The incidence and prevalence of achalasia has been reported from a limited number of centers
in the US, UK, Israel, Zimbabwe, Singapore, and New Zealand. With two exceptions, the …

OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to measure prospectively the incidence of ulcerative colitis in
Leicester City and to compare this with a previous retrospective study in the same area. We also …

Background: The aim of this study was to assess the colorectal cancer surveillance practices
of British gastroenterologists for patients with ulcerative colitis. Methods: A questionnaire …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to develop a valid and reliable questionnaire assessing
patient knowledge of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and its treatment—the Crohn's …

Background & Aims: Physical exercise increases bone mineral density (BMD) in healthy
young adults and slows the rate of bone loss in later life. The aim of this randomized controlled …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence of infertility, abortions and perinatal
mortality, age at menarche and menopause in coeliac disease (CD). It was a case control …

Objectives To estimate the prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) from the
information in general practitioners’ records and to describe patient management, including the …

Burrill Crohn and Herman Rosenberg reported the first case of adenocarcinoma complicating
ulcerative colitis (UC) in 1925 (1). Since that time, the role of cancer surveillance in the …

Methods : In Leicester, 46 patients have now undergone total pancreatectomy with
immediate islet auto transplant, and they have received a median of 2246 islet equivalent (IEQ)/kg …

Complement fixation tests were performed on sera from 18 patients with achalasia and 12
age- and sex-matched controls against a number of bacterial and viral agents in an attempt to …