Endoscopy, Pancreas, & Biliary Tract
From the Journals
Young patients suffer most from PBC
There is a linear relationship between age and quality of life (QoL) in patients with primary biliary cholangitis, with younger presenting...
Conference Coverage
Pancreaticobiliary potpourri
The session at the annual Digestive Disease Week entitled Pancreaticobiliary Potpourri encompassed three lectures. Suresh Chari, MD, from Mayo...
From the Journals
Patient-reported outcomes tied to long-term outcomes in bariatric surgery
A large study of patients who had bariatric surgery showed that patient-reported outcomes were correlated with long-term weight loss but not with...
From the Journals
Data point to optimal window for endoscopy in sicker patients with peptic ulcer bleeding
The timing of endoscopy may make the difference between life and death in sicker patients with peptic ulcer bleeding, according to an analysis of...
News
Antibiotic susceptibility differs in transplant recipients
Antibiotic susceptibility in bacteria cultured from transplant recipients at a single hospital differed markedly from that in hospital-wide...
News
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass associated with long-term weight loss
Key clinical point: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass led to higher percentages of weight loss at long-term follow-up. Major finding: Four years post...
News
Two incretin-based drugs linked to increased bile duct disease but not pancreatitis
Glucagon-like peptide 1 agonists do not appear to increase the risk of acute pancreatitis in individuals with diabetes but are associated with an...
From the AGA Journals
Rectal indomethacin cut odds of post-ERCP pancreatitis in real-world study
A single, 100-mg rectal dose of indomethacin cut the odds of moderate to severe pancreatitis after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography...