Gastroentero...

Gastroenterology (MeSH heading)[1] is a branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders. The name is a combination of three Ancient Greek words gaster (gen.: gastros) (stomach), enteron (intestine), and logos (reason). In the United States, Gastroenterology is an Internal Medicine Subspecialty certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) and theAmerican Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine (AOBIM).

AGA updates guidelines for management of acute diverticulitis

Posted on: 03/11/2015 - 16:42

The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) has announced new guidelines for the management of acute...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Duodenoscopes often cultured high-concern organisms

Posted on: 03/11/2015 - 15:29

High-concern organisms were cultured from 92% of duodenoscopes immediately after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), and from 17% of scopes after reprocessing, based on a small...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Gastrointestinal and liver diseases remain substantial public health burden

Posted on: 02/11/2015 - 18:07

Diseases such as Clostridium difficile infection, inflammatory bowel disease, and liver cancer continue to cost billions and cause many thousands of deaths in the United States every year,...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Off-label prescriptions frequently cause adverse events

Posted on: 02/11/2015 - 17:14

Off-label prescribing of drugs is common and very likely to cause adverse events, particularly when no strong scientific evidence supports the off-label use, according to a report published online...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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No link found between immunosuppression and anal dysplasia in IBD

Posted on: 01/11/2015 - 05:01

Immunosuppression did not affect the probability of abnormal anal cytology among patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a prospective, single-center, cross-sectional study of...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Low-FODMAP and traditional IBS diets found equally effective for symptom reduction

Posted on: 01/11/2015 - 05:01

Advising patients with irritable bowel syndrome to cut their intake of fermentable short-chain carbohydrates improved GI symptoms as much as “traditional” recommendations to reduce meal size,...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

No link found between IBS and serologic markers for celiac disease

Posted on: 01/11/2015 - 05:01

Irritable bowel syndrome did not increase the likelihood of having serologic markers of celiac disease, according to a study of more than 3,000 residents of Southeastern Minnesota reported in the...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Concurrent mesh herniorrhaphy with bowel surgery doesn’t up morbidity

Posted on: 30/10/2015 - 17:40

Concurrent colorectal surgery and mesh herniorrhaphy can be done safely, according to findings from a case-matched study based on American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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VIDEO: Expert outlines new thinking on irritable bowel syndrome

Posted on: 29/10/2015 - 20:39

HONOLULU – New medications and more patient-focused strategies are changing the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome, as physicians move away from simply treating symptoms and gain a better...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Serum amyloid A could be IBD biomarker

Posted on: 29/10/2015 - 18:06

HONOLULU – Serum amyloid A levels may offer an effective biomarker to gauge disease activity in inflammatory bowel disease, while baseline fecal calprotectin levels could help predict how patients...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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