Gastroenterology Research

KEY FINDING: The ISNCSCI has undergone repeated modifications to improve accuracy and address difficulties in initial assessments, highlighting the complexity of neurological classification.

KEY FINDING: There is a need to update and disseminate clinical care standards and guidelines for bowel and bladder management in SCI, incorporating patient priorities and preferences.

KEY FINDING: Thirteen QoL outcome tools were identified, five objective and eight subjective, used in studies assessing the influence of NBD on QoL in SCI.

KEY FINDING: Burkholderia fungorum was present in three samples during both asymptomatic and symptomatic periods, identified by 16S rRNA sequencing but not by traditional cultivation methods.

KEY FINDING: The review included 11 clinical studies, finding that electrical stimulation may benefit patients with NBD after SCI.

KEY FINDING: The diversity of the gut microbiota in the SCI group was reduced.

KEY FINDING: ESCS significantly reduced the time needed for bowel management compared to conventional bowel management (p = 0.039).

KEY FINDING: Patients choosing early colostomy prioritize reducing reliance on caregivers and increasing independence, while those choosing it later do so to resolve existing bowel care problems.

KEY FINDING: The model predicts a lifetime incremental cost of TAI to be 3 198 687 yen compared with SBC.

KEY FINDING: A patient developed paraplegia following TACE targeting a costal metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma.