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Gastroenterology

branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders

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Most cited

  1. Functional Bowel Disorders

    George F. Longstreth, Wade Thompson, William D. Chey, Lesley A. Houghton · 2006 · Gastroenterology · 4,800 citations

  2. Gain-of-Function Mutations of c- kit in Human Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

    Seiichi Hirota, Koji Isozaki, Y Moriyama, Koji Hashimoto · 1998 · Science · 4,501 citations

  3. Efficacy and Safety of Imatinib Mesylate in Advanced Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

    George D. Demetri, Margaret von Mehren, Charles D. Blanke, Annick D. Van den Abbeele · 2002 · New England Journal of Medicine · 4,416 citations

  4. The Montreal Definition and Classification of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Global Evidence-Based Consensus

    Nimish Vakil, Sander Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Peter J. Kahrilas, John Dent · 2006 · The American Journal of Gastroenterology · 3,934 citations

  5. Diagnosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumors: A consensus approach

    Christopher D.�M. Fletcher, Jules J. Berman, Christopher L. Corless, Fred Gorstein · 2002 · Human Pathology · 3,466 citations

  6. Stool Form Scale as a Useful Guide to Intestinal Transit Time

    Stephen J. Lewis, K W Heaton · 1997 · Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology · 3,286 citations

Most recent

  1. Palatability & acceptability of pediatric liquid medicines for gastroesophageal reflux (disease) - GER(D): A literature review

    Angela Simovska, Tatjana Trajkova · 2026 · DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) · 0 citations

  2. Paradigm Evolution of Rome Criteria over 36 Years and Integration of Chinese and Western Medicine: From “Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders” to “Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction”

    Shen Pei-hua, Xin-xin Hu, Tian-yuan Jiang, Wei Wei · 2026 · Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine · 0 citations

  3. The impact of intraoperative small intestine arrangement on postoperative intestinal function recovery in patients with laparoscopic colectomy: A single-center, double-blinded, randomized controlled trial

    Shengzhe Ma, Xiaoming Zhu, Zheng Lou, Zijian Zhou · 2026 · Surgery Today · 0 citations

  4. A Postbiotic Containing Limosilactobacillus fermentum CNCM I-2998 and Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis CNCM I-4831 Reduces Bowel Movement Frequency in Healthy Adults with Self-Reported Unusually Frequent and Soft Stools

    Nize Otaru, Erik Eckhardt, Matthew R. Hayward, Tomoya Isaji · 2026 · Microorganisms · 0 citations

  5. Prevalence of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Its Impact on Quality of Life Among Medical Undergraduates at the University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka

    Manori Vijaya Kumari · 2026 · Journal of Tropical Health · 0 citations

  6. Extended D3 Mesenterectomy in Small Bowel Cancer Treatment: Feasibility and Importance for Staging. First Results of a Prospective Clinical Trial

    Erik Kjæstad, Espen Thiis‐Evensen, Bjørn Edwin, Arne Bakka · 2026 · World Journal of Surgery · 0 citations

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