Background & Aims: Interleukin-12 and interleukin-23 are inflammatory cytokines implicated
in Crohn's disease pathophysiology. Ustekinumab is a monoclonal antibody against the p40 …

OBJECTIVES: Pyoderma gangrenosum is an immune-mediated inflammatory condition
characterized by ulcerative skin lesions affecting 1–2% of patients with inflammatory bowel …

Objective: Most complications of 6-mercaptopurine (6MP) used in the treatment of
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) occur early, whereas neoplasms occur late in the course …

Introduction Crohn's disease diagnosis and monitoring remains a great clinical challenge
and often requires multiple testing modalities. Assessing Crohn's disease activity in the …

Objective Colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) has shown promise for colorectal neoplasia
detection compared with optical colonoscopy (OC), but has not been compared with other …

Materials and Methods We reviewed the office and hospital records and also determined the
recent status of 410 patients with inflammatory bowel disease treated with 6-MP from 1980 …

Background While optical colonoscopy (OC) is considered the gold standard for CRC
screening, patient acceptance rates are suboptimal. Computed tomography colonography …

Development of a highly sensitive bioassay for ACTH has enabled bioassayable ACTH to
be measured in plasma during the course of the insulin hypoglycaemia test for the first time …

A procedure for the determination of Alachlor in liquid media using a fluorescence
polarization immunoassay (FPIA) was developed. The effects of the structure and …

The value of currently available diagnostic techniques was assessed in 48 consecutive
patients with primary hepatoma. Scintiscanning with 98mTc sulphur-colloid was the most …