Comparative Efficacy of Anti-TNF Therapies For The Prevention of Postoperative Recurrence of Crohn's Disease: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Prospective Trials.

Introduction: There is a lack of studies on the optimal anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) agent for postoperative prophylaxis of Crohn's disease (CD) recurrence. Therefore, we conducted a network meta-analysis (NMA) of prospective trials to compare the efficacy of anti-TNF agents in the prevention of postoperative endoscopic and clinical recurrence of CD following ileocolonic resection.

Methods: We searched PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and recent American gastroenterology association (AGA) meeting abstracts through August 2017.

Epidemiology and Survival Analysis of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors in Lebanon: Real-life study from a Hospital tumor registry 2000-2015.

Background: We report, to our knowledge, one of the largest studies concerning gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) in the Middle East. We also present a survival analysis of GIST in our 15-year real-life experience.

Methods: We studied demographic, epidemiologic and survival characteristics of 70 patients with confirmed GIST in a cross-sectional study between 2000 and 2015.

Gastric incarceration and perforation following posttraumatic diaphragmatic hernia: case report and review of the literature.

Objective: Herniation of abdominal contents through the diaphragm has been described in a variety of diaphragmatic defects and may occur secondary to diaphragmatic injury, either traumatic or iatrogenic. The aim of this study is to report a case of gastro-pleural fistula in a patient with traumatic diaphragmatic hernia.

Case Presentation: An 18-year-old male patient, with a past history of blunt abdominal trauma, presented with epigastric abdominal pain and dyspnea.

[Pneumatic dilatation of achalasia: local experience in treating 41 patients].

L'achalasia is the best known primary motor disorder of the esophagus in which the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) has abnormally high resting pressure and incomplete relaxation with swallowing. Pneumatic dilatation (PD) remains the first choice of treatment. Our aim was to report, in a retrospective way, our experience in treating with pneumatic dilatation 41 achalasia patients admitted to the gastroenterology unit at Hôtel-Dieu de France (HDF) hospital between 1994 and 2004.