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  1. Development and validation of audio-based guided imagery and progressive muscle relaxation tools for functional bloating

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2022, PLOS

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  2. Mechanistic Insights into Aspartame-induced Immune Dysregulation

    Article • Current Nutrition & Food Science, November 2019, Bentham Science Publishers

    ARBIND CHOUDHARY, Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  3. Bifidobacterium infantis M-63 improves mental health in victims with irritable bowel syndrome developed after a major flood disaster

    Article • Beneficial Microbes, March 2019, Wageningen Academic Publishers

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee, Dr Jin-zhong Xiao

  4. Clinical Validity and Reliability of the Malay Language Translations of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Questionnaire and Quality of Life in Reflux and Dyspepsia Questionnaire in a Primary Care Setting

    Article • Digestive Diseases, November 2018, Karger Publishers

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  5. Anorectal Manometry in Defecatory Disorders: A Comparative Analysis of High-resolution Pressure Topography and Waveform Manometry

    Article • Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, July 2018, The Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  6. The debate over neurotransmitter interaction in aspartame usage

    Article • Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, July 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  7. Consensus and contentious statements on the use of probiotics in clinical practice: A south east Asian gastro-neuro motility association working team report

    Article • Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, June 2018, Wiley

    Raja Affendi Raja Ali, Dr Yeong Yeh Lee, Murdani Abdullah

  8. Management of Patients With Functional Heartburn

    Article • Gastroenterology, June 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  9. Probiotic Lactobacillus casei Zhang (LCZ) alleviates respiratory, gastrointestinal & RBC abnormality via immuno-modulatory, anti-inflammatory & anti-oxidative actions

    Article • Journal of Functional Foods, May 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  10. Development and validation of a Chinese translated questionnaire: A single simultaneous tool for assessing gastrointestinal and upper respiratory tract related illnesses in pre-school children

    Article • Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences, April 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  11. High Prevalence of Toxigenic and NontoxigenicClostridium difficileStrains in Malaysia

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2018, ASM Journals

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  12. Bifidobacterium longum BB536 alleviated upper respiratory illnesses and modulated gut microbiota profiles in Malaysian pre-school children

    Article • Beneficial Microbes, January 2018, Wageningen Academic Publishers

    Dr Jin-zhong Xiao, Dr Yeong Yeh Lee, Amy Sie-Yik Lau

  13. Gut microbiota in early life and its influence on health and disease: A position paper by the Malaysian Working Group on Gastrointestinal Health

    Article • Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, December 2017, Wiley

    Raja Affendi Raja Ali, Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  14. Exposure to environmental microbiota explains persistent abdominal pain and irritable bowel syndrome after a major flood

    Article • Gut Pathogens, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  15. Frequency patterns of core constipation symptoms among the Asian adults: a systematic review

    Article • BMC Gastroenterology, November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  16. Post-Infectious Irritable Bowel Syndrome

    Article • Current Gastroenterology Reports, September 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  17. Prevalence of Clostridium difficile infection and colonization in a tertiary hospital and elderly community of North-Eastern Peninsular Malaysia

    Article • Epidemiology and Infection, September 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  18. Ethnopharmacological Approaches for Therapy of Jaundice: Part I

    Article • Frontiers in Pharmacology, August 2017, Frontiers

    Dr Atanas G. Atanasov, Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  19. Soft Tissue Calcium Deposits

    Article • Annals of Saudi Medicine, June 2017, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee, Yoen Young Chuah

  20. Emerging Roles of the Endolumenal Functional Lumen Imaging Probe in Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders

    Article • Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, April 2017, The Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  21. An unexpected cause of transient diarrhea

    Article • Postgraduate Medicine, April 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee, Yoen Young Chuah

  22. Different time trend and management of esophagogastric junction adenocarcinoma in three Asian countries

    Article • Digestive Endoscopy, April 2017, Wiley

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  23. Endoscopic gastric mucosal atrophy distinguishes the characteristics of superficial esophagogastric junction adenocarcinoma

    Article • Digestive Endoscopy, April 2017, Wiley

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  24. Relationship Between ABCB1 Polymorphisms and Cold Pain Sensitivity Among Healthy Opioid-naive Malay Males

    Article • Pain Practice, February 2017, Wiley

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  25. Neurophysiological symptoms and aspartame: What is the connection?

    Article • Nutritional Neuroscience, February 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  26. ABCB1 Polymorphisms and Cold Pressor Pain Responses

    Article • Nursing Research, January 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  27. Corrigendum: Food Allergy and Helicobacter pylori Infection: A Systematic Review

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, August 2016, Frontiers

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  28. Asian consensus on the relationship between obesity and gastrointestinal and liver diseases

    Article • Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, August 2016, Wiley

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  29. Relationship between CYP2B6*6 and cold pressor pain sensitivity in opioid dependent patients on methadone maintenance therapy (MMT)

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Dependence, August 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  30. Chronic Functional Constipation and Dyssynergic Defecation

    Article • August 2016, Wiley

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  31. Virgin Coconut Oil and its Cardiovascular Health Benefits

    Article • Natural Product Communications, August 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  32. Editorial: mixed soluble fibre in chronic constipation - something new? Authors’ reply

    Article • Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, July 2016, Wiley

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  33. Relationship betweenABCB1polymorphisms and serum methadone concentration in patients undergoing methadone maintenance therapy (MMT)

    Article • The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, June 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  34. Randomised clinical trial: mixed soluble/insoluble fibre vs. psyllium for chronic constipation

    Article • Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, April 2016, Wiley

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  35. Food Allergy and Helicobacter pylori Infection: A Systematic Review

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, March 2016, Frontiers

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  36. Comparison of Pain Tolerance between Opioid Dependent Patients on Methadone Maintenance Therapy (MMT) and Opioid Naive Individuals

    Article • Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, February 2016, JPPS Journal

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  37. ChineseHelicobacter pylorivaccine: Solution for an old challenge?

    Article • World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pharmacology and Therapeutics, January 2016, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  38. Irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease overlap syndrome: pieces of the puzzle are falling into place

    Article • Intestinal Research, January 2016, Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases (KAMJE)

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee, Raja Affendi Raja Ali

  39. Is tenofovir the answer to further preventing mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B?

    Article • The Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, January 2016, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  40. Evaluation of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Using the Bravo Capsule pH System

    Article • Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, December 2015, The Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  41. Approach to the Patient with Gas and Bloating

    Article • November 2015, Wiley

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  42. Polymorphisms of cell cycle regulator genes CCND1 G870A and TP53 C215G: Association with colorectal�cancer susceptibility risk in a Malaysian population

    Article • Oncology Letters, September 2015, Spandidos Publications

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  43. WSES guidelines for management of Clostridium difficile infection in surgical patients

    Article • World Journal of Emergency Surgery, August 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Rita Galeiras, Professor Stefano Di Bella, Dr Mushira Abdulaziz Enani, Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  44. Diagnostic accuracy of reused Pronto Dry® test and CLOtest® in the detection of Helicobacter pylori infection

    Article • BMC Gastroenterology, August 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  45. Possible underestimation of SIBO in IBS patients: is lack of Glucose Breath Test standardization responsible?

    Article • Neurogastroenterology & Motility, July 2015, Wiley

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  46. Relationship between cold pressor pain-sensitivity and sleep quality in opioid-dependent males on methadone treatment

    Article • PeerJ, April 2015, PeerJ

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  47. In healthy volunteers, immunohistochemistry supports squamous to columnar metaplasia as mechanism of expansion of cardia, aggravated by central obesity

    Article • Gut, March 2015, BMJ

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  48. Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth: duodenal aspirationvsglucose breath test

    Article • Neurogastroenterology & Motility, January 2015, Wiley

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  49. Burnout in physicians

    Article • The Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, January 2015, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  50. Objective pain sensitivity affects sleep quality in opioid dependent males on methadone maintenance therapy

    Article • November 2014, PeerJ

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  51. Helicobacter pylori vacA as Marker for Gastric Cancer and Gastroduodenal Diseases: One but Not the Only Factor

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  52. How to Perform and Assess Colonic Manometry and Barostat Study in Chronic Constipation

    Article • Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, October 2014, The Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  53. Letter: inverse correlation betweenHelicobacter pyloriand obesity - a conclusion too early?

    Article • Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, October 2014, Wiley

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  54. How to Perform and Assess Colonic Manometry and Barostat Study in Chronic Constipation

    Article • Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, October 2014, The Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  55. Are We Ready for Combination Therapy in Moderate-to-Severe Ulcerative Colitis?

    Article • Gastroenterology, August 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  56. Su2067 Dietary Fructan Intolerance and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

    Article • Gastroenterology, May 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  57. Su2049 What Is the Optimal Threshold for an Increase in Hydrogen and Methane Levels With Glucose Breath Test (GBT) for Detection of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)?

    Article • Gastroenterology, May 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  58. Sa2026 Small Intestinal Fungal Overgrowth (SIFO): A Cause of Gastrointestinal Symptoms

    Article • Gastroenterology, May 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  59. Mo2008 Anorectal Manometry in Dyssynergic Defecation: Comparative Analysis of High-Resolution Pressure Topography and Waveform Manometry

    Article • Gastroenterology, May 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  60. How to Assess Regional and Whole Gut Transit Time With Wireless Motility Capsule

    Article • Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, April 2014, The Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  61. How to Assess Regional and Whole Gut Transit Time With Wireless Motility Capsule

    Article • Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, April 2014, The Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  62. Dietary Fiber and Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Fact or Hype?

    Article • Gastroenterology, April 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  63. What’s New in the Toolbox for Constipation and Fecal Incontinence?

    Article • Frontiers in Medicine, March 2014, Frontiers

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  64. Disruption of the gastroesophageal junction by central obesity and waist belt: role of raised intra-abdominal pressure

    Article • Diseases of the Esophagus, February 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  65. Absence ofHelicobacter pyloriis not protective against peptic ulcer bleeding in elderly on offending agents: lessons from an exceptionally low prevalence population

    Article • PeerJ, February 2014, PeerJ

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  66. What is the JRCPE for?

    Article • The Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, January 2014, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  67. Role of prophylactic antibiotics in cirrhotic patients with variceal bleeding

    Article • World Journal of Gastroenterology, January 2014, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  68. Measuring Movement and Location in Enclosed Spaces using 3-Axis Anisotropic Magneto Resistive Sensor Array

    Article • January 2014, ACTA Press

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  69. Absence of Helicobacter pylori is not protective against peptic ulcer bleeding in elderly on offending agents: lessons from an exceptionally low prevalence population

    Article • December 2013, PeerJ

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  70. Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Is It All About Comorbidities?

    Article • Gastroenterology, December 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  71. High Resolution and High Definition Anorectal Manometry and Pressure Topography: Diagnostic Advance or a New Kid on the Block?

    Article • Current Gastroenterology Reports, November 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  72. Relevance of Position and Movement of the Gastroesophageal Junction in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

    Article • Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, October 2013, The Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  73. Central Obesity in Asymptomatic Volunteers Is Associated With Increased Intrasphincteric Acid Reflux and Lengthening of the Cardiac Mucosa

    Article • Gastroenterology, October 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  74. Serum Ghrelin; A New Surrogate Marker of Gastric Mucosal Alterations in Upper Gastrointestinal Carcinogenesis

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2013, PLOS

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  75. Germline mutation and protein expression analysis of mismatch repair genes MSH6 and PMS2 in Malaysian Lynch syndrome patients

    Article • International Journal of Colorectal Disease, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  76. Waist belt and central obesity cause partial hiatus hernia and short-segment acid reflux in asymptomatic volunteers

    Article • Gut, September 2013, BMJ

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  77. Role of in Functional Dyspepsia: More Controversies Than Answers

    Article • Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, July 2013, The Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  78. What Indigestion Means to the Malays?

    Article • Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, July 2013, The Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  79. Hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile infection among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in acute medical wards

    Article • The Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, June 2013, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  80. Pathophysiology of gastroesophageal reflux disease

    Article • Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology, June 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  81. A Rome III survey of functional dyspepsia among the ethnic Malays in a primary care setting

    Article • BMC Gastroenterology, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  82. Helicobacter pyloriInfection - A Boon or a Bane: Lessons from Studies in a Low-Prevalence Population

    Article • Helicobacter, April 2013, Wiley

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  83. Towards understanding the low prevalence ofHelicobacter pyloriin Malays: Genetic variants amongHelicobacter pylori-negative ethnic Malays in the north-eastern region of Peninsular Malaysia and Han Chinese and South Indians

    Article • Journal of Digestive Diseases, March 2013, Wiley

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  84. Contribution of the MLH1 -93G>A Promoter Polymorphism in Modulating Susceptibility Risk in Malaysian Colorectal Cancer Patients

    Article • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, February 2013, Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  85. Gastric precancerous lesions are associated with gene variants inHelicobacter pylori-susceptible ethnic Malays

    Article • World Journal of Gastroenterology, January 2013, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  86. Measuring movement and location of the gastroesophageal junction: research and clinical implications

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, December 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  87. Towards minimally invasive monitoring for gastroenterology -An external Squamocolumnar Junction Locator

    Article • August 2012, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  88. Investigating Functional Dyspepsia in Asia

    Article • Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, July 2012, The Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  89. Kinetics of transient hiatus hernia during transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxations and swallows in healthy subjects

    Article • Neurogastroenterology & Motility, June 2012, Wiley

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  90. Development and validation of a probe allowing accurate and continuous monitoring of location of squamo-columnar junction

    Article • Medical Engineering & Physics, April 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  91. Validity and reliability of the Malay-language translation of the Rome III Diagnostic Questionnaire for irritable bowel syndrome

    Article • Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, March 2012, Wiley

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  92. Sociocultural and Dietary Practices Among Malay Subjects in the North-Eastern Region of Peninsular Malaysia: A Region of Low Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection

    Article • Helicobacter, January 2012, Wiley

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  93. Rome III survey of irritable bowel syndrome among ethnic Malays

    Article • World Journal of Gastroenterology, January 2012, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  94. High-resolution esophageal manometry: addressing thermal drift of the manoscan system

    Article • Neurogastroenterology & Motility, December 2011, Wiley

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  95. Influence of Gut Microbes on the Brain-Gut Axis (Gut 2011;60:307-317)

    Article • Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, October 2011, The Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  96. Mechanism of association between BMI and dysfunction of the gastro-oesophageal barrier in patients with normal endoscopy

    Article • Gut, August 2011, BMJ

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  97. Barrett's Esophagus in an Area with an Exceptionally Low Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection

    Article • ISRN Gastroenterology, January 2011, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  98. An Unusual Association between Unilateral Intracranial Vessels Occlusion with Iron Deficiency Anaemia and Alpha-Thalassemia Trait: A Case Report

    Article • Case Reports in Medicine, January 2011, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  99. An Open-Label Pilot Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Virgin Coconut Oil in Reducing Visceral Adiposity

    Article • ISRN Pharmacology, January 2011, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  100. Incidence of Esophageal Carcinoma Among Malays in North-Eastern Peninsular Malaysia: An Area with an Exceptionally Low Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection

    Article • Digestive Diseases and Sciences, November 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  101. Helicobacter pylori Infection among Aborigines (the Orang Asli) in the Northeastern Region of Peninsular Malaysia

    Article • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, November 2010, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  102. Adjunctive lamotrigine XR for primary generalized tonic–clonic seizures in a randomized, placebo-controlled study

    Article • Epilepsy & Behavior, November 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  103. A survey on medical digital imaging of endoscopic gastritis

    Article • November 2009, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  104. Evidence against Helicobacter pylori Being Related to Childhood Asthma

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, March 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  105. Chronic atrophic antral gastritis and risk of metaplasia and dysplasia in an area with low prevalence of Helicobacter pylori

    Article • Indian Journal of Gastroenterology, March 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee

  106. Further observations in an area with an exceptionally low prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, November 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Yeong Yeh Lee