Gastrointestinal Surgery (all articles)
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
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)
Research: Concurrent bariatric operations and perioperative outcomes
1 Oct, 2017 | 16:25h | UTC“Concurrent bariatric operations occurred infrequently, but when they did, there was no observable increased risk for adverse perioperative outcomes compared with non-concurrent operations”.
Research: Prevalence of Anemia 10 Years After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
1 Oct, 2017 | 16:18h | UTCPrevalence of Anemia 10 Years After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in a Single Veterans Affairs Medical Center – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Long-Term Follow-up after Weight-Loss Surgery Finds High Rate of Anemia – The JAMA Network (free)
Review – Pedestrian Struck by Vehicle: Pearls and Pitfalls of ED Management
1 Oct, 2017 | 15:12h | UTCPedestrian Struck by Vehicle: Pearls and Pitfalls of ED Management – emDocs (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
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)