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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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41 Influence of antiviral therapy in the long-term outcome of recurrent hepatitis C virus infection following liver transplantation Transplant Infectious Disease, June 4, 2013 Review Article

42 Use of liver grafts from anti-hepatitis B core-positive donors: a multicenter study in Argentina Transplantation Proceedings, June 3, 2013 Clinical Article

43 Evaluating progression of liver disease from repeat liver biopsies in children with chronic hepatitis C- a retrospective study Hepatology, June 3, 2013 Review Article

44 Association of intraoperative blood pressure instability with adverse outcomes after liver transplantation Full Text Minerva Anestesiologica, June 3, 2013 Clinical Article

45 Spontaneous decision of organ donation in patients signing informed consent for liver transplantation Transplantation Proceedings, June 3, 2013 Review Article

46 Simultaneous thoracic and abdominal transplantation: can we justify two organs for one recipient? American Journal of Transplantation, June 3, 2013 Review Article

47 Interaction between calcineurin inhibitors and IL-28B rs12979860 C>T polymorphism and response to treatment for post-transplant recurrent hepatitis C Digestive and Liver Diseases, May 31, 2013 Review Article

48 Long-term outcomes of pediatric living donor liver transplantation in japan: an analysis of more than 2200 cases listed in the registry of the japanese liver transplantation society American Journal of Transplantation, May 31, 2013 Review Article

49 Predictive value of ALT levels for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and advanced fibrosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) Liver International, May 30, 2013 Clinical Article

50 Randomized multicenter trial comparing tacrolimus plus mycophenolate mofetil with tacrolimus plus steroids among HCV-positive recipients of living donor liver transplantation Liver Transplantation, May 30, 2013 Clinical Article

51 Re-evaluation of the indications for liver transplantation in wilsons disease based on the outcomes of patients referred to a transplant center Pediatric Transplantation, May 30, 2013 Review Article

52 Infections in intestinal and multivisceral transplant recipients Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, May 29, 2013 Review Article

53 Perspectives on liver and kidney transplantation in the human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, May 29, 2013 Review Article

54 Management of recurrent hepatitis C in orthotopic liver transplant recipients Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, May 29, 2013 Clinical Article

55 Multicenter experience using telaprevir or boceprevir with peginterferon and ribavirin to treat hepatitis C genotype 1 after liver transplantation Liver Transplantation, May 28, 2013 Clinical Article

56 Equilibrative nucleoside transporter (ENT)-1-dependent elevation of extracellular adenosine protects the liver during ischemia and reperfusion Hepatology, May 28, 2013 Review Article

57 Self expandable metal stents for anastomotic stricture following liver transplant Digestive Diseases and Sciences, May 28, 2013 Review Article

58 Clinically significant peripancreatic fluid collections after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation Transplantation, May 24, 2013 Clinical Article

59 Rendezvous ductoplasty for biliary anastomotic stricture after living-donor liver transplantation Transplantation, May 24, 2013 Clinical Article

60 Respiratory risk score for the prediction of 3-month mortality and prolonged ventilation after liver transplantation Liver Transplantation, May 23, 2013 Review Article

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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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1 Predicting End-Stage Renal Disease After Liver Transplant American Journal of Transplantation, May 20, 2013

2 Immunosuppression After Liver Transplantation for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Influences Activity of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology , May 8, 2013

3 Donor risk index for african american liver transplant recipients with hepatitis C virus Hepatology, May 22, 2013 Clinical Guideline

4 Completely steroid-free immunosuppression in liver transplantation: a randomized study Clinical Transplantation, May 7, 2013

5 Conversion From Twice-Daily to Once-Daily Tacrolimus in Stable Liver Transplant Patients: Effectiveness in a Real-World Setting Transplantation Proceedings, April 30, 2013

6 Biliary cast syndrome post liver transplantation: Risk factors and outcome Liver International, April 2, 2013 Review Article

7 Effects of N-Acetylcysteine on Cytokines in Non-Acetaminophen Acute Liver Failure: Potential Mechanism of Improvement in Transplant-Free Survival Liver International, May 20, 2013 Review Article

8 Re-evaluation of the indications for liver transplantation in wilsons disease based on the outcomes of patients referred to a transplant center Pediatric Transplantation, May 30, 2013 Review Article

9 Induction immunosuppression in liver transplantation: a review Transplant International, May 13, 2013 Review Article

10 Effects of Immunosuppression and Liver Transplantation on Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology , May 9, 2013 Review Article

11 Liver transplantation using grafts of living donors with isolated unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia: a matched case-control study Transplant International, April 3, 2013 Review Article

12 Infections in intestinal and multivisceral transplant recipients Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, May 29, 2013 Review Article

13 Randomized multicenter trial comparing tacrolimus plus mycophenolate mofetil with tacrolimus plus steroids among HCV-positive recipients of living donor liver transplantation Liver Transplantation, May 30, 2013

14 Bile duct damage after cold storage of deceased donor livers predicts biliary complications after liver transplantation Journal of Hepatology, May 20, 2013 Review Article

15 Pancreas transplantation, antibodies and rejection: where do we stand? Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation, May 21, 2013 Review Article

16 Outcomes with Split Liver Transplantation Are Equivalent to Those with Whole Organ Transplantation Journal of the American College of Surgeons, May 6, 2013

17 Plasma MicroRNA, a Potential Biomarker for Acute Rejection After Liver Transplantation Transplantation, April 22, 2013 Review Article

18 Improving outcomes of biliary atresia: French national series 1986-2009 Journal of Hepatology, May 22, 2013

19 Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy and hepatopulmonary syndrome: Prevalence and prognosis in a series of patients Respiratory Medicine, May 1, 2013 Review Article

20 Late Acute Liver Allograft Rejection; A Study of Its Natural History and Graft Survival in the Current Era Transplantation, April 3, 2013 Review Article

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Gastroenterology - Transplant News & Articles

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What is the best strategy for CRC screening?

PPIs increase risk of Clostridium difficile infection

Metformin improves survival in patients with DM and CRC

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