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).

Postop C. diff infection associated with presurgical antibiotics

Posted on: 04/12/2015 - 19:03

A hospital’s rate of postoperative Clostridium difficile infection is related to the number of preoperative antibiotics patients have taken, the complexity of their procedures, and the...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Tocilizumab markedly increases rate of lower gastrointestinal perforation

Posted on: 03/12/2015 - 15:57

SAN FRANCISCO – Patients with rheumatoid arthritis were five to nine times more likely to develop lower intestinal perforation on tocilizumab, compared with conventional synthetic disease-modifying...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

EREFS value has diagnostic utility for eosinophilic esophagitis

Posted on: 01/12/2015 - 15:58

The Eosinophilic Esophagitis Endoscopic Reference Score, or EREFS, is not only highly predictive of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) but also its responsiveness to treatment, which suggests it may be...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Increased prevalence of pancreatic cysts due to MRI improvements

Posted on: 01/12/2015 - 14:23

The apparent increase in the prevalence of incidental pancreatic cysts in recent years may be tied to improvements in MRI scanning technology, results of a study suggest. Researchers conducted a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Portal venous blood yielded higher levels of circulating tumor cells

Posted on: 01/12/2015 - 06:01

Researchers detected circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the portal venous blood of all patients with pancreaticobiliary cancer (PBC), but in the peripheral blood of only 22% of patients, according to...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Crohn’s study found no reason to continue immunomodulators after starting anti-TNFs

Posted on: 01/12/2015 - 06:01

Baseline exposure to an immunomodulator did not improve the odds of clinical response or remission when starting anti–tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) therapy for Crohn’s disease (CD), said authors...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

High serum leptin, insulin levels linked to Barrett’s esophagus risk

Posted on: 01/12/2015 - 06:01

High serum insulin and leptin levels were significantly associated with Barrett’s esophagus, according to authors of a meta-analysis of nine observational studies published in the December issue of...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Proportion of HCV patients in U.S. with cirrhosis climbing

Posted on: 24/11/2015 - 16:05

SAN FRANCISCO – The prevalence of cirrhosis among patients in the United States infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is rising steeply, according to data presented at the annual meeting of the...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Short-course DAA regimens for HCV provide limited cure rates

Posted on: 23/11/2015 - 22:00

Shorter-course treatment with combinations of three or four different direct-acting antiviral agents achieved sustain viral response in 12 weeks (SVR12) in less than a third of patients with...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

ARC-520 shows promise in chronic hepatitis B

Posted on: 23/11/2015 - 21:19

SAN FRANCISCO – ARC-520, the first RNA interference–based drug to reach patients, produced deep and durable knockdown of viral antigens and DNA in chronic hepatitis B patients in a phase II...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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