Second-look endoscopy findings after endoscopic submucosal dissection for colorectal epithelial neoplasms.

Background/aims: Although second-look endoscopy (SLE) is frequently performed after gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) to prevent bleeding, no studies have reported SLE findings after colorectal ESD. This study aimed to investigate SLE findings and their role in preventing delayed bleeding after colorectal ESD.

Methods: Post-ESD ulcer appearances were divided into coagulation (with or without remnant minor vessels) and clip closure groups.

Echocardiographic parameters of left ventricular structure and diastolic function and their relation to coronary artery calcification.

Alteration in left ventricular (LV) structure and diastolic function is associated with poor cardiovascular (CV) prognosis. Coronary artery calcium score (CACS) is a reliable marker for coronary artery calcification, predicting adverse CV events. However, evidence is still insufficient to establish the association between alteration in LV structure and diastolic function and CACS.

The association between left ventricular hypertrophy and consumption of nuts, including peanuts, pine nuts, and almonds.

Background And Aims: Studies have reported that nut consumption is potentially beneficial in preventing cardiovascular disease. However, data are insufficient regarding the association between nut consumption and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH).

Methods And Results: In the Kangbuk Samsung Health Study, the participants were 34,617 men and 12,257 women who completed a food-frequency questionnaire for nut consumption and received echocardiography.

A clear liquid diet is not mandatory for polyethylene glycol-based bowel preparation for afternoon colonoscopy in healthy outpatients.

Background/aims: A dietary regimen consisting of a clear liquid diet (CLD) for at least 24 hours is recommended for colonoscopy preparation. However, this requirement results in problems in patient compliance with bowel preparation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a CLD compared with a regular diet (RD) for colonoscopy preparation using a polyethylene glycol (PEG) solution.

Clinical impacts of hazardous alcohol use and obesity on the outcome of entecavir therapy in treatment-naïve patients with chronic hepatitis B infection.

Background/aims: The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical impacts of obesity and hazardous alcohol use on the outcome of entecavir (ETV) therapy in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients.

Methods: The medical records of 88 treatment-naïve patients who were diagnosed with CHB and received ETV between March 2007 and September 2009 were analyzed retrospectively. Body mass index (BMI) values and Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scores were obtained at 6 months after the initiation of ETV (0.

[Gastroduodenal intussusception due to pedunculated polypoid gastrointestinal stromal tumor].

The gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is a mesenchymal tumor of the digestive tract showing differentiation along the line of interstitial cell of Cajal. The most GISTs in the stomach generally show the appearance of submucosal tumors. It is rare for GISTs to appear as a pedunculated polypoid lesion on endoscopy.

Association between red cell distribution width and disease activity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

Background: Recent studies have suggested that a higher red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is associated with disease activity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, the RDW in IBD patients without anemia has not been investigated.

Aim: This study aimed to determine whether or not RDW could be used for the assessment of disease activity in IBD patients with and without anemia.