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Clinical practice update offers recommendations on noninvasive testing for NAFLD
Noninvasive tests have the potential to significantly enhance the care of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) by improving detection of advanced fibrosis, according to the American Gastroenterological Association.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/25/1.htm
25 Aug 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
Combination therapy for IBD carries higher infection risk than monotherapy
Monotherapy for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with an immunosuppressive agent was associated with a lower risk of serious infection than a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonist alone or an anti-TNF plus an immunosuppressive agent, according to a meta-analysis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/03/22/2.htm
22 Mar 2019
Antibiotics may be associated with colon cancer risk in dose-dependent fashion
A case-control study found that patients who developed colon cancer, particularly in the proximal colon, were more likely to have taken antibiotics, whereas antibiotic use was not associated with increased risk of rectal cancer.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/23/2.htm
23 Aug 2019
Cannabis, cannabinoids didn't improve remission or inflammatory markers in IBD
A meta-analysis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) studies did find improvements in patient-reported symptoms and quality of life associated with cannabis and cannabinoids.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/07/24/3.htm
24 Jul 2020
Practice guidance addresses vascular liver disorders, portal vein thrombosis, procedural bleeding
Among other statements, the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases said that modifiable risk factors for bleeding, such as use of antithrombotic drugs, should be identified and corrected before procedures in patients with cirrhosis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/12/18/2.htm
18 Dec 2020
Failure to undergo colonoscopy after positive FIT may double risk for death from colorectal cancer
A retrospective cohort study in Italy compared 10-year cumulative incidence and mortality among patients with a positive result on a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) who completed a diagnostic colonoscopy versus those who did not.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/23/3.htm
23 Apr 2021
Fatty liver disease may not affect mortality risk in elderly patients
In a Dutch cohort study of patients ages 65 years and older, no association was found between hepatic steatosis and death in the overall population or in clinically relevant subgroups.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/07/22/3.htm
22 Jul 2022
For colonoscopy prep, low-volume, same-day dosing appears as effective as split dosing
A randomized trial of three polyethylene glycol regimens found that more patients tolerated and were willing to repeat low-volume same-day or split-dose prep compared to high-volume split-dose regimens.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/28/3.htm
28 Aug 2020
GI symptoms associated with better outcomes from COVID-19, new two-part study finds
SARS-CoV-2 was commonly present in the gastrointestinal tract but didn't cause inflammation there, according to a recent analysis of intestinal biopsy tissues from patients with COVID-19.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/03/26/2.htm
26 Mar 2021