Gastroenterology Today Winter 2023
Gastroenterology Today Winter 2023
Gastroenterology Today Winter 2023
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CONTENTS<br />
CONTENTS<br />
<strong>Gastroenterology</strong> <strong>Today</strong><br />
4 EDITOR’S COMMENT<br />
7 FEATURE Timing of endoscopy in patients with cirrhosis<br />
and acute variceal bleeding: a single-center<br />
retrospective study<br />
19 FEATURE Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in<br />
hemochromatosis probands with iron<br />
overload and HFE p.C282Y/p.C282Y<br />
26 COMPANY NEWS<br />
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References:<br />
1. NHS Inform. Constipation. Nov <strong>2023</strong>. Available online at:<br />
https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/stomach-liver-andgastrointestinal-tract/constipation#:~:text=It’s%20estimated%20that%20around%20<br />
1,older%20adults%20and%20during%20pregnancy. Accessed Nov <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
2. NICE. Scenario: Constipation in adults. <strong>2023</strong>. Available at:<br />
https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/constipation/management/adults/ Accessed Nov <strong>2023</strong><br />
3. Jalanka et al. Int. J. Mol. Sci 2019, 20(2) 433 https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20020433<br />
4. Riaz G and Chopra R. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 2018; 102: 575-586.<br />
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2018.03.023<br />
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