Gastroenterology (all articles)
Review: Role of endoscopic ultrasound in liver disease
9 Oct, 2017 | 20:36h | UTC
Report: The Burden of Primary Liver Cancer and Underlying Etiologies From 1990 to 2015 at the Global, Regional, and National Level
7 Oct, 2017 | 22:38h | UTCCommentary: Global burden of disease study focuses on liver cancer – eCancer News (free)
Review – Recent developments in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer
7 Oct, 2017 | 22:02h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Global Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection
7 Oct, 2017 | 21:48h | UTC
Guidelines for diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal stromal tumor
7 Oct, 2017 | 21:16h | UTCChinese consensus guidelines for diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (free)
Guideline: Preventive chemotherapy to control soil-transmitted helminth infections in at-risk population groups
1 Oct, 2017 | 16:07h | UTCNews release: WHO recommends large-scale deworming to improve children’s health and nutrition (free)
Infographic: WHO publishes recommendations for large-scale deworming to improve children’s health and nutrition (free)
See also: WHO intestinal worms website (free resources) AND Fact sheet: Soil-transmitted helminth infections (free)
Study Questions Use of Acid Suppressors To Curb Mild Infant Reflux
1 Oct, 2017 | 16:09h | UTCMedical News & Perspectives: Study Questions Use of Acid Suppressors To Curb Mild Infant Reflux – JAMA (free) (RT @DeeMangin see Tweet)
Study abstract presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting: Infants prescribed antacids for reflux have increased risk of bone fractures (free)
Guideline: Quality standards in upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
1 Oct, 2017 | 15:08h | UTCCommentary: Standards for Upper GI Endoscopy Released – Medscape (free registration required)
Guideline: Colorectal polypectomy and endoscopic mucosal resection
1 Oct, 2017 | 14:54h | UTC
Review: Gastric Adenocarcinoma
1 Oct, 2017 | 14:51h | UTCGastric Adenocarcinoma: A Multimodal Approach – Frontiers in Surgery (free)
Review: From diagnosis to treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma
1 Oct, 2017 | 14:48h | UTC
Systematic Review: Strategies for detecting colon cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:23h | UTCStrategies for detecting colon cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel disease – Cochrane Library (free)
Original article: Strategies for detecting colon cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel disease – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Review: Treating children with inflammatory bowel disease
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:10h | UTC
Review: Acute and chronic hepatobiliary manifestations of sickle cell disease
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:13h | UTC
Review: Preventing catastrophic haemorrhage in pancreatitis
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:11h | UTCPancreatitis: Preventing catastrophic haemorrhage – World Journal of Gastroenterology (free)
Review: Primary sclerosing cholangitis
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:07h | UTCPrimary sclerosing cholangitis – a comprehensive review – Journal of Hepatology (free)
Meta-analysis: Efficacy of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy in chronic pancreatitis
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:47h | UTCSource: Medscape
Cohort Study: Risk of gastrointestinal perforation in patients taking fluoroquinolones
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:48h | UTCCommentary: Antibiotic Class Linked to Increased Risk of GI Perforation – MPR (free)
Guideline: Systemic therapy in incurable gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:23h | UTC
Meta-analysis: Efficacy of recommended drugs against soil transmitted helminths
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:04h | UTCCommentary: Reduced Efficacy of Anthelmintic Drugs – MyScience (free)
Cohort Study: Childhood onset inflammatory bowel disease and risk of cancer
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:03h | UTCEditorial: Increased risk of cancer in children with inflammatory bowel disease (free)
Commentaries: Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Childhood Tied to Higher Cancer Risk Later – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND IBD in Childhood Raises Cancer Risk – Medscape (free registration required)
Randomized clinical trial of antibiotic therapy for uncomplicated appendicitis
24 Sep, 2017 | 21:24h | UTCRandomized clinical trial of antibiotic therapy for uncomplicated appendicitis – British Journal of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
See also a related meta-analysis suggesting the safety of nonoperative treatment for uncomplicated cases (free) and a recent guideline that incorporates the possibility of non-operative treatment for uncomplicated disease (free)
“1st RCT to show uncomplicated appendicitis resolve even without antibiotics (let alone surgery)” (RT @villesallinen see Tweet)
Review: Advents in the Diagnosis and Management of Ischemic Colitis
24 Sep, 2017 | 20:18h | UTCAdvents in the Diagnosis and Management of Ischemic Colitis – Frontiers in Surgery (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Endoscopic ultrasonography – emerging applications in hepatology
24 Sep, 2017 | 00:14h | UTCEndoscopic ultrasonography – emerging applications in hepatology – World Journal of Gastroenterology (free)
Randomized Controled Trial: Efficacy of Thalidomide in Preventing Delayed Nausea and Vomiting Induced by Chemotherapy
20 Sep, 2017 | 20:55h | UTCEfficacy of Thalidomide in Preventing Delayed Nausea and Vomiting Induced by Highly Emetogenic Chemotherapy: A Randomized, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase III Trial (CLOG1302 study) – Journal of Clinical Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Thalidomide Improves Prevention of Delayed Nausea and Vomiting Induced by Highly Emetogenic Chemotherapy – PracticeUpdate (free registration required) AND Adding Thalidomide to Palonosetron, Dexamethasone Reduces CINV – Oncology Nurse Advisor (free)