Nosocomial transmission of COVID-19 puts patients with other medical problems at risk of
severe illness and death. Of 662 inpatients with COVID-19 at an NHS Trust in South London, …

Since their introduction in 2006, the tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) Sunitinib and Sorafenib
have become the standard of care for many patients with renal cancer. They are generally …

Background Perianal abscess is common. Traditionally, postoperative perianal abscess
cavities are managed with internal wound packing, a practice not supported by evidence. The …

Background Carboxyl-ester lipase (CEL) contributes to fatty acid ethyl ester metabolism,
which is implicated in alcoholic pancreatitis. The CEL gene harbours a variable number of …

OBJECTIVE: The role of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection as a cause of hepatic
encephalopathy is still debated. This study focused on the relationship between H. pylori, plasma …

International Medical Graduates represent a significant part of the UK medical workforce.
Often highly qualified in their home countries, they arrive in the NHS without the experience of …

An increased risk for gastric cancer in patients with liver cirrhosis has recently been reported.
This study was performed in order to determine gastric epithelial cell proliferation in …

Factors influencing Helicobacter pylori infection recurrence still have not been fully clarified.
The aim of this study was to determine whether, after eradication of H. pylori, any clinical or …

AIM: To investigate β-catenin expression in patients with intestinal metaplasia, and to look
for a possible relationship between β-catenin expression and either epithelial proliferation …

A hypertensive 75-year-old woman with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, hypercholesterolaemia
and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation was referred to the author's neurovascular clinic with …