BACKGROUND: Active upper-GI bleeding (spurting or oozing) or a visible vessel at
endoscopy are high-risk lesions that predict recurrence of bleeding. The aim of this study is to …

Numerous diseases that involve the gastrointestinal tract reveal the presence of granulomas
on histological analysis. Granulomatous diseases can be either primary or secondary to …

Aim: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in the world. The aim of this
study was to identify the clinical and pathological features of CRC in a tertiary care hospital in …

AIM: To determine the clinical, epidemiological and phenotypic characteristics of ulcerative
colitis (UC) in Saudi Arabia by studying the largest cohort of Arab UC patients. METHODS: …

Materials and Methods: Forty-two patients with IBD (24 cases of Crohn′ s disease and 18
cases of ulcerative colitis) and 38 matched healthy subjects (control group) were considered …

Our aim was to evaluate the association between the expression and the polymorphism of
TLR4/NF-κB pathways and colon cancer. TLR4 (rs4986790, rs10759932, rs10759931 and …

METHODS: Between December 2007 and January 2008, healthy students from the 10 th to
12 th grades were randomly selected from three regions in Saudi Arabia. These regions …

Results: Among 497 patients with Crohn's disease, 59% were males with a mean age at
diagnosis of 25 years [95% Confidence Interval (CI): 24-26, range 5-75 years]. The mean …

Objectives: To investigate the presenting features of childhood-onset inflammatory bowel
disease) IBD) in the central region of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and to compare with those reported …

AIM: To know the epidemiology and outcome of Crohn’s disease at King Khalid University
Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and to compare the results from other world institutions. …