Summaries of Must-Read Clinical Literature, Guidelines, and FDA Actions
Must Reads by Date
Must reads for theWeek ending December 24, 2017
How Barrett’s Esophagus Affects Quality of Life, Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol; 2018 Jan; Britton, et al
IBS Responds to Fecal Microbiota Transplant, Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol; 2018 Jan; Johnson, et al
Inflammatory Dietary Choices Increase Colorectal Ca Risk, Gastroenterology; 2017 Dec; Liu, et al
Fecal Microbes in Oral Capsules for C. Difficile Effective, JAMA; 2017 Nov 28; Kao, et al
Thickening Milk Feed Reduces GOR in Infants, Cochrane; 2017 Dec 5; Kwok, et al
Must reads for theWeek ending December 17, 2017
Palliative Chemotherapy for Advanced Esophageal Ca, Cochrane; 2017 Nov 28; Janmaat, et al
IBD Linked to Small Bowel Cancer, Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol; 2017 Dec; Bojesen, et al
Hepatologists Challenge Cochrane on Hep C DAAs, Am J Gastroenterol; ePub 2017 Nov 14; Kwo, et al
Endoscopy Methods that Detect Neoplastic Lesions, Am J Gastroenterol; ePub 2017 Nov 14; Iacucci, et al
Clenpiq Approved as Oral Solution for Colonoscopy Prep, Ferring news release; 2017 Nov 29
Must reads for theWeek ending December 10, 2017
AGA Clinical Practice Update: Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy for Achalasia, Gastroenterology; 2017 Nov; Kahrilas, et al
Lap vs Open Surgery for Acute Sigmoid Diverticulitis, Cochrane; 2017 Nov 25; Abraha, et al
Robotic Surgery No Better than Conventional Lap Surgery, JAMA; 2017 Oct 24/31; Jayne, et al
The Best Patients for Liraglutide-Induced Weight Loss, Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol; 2017 Dec; Halawi, et al
Pediatric Colitis Patients Who Need Advanced Tx, Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol; 2017 Dec; Hyams, et al
Must reads for theWeek ending December 3, 2017
Effective Treatments for Collagenous Colitis, Cochrane; 2017 Nov 11; Kafil, et al
Best Techniques for Abdominal Incision Closure, Cochrane; 2017 Nov 3; Patel, et al
Gastric Motor Dysfunction, Functional Gastroduodenal Disease Link, Am J Gastroenterol; 2017 Nov; Park, et al
CLD Patients Don’t Reach Hospice Soon Enough, Am J Gastroenterol; 2017 Nov; Fukui, et al
Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn’s Don’t Impact Birth Outcomes, Am J Gastroenterol; 2017 Nov; Martin, et al
Must reads for theWeek ending November 19, 2017
Steroids Provide No Benefit in Alcoholic Hepatitis, Cochrane; 2017 Nov 2; Pavlov, et al
Chronic Liver Disease & Vitamin D Supplementation, Cochrane; 2017 Nov 3; Bjelakovic, et al
Eluxadoline Recommended for IBS, Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol; 2017 Nov; Adler
Tracking Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis and Colitis, Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol; 2017 Nov; Mansoor, et al
Paying Patients to Undergo a Screening Colonoscopy, Gastroenterology; 2017 Nov; Mehta, et al