Background & Aims Eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection has been reported to reduce
the risk of gastric cancer among asymptomatic individuals in high-risk areas. The magnitude …

Objective A global consensus meeting was held to review current evidence and knowledge
gaps and propose collaborative studies on population-wide screening and eradication of …

Objective Although mass eradication of Helicobacter pylori has been proposed as a means
to eliminate gastric cancer, its long-term effects remain unclear. Design Mass eradication of H…

Background & Aims We investigated whether 2 quantitative fecal immunochemical tests (FITs)
with the same cutoff concentration of fecal hemoglobin perform equivalently in identifying …

… Contributors: Tsung-Hsien Chiang and Yi-Chia Lee contributed equally to this work. Tsung-Hsien
Chiang contributed to the study design, data analysis and the drafting of the manuscript…

An idiopathic peptic ulcer is defined as an ulcer with unknown cause or an ulcer that appears
to arise spontaneously. The first step in treatment is to exclude common possible causes, …

OBJECTIVES: The optimal timing of interventional endoscopy within the initial 24 hours
remains controversial. We designed a retrospective study to compare the outcomes between …

Background & Aims In patients with positive results from a fecal immunochemical test (FIT),
failure to receive a timely follow-up colonoscopy may be associated with higher risks of …

BACKGROUND: Narrow-band imaging (NBI) is a novel, noninvasive optical technique that
adjusts reflected light to enhance the contrast between the esophageal mucosa and the …

Although the age-adjusted incidence of gastric cancer is declining, the absolute number of
new cases of gastric cancer is increasing due to population growth and aging. An effective …