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Systematic review highlights need to test IBS patients for celiac disease
Of 7,209 patients diagnosed with irritable bowel disease (IBS), 6% were seropositive for celiac disease, according to a review of studies conducted in countries where such testing was not routine.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2025/06/27/2.htm
27 Jun 2025
Spotlight on The Liver Meeting
Highlights from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases' annual meeting, held virtually this past weekend, included insights on COVID-19 and the liver and a conversation with the winners of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020, who discovered hepatitis C virus.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/20/5.htm
20 Nov 2020
Spotlight on Digestive Disease Week
Highlights from the conference, held this past week in San Diego, included new research and clinical tips on stopping Barrett's esophagus surveillance, diet and environmental risk factors in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, and new research on proton-pump inhibitors.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/24/5.htm
24 May 2019
Antibiotic prophylaxis appears to reduce risk of infectious complications of ERCP
However, antibiotic prophylaxis in patients undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) was not associated with improvements in mortality or pancreatitis rates, a review of 11 randomized trials found.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2025/09/26/3.htm
26 Sep 2025
Daily aspirin was associated with reduced colorectal cancer recurrence in patients with genetic mutations
Among patients with alterations in PI3K pathway genes and a history of colorectal cancer, the estimated three-year cumulative recurrence rate was 7.7% in those who took daily low-dose aspirin compared with 14.1% in controls, a Scandinavian trial found.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2025/09/26/2.htm
26 Sep 2025
Global group offers recommendations on IBD at all stages of pregnancy
A global consensus statement on the management of pregnancy in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) provides advice on how to manage medications and reduce risk of complications, among other topics.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2025/09/26/1.htm
26 Sep 2025
Shorter treatment possible for HCV, phase 2 study finds
Four weeks of daily glecaprevir and pibrentasvir resulted in sustained virologic response at 12 weeks in 84% of patients with early hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, a study found.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2025/08/22/3.htm
22 Aug 2025
Cancer, decompensation more likely in men with cirrhosis than women
Men with cirrhosis had more than double the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma, a 63% higher risk of liver transplant, and a 16% higher risk of decompensated cirrhosis than women with the disease, and the differences were greatest in those with alcohol-related disease, a study found.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2025/08/22/2.htm
22 Aug 2025
FMT appears safe, effective for recurrent C. diff in immunocompromised patients
Patients with mild to moderate immunocompromise and recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection had similar outcomes to immunocompetent patients after fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), according to a systematic review and meta-analysis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2025/08/22/1.htm
22 Aug 2025
Regular CBD use linked with liver enzyme elevations, FDA trial finds
More than 5% of study participants randomized to cannabidiol (CBD) twice daily for 28 days had an alanine aminotransferase or aspartate aminotransferase level of at least three times normal, suggesting that moderate CBD doses may carry hepatic risks.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2025/07/25/3.htm
25 Jul 2025
Several drug classes reviewed, found unlikely to trigger microscopic colitis
Microscopic colitis rates were not elevated in patients taking NSAIDs, proton-pump inhibitors, statins, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, or angiotensin-receptor blockers.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2025/07/25/2.htm
25 Jul 2025
Empiric treatments for Helicobacter pylori compared
Concomitant and bismuth quadruple therapies had the highest eradication rates for initial treatment, while bismuth quadruple therapy was most successful as a salvage regimen, a retrospective cohort study in the U.S. found.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2025/07/25/1.htm
25 Jul 2025
Screening men with HIV for anal cancer most cost-effective when initiated at age 35
In men with HIV infection who have sex with men, incremental cost-effectiveness ratios ranged from $87,731 for quadrennial cytology to $350,100 for annual cytology beginning at age 35 years, a microsimulation model found.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2025/06/27/3.htm
27 Jun 2025
GLP-1 RAs associated with increased risk of gallstones, reflux, meta-analysis finds
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) did not significantly increase the risk of pancreatitis, cholecystitis, intestinal obstruction, or other serious gastrointestinal or biliary events.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2025/06/27/1.htm
27 Jun 2025
Incidentally detected gallbladder polyps often get unneeded follow-up
Over more than two years of follow-up, gallbladder polyps increased in size in 26.0% of patients, and although cholecystectomy and follow-up imaging were commonly performed, no malignant polyps were detected, a retrospective study found.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2025/05/23/3.htm
23 May 2025
Nuts, seeds did not trigger diverticulitis in women, study finds
Although intake of peanuts, nuts, and seeds or fresh fruits with edible seeds was not associated with incident diverticulitis, women who reported healthier diets had lower risk of the condition, a cohort study found.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2025/05/23/2.htm
23 May 2025
Review suggests infliximab superior to cyclosporine for acute severe ulcerative colitis
Infliximab was superior to cyclosporine for reducing the risk of colectomy in patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis, although infection risk was higher with infliximab, a meta-analysis of 44 studies found.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2025/05/23/1.htm
23 May 2025
Study supports bariatric surgery in patients with obesity and cirrhosis
An economic evaluation of Veterans Health Administration data found that bariatric surgery was cost-effective among patients with cirrhosis at a willingness-to-pay threshold of $100,000 per quality-adjusted life-year.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2025/04/25/3.htm
25 Apr 2025
Patient navigation improves colonoscopy completion at 1 year, study finds
Rates of follow-up colonoscopy in a U.S. study were higher in patients assigned to receive telephone-based navigation after an abnormal stool test versus usual care.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2025/04/25/2.htm
25 Apr 2025
Universal HDV screening in patients with HBV appears cost-effective
Compared with status quo screening rates, universal hepatitis D virus (HDV) testing of adults with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection could avert 100 HDV-related deaths, an additional 30 cases of cirrhosis, and 50 cases of hepatocellular carcinoma per 100,000 people screened, according to a modeling study.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2025/04/25/1.htm
25 Apr 2025