Gastroenterology (all articles)
Review: Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
25 Mar, 2020 | 02:00h | UTCNonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Podcast: Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: The Primary Care Perspective – JAMA (free)
Cohort Study: Risk of Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Mortality after Polypectomy
25 Mar, 2020 | 01:57h | UTCCommentaries: Polyps and Colorectal Cancer risk – Karolinska Institutet (free) AND Risk of colorectal cancer incidence and mortality after polypectomy – ESMO (free)
COVID-19: Updates for Gastroenterologists
25 May, 2020 | 00:01h | UTCGuidelines:
- AGA Institute Rapid Review of the GI and Liver Manifestations of COVID-19, Meta-Analysis of International Data, and Recommendations for the Consultative Management of Patients with COVID-19 – American Gastroenterology Association
- Chapter of Gastroenterologists professional guidance for management of patients with liver disease in Singapore during the COVID-19 pandemic – Singapore Medical Journal (05/2020)
- Joint Guidance from SGEI, ISG and INASL for Gastroenterologists and Gastrointestinal Endoscopists on the Prevention, Care, and Management of Patients With COVID-19 – Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology (05/2020)
- COVID-19 rapid guideline: gastrointestinal and liver conditions treated with drugs affecting the immune response – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (05/2020)
- Management of inflammatory bowel disease patients in the COVID-19 pandemic era: a Brazilian tertiary referral center guidance – Clinics (04/2020)
- AGA Clinical Practice Update on Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Expert Commentary – Gastroenterology (04/2020)
- Management of Patients with Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of an International Meeting – Gastroenterology (04/2020)
- Care of patients with liver disease during the COVID-19 pandemic: EASL-ESCMID position paper – JHEP Reports (04/2020)
- Clinical Best Practice Advice for Hepatology and Liver Transplant Providers During the COVID‐19 Pandemic: AASLD Expert Panel Consensus Statement – Hepatology (04/2020)
- Care of patients with liver disease during the COVID-19 pandemic: EASL-ESCMID Position Paper – European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) AND News Release: Patients with advanced liver disease and transplant recipients require specific care during COVID-19 – European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) (04/2020)
- AGA Institute Rapid Recommendations for Gastrointestinal Procedures During the COVID-19 Pandemic – American Gastroenterological Association AND News Release: AGA issues formal recommendations for PPE during gastrointestinal procedures (04/2020)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak: what the department of endoscopy should know – Gastrointestinal Endoscopy AND Commentary: Endoscopy During the COVID-19 Pandemic – NEJM Journal Watch (03/2020)
Selected Articles:
- NEW – Liver Biochemistries in Hospitalized Patients With COVID‐19 – Hepatology (05/2020)
- NEW – Gastrointestinal features in children with COVID-19: an observation of varied presentation in eight children – The Lanced Child & Adolescent Health (05/2020)
- NEW – Prevention of nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 transmission in endoscopy: international recommendations and the need for a gold standard – Gut (05/2020)
- Abdominal Imaging Findings in COVID-19: Preliminary Observations – Radiology AND News Release: Imaging reveals bowel abnormalities in patients with COVID-19 – Radiological Society of North America (05/2020)
- COVID-19: an overview of worldwide recommendations for management of patients with liver diseases or liver transplantation – Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (05/2020)
- Manifestations and prognosis of gastrointestinal and liver involvement in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (05/2020)
- Gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, and pancreatic manifestations of COVID-19 – Journal of Clinical Virology (05/2020)
- Liver injury is associated with severe Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) infection: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of retrospective studies – Hepatology Research (05/2020)
- Practical Advice for Management of IBD Patients during the COVID‐19 Pandemic: A World Endoscopy Organization Statement – Digestive Endoscopy (05/2020)
- Patient Page: What to Know About Liver Disease and COVID-19 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (05/2020)
- Longitudinal association between markers of liver injury and mortality in COVID‐19 in China – Hepatology (05/2020)
- SARS-CoV-2 productively infects human gut enterocytes – Science AND Commentaries: SARS-CoV-2 Infection of Gut Organoids Bolsters Case for Intestinal Transmission – GEN AND Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 infects cells of the intestine – Hubrecht Institute (05/2020)
- Prevalence and Characteristics of Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infection in the United States: A Multicenter Cohort Study – Gastroenterology (05/2020)
- Gastrointestinal Infection Could Be New Focus for Coronavirus Diagnosis – Cureus (05/2020)
- Is SARS-CoV-2 Also an Enteric Pathogen with Potential Fecal-Oral Transmission: A COVID-19 Virological and Clinical Review – Gastroenterology (05/2020)
- Review Article: Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of COVID‐19 in the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patient – Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics (05/2020)
- Potential Fecal Transmission of SARS-CoV-2: Current Evidence and Implications for Public Health – International Journal of Infectious Diseases (05/2020)
- Low risk of covid-19 transmission in GI endoscopy – Gut (04/2020)
- Diarrhea is associated with prolonged symptoms and viral carriage in COVID-19 – Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (04/2020)
- Characteristics of Liver Tests in COVID-19 Patients – Journal of Hepatology (04/2020)
- Gastrointestinal symptoms associated with severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19): a pooled analysis – Internal and Emergency Medicine (04/2020)
- A report of three COVID-19 cases with prolonged viral RNA detection in anal swabs – Clinical Microbiology and Infection (04/2020)
- Gastrointestinal Symptoms and COVID-19: Case-Control Study from the United States – Gastroenterology (04/2020)
- COVID-19 in long-term liver transplant patients: preliminary experience from an Italian transplant centre in Lombardy – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology AND Commentary: Liver Transplant: If No COVID-19 Symptoms, Immunosuppressants OK – MedPage Today (free registration required) (04/2020)
- COVID-19 and gastrointestinal endoscopies: current insights and emergent strategies – Digestive Endoscopy (04/2020)
- Clinical Features of COVID-19-Related Liver Damage – Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (04/2020)
- Prolonged viral shedding in feces of pediatric patients with coronavirus disease 2019 – Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection (04/2020)
- Diarrhea during COVID-19 infection: pathogenesis, epidemiology, prevention and management – Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (04/2020)
- COVID-19 and liver disease – Liver International (04/2020)
- [Preprint] Liver injury is associated with severe Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19) infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of retrospective studies – medRxiv (04/2020)
- Gastrointestinal Manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Virus Load in Fecal Samples from the Hong Kong Cohort and Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Gastroenterology AND Commentary: Gastrointestinal Aspects of COVID-19 – NEJM Journal Watch (04/2020)
- Digestive system involvement of novel coronavirus infection: prevention and control infection from a gastroenterology perspective – Journal of Digestive Diseases (04/2020)
- Pancreatic injury patterns in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia – Gastroenterology (04/2020)
- COVID-19 and Liver Dysfunction: Current Insights and Emergent Therapeutic Strategies – Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology (04/2020)
- Digestive Symptoms in COVID-19 Patients with Mild Disease Severity: Clinical Presentation, Stool Viral RNA Testing, and Outcomes – American Journal of Gastroenterology (04/2020)
- Covid‐19 and the Digestive System – Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (03/2020)
- COVID-19: faecal–oral transmission? – Nature Gastroenterology and Hepatology (03/2020)
- Epidemiological, clinical and virological characteristics of 74 cases of coronavirus-infected disease 2019 (COVID-19) with gastrointestinal symptoms – Gut (03/2020)
- COVID-19 in gastroenterology: a clinical perspective – Gut
- Autopsy in suspected COVID-19 cases – Journal of Clinical Pathology (03/2020)
- COVID-19: Advice from the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology for Endoscopy Facilities, as of March 16, 2020 – Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (03/2020)
- Prolonged presence of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA in faecal samples – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (03/2020)
- COVID-19 and the liver: little cause for concern – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (03/2020)
- Don’t overlook digestive symptoms in patients with 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) – Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (03/2020)
- What Should Gastroenterologists and Patients Know About COVID-19? – Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (03/2020)
- Effect of gastrointestinal symptoms on patients infected with COVID-19 – Gastroenterology (03/2020)
- Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients with digestive symptoms in Hubei, China: a descriptive, cross-sectional, multicenter study – American Journal of Gastroenterology AND Commentaries: Study from The American Journal of Gastroenterology Reveals Diarrhea is a Prominent Symptom of COVID-19 – American College of Gastroenterology AND Diarrhea a key symptom in 1 of 4 COVID-19 patients, study finds – UPI (03/2020)
- Liver injury during highly pathogenic human coronavirus infections – Liver International (03/2020)
- Implications of COVID-19 for patients with pre-existing digestive diseases – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (03/2020)
- COVID-19: Gastrointestinal manifestations and potential fecal-oral transmission – Gastroenterology (03/2020)
- Evidence for gastrointestinal infection of SARS-CoV-2 – Gastroenterology AND Commentary: Gastrointestinal manifestations and fecal-oral transmission of novel coronavirus – New Medical (03/2020)
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Study: Diarrhea is a Prominent Symptom of COVID-19
19 Mar, 2020 | 10:56h | UTCCommentaries: Study from The American Journal of Gastroenterology Reveals Diarrhea is a Prominent Symptom of COVID-19 – American College of Gastroenterology (free) AND Diarrhea a key symptom in 1 of 4 COVID-19 patients, study finds – UPI (free)
[Abstract Only] Observational Study: Use of Low-dose Aspirin Linked to Lower Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Liver-related Mortality
12 Mar, 2020 | 08:19h | UTCAssociation of Aspirin with Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Liver-Related Mortality – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Aspirin Use Associated with Reduced Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Liver-Related Mortality – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Clinical Update: Diagnosis and Treatment of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile Infection in Adults in 2020
10 Mar, 2020 | 08:32h | UTCDiagnosis and Treatment of Clostridioides (Clostridium) Difficile Infection in Adults in 2020 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related: Clostridioides Difficile: Diagnosis and Treatments (free BMJ review and guidelines on the subject) AND Clostridioides difficile (formerly Clostridium difficile) infection in the critically ill: an expert statement – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Albumin in Decompensated Cirrhosis: New Concepts and Perspectives
8 Mar, 2020 | 20:23h | UTCAlbumin in decompensated cirrhosis: new concepts and perspectives – Gut (free)
Study: Colorectal Cancer Burden Shifting to Younger Individuals
6 Mar, 2020 | 10:15h | UTCNews Release: Colorectal Cancer Burden Shifting to Younger Individuals – American Cancer Society (free)
Original Report: Colorectal cancer statistics, 2020 – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (free)
Commentary: Half of new colon and rectal cancer diagnoses are now in people age 66 and younger, report finds – CNN (free)
Short Review: Time‐Sensitive Interventions in Hospitalized Patients with Cirrhosis
4 Mar, 2020 | 08:24h | UTCTime‐Sensitive Interventions in Hospitalized Patients with Cirrhosis – Clinical Liver Disease (free)
USPSTF Statement: Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults
3 Mar, 2020 | 08:03h | UTCAuthor Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults (free audio)
Editorials: Universal Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Step Toward Elimination – JAMA (free for a limited period) AND USPSTF’s Hepatitis C Screening Recommendation—A Necessary Step to Tackling an Evolving Epidemic – JAMA Network Open (free)
Evidence Report and Systematic Review: Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults – US Preventive Services Task Force (free)
JAMA Patient Page: Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection (free)
Commentary: Experts recommend testing U.S. adults ages 18-79 for hep C – Reuters (free)
Adult Liver Transplantation: A UK Clinical Guideline
1 Mar, 2020 | 19:33h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Study: Microbiota as Predictor of Mortality in Allogeneic Hematopoietic-Cell Transplantation
28 Feb, 2020 | 08:18h | UTCMicrobiota as Predictor of Mortality in Allogeneic Hematopoietic-Cell Transplantation – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Higher Microbiota Diversity in Hematologic Cancer Treatment Could Lower Mortality Risk, Study Finds – AJMC (free) AND Gut Diversity Before HCT Predicts Survival in Blood Cancers – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Perspective: The Low-FODMAP Diet Helps IBS Symptoms, but Questions Remain
27 Feb, 2020 | 08:33h | UTCThe Low-FODMAP Diet Helps IBS Symptoms, but Questions Remain – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related: Low fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols (FODMAP) diet improves symptoms in adults suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) compared to standard IBS diet: A meta-analysis of clinical studies – PLOS One (free) AND The Low FODMAP Diet: Recent Advances in Understanding Its Mechanisms and Efficacy in IBS – Gut (free PDF)
Consensus Recommendations: Follow-Up After Colonoscopy and Polypectomy
26 Feb, 2020 | 07:14h | UTCRecommendations for Follow-Up After Colonoscopy and Polypectomy: A Consensus Update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer – Gastroenterology (free link via Google Scholar)
Summary: Updated Polypectomy Surveillance Recommendations – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related: British Society of Gastroenterology/Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland/Public Health England post-polypectomy and post-colorectal cancer resection surveillance guidelines – Gut (free guidelines and studies on the subject)
EASL Clinical Practice Guideline: Occupational Liver Diseases
25 Feb, 2020 | 06:47h | UTCEASL Clinical Practice Guideline: Occupational liver diseases – Journal of Hepatology (free)
Meta-Analysis: Evaluation of the Association Between Gastric Acid Suppression and Risk of Intestinal Colonization with Multidrug-Resistant Microorganisms
25 Feb, 2020 | 06:39h | UTCAuthor Interview: Evaluation of Association Between Gastric Acid Suppression and Risk of Intestinal Colonization With MDROs – JAMA (free)
Commentary: Deprescribing Proton Pump Inhibitors: Overcoming Resistance – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Related: Deprescribing proton pump inhibitors: Evidence-based clinical practice guideline – Canadian Family Physician (free) AND Deprescribing Proton Pump Inhibitors – Therapeutics Initiative (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
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The use of acid suppressants (mainly PPIs or H2RAs) associated w 75% ⬆️ odds of intestinal MDRO colonization,chiefly resistant Enterobacterales&VRE in the community&health care setting #IDTwitterhttps://t.co/ZKFtIYztqX pic.twitter.com/mLIuzM8V3p— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 (@ABsteward) February 24, 2020
Review: NAFLD as a Driver of Chronic Kidney Disease
25 Feb, 2020 | 06:05h | UTCNAFLD as a driver of chronic kidney disease – Journal of Hepatology (free)
Randomized Trial: Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction at 7-Year Follow-up of Antibiotic Therapy vs. Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis
20 Feb, 2020 | 10:40h | UTCQuality of Life and Patient Satisfaction at 7-Year Follow-up of Antibiotic Therapy vs Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction After Antibiotic Therapy vs Appendectomy (free audio)
Commentaries: Quality of Life—The Appendix – JAMA Surgery (free) AND Patient satisfaction and quality of life similar across all appendicitis treatments – News Medical (free)
Related: Meta-Analysis: Antibiotic Treatment vs. Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis in Adults and Children (several studies on the subject) AND Nonoperative treatment for nonperforated appendicitis in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Pediatric Surgery International (free)
Guidelines for the Management of Adult Acute and Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure in the ICU
16 Feb, 2020 | 21:42h | UTCNews Release: New guidelines for hepatic failure in the intensive care unit – Wolters Kluwer Health (free)
See also: Executive Summary (free)
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Fecal Occult Blood Testing Should Not be Used as a Diagnostic Tool for Clinical Indications
16 Feb, 2020 | 21:31h | UTCUse of Fecal Occult Blood Testing as a Diagnostic Tool for Clinical Indications: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – The American Journal of Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Fecal Occult Blood Tests Should Not Be Used for Diagnostic Indications – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period)
Position Statement: Role of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in the Screening of Digestive Tract Cancers
16 Feb, 2020 | 21:07h | UTC
Application of Artificial Intelligence to Gastroenterology and Hepatology
16 Feb, 2020 | 20:38h | UTCApplication of Artificial Intelligence to Gastroenterology and Hepatology – Gastroenterology (free)
Non-neoplastic Hepatopancreatobiliary Lesions Simulating Malignancy: Can we Differentiate?
11 Feb, 2020 | 01:50h | UTC
Study: Lower GI-bleeding in Anticoagulated Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Should Always Raise Suspicion of Colorectal Cancer
9 Feb, 2020 | 20:47h | UTCCommentary: GI Bleeding and Colorectal Cancer Risk in Anticoagulated AF Patients – American College of Cardiology (free) AND GI bleeding often mistaken as side effect of blood thinners when it could indicate cancer – Cardiovascular Business (free)
ACG Clinical Guideline: Chronic Pancreatitis
6 Feb, 2020 | 02:13h | UTCACG Clinical Guideline: Chronic Pancreatitis – American Journal of Gastroenterology (free PDF)