Search results for "From Annals of Internal Medicine"
Going ‘Beyond the Guidelines' to treat gallstone pancreatitis
Physicians from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston discuss the care of a patient with recurrent acute pancreatitis who decides to delay cholecystectomy until after hospital discharge.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/02/22/7.htm
22 Feb 2019
Single sigmoidoscopy screening may reduce colorectal cancer, mortality in men but not women
Patients in Norway were randomly assigned to flexible sigmoidoscopy with and without additional fecal blood testing (with colonoscopy offered if results were positive) and were compared to patients offered no screening.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/04/27/5.htm
27 Apr 2018
Panel discusses clinical challenges in overweight, obesity management
Earlier this month, ACP and Annals hosted an expert panel that discussed current clinical challenges in the care of patients with overweight and obesity.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/24/9.htm
24 Mar 2023
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
HCV-infected kidney transplants appear cost-effective in recipients with HCV
Transplanting a hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected kidney and then administering HCV treatment was more effective and cost less than transplanting an HCV-uninfected kidney after HCV treatment in HCV-infected patients, mainly because the waiting list for uninfected kidneys is longer.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/27/6.htm
27 Jul 2018
Case reports cover drug-related GI and liver issues
Turmeric-induced liver injury, azithromycin-induced liver injury, and drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms triggered by topical diclofenac were recently discussed.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/12/22/9.htm
22 Dec 2023
Case reports published on gastroenterology topics
Reports on gastric hyperplastic polyps and upper GI bleeding, rectal ulceration after radiation therapy, and primary epiploic appendagitis were published this month.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/27/8.htm
27 May 2022
Case reports, series published on gastroenterology topics
Reports on sarcomatoid carcinoma of the colon, intestinal histopathologic findings in multisystem inflammatory syndrome, and chronic gastric ischemia with ulceration, as well as a case series on immune checkpoint inhibitor use in microscopic colitis, were published in the past month.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/07/22/9.htm
22 Jul 2022
High HCV cure rate seen with FDA-approved direct-acting antiviral regimens
Six of the direct-acting antiviral (DAA) regimens yielded sustained virologic response rates above 95% in patients who had hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 without cirrhosis, including those with HIV co-infection.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/03/24/7.htm
24 Mar 2017
Annals for Hospitalists offers clinical pearls on Clostridioides difficile infection
This month's article reviews the best testing method for diagnostic accuracy, criteria that predict poor outcomes, first-line treatment strategies, prevention of recurrent infection in high-risk patients, and when to offer fecal microbiota transplantation.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/23/8.htm
23 Sep 2022