MIAMI BEACH – A combination of teamwork and leadership led to a 50% reduction in readmission after pancreatectomy in a large academic facility.
The readmission rate at Indiana University Hospital...
Glycerol phenylbutyrate significantly reduced the number of cirrhosis patients experiencing hepatic encephalopathy and the time to first event, a phase II trial has shown.
The randomized,...
Among patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection, viral factors such as viral load and HCV genotype "did not play any significant role in the causation of acute kidney dysfunction...
Among patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection, viral factors such as viral load and HCV genotype "did not play any significant role in the causation of acute kidney dysfunction...
Medicare officials propose to cover screening for hepatitis C virus for adults at high risk of infection as well as a one-time screening for Baby Boomers.
The plan, announced in <link...
SAN DIEGO (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – People who outgrow a food allergy may be at risk of developing eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) to the same food, Dr. Jonathan Spergel said in a press briefing at...
MIAMI BEACH – Studies continue to confirm it: When it comes to complex surgical procedures, higher volume equals better outcomes. But like the chicken-or-egg conundrum, researchers are asking which...
MIAMI – There appears to be no difference in the rate of anastomotic leak in pancreaticogastrostomy compared with pancreaticojejunostomy reconstruction after a Whipple procedure, but...
Endoscopic resection for mucosal esophageal adenocarcinoma is safe and highly effective, and should be the new standard of care.
That’s according to Dr. Oliver Pech, whose study in the March issue...
"Deep remission" of Crohn’s disease is associated with better quality of life, physical function, and cost savings.
Moreover, this composite clinical and endoscopic endpoint may be best...