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561 Liver stiffness measurement as alternative of fibrotic stage in risk assessment of hepatocellular carcinoma incidence for chronic hepatitis C patients Liver International, January 30, 2013 Clinical Article
562 Hypovascular Nodules in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease: Risk Factors for Development of Hypervascular Hepatocellular Carcinoma Radiology, January 30, 2013 Clinical Article
563 Oesophageal tumour progression between the diagnostic 18F-FDG-PET and the 18F-FDG-PET for radiotherapy treatment planning Radiotherapy & Oncology, January 30, 2013 Clinical Article
564 Added Value of Diffusion-weighted MR Imaging in the Diagnosis of Ampullary Carcinoma Radiology, January 30, 2013 Clinical Article
565 Alvarado score: a guide to computed tomography utilization in appendicitis ANZ Journal of Surgery, January 30, 2013 Review Article
566 The AIMS65 score compared with the Glasgow-Blatchford score in predicting outcomes in upper GI bleeding Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, January 29, 2013 Clinical Article
567 A multicenter, U.S. experience of single-balloon, double-balloon, and rotational overtube-assisted enteroscopy ERCP in patients with surgically altered pancreaticobiliary anatomy (with video) Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, January 28, 2013 Clinical Article
568 Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI in Determining Disease Activity in Perianal Fistulizing Crohn Disease: A Pilot Study American Journal of Roentgenology, January 28, 2013 Clinical Article
569 Clinical utility and tolerability of JSPH-1 wireless esophageal pH monitoring system Full Text BMC Gastroenterology, January 28, 2013 Clinical Article
570 Serum spleen tyrosine kinase and vascular endothelial growth factor-C levels predict lymph node metastasis of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, January 28, 2013 Clinical Article
571 Serum Blood Urea Nitrogen and Serum Albumin on the First Postoperative Day Predict Pancreatic Fistula and Major Complications After Pancreaticoduodenectomy Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, January 28, 2013 Clinical Article
572 Pancreatic duct lavage cytology with the cell block method for discriminating benign and malignant branch-duct type intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, January 28, 2013 Clinical Article
573 Radiofrequency ablation for long- and ultralong-segment barretts esophagus: a comparative long-term follow-up study Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, January 28, 2013 Review Article
574 Spontaneous esophageal perforation (Boerhaave syndrome): Diagnosis with CT-esophagography Full Text Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, January 28, 2013 Review Article
575 Comparison of high spatial resolution respiratory triggered inversion recovery-prepared spoiled gradient echo sequence with standard breathhold T1 sequence MRI of the liver using gadoxetic acid Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, January 28, 2013 Clinical Article
576 Acute Cholecystitis: Do Sonographic Findings and WBC Count Predict Gangrenous Changes American Journal of Roentgenology, January 28, 2013 Clinical Article
577 Batteryless implantable dual-sensor capsule for esophageal reflux monitoring Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, January 28, 2013 Clinical Article
578 Spleen size measured on enhanced mri for quantitatively staging liver fibrosis in minipigs Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, January 28, 2013 Clinical Article
579 Biliary phytobezoar resulting in intestinal obstruction Full Text World Journal of Gastroenterology, January 28, 2013
580 Safety of midazolam for sedation of HIV-positive patients undergoing colonoscopy HIV Medicine, January 25, 2013 Clinical Article
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.
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