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Colonoscopy with computer-aided diagnosis may allow better assessment of diminutive polyps

The study aimed to determine whether computer-aided diagnosis had a negative predictive value of 90% or more for identifying diminutive rectosigmoid adenomas.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/08/24/6.htm
24 Aug 2018

Start screening for colorectal cancer at age 50 years, ACP suggests

An update of ACP's 2019 guidance statement on the topic suggests that clinicians start screening for colorectal cancer in asymptomatic average-risk adults at age 50 years and consider not screening those between the ages of 45 and 49 years.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/25/6.htm
25 Aug 2023

New Beyond the Guidelines on recurrent diverticulitis

Two gastroenterologists with expertise in acute diverticulitis debated CT scanning for diagnosis, antibiotics for treatment, colonoscopy to screen for underlying malignancy, and elective surgery to prevent recurrent disease.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/23/8.htm
23 Jun 2023

Fecal transplants by pill noninferior to colonoscopy delivery

The primary outcome of the unblinded, randomized trial was the proportion of patients without recurrent Clostridium difficile infection 12 weeks after fecal transplant.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/12/22/1.htm
22 Dec 2017

MKSAP Quiz: Recurrence of ulcerative colitis symptoms

This month's quiz asks readers to determine the most appropriate treatment for a 32-year-old man with recurrent symptoms of ulcerative colitis on tapering of glucocorticoids.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/23/4.htm
23 Jun 2023

Risk for CRC with young-onset adenomas may vary by stage

A cohort study in U.S. veterans younger than age 50 years found that those with advanced adenomas had an eightfold increased risk for incident colorectal cancer (CRC) versus those with normal results, whereas cumulative CRC incidence and mortality at 10 years were relatively low overall.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/21/3.htm
21 Apr 2023

Single sigmoidoscopy significantly reduced long-term CRC incidence

A pooled analysis of four large randomized trials of sigmoidoscopy screening found a significant and sustained effect of a single performance of the test on colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality over 15 years of follow-up.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/28/3.htm
28 Oct 2022

First oral treatment approved for moderate to severe Crohn's disease

Upadacitinib (Rinvoq) is now approved to treat adult patients with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease who have had an inadequate response or intolerance to one or more tumor necrosis factor blockers.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/26/9.htm
26 May 2023

Spotlight on CRC screening and follow-up

Several recent studies focused on screening and follow-up for colorectal cancer (CRC), including one that found differences in decision making between primary care physicians and gastroenterologists on surveillance colonoscopies in older adults.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/27/5.htm
27 Jan 2023

Model supports high-intensity surveillance after detection of colorectal adenomas

The target population was U.S. patients ages 50, 60, or 70 years with low-risk or high-risk adenomas removed after screening via colonoscopy or fecal immunochemical testing.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/09/27/10.htm
27 Sep 2019

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