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RYGB associated with more alcohol-related hospitalizations than other weight-loss strategies
A recent cohort study compared hospitalizations related to alcohol use disorder and mortality among veterans who received Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery, sleeve gastrectomy, or referral to a weight management program.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/23/3.htm
23 Dec 2022
Noninvasive methods as good as biopsy for NAFLD prognosis, meta-analysis finds
An analysis of patients with biopsy-proven nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) compared the prognostic value of liver stiffness measured by vibration-controlled transient elastography, fibrosis-4 index, and NAFLD fibrosis score.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/23/1.htm
23 Jun 2023
Patients with mild acute diverticulitis can be safely treated without antibiotics in outpatient setting
Patients who presented to an ED and were randomized to receive only anti-inflammatory and symptomatic treatment had similar rates of hospitalization, return to the ED, and pain control as those who received the usual antibiotic treatment, a Spanish trial found.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/11/19/2.htm
19 Nov 2021
ACG updates its guideline on acute lower GI bleeding
The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) now recommends risk stratification to identify patients who can be discharged early and advises on the use of anticoagulant reversal agents, among other changes.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/24/2.htm
24 Mar 2023
Bariatric surgery associated with lower risk of obesity-related cancer
An observational study found significant reductions in a composite outcome of 13 cancers and related mortality in patients with a body mass index of 35 kg/m2 or greater who had bariatric surgery in 2004 to 2017, compared to those who did not undergo surgery for their obesity.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/24/2.htm
24 Jun 2022
Healthy lifestyle may mitigate genetic risk for inflammatory bowel disease
In a cohort study, U.K. residents with high genetic risk for inflammatory bowel disease who met four or five lifestyle measures developed Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis at higher-than-average rates, but at about half the rate of those with both genetic risk and an unhealthy lifestyle.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/27/3.htm
27 Jan 2023
Patient beliefs associated with successful antibiotic treatment of appendicitis
A secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial found lower risk for appendectomy and higher likelihood of 30-day resolution of signs and symptoms among those who believed that antibiotics could be completely successful versus those who thought they would be unsuccessful or were unsure.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/28/2.htm
28 Oct 2022
Defensiveness may help explain limited uptake of FIT, Irish study finds
Patients who declined an invitation to fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) scored higher on a measure of defensive information processing, indicating that certain psychological approaches may be more likely to increase screening uptake.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/24/2.htm
24 Feb 2023
Rates of pancreatic cancer rising, particularly among younger women
Among women ages 15 to 34 years, pancreatic cancer incidence rates rose by 6.45% per year in 2001 to 2018, according to a study using nationwide data covering about two-thirds of the U.S. population.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/24/3.htm
24 Feb 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