Gastrointestinal Surgery (all articles)
Randomized Trial: Esomeprazole and Aspirin in Barrett’s Esophagus
3 Aug, 2018 | 03:00h | UTCEsomeprazole and aspirin in Barrett’s oesophagus (AspECT): a randomised factorial trial – The Lancet (free)
Invited Commentary: Should aspirin and PPIs be recommended for patients with Barrett’s oesophagus? – The Lancet (free)
Meta-Analysis: Enhanced Recovery After Gastric Cancer Surgery
26 Jul, 2018 | 17:50h | UTCCommentary: Enhanced recovery programmes after stomach cancer surgery reduce hospital stay without increasing complications – NIHR Signals (free)
See also: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Guidelines and Reviews (all free)
Review: Advances in Understanding and Managing Acute Pancreatitis
26 Jul, 2018 | 17:33h | UTCRecent advances in understanding and managing acute pancreatitis – F1000 Research (free)
ESMO Guideline: Management of Constipation in Advanced Cancer
20 Jul, 2018 | 03:06h | UTC
Review: Auscultation for Bowel Sounds in Patients with Ileus
20 Jul, 2018 | 02:46h | UTCEditorial: It’s not a gut feeling: don’t listen to the bowels (free PDF)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Cohort Study: Occult Blood in Feces is Associated with All-cause and Non-colorectal Cancer Mortality
20 Jul, 2018 | 02:46h | UTCOccult blood in faeces is associated with all-cause and non-colorectal cancer mortality – Gut (free)
Commentaries: FOB associated with rise in all-cause mortality – OnMedica (free) AND 3 key findings from Gut study on all-cause mortality associated with occult blood in stool – GI & Endoscopy (free) AND Fecal Occult Blood Flags Risks Beyond Colon Cancer – MedPage Today (free)
NCCN Guideline Update: Rectal Cancer
20 Jul, 2018 | 01:47h | UTC
NCCN Guideline Update: Anal Carcinoma
20 Jul, 2018 | 01:46h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Cabozantinib in Patients with Advanced and Progressing Hepatocellular Carcinoma
13 Jul, 2018 | 02:33h | UTCCabozantinib in Patients with Advanced and Progressing Hepatocellular Carcinoma – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Cabozantinib in Hepatocellular Carcinoma – NEJM Resident 360 (free)
Median overall survival was 10.2 months with cabozantinib and 8.0 months with placebo, but the rate of high-grade adverse events in the cabozantinib group was approximately twice that observed in the placebo group.
Cohort Study: Dietary Insulin Load and Cancer Recurrence and Survival in Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer
13 Jul, 2018 | 01:46h | UTCDietary Insulin Load and Cancer Recurrence and Survival in Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer: Findings From CALGB 89803 (Alliance) – JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Dietary Insulin Load and Risk of Disease Recurrence in Stage III Colon Cancer – The ASCO Post (free)
Cohort Study: In Patients with Rectal Cancer, Restriction of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy to High‐Risk Patients Achieved Good Results
29 Jun, 2018 | 03:10h | UTCOncological outcome after MRI‐based selection for neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in the OCUM Rectal Cancer Trial – British Journal of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Many patients with rectal cancer may not need chemoradiotherapy – eCancer News (free) AND Limiting Chemo to High-Risk Rectal Cancer Called Feasible – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND OCUM Trial: Some Rectal Cancers Need Only Surgery – Medscape (free registration required)
Guideline: Nutritional Considerations in Pediatric Pancreatitis
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:57h | UTCCommentary: Pediatric pancreatitis: nutritional care recommendations from ESPGHAN-NASPGHAN – Univadis (free registration required)
ESMO Guideline: Diarrhea in Adult Cancer Patients
24 Jun, 2018 | 19:34h | UTCDiarrhoea in adult cancer patients: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines – Annals of Oncology (free)
Systematic Review: Prophylactic Abdominal Drainage for Pancreatic Surgery
24 Jun, 2018 | 19:32h | UTCProphylactic abdominal drainage for pancreatic surgery – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Drain use after pancreatic surgery – Cochrane Library (free)
Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction
22 Jun, 2018 | 02:35h | UTC
Review: Surgical Treatment of Obesity
22 Jun, 2018 | 02:14h | UTCSurgical treatment of obesity – F1000 Research (free)
Review: Noninvasive Imaging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
22 Jun, 2018 | 02:12h | UTC
Review: Pancreatic Cystic Lesions
22 Jun, 2018 | 02:10h | UTCPancreatic Cystic Lesions: Pathogenesis and Malignant Potential – Diseases (free)
Review: Secondary Peritonitis
18 Jun, 2018 | 23:21h | UTCSecondary peritonitis: principles of diagnosis and intervention – The BMJ (free)
Guideline: Molecular Testing for Colorectal Cancer Treatment
18 Jun, 2018 | 05:50h | UTC
Guideline: Anal Squamous Cell Cancers
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:47h | UTC
Perspective: What’s the Harm in Earlier Screening for Colorectal Cancer?
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:22h | UTCWhat’s the harm in earlier screening for colorectal cancer? – Lown Institute (free) (via @kennylinafp)
See Original Guideline: Colorectal Cancer Screening for Average‐risk Adults (free guideline and commentaries)
Randomized Trial: Mesh Repair of Small Umbilical Hernias Reduces Recurrence Compared to Sutures
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:00h | UTCMesh repair of small umbilical hernias reduces recurrence compared to sutures – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Article: Mesh versus suture repair of umbilical hernia in adults: a randomised, double-blind, controlled, multicentre trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
FDA Safety Alert: Liquid-filled Intragastric Balloons
15 Jun, 2018 | 00:53h | UTCLiquid-filled Intragastric Balloons by Apollo Endosurgery and ReShape Lifesciences: Letter to Health Care Providers – New Labeling About Potential Risks – FDA (free)
Commentaries: Stomach Balloons Get New Warning Following Deaths – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Five More Deaths Linked to Intragastric Balloons for Obesity – Medscape (free registration required)
Guideline: Management of Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:22h | UTCPart 1: Ambulatory Care- an Evidence-Based Guideline from ECCO and ESPGHAN – Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (free PDF)
Part 2: Acute Severe Colitis; An Evidence-based Consensus Guideline from ECCO and ESPGHAN – Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (free PDF)