Search results for "From Annals of Internal Medicine"
Colorectal cancer risk higher after incomplete polyp resection
A follow-up analysis of patients who had a 5- to 20-mm neoplastic polyp resected found significantly greater risk of advanced neoplasia on their next colonoscopy if the resection was incomplete.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/08/27/6.htm
27 Aug 2021
Infliximab biosimilar safe, effective for Crohn's disease
CT-P13 and infliximab were compared in infliximab-naive patients who had recently started treatment with either drug.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/28/6.htm
28 Dec 2018
COVID-19 outbreak linked to fecal aerosol transmission in one study
Nine COVID-19-positive patients from three families in China lived in vertically aligned apartments in the same building connected by drainage pipes in the master bathrooms.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/25/8.htm
25 Sep 2020
Experts go ‘Beyond the Guidelines' to debate screening, management of NAFLD
Hepatologists from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and University of Michigan Medical Center offered differing opinions on screening and management for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/23/8.htm
23 Aug 2019
Cold vs. hot snare polypectomy for small polyps reduced risk for delayed bleeding events after procedure
An industry-funded randomized controlled trial at six sites in Taiwan found a lower delayed (14-day) bleeding rate with cold versus hot snare polypectomy among adults with colorectal polyps of 4 to 10 mm.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/24/9.htm
24 Feb 2023
Adenoma detection rate after positive FIT associated with interval cancer risk
A Dutch study of fecal immunochemical testing (FIT)-based colonoscopies found that for every 1,000 patients, the expected number of cancers after five years would be about 2 for endoscopists with adenoma detection rates (ADRs) of 70%, compared with more than 4.5 with an ADR of 55%.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/28/9.htm
28 Oct 2022
Case reports, series published on gastroenterology, hepatology topics
Recent cases include massive empyema with Edwardsiella tarda in a patient with cirrhosis, paraneoplastic myositis in a patient with extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, and two patients with refractory iron deficiency anemia secondary to angiodysplasia-related GI bleeding.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/21/8.htm
21 Apr 2023
Managing patients with abnormal liver test results in primary care
An In the Clinic article provided an overview of caring for patients with abnormal liver test results in primary care settings, including evaluation, management, practice improvement, and patient education.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/09/24/7.htm
24 Sep 2021
Antibiotic may prevent hepatic encephalopathy after TIPS in patients with cirrhosis
A French trial found that 34% of patients who received rifaximin before and after placement of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) had hepatic encephalopathy versus 53% of those who received placebo, with no differences in adverse events or transplant-free survival.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/02/26/7.htm
26 Feb 2021
Linked color imaging endoscopy improved detection of upper GI cancers
An industry-funded trial in Japan found that in high-risk adults, linked color imaging endoscopy improved detection of upper GI neoplasms compared with conventional white light imaging.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/23/8.htm
23 Oct 2020