Gastroenterology
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AGA Clinical Practice Guideline: Coagulation in cirrhosis
Clinical complexity and a lack of data make for challenging decisions.
Conference Coverage
Immune response detected in most IBD patients after COVID vaccines
Overall, similar levels of antibodies were seen across vaccine type, age group, and medication class, with the exception of corticosteroids.
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Better COVID-19 outcomes confirmed in TNF inhibitor users
A study of three international registries confirms that patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases who are taking a TNF inhibitor should...
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AGA Clinical Practice Update: Expert review on GI perforations
Endoscopists should also recognize their own limits and know when a patient should be sent to experienced, high-volume centers for further care....
Reports From the Field
Improving Physicians’ Bowel Documentation on Geriatric Wards
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How do alcohol, obesity impact cirrhosis?
A new analysis suggests that, while alcohol and obesity are risk factors for morbidity, they don’t combine for a stronger effect.
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AGA Clinical Practice Update: Expert Review on IBD dysplasia surveillance, management
The 14 best practice advice statements cover a variety of topics, including appropriate lesion terminology and characterization.
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A boy went to a COVID-swamped ER. He waited for hours. Then his appendix burst.
To have so many ICU beds pressed into service for a single diagnosis is “unheard of. It’s approaching apocalyptic.”
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Weight-loss surgery linked to fewer cardiovascular events, more so with RYGB
A retrospective analysis of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy suggests the former may be more protective
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Antibiotic use and colon cancer: More evidence of link
The data “strengthen prior evidence and provide new insights into site-specific carcinogenesis as well as indirect support for the role of gut...