Search results for "From Annals of Internal Medicine"
In the Clinic: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
This feature provides an evidence-based, clinically relevant overview of the diagnosis and treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/11/27/8.htm
27 Nov 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
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
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
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
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
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
‘Burning-hot’ tea, smoking, alcohol associated with esophageal cancer risk in China
The prospective cohort study involved 10 areas across China from 2004 to 2008 and included 456,155 persons ages 30 to 79 years.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/02/23/6.htm
23 Feb 2018
Long-term survival did not differ with laparoscopic vs. open liver surgery in metastatic colon cancer
In a single-center randomized trial in Norway, five-year rates of overall and recurrence-free survival were 54% versus 55% and 30% versus 36%, respectively, in patients who received laparoscopic versus open surgery.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/20/7.htm
20 Nov 2020