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Meeting News Coverage
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May 21, 2013
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Patients with chronic idiopathic constipation can benefit from treatment with plecanatide, according to data presented at Digestive...More
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May 21, 2013
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ORLANDO, Fla. — After receiving interferon-based therapy, patients with chronic hepatitis C who had a sustained virologic response had a better...More
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In the Journals
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May 21, 2013
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Influenza immunization rates in children with inflammatory bowel disease are often low, but immunization did not result in increased adverse events or...More
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Meeting News Coverage
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May 21, 2013
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Triple therapy, sequential therapy and concomitant therapy all had similar efficacy at eradicating Helicobacter pylori in Singapore,...More
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Meeting News Coverage
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May 19, 2013
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ORLANDO, Fla. – A Mayo Clinic researcher said here at Digestive Disease Week that a patient who has undergone ileal pouch-anal anastomosis should...More
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In the Journals
Perspective
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April 26, 2013
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Patients with inflammatory bowel disease may be at increased risk for developing venous thromboembolism, according to recent study data.
Researchers...More
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Meeting News Coverage
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May 20, 2013
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Colonoscopies performed using a new, 330-degree colonoscope resulted in significantly improved detection and miss rates for adenomas...More
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Meeting News Coverage
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May 20, 2013
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Participants in a weight-loss program experienced improvement in GERD symptoms with successful weight loss in a study presented at...More
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May 19, 2013
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Patients with celiac disease who experience persistent villous atrophy are at increased risk of developing hip fractures, according...More
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Meeting News Coverage
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May 19, 2013
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Barrett’s esophagus and erosive esophagitis are inversely associated with Helicobacter pylori infection, according to data...More
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May 19, 2013
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Amoxicillin dosing schedules of three or four times a day in standard triple therapy worked better at the eradication of...More
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May 19, 2013
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ORLANDO, Fla. — There was a higher prevalence of hepatitis C infection among Asian-Americans than among non-Asians who received care at a free...More
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May 19, 2013
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ORLANDO, Fla. – The principal investigator of the Stretta procedure has concluded that the procedure is effective in the control of GERD and the...More
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May 19, 2013
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Patients with Crohn’s disease and psychiatric comorbidities such as anxiety or depression are more likely to require...More
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Curbside Consultation
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Andrew Singleton, MD; Robert E. Glasgow, MD
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The patient with obstructing gastric cancer can be a difficult challenge for the practicing gastroenterologist. This chapter will review the medical,...More
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Curbside Consultation
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Robert C. Wrona, MD; Robert E. Glasgow, MD
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The incidence of submucosal lesions of the stomach is approximately 0.36% on routine esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) performed for abdominal pain1...More
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Curbside Consultation
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Shyam J. Thakkar, MD; Douglas Pleskow, MD, AGAF, FASGE
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Ampullary and pancreatic cancers originate in close proximity, but they are distinctly different disorders. The ampulla of Vater is a complex junctional...More
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Curbside Consultation
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Vivek Kaul, MD, FACG
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Enteral stents are increasingly being used as a non-surgical alternative for the palliation of luminal gastrointestinal neoplasms. During the past decade,...More
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Curbside Consultation
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Leyla J. Ghazi, MD; David A. Schwartz, MD
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Transrectal endosonography (EUS) has emerged as a critical imaging modality for pretreatment staging of rectal cancer. The role of EUS has further...More
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Curbside Consultation
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Allene Salcedo Burdette, MD
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer in men and the eighth most common in women worldwide. Almost 600,000 new cases of HCC are...More
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