ahmed Zidan, Dieter Broering
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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58  
Review Article
Narrative review article on epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment: a bibliometric analysis of the global scientific research progress on esophageal cancer
Idriss Hussein Musa, Taha Hussein Musa, Mohamed Elmakki Ahmed, Hassan Hussein Musa
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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57  
Review Article
Narrative review of colorectal cancer risk in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Jesús K. Yamamoto-Furusho, Norma N. Parra-Holguín
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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56  
Review Article
Narrative review of controversies in the surgical treatment of gallbladder cancer
Jianlong Jiang, Hao Zhang
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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55  
Review Article
Surgical approach of weight regain after bariatric surgery
Xavier Guarderas, Ramiro Cadena-Semanate, Glenda Herrera, A. Daniel Guerron
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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54  
Review Article
Expanding living donor liver transplantation in the Western world: changing the paradigm
Lillian Tran, Abhinav Humar
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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52  
Review Article
Narrative review of nutritional characteristics and supportive treatment of hepatitis B virus-related liver diseases
Weizhen Weng, Xiaohua Peng, Chang Gao, Youpeng Chen
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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51  
Review Article
Patient selection in liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma
Pilar Leal-Leyte, Daniel Zamora-Valdés
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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50  
Review Article
Narrative review: research progress of tumor budding in gastrointestinal tumor
Guangyao Liu, Jiannan Xu, Wei Chen, Liu Zhuang, Jingyao Chen, Changhua Zhang, Yulong He
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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49  
Review Article
The epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease: balance between East and West? A narrative review
Turid Hammer, Ebbe Langholz
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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48  
Review Article
Role of imaging and synoptic MRI reporting in determining optimal management paradigm for rectal cancer: a narrative review
Cathryn L. Hui, Yalda Riazi, Marcela Mautone, Gina Brown
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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47  
Original Article
Ethnic perception of obesity in fatty liver disease
Beshoy Yanny, Matthew Viramontes, Lisa M. Najarian, Youssef Challita, Sammy Saab
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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46  
Original Article
Shifting microorganism incidence in cirrhotic patients with ascites: a 5-year retrospective cross-sectional analysis
Adonice Khoury, Thakul Rattanasuwan, Alex M. Ebied
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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45  
Original Article
Oncologic colorectal surgery in a general surgery unit of a small region of Italy—a successful “referral Centre Hub & Spoke Learning Program” very important to reduce mobility in the Covid-19 era
Aldo Rocca, Pasquale Avella, Andrea Scacchi, Antonio Buondonno, Massimo Civerra, Giancarlo Di Marzo, Fulvio Calise, Paolo Delrio, Maria Chiara Brunese, Giuseppe Cecere
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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44  
Original Article
The value and the future of CT colonography, the emerge of highly competitive diagnostic modality
George Bazoua, Hussein Hassan, Muhammad Nawaz
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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43  
Original Article
Use of magnetically controlled capsule endoscopy for the diagnosis of gastric diseases in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Hao Zhang, Jingyao Chen, Jianfeng Li, Chumei Huang, Mingzhe Li, Wenhui Wu, Jianlong Jiang
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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42  
Original Article
Alcohol cost and drinking behavior in patients with alcoholic liver disease
Christina Lin, Mizna Akbar, Jung J. Yum, Tien S. Dong, Adam Buch, Tyler D. Rodriguez, Nicholas J. Jackson, Sammy Saab
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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41  
Original Article
Hepatic steatosis contributes to fibrosis in Asian-American patients with chronic hepatitis B infection
Tiffany M. Fong, Crystal F. Wu, William S. Wu, Steven S. Wu, Gerald A. Cox II, Sammy Saab
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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39  
Original Article
Laparoscopic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: 10 years retrospective study of laparoscopic liver resection in a single reference center
Dario Oppici, Francesca Sbuelz, Andrea Scotti, Giammauro Berardi, Nicola Gugliemo, Marco Colasanti, Giovanni Battista Levi Sandri, Giuseppe Maria Ettorre
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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Original Article
Bile duct injuries management: the experience of a high volume liver surgery centre
Francesca Sbuelz, Dario Oppici, Andrea Scotti, Giammauro Berardi, Nicola Gugliemo, Marco Colasanti, Giovanni Battista Levi Sandri, Giuseppe Maria Ettorre
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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Original Article
Clinical impact of marijuana usage in liver transplant recipients
Eric M. Wu, Katherine G. Meneses, Susan Kang, Alice K. Lee, Shreya Neogi, Sammy Saab
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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36  
Editorial
Current status and future expectations in the management of gastrointestinal cancer
Nahum Méndez-Sánchez
Digestive Medicine Research  
2020;
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35  
Editorial
Infection control strategy for COVID-19 at endoscopy unit in the era of COVID-19 outbreak
Takumi Onoyama, Kei Teramoto, Hiroki Kurumi, Masashi Fujii, Hajime Isomoto
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2020;
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