Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology

Article	Citations
Intestinal microbiota profile in healthy Saudi children	26
The treatment naïve microbiome of pediatric ulcerative colitis and microbial therapeutics: A humbling challenge	23
The impact of smartphone applications on bowel preparation, compliance with appointments, cost-effectiveness, and patients’ quality of life for the colonoscopy process: A scoping review	22
A preventable surge: Confronting the rising burden of colorectal cancer in Saudi Arabia through enhanced screening	19
CRAB score for prediction of colectomy within 2 years following admission for acute severe ulcerative colitis	19
Coexisting autoimmune disorders among patients with inflammatory bowel disease at a tertiary center in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study	18
Value of pancreatic cyst fluid SPINK1 and glucose in differentiating potentially malignant cysts from those of benign nature	18
Pediatric liver transplantation for inherited metabolic disease—Current challenges	17
Intermittent fasting and liver disease: Insights from the Ramadan model	16
Gut virome profile in healthy Saudi children	16
Prevalence of functional gastrointestinal disorders in Saudi infants and toddlers: A cross-sectional multicenter study	15
Incidence and outcome of biliary atresia in the United Arab Emirates: A multicenter national study	14
Stigma in steatotic liver disease: A survey of patients from Saudi Arabia	13
Disease patterns among Saudi children undergoing colonoscopy for lower gastrointestinal bleeding: Single tertiary care center experience	13
In vitro and in vivo phototoxicity on gastric mucosa induced by methylene blue	12
Validation of FIB-6 score in assessment of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B	12
Short versus long esophageal myotomy during peroral endoscopic myotomy	12
The burden of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and viral hepatitis in Saudi Arabia	12
Risk of perforation related to colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection: Is this finally predictable?	12
Patterns and predictors of biologic therapy switching in inflammatory bowel disease at a tertiary care center: A retrospective observational study	11
Comparative effectiveness and tolerability of targeted agents combined with chemotherapy in patients with HER2-positive gastroesophageal cancer	11
Cross-national comparison of inflammatory bowel disease burden in China, Japan, the United States, and India: An age-period-cohort analysis of GBD 2021	10
Unlocking the path to efficient H. pylori eradication: Embracing potassium-competitive acid blockers (P-CABs)	10
Selecting first-line advanced therapy for ulcerative colitis: A clinical application of personalized medicine	10
Methotrexate in inflammatory bowel disease	9

Charting the biliary intervention path: Systematic insights into endoscopic versus percutaneous route in managing post-liver transplant complications	9
Temporal trends in hepatic steatosis and its risk factors among young adults: A comparative cohort study	8
Does percutaneous cholecystostomy affect prognosis of patients with acute cholecystitis that are unresponsive to conservative treatment?	8
Acute peripancreatic fluid collection in acute pancreatitis: Incidence, outcome, and association with inflammatory markers	8
Association between smoking and colorectal cancer in Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO): A systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and the risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver	8
A single-center experience of safety and effectiveness of adjustable intragastric balloon in patients with super obesity	8
Prevalence and socioeconomic correlates of growth impairment among Saudi children and adolescents	8
Efficacy and safety of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists in pediatric obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Erratum: SDDF Abstracts 2022	7
Identifying key predictors of mortality and liver decompensation in hepatocellular carcinoma patients treated with transarterial radioembolization	7
Commentary on the real-world effectiveness of vedolizumab in therapy-experienced ulcerative colitis: A response to Azzam et al.	7
Predictors of survival among patients with chronic hepatitis C at a tertiary care center in Oman	7
Pediatric gastrointestinal neuromodulation	7
A new predictive scoring model for globus pharyngeus in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease	7
Gut virome profile in new onset treatment naïve Saudi children with ulcerative colitis	6
Abstracts	6
Identification of celiac disease associated IgA nephropathy by IgA anti-tissue transglutaminase2 antibody deposits in archived formalin-fixed tissues	6
Intragastric botulinum toxin injection	6
Economic and clinical implications of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease management: Regional challenges and opportunities in Middle East and North Africa	6
Artificial intelligence in endoscopy: Overview, applications, and future directions	6
Achalasia management with per-oral endoscopic myotomy: A study of clinical success and complications at a tertiary center in Saudi Arabia	6
High-dose dual therapy versus bismuth-containing quadruple therapy for the treatment of helicobacter pylori infection: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	6
Efficacy of early biologic therapy versus late/conventional therapy in children and adolescents with Crohn’s disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Rethinking about the definition of GERD	6
Eradication rates of Helicobacter pylori regimens and predictors of treatment failure: A multicenter real-world study in Saudi Arabia	5
The use of cap-mounted clips as a primary hemostatic modality in nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials	5
Performance of artificial intelligence in the characterization of colorectal lesions	5
Do not confuse movement for progress: The saga of urgent colonoscopies in lower gastro-intestinal bleeding	5
Construction and validation of a nomogram for predicting survival in diabetic patients with severe acute pancreatitis: A retrospective study from a tertiary center	5
Magnetic sphincter augmentation versus conversion to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for gastroesophageal reflux disease following sleeve gastrectomy in patients with body mass index <30: A single-center	5
Effect of Portulaca Oleracea L. extract on functional constipation	5
Exploring intraprocedural performance in colonoscopy: Insights from a tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia	4
Erratum: Rate and risk factors of postoperative endoscopic recurrence of moderate- to high-risk Crohn’s disease patients - A real-world experience from a Middle Eastern cohort	4
Effects of different drying temperatures and times on the drying efficiency in reprocessing of flexible endoscopes	4
Let food be thy medicine…	4
Clinical outcomes of lower gastrointestinal bleeding in patients managed with lower endoscopy: A tertiary center results	4
The impact of inflammatory bowel diseases on the quality of life of Saudi pediatric patients	4
Sickle cell hepatopathy in Oman: An emerging burden demanding regional action	4
Technique, sedation, and clinical outcome of endoscopic submucosal dissection for rectal tumor with involvement of dentate line: A retrospective cohort study	4
Relationship between untreated obstructive sleep apnea and breath hydrogen and methane after glucose load	4
Empowering GI fellows to lead the change: A national survey on strengths and opportunities to enhance gastroenterology training in Saudi Arabia	4
Aberrant DNA methylation and expression of EYA4 in gastric cardia intestinal metaplasia	4
The Saudi Gastroenterology Association guidelines for quality indicators in gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures	4
Construction of an enteral nutrition evaluation system for critically ill patients based on the Delphi method	4
Transient elastography for the prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with type 2 diabetes	4
The per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) era in Saudi Arabia: Bridging tertiary-center experience with clinical care pathways	4
Bacterial dysbiosis in newly diagnosed treatment naïve pediatric ulcerative colitis in Saudi Arabia	4
Multisociety consensus recommendations on hepatitis delta virus infection	4
Saudi consensus statements on the management of irritable bowel syndrome	4

Relationship between gastroesophageal reflux and chronic kidney disease: A meta-analysis of 4 million patients	4
Is IBD disk a reliable tool in Saudi Arabia?	4
Gray zone of hepatitis B virus infection	4
Saudi consensus guidance for the management of inflammatory bowel disease during pregnancy	3
How useful are the biochemical tests in guiding the diagnostic workup of infantile cholestasis?	3
Using breath tests in gastroenterology: Clear and reliable practitioner guide in 2025	3
Outcomes of combined pyloric botulinum toxin injection and balloon dilation in dyspepsia with and without delayed gastric emptying	3
Supragastric belching	3
Different clinical characteristics between recurrent and non-recurrent acute pancreatitis	3
Empowering trainee fellows today will ensure that we build tomorrow’s leaders in gastroenterology	3
Gastrointestinal manifestations of COVID-19 in a single center in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia	3
Precision medicine in Crohn’s disease: Navigating the path from biomarker discovery to clinical implementation	3
Analysis of the risk of future gastrointestinal surgery in Crohn’s disease with stricture	3
Gut fungal profile in new onset treatment-naïve ulcerative colitis in Saudi children	3
Practical guidelines on medical management of adults with moderate-to-severe inflammatory bowel disease	3
A bibliometric analysis of a decade’s research on metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in the Arab world	3
Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for achalasia in the Middle East: The type of myotomy matters	3
The necessity and appropriate range of the diagnostic “gray zone” of 13C-urea breath test	2
Factors associated with precancerous stomach lesions and progresion: A 7-year multi-center prospective cohort study on the low incidence of gastric cancer in central Saudi Arabia	2
The NAFLD–MAFLD debate through the lens of the Arab world	2
Cost calculation model of introducing Upadacitinib and Risankizumab for adult ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	2
Correlation between serum total bile acid and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease	2
Surgical outcomes of curative intent management in emergency vs. elective colon cancer: A retrospective single center study	2
Serum levels of soluble HLA-G correlate with disease activity in pediatric patients with Crohn's disease	2
Factors and techniques associated with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography outcomes in patients with periampullary diverticulum	2
Comparative efficacy of pre-emptive TIPS and elective TIPS in EGVB patients with cirrhosis: A single-center retrospective study	2
Exploring treatment of inflammatory bowel disease with infliximab in the Middle East and Northern Africa: An analysis of the HARIR observational cohort study	2
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography of geriatric patients with cholangitis: A single-center experience in central Saudi Arabia	2
Abstracts	2
An abdominal vibration combined with walking exercise (AVCWE) program for older patients with constipation: Development and feasibility study	2
Effects of irritable bowel syndrome on the health-related quality of life among the Saudi population	2
Paving the way for green endoscopy in Saudi Arabia: A call for sustainable gastroenterology practice	2
Cholecystectomy for idiopathic acute pancreatitis	2
Multidimensional fatigue mediates the relationship between sexual quality of life and perceived stress in patients with inflammatory bowel disease	2
Combining serum uric acid and fatty liver index to improve prediction quality of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease	2
The efficacy of Elbasvir/Grazoprevir fixed-dose combination for 8 weeks in HCV treatment and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in treatment-naïve, non-cirrhotic, genotype 4-infected patients (ELE	2
Predictors of biliary atresia outcome: Saudi National Study (2000 – 2018)	2
Frequency of thiopurine methyltransferase variants and exploratory predictors of azathioprine-induced leukopenia in Saudi patients with inflammatory bowel disease	2
Unravelling the therapeutic landscape of bile acid-based therapies in gastrointestinal disorders	2
Magnetic resonance enterography and bowel ultrasonography in Saudi Arabian patients with Crohn's disease	2
Effectiveness and safety of upadacitinib in refractory pediatric inflammatory bowel disease: A single-arm meta-analysis of observational studies	2
Saudi Gastroenterology Association (SGA) clinical care pathway and standards of care for peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) in achalasia	2
Beyond age alone: Outcomes and risk stratification of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in the elderly	2
Elevated Hepatitis B virus RNA levels in hepatocellular carcinoma patients compared to cirrhotic individuals: A propensity score matched analysis	2
Comparison of KRAS gene in circulating tumor DNA levels vs histological grading of colorectal cancer patients through liquid biopsy	2
Editorial: The safety and efficacy of ustekinumab in anti-TNFα refractory pediatric inflammatory bowel disease	2
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography versus percutaneous transhepatic radiological procedures in the management of post-liver transplantation biliary complications: A systematic review	2
Fibrosis evaluation in chronic hepatitis B: FIB-6 score	2
Therapeutic drug monitoring for biological medications in inflammatory bowel disease	2
A risk score model for post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography complications in elderly patients with choledocholithiasis	1
Saudi Arabia consensus guidance for the diagnosis and management of adults with inflammatory bowel disease	1
IBD in the elderly - beware of pitfalls!	1
SASLT guidelines: Update in treatment of hepatitis C virus infection, 2024	1
Validation of the EVendo score for the prediction of varices in cirrhotic patients	1
Endohepatology: The endoscopic armamentarium in the hand of the hepatologist	1
Comparison of the effect of self-care education with two methods, teach-back and smartphone application, on the adherence to treatment in patients with inflammatory bowel disease	1
Association of esophageal motility disorder symptoms with Chicago classification versions 3.0 and 4.0 using high-resolution esophageal manometry: A single-center experience from Saudi Arabia	1
A bibliometric analysis of inflammatory bowel disease research in the Arab world	1
Multichannel intraesophageal impedance with pH metry in Saudi children	1
Diagnostic value of transient elastography in assessing the degree of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B patients with low alanine aminotransferase levels and concomitant hepatic steatosis	1
Short term effectiveness of ustekinumab versus vedolizumab in Crohn’s disease after failure of anti-TNF agents: An observational comparative study design with a Bayesian analysis	1
Comparison of safety and efficacy of intragastric botulinum toxin-A versus gastric balloon	1
Risk factor analysis and prediction of multi-organ metastasis in hepatic alveolar echinococcosis	1
Shedding light on the “gray zone”	1
Convolutional neural network-based artificial intelligence for the diagnosis of early esophageal cancer based on endoscopic images	1
An algorithm-based active cleansing protocol can reduce the bowel preparation time for screening colonoscopy: A propensity score matching study	1
Systematic review and meta-analysis: The efficacy and safety of radiofrequency ablation combined with endoscopic resection for early superficial esophageal squamous cell neoplasia	1
High-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy is equally effective to noninvasive ventilation for mild-moderate acute respiratory distress syndrome in patients with acute pancreatitis: A single-center, retro	1
The great wall of inflammatory bowel disease	1
Performance of fecal calprotectin and serum procalcitonin for the diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients with cirrhosis: A prospective diagnostic accuracy study	1
Acute myocardial infarction post-gastrointestinal bleeding	1
Author's response to “Importance of sample size calculation in a retrospective study of recurrent and non-recurrent acute pancreatitis”	1
Use of wireless capsule endoscopy for the diagnosis and grading of esophageal varices in patients with portal hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis	1
Cost-effectiveness of tenofovir alafenamide and entecavir in chronic hepatitis B in Saudi Arabia	1
Large duct primary sclerosing cholangitis with or without inflammatory bowel disease in Saudi patients	1
Author response to “Is IBD disk a reliable tool in Saudi Arabia?”	1
Conventional versus hybrid knife endoscopic submucosal dissection in large colorectal laterally spreading tumors: A propensity score analysis	1
Argon plasma coagulation versus endoscopic resection for the treatment of gastric adenomas: A systematic review and meta-analysis	1
Analysis of high risk factors for chronic atrophic gastritis	1
SDDF Abstracts 2022	1

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease management in Saudi Arabia: A modified Delphi-based adaptation of international standards	1
Independent predictors of ICU admission, mortality, and intervention requirements in acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding	1
Favorable outcomes in patients over 65 years of age with hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing liver transplantation	1
Trends in the burden and quality of care for upper gastrointestinal diseases from 1990 to 2021: An analysis of the global burden of disease study 2021	1
Evaluation of intestinal ultrasound for disease activity assessment in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: A cross-sectional study at a tertiary centre in Malaysia	1
Digital horizons: Exploring the future of AI-enabled gastroenterology in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	1
Early discontinuation of biological therapy among inflammatory bowel disease patients in Bahrain	1
A 5-year evaluation of early-and late-onset sporadic colorectal cancer screening in Central Saudi Arabia	1
Clinical outcomes and safety of external beam radiotherapy with extensive intrahepatic targets for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: A single institutional clinical experience	1