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‘Smoker’s paradox’ found in study of IBD patients
Smoking is more prevalent in Crohn’s disease patients than in patients with ulcerative colitis, according to a retrospective analysis of national...
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Higher BMI linked to problems for IBD patients
LAS VEGAS – Higher BMI among IBD patients is independently associated with an increased risk of treatment failure and IBD-related surgery or...
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Delayed ileal pouch anal anastomosis creation linked to lower 30-day adverse events
LAS VEGAS – The surgical procedure of choice for many ulcerative colitis patients is total proctocolectomy with ileal pouch anal anastomosis...
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Emergent colectomies for ulcerative colitis declining
LAS VEGAS – Emergent colectomies for ulcerative colitis in the United States decreased more than 7% annually between 2000 and 2014, a large...
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Three in 10 diabetic patients may have liver fibrosis
Once there is a critical amount of triglycerides in the liver, some individuals are going to activate pathways that are harmful.
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Circulating tumor cell assay shows promise for colorectal cancer screening
The CTC assay had an accuracy of 87.9% in the entire cohort of 620 colonoscopy patients, which included 327 patients with colorectal cancer of all...
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Study IDs predictors of nonmelanoma skin cancer in IBD
Male gender and white race rank among epidemiologic risk factors that predict which IBD patients go on to develop nonmelanoma skin cancer.
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Isolated severe tricuspid regurgitation: An emerging disease
SNOWMASS, COLO. – “This is something different. ... It doesn’t fit into any of the textbook categories.”
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Hispanics trail blacks, whites in bariatric surgery rates
SAN DIEGO – Study looks at differential rates of bariatric surgery among ethnic groups and U.S. regions.
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The Liver Meeting 2017 NAFLD debrief – key abstracts
WASHINGTON – Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is a complex disease that involves multiple organ systems.