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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.
  • MDLinx Gastroenterology exclusive content includes: Monthly highlights of the "can't miss" articles chosen by our physician editor, D. Scott Cunningham, MD, PhD; clinical pearls from The Smartest Internist and Smartest Family Physician daily competitions, a collaboration from the editors of MDLinx and Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education; and pearls from our Pediatrics Physician Review quizzes.

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141 Dietary Lipids and Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders The American Journal of Gastroenterology, April 30, 2013    Review Article

142 Effect of patient and hospital characteristics on outcomes of elective ventral hernia repair in the United States Hernia, April 30, 2013    Clinical Article

143 Mast Cell Tryptase Reduces Junctional Adhesion Molecule-A (JAM-A) Expression in Intestinal Epithelial Cells: Implications for the Mechanisms of Barrier Dysfunction in Irritable Bowel Syndrome The American Journal of Gastroenterology, April 30, 2013    Review Article

144 Use of a High Caloric Liquid Meal as an Alternative to a Solid Meal for Gastric Emptying Scintigraphy Digestive Diseases and Sciences, April 30, 2013    Clinical Article

145 Patients With Celiac Disease Have a Lower Prevalence of Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus and Metabolic Syndrome Gastroenterology, April 30, 2013    Review Article

146 Ipilimumab-Associated Colitis: CT Findings American Journal of Roentgenology, April 30, 2013    Review Article

147 Accuracy of narrow-band imaging in predicting colonoscopy surveillance intervals and histology of distal diminutive polyps: results from a multicenter, prospective trial Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, April 30, 2013    Clinical Article

148 A possible role of IL-1RN gene polymorphism in the outcome of gastrointestinal diseases associated with H. pylori infection Full Text Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology, April 30, 2013    Clinical Article

149 Totally Intracorporeal Laparoscopic Colectomy (TILC) Is Associated With Similar Surgical Outcomes in High and Low Operative Risk Patients Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, April 30, 2013    Clinical Article

150 Biochemical markers for gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (GEP-NETs) Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology , April 30, 2013    Review Article

151 Delayed perforation: A hazardous complication of endoscopic resection for non-ampullary duodenal neoplasm Digestive Endoscopy, April 30, 2013    Review Article

152 A Combined Nutrient and Lactulose Challenge Test Allows Symptom-Based Clustering of Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome The American Journal of Gastroenterology, April 29, 2013    Clinical Article

153 The Efficacy and Safety of Carbon Dioxide Insufflation During Colonoscopy With Consecutive Esophagogastroduodenoscopy in Moderately Sedated Outpatients: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, April 29, 2013    Clinical Article

154 Lateral internal sphincterotomy versus 0.25 % isosorbide dinitrate ointment for chronic anal fissures: a prospective randomized controlled trial Surgery Today, April 29, 2013    Clinical Article

155 Comparative evaluation of intragastric bile acids and hepatobiliary scintigraphy in the diagnosis of duodenogastric reflux Full Text World Journal of Gastroenterology, April 29, 2013    Clinical Article

156 Mechanisms of abdominal distension in severe intestinal dysmotility: abdomino-thoracic response to gut retention Neurogastroenterology & Motility, April 29, 2013    Review Article

157 Esophagojejunostomy after total gastrectomy for caustic injuries Diseases of the Esophagus, April 29, 2013    Clinical Article

158 Intestinal and Multivisceral Retransplantation Results: Literature Review Transplantation Proceedings, April 29, 2013    Review Article

159 Management of rectal stenosis with endoscopic balloon dilatation Journal of Pediatric Surgery, April 29, 2013

160 Duplicated gall bladder with duodenal duplication cyst Journal of Pediatric Surgery, April 29, 2013

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Clinical Pearls in Gastroenterology

Highlights in Gastroenterology

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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Most Popular Gastroenterology Articles

Last month's top read Top Articles of 2012

1 Prevalence and causes of abnormal liver function in patients with celiac disease Liver International, April 15, 2013    Review Article

2 Adalimumab combined with ciprofloxacin is superior to adalimumab monotherapy in perianal fistula closure in Crohns disease: a randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled trial (ADAFI) Gut, April 9, 2013

3 Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome-type Symptoms in Patients With Celiac Disease: A Meta-analysis Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology , April 4, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

4 Association of Low Dietary Intake of Fiber and Liquids With Constipation: Evidence From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey The American Journal of Gastroenterology, April 16, 2013

5 Anal sphincter fibrillation - is this a new finding that identifies resistant chronic anal fissures that respond to botulinum toxin Colorectal Disease, April 2, 2013

6 Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and the Risk of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth: A Meta-analysis Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology , April 23, 2013

7 Management of irritable bowel syndrome in primary care: the results of an exploratory randomised controlled trial of mebeverine, methylcellulose, placebo and a self-management website BMC Gastroenterology, April 26, 2013    Free full text

8 Association between adherence to concomitant proton pump inhibitor therapy in current NSAID users and upper gastrointestinal complications European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, April 18, 2013

9 Risk factors for early re-bleeding and associated hospitalisation in patients with colonic diverticular bleeding Colorectal Disease, April 15, 2013

10 A new diagnostic scoring system to differentiate Hirschsprungs disease from Hirschsprungs disease-allied disorders in patients with suspected intestinal dysganglionosis International Journal of Colorectal Disease, April 9, 2013

11 The Celiac Iceberg: Characterization of the Disease in Primary School children Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, April 2, 2013    Review Article

12 Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: a critical look at colonic Peutz-Jeghers polyps Modern Pathology, April 25, 2013

13 Telephone-based re-education on the day before colonoscopy improves the quality of bowel preparation and the polyp detection rate: a prospective, colonoscopist-blinded, randomised, controlled study Gut, April 10, 2013

14 Long-term incidence and characteristics of intestinal failure in Crohns disease: a multicenter study Journal of Gastroenterology, April 25, 2013

15 Small bowel angiodysplasia and novel disease associations: a cohort study Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, April 17, 2013    Review Article

16 Meta-analysis: colonoscopic post-polypectomy bleeding in patients on continued clopidogrel therapy Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, April 12, 2013    Review Article

17 Influence of nitric oxide synthase inhibition on the motility and sensitivity of distal colon in man Neurogastroenterology & Motility, April 9, 2013

18 Perioperative and long-term outcomes after pancreaticoduodenectomy in elderly patients 80 years of age and older Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery, April 2, 2013    Review Article

19 Increasing Incidence of Celiac Disease in a North American Population The American Journal of Gastroenterology, April 8, 2013

20 Measuring movement and location of the gastroesophageal junction: research and clinical implications Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, April 9, 2013    Review Article

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