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Endocuff decreases withdrawal time but not detection rate during colonoscopy
PHILADELPHIA – Endocuff reduced inspection time to 6.3 minutes, compared with 8.2 minutes in the standard colonoscopy group.
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Longer withdrawal time in right colon increases adenoma detection rate
PHILADELPHIA – Spending more than 3 minutes in the right colon during withdrawal was associated with a greater...
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Etrasimod improves clinical, endoscopic outcomes in patients with UC
PHILADELPHIA – A dose-response relationship was observed in the measures of treatment...
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Novel score predicts esophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis prior to EGD
PHILADELPHIA – score requires no imaging to prepare, unlike current validated scores....
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Weight-loss drug lorcaserin’s glycemic effects revealed
The appetite-suppressant drug lorcaserin has benefits ranging from lower rates of incident type 2 diabetes mellitus and improved glycemic control...
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Black patients present as sicker, more likely to receive liver transplant
PHILADELPHIA – Black patients with acute liver failure were more likely to be wait-listed, listed as status 1, and...
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Increased incidence of GI, colorectal cancers seen in young, obese patients
PHILADELPHIA – Obese patients of all ages had higher rates of colorectal cancer resections and differing age ranges had higher rates of other GI...
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Low-FODMAP diet improves fecal incontinence in patients with loose stool
PHILADELPHIA – Formal dietary training about the diet reduced fecal incontinence.
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Federal changes in GI payment models most likely through CMS
DALLAS – Health care policy is mostly at a standstill in Washington at the moment, but big changes in value-based care could still be coming via...
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