Gastroenterology (all articles)
AASLD Practice Guidance: Palliative care and symptom-based management in decompensated cirrhosis.
8 Feb, 2022 | 08:51h | UTCRelated: Meta-Analysis: Symptom Prevalence and Quality of Life of Patients with End-stage Liver Disease
Guideline: Therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound.
8 Feb, 2022 | 08:48h | UTC
Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase (γ-GT) – an old dog with new tricks?
8 Feb, 2022 | 08:35h | UTCGamma-Glutamyl Transferase (γ-GT) – an old dog with new tricks? – Liver International
Expert opinion on management of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency in pancreatic cancer.
8 Feb, 2022 | 08:31h | UTCExpert opinion on management of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency in pancreatic cancer – ESMO Open
Guideline: Management and follow-up of gallbladder polyps – “If the patient has no risk factors for malignancy, and a gallbladder polypoid lesion of 5 mm or less, follow-up is not required”.
7 Feb, 2022 | 08:39h | UTC
Study showed aminotransferase levels are often unremarkable in patients with alcohol-related cirrhosis and have a poor correlation with complications or death.
4 Feb, 2022 | 08:30h | UTCNormal or Near Normal Aminotransferase Levels in Patients with Alcoholic Cirrhosis – American Journal of Medical Sciences (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Review: Primary and metastatic peritoneal surface malignancies.
2 Feb, 2022 | 08:33h | UTCPrimary and metastatic peritoneal surface malignancies – Nature Reviews Disease Primers (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Infographic: Primary and metastatic peritoneal surface malignancies – Nature Reviews Disease Primers (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Commentary on Twitter
Treatment modalities for #peritoneal surface malignancies can be combined or used sequentially according to underlying #tumour type, disease extent and patients' condition and preference.https://t.co/cIkVAJRSaj pic.twitter.com/PUP1BtoTxE
— Nature Reviews Disease Primers (@DiseasePrimers) December 21, 2021
RCT: 2 L polyethylene glycol plus ascorbic acid may provide similar efficacy and better tolerability as 4 L polyethylene glycol for bowel cleansing in elderly patients aged 60–79.
2 Feb, 2022 | 08:29h | UTCComparison of 2 L Polyethylene Glycol Plus Ascorbic Acid and 4 L Polyethylene Glycol in Elderly Patients Aged 60–79: A Prospective Randomized Study – Digestive Diseases and Sciences (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Guidelines:
Bowel preparation before colonoscopy – Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
M-A: Efficacy and safety of biologics and small molecule drugs for patients with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis.
2 Feb, 2022 | 08:20h | UTCEfficacy and safety of biologics and small molecule drugs for patients with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Review: Advance care planning and goals of care discussions in advanced liver disease.
2 Feb, 2022 | 08:17h | UTC
Review: Prevention of atherosclerosis from childhood.
2 Feb, 2022 | 08:12h | UTCPrevention of atherosclerosis from childhood – Nature Reviews Cardiology (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
RCT: Impact of portable normothermic blood-based machine perfusion on outcomes of liver transplant.
1 Feb, 2022 | 08:58h | UTCCommentaries:
Normothermic Machine Perfusion Improves Outcomes in Liver Transplant Recipients – Physician’s Weekly
Machine Perfusion Cuts Early Graft Dysfunction in Liver Transplantation – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Related:
RCT: Hypothermic machine perfusion in liver transplantation
Transplantation of Discarded Livers Following Viability Testing with Normothermic Machine Perfusion
Commentaries on Twitter
Study found portable normothermic oxygenated machine perfusion of donor liver grafts resulted in improved outcomes of liver transplantation and in more livers being transplanted. https://t.co/PZzvFriJvB pic.twitter.com/2icSfxoLDF
— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) January 5, 2022
Study found portable normothermic oxygenated machine perfusion of donor liver grafts resulted in improved outcomes of liver transplantation and in more livers being transplanted. https://t.co/TKEsTf8Htu pic.twitter.com/tg2xDGDyOS
— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) January 5, 2022
Review | Hepatic encephalopathy: thinking beyond ammonia.
1 Feb, 2022 | 08:36h | UTCHepatic Encephalopathy: Thinking Beyond Ammonia – Clinical Liver Disease
RCT: Olanzapine may improve the control of vomiting in the delayed phase in children receiving highly emetogenic chemotherapy.
30 Jan, 2022 | 14:13h | UTCEfficacy and Safety of Olanzapine in Children Receiving Highly Emetogenic Chemotherapy: A Randomized, Double-blind Placebo-controlled Phase 3 Trial – Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Guideline Summary: Management of the top 10 most common immune-related adverse events in patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy.
30 Jan, 2022 | 14:11h | UTCOriginal Article: ASCO Guideline Update: Management of immune-related adverse events in patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy.
Related:
Clinical practice guideline on immune checkpoint inhibitor-related adverse events.
NCCN Guidelines Insights: Management of Immunotherapy-Related Toxicities (several resources on the subject)
M-A: Helicobacter pylori eradication may result in modest improvement in functional dyspepsia.
30 Jan, 2022 | 14:01h | UTCEfficacy of Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy for functional dyspepsia: updated systematic review and meta-analysis – Gut (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: H. pylori eradication therapy may lead to better outcomes for functional dyspepsia – ACP Gastroenterology
10 mistakes in dietary management of irritable bowel syndrome and how to avoid them.
30 Jan, 2022 | 13:59h | UTCMistakes in dietary management of IBS and how to avoid them – United European Gastroenterology
Related:
Supplement: Irritable bowel syndrome and related conditions.
RCT: FODMAPs, but not gluten, elicit modest symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.
British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines on the management of irritable bowel syndrome
Guidelines for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome
ACG Clinical Guideline: Management of irritable bowel syndrome
M-A: Efficacy of a low-FODMAP diet in adult irritable bowel syndrome
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
?Just out in the 'Mistakes in…' series from @my_ueg from our very own @MujagicZlatan @JennyBrouns @IBS_Maastricht and @MurisJean
? mistakes in dietary management of #IBS and how to avoid them
??https://t.co/Meg7sGMAOZCheck the ? below for details#GItwitter #Medtwitter pic.twitter.com/eokXEHSW0P
— Maastricht UMC+ Gastroenterology & Hepatology (@MUMC_GI) January 29, 2022
M-A: Clinical and endoscopic characteristics associated with post-endoscopy upper gastrointestinal cancers.
28 Jan, 2022 | 08:08h | UTCClinical and Endoscopic Characteristics Associated with Post-Endoscopy Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Supplement: Irritable bowel syndrome and related conditions.
26 Jan, 2022 | 01:21h | UTCHomepage: IBS and Related Conditions – Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Review article: epidemiology of IBS and other bowel disorders of gut–brain interaction (DGBI)
Review article: Physical and psychological comorbidities associated with irritable bowel syndrome
Review article: Diagnosis and investigation of irritable bowel syndrome
Review article: current and future treatment approaches for IBS with constipation
Review article: current and future treatment approaches for pain in IBS
Podcast: Inflammatory bowel disease in children.
25 Jan, 2022 | 09:18h | UTC#42: Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Go With Your Gut – The Cribsiders
RCT: A low FODMAP diet reduces symptoms in treated celiac patients with ongoing symptoms.
25 Jan, 2022 | 09:03h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
A low FODMAP diet reduces symptoms in ‘???????’ #celiac patients with ongoing symptoms – a randomized controlled trial.
Brilliant RCT! Important word in the title is… ‘Treated’ (ie in histopathological remission).?
? https://t.co/R7oSnNhsWI pic.twitter.com/d0wbAa2nFg
— Nick Trott (@trott_nick) January 22, 2022
No amount of alcohol is good for the heart, says World Heart Federation.
24 Jan, 2022 | 08:23h | UTCNews Release: No amount of alcohol is good for the heart, says World Heart Federation
Commentary: No amount of alcohol is good for the heart, new report says, but critics disagree on science – CNN
Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for functional dyspepsia.
24 Jan, 2022 | 08:19h | UTCRelated:
Dyspepsia: A stepwise approach to evaluation and management.
UEG Consensus on Functional Dyspepsia.
The WSES/SICG/ACOI/SICUT/AcEMC/SIFIPAC guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of acute left colonic diverticulitis in the elderly.
24 Jan, 2022 | 08:24h | UTCRelated:
ACP Guideline: Diagnosis and management of acute left-sided colonic diverticulitis.
Review: Changing paradigms in the management of acute uncomplicated diverticulitis.
Review: Elective surgical management of diverticulitis
State of the Art Review | Management of colonic diverticulitis
Drains, germs, or steel: Multidisciplinary management of acute colonic diverticulitis
Systematic review: Management of colonic diverticulitis
WSES Guidelines for the Management of Acute Colonic Diverticulitis
ASCRS Guidelines for the Treatment of Left-Sided Colonic Diverticulitis
Review: Diagnostic evaluation of gastric motor and sensory disorders.
21 Jan, 2022 | 09:42h | UTCDiagnostic Evaluation of Gastric Motor and Sensory Disorders – American Journal of Gastroenterology