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Our team of dedicated physician medical editors sort, rank and summarize articles in over 2,000 medical journals to bring you the key developments in your uniquely diverse field. In addition to general gastroenterology news, you'll find subspecialty coverage of the biliary system and pancreas, colorectal cancer and polyps, hepatology and liver disease, GI bleeding, GI infectious diseases, gastrointestinal endoscopy, obesity, parenteral and enteral nutrition, diagnostic imaging, and more.
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341 Intraduct papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas: a tumour linked with IgG4-related disease Journal of Clinical Pathology, April 26, 2013 Review Article

342 Prior Surgery Determines Islet Yield and Insulin Requirement in Patients With Chronic Pancreatitis Transplantation, April 26, 2013 Clinical Article

343 Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 Silences MicroRNA-218 in Human Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Cells by Inducing Formation of Heterochromatin Gastroenterology, April 26, 2013 Review Article

344 An unusual gallbladder carcinoma with tumor thrombus in the common bile duct Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics, April 26, 2013

345 Endoscopic ultrasonography for pancreatic cancer: current and future perspectives Full Text Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology, April 25, 2013 Clinical Article

346 A comparison of three treatment strategies for locally advanced and borderline resectable pancreatic cancer Full Text Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology, April 25, 2013 Clinical Article

347 Ultrasound-guided vs endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration for pancreatic cancer diagnosis Full Text World Journal of Gastroenterology, April 25, 2013 Clinical Article

348 Aspartate Aminotransferase-to-Platelet Ratio index (APRi) in infants with biliary atresia: Prognostic value at presentation Journal of Pediatric Surgery, April 25, 2013 Clinical Article

349 Endoscopic snare papillectomy: a possible radical treatment for a subgroup of T1 ampullary adenocarcinomas Endoscopy, April 25, 2013 Review Article

350 In vitro cell tests of pancreatic malignant tumor cells by photothermotherapy based on DMSO porous silicon colloids Lasers in Medical Science, April 25, 2013 Review Article

351 A Patient With Pancreas Divisum, Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis, and Homozygosity for the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator-Associated Protein 5T Allele Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology , April 25, 2013

352 Percutaneous hepatic venous stenting for menorrhagia in Budd Chiari Syndrome Liver International, April 25, 2013

353 Gallbladder polyposis in metachromatic leukodystrophy Pediatric Radiology, April 25, 2013

354 Asbestos: a hidden player behind the cholangiocarcinoma increase- Findings from a case-control analysis Cancer Causes and Control, April 24, 2013 Clinical Article

355 Biliary Findings Assist in Predicting Enlargement of Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms of the Pancreas Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology , April 24, 2013 Clinical Article

356 A prospective, randomized trial of Roux-en-Y reconstruction with isolated pancreatic drainage versus conventional loop reconstruction after pancreaticoduodenectomy Surgery, April 24, 2013 Clinical Article
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357 Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy and associated hepatobiliary disease: A population based cohort study Hepatology, April 24, 2013 Review Article

358 Biliary Findings and the Neoplastic Potential of Branch Duct Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology , April 24, 2013 Review Article

359 Laparoscopic excision of a choledochal cyst in 82 consecutive patients Surgical Endoscopy, April 24, 2013 Clinical Article

360 Usefulness of MALDI-TOF/MS Identification of Low-MW Fragments in Sera for the Differential Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer Pancreas, April 24, 2013 Review Article

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Eating an early breakfast and dinner when taking PPIs can lower FSSG scores and improve GERD symptoms. (Factors leading to increased FSSG scores: female gender, inadequate sleep, lack of breakfast, antihypertensive agent non-users and dinner just before bedtime.)
33% of patients with suspected GERD are resistant or partially respond to PPIs
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What is the best strategy for CRC screening?

As published in the NEJM, researchers in the COLONPREV study (Spain) have reported that fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) is as effective as colonoscopy in the detection of colorectal cancer (CRC). The study population was 50-69 years of age and comprised of 26,703 subjects who underwent a one-time colonoscopy and 26,599 subjects who underwent FIT every 2 years. The primary outcome measure was CRC deaths at 10 years. Participation in screening was greater in the FIT group than the colonoscopy group (34.2% vs. 24.6%). Detection of CRC was similar between the two groups (0.1%). Advanced and non-advanced adenomas were detected more frequently in the colonoscopy group than the FIT group (1.9% vs. 0.9% [OR=2.3] and 4.2% vs. 0.4% [OR=9.8], respectively).

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PPIs increase risk of Clostridium difficile infection

Based on a meta-analysis involving 30 observational studies and 202,965 patients, proton pump inhibitor therapy has been shown to significantly increase the risk of infection with Clostridium difficile (OR = 2.15).

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Metformin improves survival in patients with DM and CRC

In a single institution study involving 424 patients with DM and CRC, those patients treated with metformin had a 30% improvement in OS compared with patients not treated with metformin. Specifically, the metformin-treated patients had a mean survival of 76.9 months compared to 56.9 months.

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