Endoscopy, Pancreas, & Biliary Tract
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IgG4-related disease can strike any organ system
SNOWMASS, COLO. – John H. Stone, MD, describes how, within the past decade, substantial progress has been made in identifying immunoglobulin G4-...
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Urgent colonoscopy for LGIB: Consider case by case
Compared with elective colonoscopy, urgent colonoscopy for lower GI bleeding may be safe but might not be worth the rush.
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Endoscopic resection alone sufficed in many T1 colorectal cancers
Patients with T1 colorectal cancer might not benefit from additional surgery after endoscopic resection unless they have positive or indeterminate...
Flashback
Flashback to April 2008
The GIHN piece, referencing Dr. Roy M. Soetikno’s article, helped inform us about an important (and confusing) problem in our colon cancer...
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Scleroligation procedure proposed for gastroesophageal varices
In the treatment of gastroesophageal varices, scleroligation – a hybrid procedure that combines sclerotherapy and band ligation – performed as...
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AGA Clinical Practice Update: Endoscope reprocessing guidelines are an improvement
While the 2016 Multi-Society Task Force Endoscope Reprocessing Guidelines are an improvement over the 2011 guidelines, some of its minor changes...
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Half of newly detected antimicrobial antibodies do not lead to PBC
Nearly half of newly detected antimitochondrial antibodies (AMAs) in clinical practice do not lead to a diagnosis of primary biliary cholangitis (...
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Endoscopy during pregnancy increases risk of preterm, SGA birth
Although the increase in risk is minimal, pregnant mothers are advised to avoid endoscopy while pregnant.
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Insurance-mandated diet pre–bariatric surgery deemed harmful
NEW ORLEANS – Bariatric surgeons say that insurer-mandated preoperative diet programs are counterproductive and must go.
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Unless it is diagnosed, obesity won’t be treated
NEW ORLEANS – Physicians fail to include a diagnosis of obesity in the medical record of roughly half of affected patients.