Gastroenterology
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Trial bolsters fecal infusion efficacy against C. difficile
Major Finding: The overall cure rate of C. difficile infection was 94% with donor-feces infusion, 31% with vancomycin alone, and 23% with...
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New interferon gene identified
Major Finding: Upstream of IFNL3 on chromosome 19q13.13, researchers located a new interferon gene, IFNL4, which is associated with impaired...
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Cyclosporine no more effective than infliximab for ulcerative colitis
Major Finding: Treatment failed in 60%, or 35 patients who were receiving cyclosporine, and 54%, or 31 patients who were given infliximab (...
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Manometry, esophagram combo detects achalasia posttreatment problems
Major Finding: In a study of 31 men and 19 women aged 20-79 years, resolution of the achalasia pattern on HRM-EPT after treatment was associated...
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Ten percent of neoplastic polyps may be incompletely resected
Major Finding: Ten percent of neoplastic polyps (5-20 mm) were not resected completely, as evidenced by neoplastic tissue in biopsies from the...
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Poor performance seen after optical biopsy training
Major Finding: Three of 12 community gastroenterologists learned to distinguish adenomatous from hyperplastic colon polyps 5 mm in size or smaller...
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Depressive symptoms doubled risk of Crohn's disease in women
Major Finding: Women with depressive symptoms and an MHI-5 score of 0-52 had a hazard ratio of 2.36 for Crohn’s disease.Data Source: An analysis...
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AGA releases new medical position statement on constipation
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FDA approves teduglutide for short bowel syndrome
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Lower esophageal electrical stimulation therapy targets GERD
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Chronic constipation may increase colorectal cancer risk
Major Finding: The risk of developing colorectal cancer was 1.78 times higher in 28,854 adults with chronic constipation than in 86,562 controls...