From the AGA Journals
From the Journals
AGA Clinical Practice Update: Bariatric surgery in patients with cirrhosis
Obesity heightens risks of portal vein thrombosis, portal hypertension, hepatocellular carcinoma, and liver failure in acute on chronic liver...
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AGA Clinical Practice Update: Diagnosis and management of immune checkpoint inhibitor enterocolitis and hepatitis
Some studies have suggested that colitis, with or without enteritis, affects up to 40% of patients depending on pathway targeted by the treatment...
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Incidence of autoimmune hepatitis may be rising
This study evaluated trends in autoimmune liver diseases over a 9-year time frame in Canterbury, New Zealand.
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Study reveals how aspirin may inhibit colorectal cancer
Aspirin rescued a proneoplastic intestinal phenotype, reduced stem cell expression and function, and increased the expression of an important Wnt...
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Bezafibrate eased pruritus in patients with fibrosing cholangiopathies
In all, 45% of bezafibrate recipients had at least a 50% decrease in pruritus on a 10-point visual analog scale, compared with 11% of the placebo...
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AGA Clinical Practice Update: Medical management of colonic diverticulitis
The authors recommend against surgery to prevent complicated diverticulitis in immunocompetent patients with a history of uncomplicated episodes...
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PDAC: Tumor reduction after neoadjuvant therapy may predict postsurgical survival
A 47% or more reduction in tumor size between endoscopic ultrasound and surgery predicted 3- and 5-year survival in pancreatic ductal...
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AGA Clinical Practice Update: How diet and exercise can help manage NAFLD
NAFLD affects approximately 25% of individuals worldwide, but medication, bariatric endoscopy, and surgery are reserved for only a small subset....
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DOACs look safe in elective endoscopic procedures
The study also found delaying resumption of anticoagulants provided no benefit.
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Endoscopic intragastric balloon improved NASH parameters
At 6 months, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease activity scores had improved in 18 of 20 biopsied patients (90%), with a median decrease of 3 points...