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561 Comparison Between Esophagography and Chest Computed Tomography for Evaluation of Leaks After Esophagectomy and Gastric Pull-through Journal of Thoracic Imaging, February 26, 2013 Review Article
562 Real-Time Ultrasound Attenuation Imaging of Diffuse Fatty Liver Disease Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, February 26, 2013 Clinical Article
563 Characterization of Primary and Secondary Malignant Liver Lesions from B-Mode Ultrasound Journal of Digital Imaging, February 26, 2013 Clinical Article
564 Spleen Stiffness and Splenoportal Venous Flow: Assessment Before and After Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Placement Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, February 26, 2013 Clinical Article
565 Predictive value of 18FDG PET-CT for tumour response in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer treated by preoperative chemoradiotherapy International Journal of Colorectal Disease, February 26, 2013 Clinical Article
566 Endoscopic Ultrasonography - A Sensitive Tool in the Preoperative Localization of Insulinoma Endocrine Practice, February 26, 2013 Review Article
567 Fetal Umbilical Vein Deviation in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, February 26, 2013 Clinical Article
568 2D ultrasonography and contrast enhanced ultrasound for the evaluation of cavitating mesenteric lymph node syndrome in a patient with refractory celiac disease and enteropathy T cell lymphoma Full Text BMC Gastroenterology, February 26, 2013 Clinical Article
569 Value of the Ultrasound Attenuation Index for Noninvasive Quantitative Estimation of Hepatic Steatosis Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, February 26, 2013 Clinical Article
570 Neopterin Concentration as an Index of Disease Activity in Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, February 25, 2013 Clinical Article
571 High single-pass diagnostic yield of a new 25-gauge core biopsy needle for EUS-guided FNA biopsy in solid pancreatic lesions Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, February 25, 2013 Clinical Article
572 Patients intuitive judgments about surveillance endoscopy in Barretts esophagus: a review and application to models of decision-making Diseases of the Esophagus, February 25, 2013 Clinical Article
573 Optimal preservation of liver biopsy samples for downstream translational applications Hepatology International, February 25, 2013 Review Article
574 Evaluation of a Multimodality MR/US Coregistration System for Investigation of Hepatic Metastases from Colorectal Cancer Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, February 22, 2013 Clinical Article
575 Timing of video capsule endoscopy relative to overt obscure GI bleeding: implications from a retrospective study Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, February 22, 2013 Clinical Article
576 Magnetic resonance elastography of liver: Technique, analysis, and clinical applications Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, February 22, 2013 Review Article
577 Value of hepatic subcapsular flow by color doppler ultrasonography in the diagnosis of biliary atresia Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, February 22, 2013 Clinical Article
578 Free breathing three-dimensional gradient echo-sequence with radial data sampling (radial 3D-GRE) examination of the pancreas: Comparison with standard 3D-GRE volumetric interpolated breathhold examination (VIBE) Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, February 22, 2013 Clinical Article
579 Reducing Radiation Dose at CT Colonography: Decreasing Tube Voltage to 100 kVp Radiology, February 22, 2013 Clinical Article
580 Endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration for the diagnosis of pancreatic cystic neoplasms: A meta-analysis Pancreatology, February 21, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
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 Combined endoscopy, aspiration, and biopsy analysis for identifying infectious colitis in patients with ileocecal ulcers Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology , May 29, 2013
2 Adverse events of computed tomography colonography: An Italian National Survey Digestive and Liver Diseases, May 8, 2013 Review Article
3 Imaging techniques for assessment of inflammatory bowel disease: Joint ECCO and ESGAR evidence-based consensus guidelines Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, May 3, 2013
4 Etiology and significance of incidentally detected focal colonic uptake on FDG PET/CT Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, May 8, 2013 Free full text Review Article
5 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
6 How frequently do tuberculosis screening tests convert in inflammatory bowel disease patients on anti-tumour necrosis factor-alpha- A pilot study Digestive and Liver Diseases, April 30, 2013
7 Improving Hepatocellular Carcinoma Screening: Applying Lessons From Colorectal Cancer Screening Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology , May 7, 2013
8 A survey of patient understanding and expectations of sedation/anaesthesia for colonoscopy Anesthesia and Intensive Care, May 13, 2013
9 Relationship between levels of angiogenic and lymphangiogenic factors and the endoscopic, histological and clinical activity, and acute-phase reactants in patients with inflammatory bowel disease Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, May 10, 2013
10 A multicenter, prospective, randomized comparison of a novel signal transmission capsule endoscope to an existing capsule endoscope Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, May 10, 2013
11 Quantitative Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Comparison Between Inflammatory and Fibrotic Lesions in Patients With Crohns Disease Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, May 3, 2013
12 Value of 18F-FDG-PET/CT in detection of recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy or radiofrequency ablation: A comparative study with contrast enhanced ultrasound Journal of Digestive Diseases, May 7, 2013
13 Impact of magnetic resonance enterography in the management of small bowel Crohn’s disease European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, April 23, 2013
14 Endoscopic diagnosis of dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, May 13, 2013 Review Article
15 MR cholangiopancreatography at 3.0T in children: diagnostic quality and ability in assessment of common paediatric pancreatobiliary pathology British Journal of Radiology, April 22, 2013
16 Efficacy and acceptability of sodium picosulphate/magnesium citrate versus low-volume PEG-ascorbic acid for colon cleansing: a randomized controlled trial Colorectal Disease, April 26, 2013
17 Ultrasound elastography for fibrosis surveillance is cost effective in patients with chronic hepatitis c virus in the UK Digestive Diseases and Sciences, May 30, 2013
18 The impact of fair colonoscopy preparation on colonoscopy use and adenoma miss rates in patients undergoing outpatient colonoscopy Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, May 6, 2013
19 The accuracy of multi-detector row computerized tomography in staging rectal cancer compared to endoscopic ultrasound Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, May 17, 2013 Free full text
20 Systematic review: MRI enterography for assessment of small bowel involvement in paediatric Crohns disease Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, May 8, 2013 Review Article
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