Gastroenterology
From the Journals
AI helps predict ulcerative colitis remission/activity, flare-ups
“If this is validated in larger studies, AI can help determine if we should adjust/change therapies or continue, which is very important.”
From the Journals
New clinical guideline for biliary strictures issued
“The appropriate diagnosis and management of biliary strictures is still a big clinical challenge and has important implications in endoscopic,...
Conference Coverage
Nearly one in three patients with IBD affected by skin lesions
“Skin lesions in IBD patients are much more prevalent than it is generally accepted. The lesions may be related to the pathogenesis of IBD, but it...
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COVID raises risk for long-term GI complications
“Are patients attributing their symptoms to COVID, or is COVID itself creating a background of inflammation or changes in the nerves that are...
Conference Coverage
AI-assisted colonoscopy in IBD: Not all it’s cut out to be?
The lower ADR rate in AI-assisted procedures could be the result of an overreliance on the AI technology and shorter procedure times, which may...
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CDC recommends screening all adults for hepatitis B
“Risk-based testing alone has not identified most persons living with chronic HBV infection and is considered inefficient for providers to...
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Patient-based mouse MVID model hints at mechanism
A method using gene editing at the two-cell stage recreated in mice the phenotype of a patient with two separate mutations.
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Are you misdiagnosing IBS? Watch out for this mimic
A 39-year-old’s flare-ups were caused by some foods that aren’t typical IBS triggers.
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Crohn’s disease remission rates ‘remarkably higher’ with vedolizumab
Findings may influence physicians to select vedolizumab over anti-TNF therapy as first-line biologic for CD.
Pearl of the Month
What do high BUN/Cr ratios mean?
What is the most likely source of this patient’s bleeding?
From the Journals
EoE: One-food elimination works as well as six-food elimination
“The takeaway message is that one-food (milk) elimination is an effective treatment and a reasonable first-line treatment for EoE.”