Gastroenterology

• In the Journals

• Intestinal metaplasia recurrence uncommon after radiofrequency ablation for Barrett’s esophagus

• January 7, 2013
• Patients with Barrett’s esophagus who undergo successful treatment with radiofrequency ablation are unlikely to experience disease recurrence or...More »

• FDA approves Gattex for patients with short bowel syndrome

• December 21, 2012
• The FDA has approved the use of Gattex to treat short bowel syndrome in adult patients, according to a press release.
  Gattex (teduglutide, NPS...More »

• In the Journals

• Teduglutide required less parenteral support among patients with short bowel syndrome, intestinal failure

• December 6, 2012
• Teduglutide safely and effectively reduced dependency on parenteral support in patients with short bowl syndrome and intestinal failure, according to...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Lubiprostone safe, effective in patients with opioid-induced bowel dysfunction

• November 14, 2012
• LAS VEGAS — Patients with opioid-induced bowel dysfunction experiencing chronic, non-cancer pain reported few and mild side effects when treated...More »

• New Ulcerative Colitis Treatment

• November 13, 2012
• It’s embarrassing, it’s painful and almost a million people suffer in silence—some too shy to even tell their doctors. Now a new treatment is changing ......More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage incidence increased; mortality rate decreased

• November 9, 2012
• LAS VEGAS — Despite a decrease in mortality rates for lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage, its incidence has steadily risen in recent years, according...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Cholecystectomy patients less likely to develop small intestinal bacterial overgrowth

• October 24, 2012
• LAS VEGAS — Cholecystectomy may protect against overgrowth of small intestinal bacteria, according to data presented at the 2012 of...More »

• Immune System in the Gastrointestinal Tract

• September 29, 2012
• Defects in Immune Regulation: Dr. Holm Uhlig is based at the Translational Gastroenterology Unit and studies defects in the immune response and regulation ......More »

• In the Journals

• Reactive gastropathy linked to inflammatory GI tract conditions

• September 20, 2012
• Patients with reactive gastropathy were more likely to have other conditions throughout the GI tract than controls in a recent study.
  Researchers at the...More »

• In the Journals Perspective

• Increased rotavirus vaccination in Germany could lead to decline in nosocomial illnesses

• September 6, 2012
• A survey of patients with rotavirus in Germany showed that the disease can have severe effects and is often nosocomial in nature.
  Carl-Heinz Wirsing von König,...More »

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