Gastrointestinal Surgery (all articles)
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
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)
Weight and Metabolic Outcomes 12 Years after Gastric Bypass
24 Sep, 2017 | 21:21h | UTCWeight and Metabolic Outcomes 12 Years after Gastric Bypass – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Benefits of gastric bypass persist for 12 years – Reuters (free) AND Gastric bypass surgery benefits continue for 12 years – Diabetes.co.uk (free) AND Bariatric Surgery’s Benefits Last Over a Decade – Physician’s First Watch (free)
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)
Retrospective Cohort: Characteristics of Diabetes of the Exocrine Pancreas
20 Sep, 2017 | 20:45h | UTCIncidence, Demographics, and Clinical Characteristics of Diabetes of the Exocrine Pancreas (Type 3c): A Retrospective Cohort Study – Diabetes Care (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Glycemic control poor, insulin use high in diabetes after pancreatic disease – Haelio (free registration required)
“Diabetes following pancreatic disease associated with poor glycemic control compared with T2 diabetes” (RT @kamleshkhunti see Tweet)
Meta-analysis: efficacy of probiotics in inflammatory bowel disease
20 Sep, 2017 | 20:43h | UTCCommentary: Probiotics May Have Benefits for Ulcerative Colitis, but Not Crohn’s Disease – Medscape (free registration required)
Randomised Controlled Trial: Low-dose CT for the diagnosis of appendicitis in adolescents and young adults
20 Sep, 2017 | 20:40h | UTCLow-dose CT for the diagnosis of appendicitis in adolescents and young adults (LOCAT): a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled non-inferiority trial – Lancet Gastroenterology &Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Low-Dose CT Doesn’t Impair Clinical Outcomes in Younger Patients with Suspected Appendicitis – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Systematic Review: Attachment to the jejunum versus stomach for the reconstruction of pancreatic stump following pancreaticoduodenectomy
20 Sep, 2017 | 20:38h | UTCOriginal article: Pancreaticojejunostomy versus pancreaticogastrostomy reconstruction for the prevention of postoperative pancreatic fistula following pancreaticoduodenectomy – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“There is no reliable evidence to support the use of pancreatojejunostomy over pancreatogastrostomy”
Report: Diet, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Colorectal Cancer
18 Sep, 2017 | 15:38h | UTCDiet, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Colorectal Cancer – American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) and the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) (Free PDF)
News release: New Report finds whole grains lower colorectal cancer risk, processed meat increases risk (free)
Infographic: Preventing Colorectal Cancer (free)
Almost half cases of colorectal cancer can be prevented by staying lean, eating healthy, and moving more.
Systematic Review: Molecular testing for Lynch syndrome in people with colorectal cancer
18 Sep, 2017 | 13:54h | UTC
Review: A minimally invasive treatment for early GI cancers
18 Sep, 2017 | 13:52h | UTCA minimally invasive treatment for early GI cancers – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Guidelines for the Treatment of Colon Cancer
16 Sep, 2017 | 18:35h | UTC
Study: Recurrence of Gastroesophageal Reflux After Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery
16 Sep, 2017 | 18:32h | UTCAssociation Between Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery and Recurrence of Gastroesophageal Reflux – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery Associated With High Rate of Recurrence of GERD – The JAMA Network (free) AND GERD Recurrence Fairly Common Following Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND High recurrence of gastroesophageal reflux disease in patients treated with laparoscopic antireflux surgery – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Review: Surgical Meshes
16 Sep, 2017 | 18:17h | UTCPast, Present and Future of Surgical Meshes: A Review – Membranes (free)