Gastroenterology
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Longer Imatinib Therapy Improves Outcomes For High-Risk GIST
Major Finding: Compared with their counterparts who were given imatinib for just 1 year after surgery, patients who were given imatinib for 3...
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Inspection During Colonoscope Insertion Provides No Added Benefit
Major Finding: At least one adenoma was detected in 52% of patients who underwent inspection during instrument insertion, compared with 58% of...
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Adjuvant Chemotherapy Delay Worsens Survival After Colorectal Surgery
Major Finding: Each 4 weeks of delay beyond 1 month after curative resection of colorectal cancer is associated with a 14% decrease in overall and...
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Financial Incentives Discourage Bundling of Endoscopic Procedures
Major Finding: In patients who underwent both colonoscopy and upper endoscopy within 180 days of each other, 37% of procedures were not bundled –...
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Alternative Procedure Shows Promise for Benign Colon Polyps
Major Finding: Combined endolaparoscopic surgery was completed successfully in 41 of 56 patients in which it was attempted.Data Source: A...
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Trimodal Imaging No Better Than Standard Video for Colonoscopy
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Telemedicine Model Yields Excellent Results for Chronic HCV
Major Finding: Sustained virologic response to treatment was achieved in 58.2% of patients treated via telemedicine at Extension for Community...
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Consider Celiac Disease in Autoimmune Disorder Patients
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Heavy Coffee Consumption Linked to Better Hep C Treatment Response
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Findings Murky on Extending Interval Between Sigmoidoscopies
Major Finding: The mean incidence rate of distal CRC during years 6-10 was approximately twice as high as that in years 1-5.