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In the Clinic, 2023 summary highlight gastroenterology topics
Colorectal cancer screening was the focus of the latest In the Clinic article, while an article in a supplement to Annals reviewed clinically important developments in gastroenterology and hepatology in 2023.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/26/5.htm
26 Apr 2024
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FIB-4 may identify patients at risk for MASLD despite normal aminotransferase levels
More than two-thirds of primary care patients who had high or indeterminate risk for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) based on the fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) score had aminotransferase levels within normal limits.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2024/08/23/2.htm
23 Aug 2024
GLP-1 receptor agonists associated with retention of gastric contents during endoscopy
Patients taking glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists did not have any increase in upper endoscopy adverse events, a review found, leading the authors to suggest that longer fasting time before procedures would be sufficient to avoid the risks.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2024/08/23/3.htm
23 Aug 2024
Diagnostic delays in pancreatic cancer relatively common, likely avoidable, study suggests
Thirty-eight percent of patients with pancreatic cancer experienced a diagnostic delay of at least 60 days, with lack of recognition of objective weight loss as the most common cause, a Veterans Affairs study showed.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2024/08/23/1.htm
23 Aug 2024
Clinical practice update advises on management of cyclic vomiting syndrome
A basic workup for episodic vomiting should include bloodwork and urinalysis, and management of cyclic vomiting syndrome often entails multiple abortive medications, the American Gastroenterological Association said.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2024/07/26/3.htm
26 Jul 2024
Early vs. late paracentesis associated with better outcomes in hospitalized cirrhosis patients
Patients hospitalized with cirrhosis and ascites who received diagnostic paracentesis within 12 to 24 hours of admission had lower rates of in-hospital mortality and acute kidney injury and shorter length of stay than those who received it later, a meta-analysis found.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2024/07/26/2.htm
26 Jul 2024
Despite guidelines, some patients opt for second fecal blood test following positive result
Although the proportion of patients who repeat tests after receiving a positive result for colorectal cancer is low, at 7.4%, among those that do repeat tests, less than half go on to receive a colonoscopy, according to a study carried out across four large health systems.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2024/06/28/2.htm
28 Jun 2024
Spotlight on IBD therapy comparisons
Recent research on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) therapies compared vedolizumab with anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy, risankizumab with ustekinumab for Crohn's disease, and upadacitinib with tofacitinib for ulcerative colitis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2024/07/26/5.htm
26 Jul 2024
Acute gastroenteritis infection associated with later IBS, functional dyspepsia, review finds
Prevalence of irritable bowel disease and functional dyspepsia were 14.5% and 12.7%, respectively, in patients who had experienced acute gastroenteritis, a risk more than three times higher than that in uninfected patients.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2024/07/26/1.htm
26 Jul 2024