Impact of fellow participation on colon adenoma detection rates: a multicenter randomized trial.

Background And Aims: There are limited and conflicting data on the impact of fellow participation in improving the colon adenoma detection rate. We performed a multicenter randomized controlled trial to evaluate whether fellow involvement might have a beneficial effect on adenoma detection rate.

Methods: The trial was conducted at 4 tertiary hospitals between April and December 2019.

One stage percutaneous transhepatic biliary stenting for malignant jaundice: a safe, quick and economical option of treatment.

Objective: Patients with proximal malignant jaundices are often diagnosed in an advanced stage and need biliary decompression treatments, such as percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) and bare metal stenting (BMS), to improve the hepatic function. Whether it is better to perform those two procedures together or in a separate time, it is not well understood. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness and cost-benefit of a combined "one-stage" PTBD/BMS procedure in patients with malignant jaundices.

Women in LOVe: Lacto-Ovo-Vegetarian Diet Rich in Omega-3 Improves Vasomotor Symptoms in Postmenopausal Women. An Exploratory Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objectives: In the postmenopausal period, most women suffer vasomotor symptoms (VMS). It is well-known that VMS can worsen the quality of life. Diet seems to play a relevant role in the development of VMS, but the effect of diet on VMS is mainly limited to observational studies, and analyses of nutritional supplements.

Helicobacter pylori, liver cirrhosis, and portal hypertension: an updated appraisal.

Objective: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is the most common cause of gastritis and peptic ulcer. However, H.