From the AGA Journals
From the AGA Journals
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...
From the AGA Journals
FDA approves teduglutide for short bowel syndrome
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Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis No Better After Dual Sphincterotomy
Major Finding: Of 69 patients with sphincter of Oddi dysfunction, recurrent acute pancreatitis occurred in 49% of patients who underwent biliary...
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Study Finds 'PPI Test' a Poor Predictor of GERD
Major Finding: Thirty-one percent of study subjects who had GERD showed a negative response to the PPI test, indicating that they did not have the...
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Factors Associated With Finding Capsule Endoscopy Lesions
Major Finding: Videocapsule endoscopy’s ability to identify a causative lesion in cases of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding was associated with...
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Teduglutide Trims Parenteral Support in Short Bowel Syndrome
Major Finding: Significantly more patients who received 0.05 mg/kg per day of teduglutide had a sustained response to treatment during weeks 20-24...