BMC Gastroenterology Tutorials

1. Risk factors for hepatitis C virus infection among blood donors in southern Brazil: a case-control study

By Risk factors for hepatitis C virus infection among blood donors in southern Brazil: a case-control study Ajacio BM Brandão1 and Sandra Costa Fuchs2 1Department of Internal Medicine, Fundação Faculdade Federal de Ciências Médicas de Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil 2Department of Social Medicine, School of Medic... read more

2. Fluvoxamine for fatigue in primary biliary cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis: a randomised controlled trial [ISRCTN88246634]

By Fluvoxamine for fatigue in primary biliary cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis: a randomised controlled trial [ISRCTN88246634] Pieter CJ ter Borg1 , Erik van Os2 , Walter W van den Broek2 , Bettina E Hansen3 and Henk R van Buuren1 1Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC, Dr. Molewa... read more

3. Primary care physicians' approach to diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis B and hepatitis C patients

By Primary care physicians' approach to diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis B and hepatitis C patients Yildiz Peksen1 , Sevgi Canbaz1 , Hakan Leblebicioglu2 , Mustafa Sunbul2 , Saban Esen2 and Ahmet Tevfik Sunter1 1Department of Public Health, Ondokuz Mayis University School of Medicine, Samsun, Turk... read more

4. Mediastinitis complicating a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: a case report

By Mediastinitis complicating a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: a case report Kalliopi Papakonstantinou1 , Athanasios Karagiannis1 , Maria Tsirantonaki1 , Anastasios Konstantinidis2 , Spiros Spirou1 , Ion Skottis3 and Andreas Karabinis1 1Intensive Care Unit of Athens General Hospital, ... read more

5. The Canadian celiac health survey – the Ottawa chapter pilot

By The Canadian celiac health survey – the Ottawa chapter pilot Ann Cranney1 , Marion Zarkadas2 , Ian D Graham3 and Connie Switzer4 1Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada 2Canadian Celiac Association, Member of Professional Advisory Board, and of... read more

6. Jejunal microvilli atrophy and reduced nutrient transport in rats with advanced liver cirrhosis: improvement by Insulin-like Growth Factor I

By Jejunal microvilli atrophy and reduced nutrient transport in rats with advanced liver cirrhosis: improvement by Insulin-like Growth Factor I Inma Castilla-Cortázar1, 4 , María Pascual1 , Elena Urdaneta1 , Javier Pardo2 , Juan Enrique Puche4 , Bárbara Vivas4 , Amelia Díaz-Casares3... read more

7. Clinicians' management strategies for patients with dyspepsia: a qualitative approach

By Background: Symptoms from the upper gastrointestinal tract are frequently encountered in clinical practice and may be of either organic or functional origin. For some of these conditions, according to the literature, certain management strategies can be recommended. For other conditions, the evidence is more ambiguous. The hypothesis that guided our study design was twofold: Management strategies... read more