Gastrointestinal Surgery (all articles)
Review: Metabolic and Endocrine Consequences of Bariatric Surgery
16 Oct, 2019 | 08:36h | UTCMetabolic and Endocrine Consequences of Bariatric Surgery – Frontiers in Endocrinology (free)
Guidelines for the Surgical Management of Enteral Stomas in Adults
15 Oct, 2019 | 10:12h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Another Large Cohort Study Suggests Patients with Low-Risk Adenomas are Not At Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer
10 Oct, 2019 | 09:26h | UTCLong-term Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Related Death After Adenoma Removal in a Large, Community-based Population – Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: High-, low-risk adenomas could inform colonoscopy intervals – Healio (free registration required)
Related Studies: Cohort Study: Individuals with 1 or 2 Small Adenomas at Baseline Screening Colonoscopy Have a Similar Risk of Advanced Neoplasia over 10 years as Individuals with no Baseline Adenomas (link to abstract) AND Related Study: Colonoscopy Adenoma Findings and Long-term Colorectal Cancer Incidence (free study, commentaries and guidelines on the subject)
[Abstract Only] Review: Colonoscopy Adverse Events
10 Oct, 2019 | 09:17h | UTCColonoscopy Adverse Events – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Original Article: ASGE review of adverse events in colonoscopy – GIE Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
British Society of Gastroenterology Guidelines on the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
7 Oct, 2019 | 06:10h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for inflammatory bowel disease – Journal of Gastroenterology (free) AND Ulcerative colitis: management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND ACG Clinical Guideline: Ulcerative Colitis in Adults – American Journal of Gastroenterology (free) AND AGA Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis – Gastroenterology (free) AND Updated S3-Guideline Ulcerative Colitis. German Society for Digestive and Metabolic Diseases (DGVS) – Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie (free) AND Management of Paediatric Ulcerative Colitis (free) AND Crohn’s disease: management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND ACG Clinical Guideline: Management of Crohn’s Disease in Adults – The American Journal of Gastroenterology (free) AND Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Luminal Crohn’s Disease – Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (free)
Meta-Analysis: Predictors of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Adult ICU Patients
7 Oct, 2019 | 05:47h | UTCSource: Grupo UTIclínica – HCFMUSP
BMJ Guideline: Colorectal Cancer Screening with Fecal Immunochemical Testing, Sigmoidoscopy or Colonoscopy
3 Oct, 2019 | 07:45h | UTCEditorial: Personalised and risk based cancer screening (free)
Related Study: Colorectal cancer screening with faecal immunochemical testing, sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy: a microsimulation modelling study – The BMJ (free)
Commentaries: Guideline Moves Away from Colorectal Cancer Screening for Some – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND First Guideline to Say Colon Cancer Screening Is Not for All – Medscape (free registration required)
Related Guidelines: Colorectal Cancer Screening for Average‐risk Adults (guidelines from other organizations)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Routine testing for bowel cancer should not be recommended for everyone aged 50-79 years because, for those at very low risk, the benefit is small and uncertain and there are potential harms, finds new #RapidRecs guideline https://t.co/68xTtEDHxQ
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) October 3, 2019
Randomized Trial: Prophylactic Hemoclips Not Beneficial for Prevention of Important Delayed Post-Polypectomy Bleeding in Patients with Large Colonic Polyps
2 Oct, 2019 | 01:24h | UTCEfficacy of Prophylactic Hemoclips in Prevention of Delayed Post-Polypectomy Bleeding in Patients With Large Colonic Polyps – Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
See related study with conflicting results: Clip Closure Prevents Bleeding After Endoscopic Resection of Large Colon Polyps in a Randomized Trial (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
Related Commentary on Twitter
To clip or not clip after polypectomy? Two recent large clinical trials give us some clues. Cost-effectiveness studies for high-risk patients are awaited https://t.co/S6xY3ia1oB https://t.co/6vEs8k8Hcx
— Digestivo Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal (@DigestivoHRyC) July 7, 2019
Randomized Trial: Clip Closure Prevents Bleeding After Endoscopic Resection of Large Colon Polyps
2 Oct, 2019 | 01:22h | UTCClip Closure Prevents Bleeding After Endoscopic Resection of Large Colon Polyps in a Randomized Trial – Gastroenterology (free for a limited period)
See related study with conflicting results: Randomized Trial: Prophylactic Hemoclips Not Beneficial for Prevention of Important Delayed Post-Polypectomy Bleeding in Patients with Large Colonic Polyps (free for a limited period)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
Related Commentary on Twitter
To clip or not clip after polypectomy? Two recent large clinical trials give us some clues. Cost-effectiveness studies for high-risk patients are awaited https://t.co/S6xY3ia1oB https://t.co/6vEs8k8Hcx
— Digestivo Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal (@DigestivoHRyC) July 7, 2019
Observational Study Suggests an Increase in Mental Health Service Use After Bariatric Surgery
1 Oct, 2019 | 00:50h | UTCIncidence and Determinants of Mental Health Service Use After Bariatric Surgery – JAMA Psychiatry (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Patients more likely to seek psychiatric help after weight-loss surgery – Reuters (free) AND Mental health service use up after bariatric surgery – MedicalXpress (free)
[Abstract Only] Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: High-Intensity Versus Low-Intensity Surveillance for Patients with Colorectal Adenomas
26 Sep, 2019 | 08:29h | UTCHigh-Intensity Versus Low-Intensity Surveillance for Patients With Colorectal Adenomas: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Model supports high-intensity surveillance after detection of colorectal adenomas – ACP Internist (free) AND High-intensity surveillance colonoscopy reduces CRC risk, is cost-effective for patients with colorectal adenomas – American College of Physicians (free)
Cohort Study: Lateral Nodal Features on Restaging MRI Associated with Lateral Local Recurrence in Low Rectal Cancer
22 Sep, 2019 | 22:46h | UTCLateral Nodal Features on Restaging Magnetic Resonance Imaging Associated With Lateral Local Recurrence in Low Rectal Cancer After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy or Radiotherapy – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Lateral Lymph Nodes as the Achilles Heel of Low Rectal Cancer Surgery After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy: Are We Close to Solving the Riddle? – JAMA Surgery (free) AND Features on Restaging MRI Associated With Local Recurrence After Neoadjuvant Treatment in Low Rectal Cancer – The ASCO Post (free) AND MRI Helps Decisions on Lateral Nodal Disease in Rectal Cancer – Medscape (free registration required)
[Abstract Only] Study: Favorable 1-Year Outcomes with Transplantation of HCV-Viremic Kidneys
19 Sep, 2019 | 08:10h | UTCNational Trends in Utilization and 1-Year Outcomes with Transplantation of HCV-Viremic Kidneys – Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: HCV-Infected Donor Kidneys Offer Good Short-Term Graft Function – Renal & Urology News (free) AND Hepatitis C-infected kidneys function as well as others after transplant, study says – CNN (free) AND Hepatitis C-Infected Kidneys Function Similar to Uninfected Organs One Year After Transplant – Penn Medicine (free) AND Kidney Transplants from Donors with HCV Safe and Functional 1 Year Post-Transplantation – American Society of Nephrology (ASN) (free)
Related Studies: Transplant of Hepatitis C–Infected Kidneys Into Uninfected Recipients (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Heart and Lung Transplants from HCV-Infected Donors to Uninfected Recipients (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Direct-Acting Antiviral Prophylaxis in Kidney Transplantation From Hepatitis C Virus–Infected Donors to Noninfected Recipients (link to abstract and commentaries)
European Guidelines on Endoscopic Management of Polyposis Syndromes
15 Sep, 2019 | 23:58h | UTC
Study: Supercooling Extends Preservation Time of Human Livers
13 Sep, 2019 | 08:17h | UTCSupercooling Extends Preservation Time of Human Livers – Nature Biotechnology (free)
Commentaries: Scientists triple storage time of human donor livers – NIH News Releases (free) AND ‘Supercool’ method triples organ survival – BBC (free) AND A Human Liver Can Be Cooled to –4 Degrees Celsius and Survive – The Atlantic (free)
Randomized Trial: Effects of Helicobacter pylori Treatment and Vitamin and Garlic Supplementation on Gastric Cancer Incidence and Mortality
12 Sep, 2019 | 08:09h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
Treating Helicobacter pylori with antibiotics for two weeks and taking vitamin or garlic supplements for just over seven years may be linked to a lower risk of developing stomach cancer in those at high risk, finds new research https://t.co/Jq7SBTdDAO
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) September 12, 2019
ASTRO Guideline: Radiation Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer
12 Sep, 2019 | 08:01h | UTCCommentaries: ASTRO Guideline on Use of Radiation Therapy for Patients With Pancreatic Cancer – The ASCO Post (free) AND New guideline clarifies role of radiation therapy in pancreatic cancer treatment – American Society for Radiation Oncology (free)
Recommendations for Invasive Procedures in Patients with Diseases of the Liver and Biliary Tract
12 Sep, 2019 | 07:58h | UTC
Comparison of Three Current Clostridioides Difficile Infection Guidelines: IDSA/SHEA, ESCMID, and ACG Guidelines
12 Sep, 2019 | 07:53h | UTCRelated: Clostridioides Difficile: Diagnosis and Treatments (free guidelines and review on the subject)
Systematic Review: Follow‐up Strategies for Patients Treated for Non‐metastatic Colorectal Cancer
11 Sep, 2019 | 00:03h | UTCFollow‐up strategies for patients treated for non‐metastatic colorectal cancer – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Follow-up strategies for participants treated for non-metastatic colorectal cancer – Cochrane Library (free)
Systematic Review: Prolonged Thromboprophylaxis with Low Molecular Weight Heparin for Abdominal or Pelvic Surgery
11 Sep, 2019 | 00:04h | UTCProlonged thromboprophylaxis with low molecular weight heparin for abdominal or pelvic surgery – Cochrane Library (free)
Guidelines for Childbearing Female Candidates for Bariatric Surgery, Pregnancy, and Post-partum Management After Bariatric Surgery
10 Sep, 2019 | 01:44h | UTCRelated: Pregnancy after bariatric surgery: Consensus recommendations for periconception, antenatal and postnatal care – Obesity Reviews (free) AND Fertility, Pregnancy and Lactation After Bariatric Surgery – a Consensus Statement from the OEGGG – Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde (free) AND Pregnancy after bariatric surgery and adverse perinatal outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis – PLOS Medicine (free) AND Nutrition in Pregnancy Following Bariatric Surgery – Nutrients (free) AND Pregnancy after bariatric surgery: a narrative literature review and discussion of impact on pregnancy management and outcome – BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (free)
NCCN Guideline: Small Bowel Adenocarcinoma
10 Sep, 2019 | 01:18h | UTC
NCCN Guidelines Insights: Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment of Colorectal Cancer
10 Sep, 2019 | 01:19h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Perioperative Fluid Restriction in Abdominal Surgery
8 Sep, 2019 | 23:54h | UTCSource: EvidenceAlerts