Impact of COVID-19 vaccines on liver function: A state of the art and challenges for healthcare providers
January 2024
COVID-19 vaccines have significantly reduced the virus's spread, but they may impact liver function. Although most individuals tolerate the vaccines well, rare cases of liver injury have been reported....
Alcohol-associated liver disease: A review
April 2025
Alcohol-associated Liver Disease (ALD) is a collection of liver disorders caused by prolonged and excessive alcohol consumption, ranging from fatty liver alterations to fibrosis and cirrhosis. This...
Liver lobes and cirrhosis: Diagnostic insights from lobar ratios
January 2025
Liver cirrhosis is the formation of abnormal nodular structure and fibrosis. Globally it accounts for 4 % of all deaths. Alcohol, viral hepatitis, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease are the most...
Use of ‘Diarrhea Stool Card’ in acute diarrhea management in under 5 Years children in resource constraints country
April 2024
Antibiotics are often overused in the management of diarrhea, despite few indications. Lack of confidence regarding the causative organism and limited access to diagnostic facilities contribute to the...
Chronic anal fissures treated with Unani formulation – A series of case reports
January 2024
Chronic anal fissure is recognized for its profound impact on quality of life and the propensity for treatment relapse, underscoring the need to explore safe and alternative clinical interventions....
Efficacy and Safety of BoozLiv™ as an add on therapy in patients with alcoholic liver disease: An open-label, randomized controlled trial
October 2024
Alcoholic Liver Disease (ALD) poses a significant global health threat, contributing to millions of deaths each year. Despite the well-established link between chronic alcohol consumption and liver...
Drug-induced liver injury: An overview and update
April 2023
Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is a relatively rare but important adverse event for a variety of commonly used drugs, herbal and dietary supplements, illegal drugs and novel agents. The actual epidemiology...
Effective non-surgical treatment of hemorrhoids with sclerosing foam and novel injection device
October 2024
To determine the effectiveness of a novel protocol to treat patients with hemorrhoidal disease....
When the gut Speaks: The hidden toll of irritable bowel syndrome on body and mind
July 2025
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a multifaceted gastrointestinal disorder that transcends the gut, affecting the physical, psychological, and social well-being of millions worldwide. Despite its prevalence,...
Ilaprazole: Distinctive pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties among proton pump inhibitors
July 2025
Ilaprazole is a new proton pump inhibitor (PPI) that provides effective and sustained intragastric acid suppression. As PPIs are foundational medications in the treatment of acid-related disorders,...
Prevalence of peptic ulcer disease and its associated factors in Jeddah Saudi Arabia
January 2025
Peptic ulcer disease's (PUD) global significance, emphasizing its health burdens and associations with factors like Helicobacter pylori infection and lifestyle habits. The need for comprehensive approaches...
Exploring the effects of reflexology on gastrointestinal symptoms in Type-2 diabetic patients: A quasi-experimental study
January 2026
Type 2 diabetes is a growing global health concern, often leading to gastrointestinal complications that impact quality of life. Reflexology, a non-invasive therapy, may help alleviate these symptoms,...
Bacillus coagulans as a potent intervention for treating irritable bowel syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials
January 2024
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common functional gastrointestinal tract disorder. Bacillus coagulans (BC) is a potent spore-forming probiotic that has been proposed as a potent supplement...
Colorectal cancer spectrum: From subtypes and epidemiology to oncotherapies
April 2025
Colorectal cancer (CRC) has an incidence rate of 10 % and is the third most common cause of mortality worldwide, following breast and lung cancer. The clinical symptoms of CRC appear in the last phases...
Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (ChatGPT) usage in healthcare
July 2023
In recent years, with the rapid development of deep learning, artificial intelligence (AI) has gradually become a powerful assistant for humans in various aspects. The maturity and advancement of natural...
Multimodal learning in gastrointestinal diseases
October 2025
Gastrointestinal diseases represent a significant global health challenge, with current diagnostic and management approaches constrained by the integration of heterogeneous multimodal data. This review...
Endoscopic management of ingested foreign bodies in children: A tertiary center experience in Bangladesh
October 2024
To examine the features of foreign body ingestion and evaluate the effectiveness of endoscopic therapy for foreign body ingestion in Bangladeshi children....
The digestive system under microgravity environment: Changes, mechanisms and the prospects of the future
April 2025
In recent years, the space industry has continued to improve and develop, and human beings have been staying in space for longer periods while facing the challenges of microgravity to human life. The...
Celiac disease: A rare cause of cirrhotic portal hypertension - A case report
April 2024
Celiac disease, triggered by gluten, rarely manifests as cirrhotic portal hypertension. We present the case of a 35-year-old male with concurrent cirrhosis and celiac disease, highlighting their complex...
The role of artificial intelligence in ultrasonographic diagnosis of liver cancer: Current status and future perspectives
October 2025
With the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, ultrasonography has undergone transformative progress in the diagnosis of liver cancer. This review summarizes the latest developments...
Road of recovery in gastrointestinal surgery: From ERAS to FRAS
April 2024
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) starts mainly with colorectal surgery and has been shown to improve clinical outcomes and cost savings in almost all major surgical specialties during the implementation...
Randomized controlled trials evaluating large language models in digestive diseases: a scoping review
October 2025
This scoping review summarizes the current landscape of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the use of large language models (LLMs) in digestive diseases. We conducted a systematic search...
Refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD): A clinical, endoscopic, and histopathological perspective –a single centre cross-sectional study
July 2024
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) manifests as the regurgitation of stomach contents into the esophagus, causing symptoms and potential complications. Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) stand as the...
Enhanced liver cancer detection: Leveraging pre-processing techniques for 3D CT volumes
January 2026
Accurate extraction and segmentation of the liver from medical images remain challenging due to the organ's irregular shape, similar intensity values to adjacent structures, variable contrast levels,...