2016
Histological Disease Activity as a Predictor of Clinical Relapse Among Patients With Ulcerative Colitis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Park S, Abdi T, Gentry M, Laine L. Histological Disease Activity as a Predictor of Clinical Relapse Among Patients With Ulcerative Colitis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2016, 111: 1692. PMID: 27725645, DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2016.418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelapse/exacerbationHistological remissionEndoscopic remissionClinical remissionHistological activityClinical outcomesUlcerative colitisHistological statusClinical relapseHistological featuresLamina propriaChronic inflammatory cell infiltrateAdditional prognostic utilityHistological disease activityProportion of patientsInflammatory bowel diseaseInflammatory cell infiltrateLack of blindingImproved clinical outcomesDifferent histological featuresSpecific histological featuresRandom-effects modelFixed-effects modelDisease activityUC patients
2009
Endoscopy of the esophagus in gastroesophageal reflux disease: are we losing sight of symptoms? Another perspective
Sharma P, Chey W, Hunt R, Laine L, Malfertheiner P, Wani S. Endoscopy of the esophagus in gastroesophageal reflux disease: are we losing sight of symptoms? Another perspective. Diseases Of The Esophagus 2009, 22: 461-466. PMID: 19191851, DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2008.00934.x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsGastroesophageal reflux diseaseGERD-like symptomsSuppressive therapyReflux diseaseAcid suppressive therapyErosive reflux diseaseProspective multicenter studyCommon chronic disorderPrimary care physiciansPrimary care settingSymptom-based classificationSymptom-based diagnosisHuge economic burdenInternational Consensus GroupErosive esophagitisGERD patientsTroublesome symptomsEmpiric trialPartial responseComplete responseCare physiciansImpaired qualityMulticenter studyBarrett's esophagusChronic disorders