Gastroenterology
Conference Coverage
Robot pill wins AGA Shark Tank competition
A remote-controlled swallowable robot won the American Gastroenterological Association’s annual Shark Tank innovation competition.
Commentary
Celebrity death finally solved – with locks of hair
Case: A 56-year-old musician presents with diffuse abdominal pain, cramping, and jaundice. His medical history is notable for years of diffuse...
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Should GI own the obesity field?
Gastroenterologists speaking at the AGA Tech Summit discuss the use of devices used to treat obesity.
From the Journals
AI-assisted colonoscopy doesn’t always improve adenoma detection: Study
“I’m not convinced that we have a good answer yet for where to go from here, but we need to keep working with our AI colleagues to figure out how...
Conference Coverage
Upadacitinib shows positive endoscopic outcomes in Crohn’s disease at 1 year
“The absolute magnitude of the finding was unanticipated – a greater treatment effect than might be anticipated for these outcomes compared with...
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Ulcerative colitis cases projected to top 2 million in eight countries by 2031
GlobalData epidemiologists attribute the predicted increases in UC prevalence and incidence to changes in population dynamics in each country.
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...
From the Journals
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...