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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
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).
Read the article summaryBased 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).
Read the article summaryIn 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.
Read the article summary1 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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