GI Surgery - Endoscopy

ACG Clinical Guideline: Upper Gastrointestinal and Ulcer Bleeding – RBC transfusion at a threshold of 7 g/dL; Erythromycin infusion is suggested before endoscopy; and endoscopy is suggested within 24 hours after presentation.

3 May, 2021 | 05:27h | UTC

ACG Clinical Guideline: Upper Gastrointestinal and Ulcer Bleeding – The American Journal of Gastroenterology

 

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Short review | Assessment and management of dysphagia and achalasia

7 Apr, 2021 | 01:13h | UTC

Assessment and management of dysphagia and achalasia – Clinical Medicine Journal

 

Commentary on Twitter

Diagnostic approach to dysphagia and achalasia

🆕 in this month’s @Clin_Med https://t.co/LDe7lI1Ruc pic.twitter.com/nnK09HBy8Z

— Keith Siau (@drkeithsiau) March 27, 2021

 

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M-A: Secondary prevention of variceal bleeding in adults with previous esophageal variceal bleeding due to decompensated liver cirrhosis

5 Apr, 2021 | 01:17h | UTC

Secondary prevention of variceal bleeding in adults with previous oesophageal variceal bleeding due to decompensated liver cirrhosis: a network meta‐analysis – Cochrane Library

Summary: Prevention of rebleeding from enlarged veins in the food pipe (oesophagus) resulting from advanced liver disease – Cochrane Library

 

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RCT: Irrigating acetic acid solution during colonoscopy for the detection of sessile serrated neoplasia

4 Mar, 2021 | 08:16h | UTC

Irrigating Acetic Acid Solution During Colonoscopy for the Detection of Sessile Serrated Neoplasia: A Randomized Controlled Trial – Digestive Diseases and Sciences

 

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Gastroesophageal reflux disease is linked with higher risks of larynx and esophageal cancers

24 Feb, 2021 | 02:00h | UTC

Gastroesophageal reflux disease is linked with higher risks of larynx and esophageal cancers – News Medical

Original study: Gastroesophageal reflux disease: A risk factor for laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in the NIH‐AARP Diet and Health Study cohort – Cancer

 

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Meta-analysis: Risk of colorectal cancer and cancer related mortality after detection of low-risk or high-risk adenomas, compared with no adenoma, at index colonoscopy

3 Feb, 2021 | 01:20h | UTC

Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Cancer Related Mortality After Detection of Low-risk or High-risk Adenomas, Compared With No Adenoma, at Index Colonoscopy: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis – Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Related studies: Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Mortality After Removal of Adenomas During Screening Colonoscopies – Gastroenterology AND Long-term Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Related Death After Adenoma Removal in a Large, Community-based Population – Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Baseline Colonoscopy Findings Associated with 10-Year Outcomes in a Screening Cohort Undergoing Colonoscopy Surveillance – Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Association of Colonoscopy Adenoma Findings With Long-term Colorectal Cancer Incidence – JAMA

Related guideline: Recommendations for Follow-Up After Colonoscopy and Polypectomy: A Consensus Update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer – Gastroenterology

 

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