Search results for "From Annals of Internal Medicine"
Monkeypox-associated proctitis treated with oral tecovirimat
A research letter details two cases in the District of Columbia.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/26/6.htm
26 Aug 2022
Key concepts for diagnosing and treating alcohol-associated hepatitis for hospitalists
A new Annals for Hospitalists Inpatient Notes feature reviewed the diagnosis and medical management of patients with alcohol-associated hepatitis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/23/9.htm
23 Jun 2023
New Beyond the Guidelines on recurrent diverticulitis
Two gastroenterologists with expertise in acute diverticulitis debated CT scanning for diagnosis, antibiotics for treatment, colonoscopy to screen for underlying malignancy, and elective surgery to prevent recurrent disease.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/23/8.htm
23 Jun 2023
Patients had high adherence to HCV treatment delivered in opioid agonist therapy programs
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment completion rate was 97% among all participants, including those actively using drugs.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/04/26/6.htm
26 Apr 2019
Colonoscopy with computer-aided diagnosis may allow better assessment of diminutive polyps
The study aimed to determine whether computer-aided diagnosis had a negative predictive value of 90% or more for identifying diminutive rectosigmoid adenomas.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/08/24/6.htm
24 Aug 2018
HCV-infected kidney transplants appear cost-effective in recipients with HCV
Transplanting a hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected kidney and then administering HCV treatment was more effective and cost less than transplanting an HCV-uninfected kidney after HCV treatment in HCV-infected patients, mainly because the waiting list for uninfected kidneys is longer.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/27/6.htm
27 Jul 2018
Transplant of HCV-infected kidneys to HCV-negative recipients yields good outcomes at 12 months
The study authors concluded that their results should encourage efforts to increase use of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected kidneys and called for larger confirmatory trials.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/08/24/7.htm
24 Aug 2018
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
New Annals Virtual Patients series features case on irritable bowel syndrome
Annals Virtual Patients is an interactive medical education program that uses virtual patient simulation to test physicians' decision-making skills.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/09/28/8.htm
28 Sep 2018
Is this patient a good candidate for bariatric surgery?
The Annals Consult Guys recently discussed the current indications for bariatric surgery, various bariatric procedures, and complication risk prediction.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/24/11.htm
24 Feb 2023