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Guideline offers recommendations on anticoagulation, thromboses in vascular liver disorders
Among other guidance, the American College of Gastroenterology recommends anticoagulation for all patients without cirrhosis who have acute symptomatic portal vein thrombosis or mesenteric vein thrombosis in the absence of any contraindication.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/24/1.htm
24 Jan 2020
Halting one ulcerative colitis treatment after escalating to new drug may be feasible, study finds
Patients with ulcerative colitis treated with 5-aminosalicylates who require escalation to anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha (anti-TNF) therapy may be able to safely discontinue the first drug.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/11/27/3.htm
27 Nov 2018
PPI prophylaxis didn't affect 90-day mortality rates among ICU patients
Gastrointestinal bleeds were less common among at-risk ICU patients who received IV pantoprazole instead of placebo, but rates of clinically important events were similar overall.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/10/26/2.htm
26 Oct 2018
Previous gastroenteritis may be associated with later risk for IBD
In this Swedish case-control study, any previous GI infection and previous bacterial, parasitic, and viral GI infection were associated with higher risk for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) versus controls.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/11/27/2.htm
27 Nov 2018
Rates of HDV co-infection may be higher than previously estimated
Patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis D virus (HDV) co-infection have the most severe form of viral hepatitis and are at much higher risk for cirrhosis and hepatocellular cancer than patients with HBV infection alone.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/09/28/3.htm
28 Sep 2018
H. pylori treatment, supplements linked to improved gastric cancer outcomes
A randomized trial of high-risk patients in China found that Helicobacter pylori treatment, vitamin supplementation, and garlic supplementation were associated with significant reductions in gastric cancer mortality.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/09/27/1.htm
27 Sep 2019
Beta-blocker monotherapy may be preferred for primary prophylaxis of esophageal variceal bleeding
Guidelines currently recommend nonselective beta-blockers or variceal band ligation for primary prevention of variceal bleeding based on similar efficacy, but survival benefit may be better with the former treatment.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/08/24/2.htm
24 Aug 2018
Individual or group hypnotherapy associated with relief from IBS
Although hypnotherapy did not improve quality of life, psychological symptoms, cognition, self-efficacy, or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms significantly more than an educational support program, it may provide relief to patients by changing their perception of IBS.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/28/3.htm
28 Dec 2018
USPSTF continues to recommend against screening for pancreatic cancer
There is no evidence that screening for pancreatic cancer or treating screen-detected disease improves disease-specific morbidity or all-cause mortality in average-risk adults with no symptoms, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/23/1.htm
23 Aug 2019
Induction, maintenance therapies for ulcerative colitis compared
Oral sulfasalazine, diazo-bonded 5-aminosalicylates (5-ASAs), mesalazine, controlled ileal-release budesonide, and budesonide multimatrix, alone or in combination with rectal 5-ASA therapy, were assessed for comparative efficacy and tolerability.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/08/24/3.htm
24 Aug 2018