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).

Vary CRC screening by age, sex, race, ethnicity?

Posted on: 01/08/2014 - 05:01

Among adults at average risk for colorectal cancer who undergo screening colonoscopy, the yield of large polyps and tumors varies widely by patient age, sex, race, and ethnicity. This means that an...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...
Type: News Item

Interferon-free regimens yield 96%-100% SVRs

Posted on: 01/08/2014 - 05:01

Two interferon-free combination therapies yielded sustained virologic responses of 96%-100% in an international, open-label, phase III, randomized trial involving 186 patients with refractory...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...
Type: News Item

Stage esophageal cancer after neoadjuvant chemo

Posted on: 28/07/2014 - 21:00

Among patients with resectable esophageal adenocarcinoma, tumor stage after completion of neoadjuvant chemotherapy is a much more important predictor of survival than is initial tumor stage at...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...
Type: News Item

Emergency physicians may be overprescribing PPIs

Posted on: 23/07/2014 - 21:00

DALLAS – The frequency at which U.S. emergency department physicians prescribed proton pump inhibitors more than doubled during 2001-2010, despite mounting safety concerns surrounding this class of...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...
Type: News Item

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