Gastroenterology
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Outpatient appendectomy success depends on patient selection, communication
Surgeons take on the challenge of an outpatient appendectomy program in a safety-net hospital.
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For chronic abdominal pain, THC resembled placebo
The researchers sought to alter the emotion-based aspect of chronic pain.
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Study supports expanded definition of serrated polyposis syndrome
Since serrated polyposis syndrome increases the risk of colorectal cancer, expanding the diagnostic criteria will increase surveillance for at-...
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Steatosis linked to persistent ALT increase in hepatitis B
Elevated alanine aminotransferase levels often persist despite successful antiviral treatment.
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Improved adenoma detection rate found protective against interval cancers, death
Patients whose endoscopists improved their adenoma detection rates were significantly less likely to develop or to die of interval colorectal...
Conference Coverage
Exhaustive leveling needed for diagnosis of colon adenomas
Adenomas are too often missed, “partially because pathologists are not typically evaluating an entire specimen.”
Conference Coverage
IL-23 antibody risankizumab can effect, maintain remission in Crohn’s
The antibody is up for study in further Crohn’s trials and for psoriasis.
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When fecal transplants for C. diff. fail, try, try again
C. difficile
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Sjögren’s syndrome most common extrahepatic PBC manifestation
Up to 73% of PBC patients also have Sjögren’s syndrome.
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Primary care involvement improves chance of meeting recommended surveillance intervals
A close link with primary care significantly decreased the risk of inappropriate follow-up in patients with nondysplastic Barrett’s esophagus.
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Cirrhosis linked to increased risk of stroke
Does the risk of extrahepatic hemorrhage conferred by cirrhosis extend to the brain?