Background Little is known in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) regarding risk factors for
psychological distress. The aim of this work was to study the disease characteristics and …

Serum activity of the mitochondrial isoenzyme of aspartate aminotransferase (mAST) was
measured with an immunological method in 74 subjects. Fourty-six were chronic alcoholics …

Background Adherence to treatment is a key condition in preventing relapses in inflammatory
bowel disease (IBD). The aims of this study were specifically to study socioeconomic and …

OBJECTIVES: To describe the characteristics of a cohort of patients with microscopic colitis (MC;
lymphocytic (LC) or collagenous (CC) colitis) and to compare them with patients with …

BACKGROUND Recent data suggest that alcohol‐related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
is diagnosed at a later stage. The aim of this study was to compare HCC characteristics and …

Diagnostic delay is frequent in Crohn's disease (CD) and may partly depend on socioeconomic
status. The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic delay and to identify …

… content; Pierre Lahmek performed statistical analysis; Bruno Lesgourgues contributed to
technical or material support; Stéphane Nahon and Vered Abitbol supervised the study. …

Background Complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) are widely used by patients
with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Few data have been published on the impact of CAM …

Background and aim. About 35% of iron deficiency anemia cases remain unexplained after
a gastrointestinal evaluation. An association between Helicobacter pylori and iron …

OBJECTIVES: GI blood loss is the most common cause of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in
postmenopausal women and menstrual blood loss in premenopausal women. We aimed to …