Gastroenterology
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Liver Cancer Risk Characterized in NASH Patients
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Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome: Plasma Gastrin Measurement Kits Often Inaccurate
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FDA: Second Protease Inhibitor Backed for Treating Hepatitis C
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FDA Panel Backs Approval of Boceprevir for Chronic Hepatitis C
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FDA May See Advantages for Telaprevir Over Boceprevir
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C. difficile Increases IBD Patients' Deaths Sixfold
Major Finding: Patients who were admitted with IBD were more likely to die in the hospital and had 28.3 days longer in-patient stays and higher...
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Novel Minimally Invasive Surgery Tames Fulminant C. difficile
Major Finding: In patients with severe complicated C. difficile colitis who underwent the surgery, 30-day mortality was only 19% and 39 patients (...
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Antibiotics Alone May Suffice for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis
Major Finding: In patients with uncomplicated acute appendicitis, the average antibiotic failure rate was 7% (range 5%-12%), and the average...
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Single- and Multiport Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Compared
Major Finding: Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC) is as safe as the standard multiport approach.Data Source: An ongoing,...
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Postop Probe Technique Cuts Abdominal Surgical Site Infections
Major Finding: The rate of surgical site infections was 3% with the probing technique for wound care, compared with 19% with standard wound care,...