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Zenichi Morise MD., Ph.D., FACS
Professor and Chairman, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Okazaki Medical Center, Japan  Read more...

Gastroenterology Research | ISSN 1918-2805 print  |  ISSN 1918-2813 online  |  Bimonthly  |  Editorial Board  |  Open Access  | Aims and Scope
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Current Issue

Vol. 19, No. 4, Aug 2026
Published: 2026-08-26

Review

  • Identifying Prognostic Factors Implicated in Chronic Functional Abdominal Pain in Children: A Systematic Review

    Hannah Richardson, Ruth Bland, Kirsty Gray
    175-183
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.14740/gr2141

Original Articles

  • Mirtazapine in Treating Functional Dyspepsia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Hao The Nguyen, Arman Vaghefi, Paul Pardo, David Pitts
    184-189
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.14740/gr2157

  • Real-World Patient-Reported Outcomes With Piromal in Gastroesophageal Reflux Symptoms

    Marco Mantoan, Antonio Colantoni, Andrea Carlo Sironi, Valentina Nola, Elena Aragona, Giovanni Grava, Edoardo Baldini, Salvatore Emanuele Aragona
    190-203
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.14740/gr2160

  • Nonlinear Associations of Estimated Pulse Wave Velocity With Hepatic Steatosis and Liver Stiffness in Community-Based People

    Tian Hao Wang, Xue Ying Ru, Xiao Xi Zhang, Tian Tian Fu, Hua Yang, Hai Rong Zhu, Zhi Gang Pan
    204-216
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.14740/gr2165

  • Understanding the Relationship Between Sarcopenia and Perioperative Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt: A Nationwide Analysis (2016–2022)

    Mariam Alamgir, Bipneet Singh, Sahiljot Bhupal, Carol Singh, Aalam Sohal, Nilofar Najafian, Mohanad Al-Qaisi
    217-225
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.14740/gr2162

  • Comparison of Clostridioides difficile Infection Incidence in Cirrhotic Patients Receiving Secondary Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Prophylaxis With Ciprofloxacin vs. Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole

    Allen Barbarovich, Rahul Patel, Hardeep Singh, Jake Slaton, Nelson A. Royall
    226-232
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.14740/gr2155

  • Safety and Efficacy of Fixed-Dose Pantoprazole and Sustained Release Levosulpiride for Short-Term Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

    Yogesh Garje, Vijay Kamat, Kalidas Biswas, M. Murugesh, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, Pushparaj Karmarkar, Narendra D. Kulkarni, Jitendra Anand, Sunil Kumar Mahavar, B. Ramesh Kumar, Mukesh Mishra, P. Shravan Kumar, Ashwini Satpathy, Shruti Dharmadhikari, Chintan Khandhedia, Neeraj Markandeywar, Amey Mane, Suyog Mehta
    233-242
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.14740/gr2117
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