Gastroenterology (all articles)
Review: Updated treatment strategies for intestinal Behçet’s disease
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:29h | UTCUpdated treatment strategies for intestinal Behçet’s disease – Korean Journal of Internal Medicine (free)
Low FODMAP diet may improve irritable bowel symptoms more than other diets
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:09h | UTCLow FODMAP diet may improve irritable bowel symptoms more than other diets – NIHR Signal (free)
Review – Reflux Hypersensitivity: A New Functional Esophageal Disorder
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:37h | UTC
Review: The management of functional dyspepsia in clinical practice
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:05h | UTC
Review :Recent advances in the management of peptic ulcer bleeding
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:04h | UTCRecent advances in the management of peptic ulcer bleeding – F1000 Research (free)
Review – Primary sclerosing cholangitis: diagnostic and management challenges
30 Nov, 2017 | 17:47h | UTC
Review – Cancer of the Anal Canal: Diagnosis, Staging and Follow-Up with MRI
30 Nov, 2017 | 17:46h | UTCCancer of the Anal Canal: Diagnosis, Staging and Follow-Up with MRI – Korean Journal of Radiology (free)
Review: Clostridium difficile infection in the elderly
30 Nov, 2017 | 17:38h | UTC
Guidelines for the management of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer
30 Nov, 2017 | 17:36h | UTC
Research: Effect of Oral Capsule– vs Colonoscopy-Delivered Fecal Microbiota Transplantation on Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection
29 Nov, 2017 | 16:57h | UTCEffect of Oral Capsule– vs Colonoscopy-Delivered Fecal Microbiota Transplantation on Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Comparison of Fecal Transplant Using Capsule vs Colonoscopy to Prevent Clostridium Difficile Infection – The JAMA Network (free) AND New evidence suggests there’s a much easier way to get a fecal transplant – Quartz (free) AND Fecal transplant by capsule may match colonoscopy for C diff – CIDRAP (free)
Related: Faecal transplant effectively treats recurrent or unresponsive Clostridium difficile – NIHR Signal (free)
Research: Adherence to a Healthy Lifestyle is Associated With a Lower Risk of Diverticulitis among Men
28 Nov, 2017 | 19:35h | UTCAdherence to a Healthy Lifestyle is Associated With a Lower Risk of Diverticulitis among Men – American Journal of Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Unhealthy lifestyle may cause half of diverticulitis cases – Reuters (free)
Faecal transplant effectively treats recurrent or unresponsive Clostridium difficile
28 Nov, 2017 | 19:32h | UTCFaecal transplant effectively treats recurrent or unresponsive Clostridium difficile – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Systematic review with meta-analysis: the efficacy of faecal microbiota transplantation for the treatment of recurrent and refractory Clostridium difficile infection – Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Guideline: Hepatitis B Vaccination, Screening, and Linkage to Care
25 Nov, 2017 | 22:54h | UTCCommentaries: ACP, CDC issue best practice advice on HBV – ACP Internist (free) AND CDC, ACP Offer Joint Guidance on Hepatitis B Vaccination and Screening – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Guidelines on the management of abnormal liver blood tests
20 Nov, 2017 | 17:47h | UTCGuidelines on the management of abnormal liver blood tests – Gut (free)
Review: Eosinophilic esophagitis: update on management and controversies
20 Nov, 2017 | 14:15h | UTCEosinophilic esophagitis: update on management and controversies – The BMJ (free for 2 weeks)
Review: Role of liver magnetic resonance imaging in hyperferritinaemia and the diagnosis of iron overload
14 Nov, 2017 | 20:27h | UTC
Review: Endoscopic management of colorectal adenomas
14 Nov, 2017 | 20:25h | UTCEndoscopic management of colorectal adenomas – Annals of Gastroenterology (free)
Guidelines for scoring the histopathological growth patterns of liver metastasis
14 Nov, 2017 | 20:21h | UTC
Guideline: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
11 Nov, 2017 | 19:21h | UTCInflammatory Bowel Disease, 4th Edition – Australian Guidelines for General Practitioners and Physicians (free PDF)
Source: Gastroenterology Research Review Australia
Testing for chronic hepatitis B and C: a global perspective
6 Nov, 2017 | 14:39h | UTCTesting for chronic hepatitis B and C: a global perspective – BMC Infectious Diseases (free)
Systematic Review: Glucocorticosteroids for people with alcoholic hepatitis
6 Nov, 2017 | 14:30h | UTCGlucocorticosteroids for people with alcoholic hepatitis – Cochrane Library (free)
Original article: Glucocorticosteroids for people with alcoholic hepatitis – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“We found no evidence of a difference between glucocorticosteroids and placebo or no intervention on all-cause mortality, health-related quality of life, and serious adverse events during treatment”.
Research: Fiber Intake and Survival After Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis
6 Nov, 2017 | 14:32h | UTCFiber Intake and Survival After Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis – JAMA Oncology (free)
Commentaries: Is Eating Fiber After Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis Associated with Lower Death Risk? – The JAMA Network (free) AND Higher Fiber Intake After Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis Tied to Improved Survival – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Guideline: The diagnosis and management of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
5 Nov, 2017 | 20:29h | UTC
Research: Long-term proton pump inhibitors and risk of gastric cancer development after treatment for Helicobacter pylori
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:59h | UTCLong-term proton pump inhibitors and risk of gastric cancer development after treatment for Helicobacter pylori: a population-based study – Gut (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Acid reflux drug linked to more than doubled risk of stomach cancer – study – The Guardian (free) AND Gastric Cancer Risk Doubled With Long-term PPI Use – Medscape (free registration required) AND PPI Use After H. pylori Eradication Therapy Tied to Increased Risk for Gastric Cancer – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Research: Maintenance therapy with proton pump inhibitors and risk of gastric cancer
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:58h | UTC“Among 797 067 individuals on maintenance PPI therapy, the SIR of gastric cancer was over threefold increased (SIR=3.38, 95% CI 3.23 to 3.53)”.