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).

Online recommendations provide constantly updated HCV management guidelines

Posted on: 26/06/2015 - 17:42

The newest guidelines for testing, managing, and treating hepatic C infections in adults are part of a “living document” – a constantly updated online resource that reflects the ever-changing world...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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DDW: New scale measures impact of IBD on sexual function in men

Posted on: 23/06/2015 - 13:20

WASHINGTON – Almost 40% of men with inflammatory bowel disease said the disease had a negative effect on their libido and almost 30% said that the disease had prevented them from having sex, in a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

DDW: Budesonide improves dysphagia, histology, and endoscopic findings in EoE

Posted on: 23/06/2015 - 13:12

WASHINGTON – Treatment with an oral formulation of budesonide was associated with significant improvements in dysphagia and esophageal eosinophil counts in adolescents and adults with eosinophilic...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

DDW: Single daily pill knocks out HCV in prior nonresponders

Posted on: 19/06/2015 - 19:51

WASHINGTON – An investigational once-daily antiviral drug combination produced high rates of sustained viral responses after 12 or 16 weeks of therapy – with or without ribavirin – in patients with...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Antibiotic therapy an option for acute appendicitis

Posted on: 16/06/2015 - 16:00

Antibiotic therapy failed to be shown as noninferior to surgery in a study of adults with uncomplicated acute appendicitis, but it did resolve the problem and avert surgery with no adverse effects in...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Adenoma detection rates affect CRC rates, mortality

Posted on: 16/06/2015 - 16:00

In an average-risk population, screening colonoscopies yield different incidences of colorectal cancer and different cancer-related mortality, depending on the operators’ adenoma detection rates,...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Research focus on drug-induced liver injury on the rise

Posted on: 15/06/2015 - 11:34

PHILADELPHIA – Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) continues to be a hot topic, but new advances have helped increase the amount of research done and improve the quality of treatment for patients...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

VIDEO: New and emerging options for management of NAFLD

Posted on: 13/06/2015 - 19:16

PHILADELPHIA – The topic of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) was discussed at length by Dr. Zobair M. Younossi, a physician with the Inova Health...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Early ERCP reduces LOS, costs of acute pancreatitis without cholangitis

Posted on: 13/06/2015 - 16:57

Washington – When it’s given early in the course of treatment for patients who have acute pancreatitis and biliary obstruction without cholangitis, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Confusion surrounding hepatic encephalopathy persists

Posted on: 13/06/2015 - 15:32

PHILADELPHIA – The treatment of patients with hepatic encephalopathy is still plagued by confusion, misdiagnosis, and poor treatment, and requires new protocols to improve overall patient care....

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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