Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Radiofrequency Ablation in Patients With Barrett Esophagus and High-grade Dysplasia or Low-grade Dysplasia.

Purpose: Clinical guidelines recommend radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for eradication of Barrett esophagus in patients with low-grade dysplasia (LGD) and high-grade dysplasia (HGD), but evidence on whether RFA provides good value for money is still sparse. This study evaluates the cost-effectiveness of RFA in Italy.

Methods: A Markov model was used to estimate lifelong costs and consequences of disease progression with different treatments.

Association of Polygenic Risk Score and Bacterial Toxins at Screening Colonoscopy with Colorectal Cancer Progression: A Multicenter Case-Control Study.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of cancer death worldwide, and its incidence is correlated with infections, chronic inflammation, diet, and genetic factors. An emerging aspect is that microbial dysbiosis and chronic infections triggered by certain bacteria can be risk factors for tumor progression. Recent data suggest that certain bacterial toxins implicated in DNA attack or in proliferation, replication, and death can be risk factors for insurgence and progression of CRC.

Sporadic pedunculated duodenal adenomas. Clinical presentations and endoscopic management: a case series.

The prevalence of sporadic duodenal polyps is estimated to be 0.3%-4.6% in patients referred for an upper endoscopy.

Are clinical features able to predict Helicobacter pylori gastritis patterns? Evidence from tertiary centers.

Outcome of Helicobacter pylori infection is different according to gastritis extension (i.e. antrum-restricted gastritis or pangastritis).