Endoscopy, Pancreas, & Biliary Tract
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Antibiotic susceptibility differs in transplant recipients
Antibiotic susceptibility in bacteria cultured from transplant recipients at a single hospital differed markedly from that in hospital-wide...
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Roux-en-Y gastric bypass associated with long-term weight loss
Key clinical point: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass led to higher percentages of weight loss at long-term follow-up. Major finding: Four years post...
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Two incretin-based drugs linked to increased bile duct disease but not pancreatitis
Glucagon-like peptide 1 agonists do not appear to increase the risk of acute pancreatitis in individuals with diabetes but are associated with an...
From the AGA Journals
Rectal indomethacin cut odds of post-ERCP pancreatitis in real-world study
A single, 100-mg rectal dose of indomethacin cut the odds of moderate to severe pancreatitis after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography...
Conference Coverage
The drive to cut readmissions after bariatric surgery continues with DROP project
Conference Coverage
Endobariatrics: Coming to a clinic near you
From the AGA Journals
Inhibiting integrin-mediated activation might help treat, reverse chronic pancreatitis
Integrins that bind arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) activated stellate cells in the pancreas, inducing pancreatic fibrogenesis in mice,...
Conference Coverage
Phentermine-topiramate tops competition for long-term weight loss
Phentermine-topiramate (Qsymia) as the most effective long-term weight loss drug in a network meta-analysis from the University of California, San...
Conference Coverage
Monitored anesthesia care for endoscopy on the rise even without financial incentives
SAN DIEGO – A large study found drivers other than money for monitored anesthesia care during endoscopy.
Conference Coverage
Prep-free capsule uses low-dose X-rays to image colonic polyps
Key clinical point: A new colonoscopy capsule uses very-low-dose X-rays to generate high-resolution three-dimensional reconstructions without the...