Tag: Gastrointestinal Problems
Frozen Samples Comparable to Fresh in Fecal Transplant
Prepackaged stool samples may be used to combat C. difficile infections
Positive Effects of Psychological Treatments Maintained in IBS
Treatments might help ease gastrointestinal symptoms for at least six months
Review Examines Efficacy of PPI Tx for Esophageal Eosinophilia
About half of patients with symptomatic esophageal eosinophilia have clinicohistologic remission
Celiac Disease Ups Autoimmune Thyroid Disease Risk in T1DM
Excess risk highest in those with celiac disease for 10 years or more
Burden, Costs of Gastrointestinal, Liver Disease Estimated in U.S.
GI hemorrhage is most common diagnosis leading to hospitalization, with cost of $5 billion in 2012
Mortality Rate Increases With Age in Emergency Abdominal Surgery
Mortality also increased versus older adults undergoing elective procedures
H. pylori Triple Therapy Linked to Erythema Multiforme
Case report describes 69-year-old who developed EM after seven days of triple antibiotic therapy
American College of Gastroenterology, Oct. 16-21
The American College of Gastroenterology's 80th Annual Scientific Meeting The annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology was held from Oct. 16...
Research Supports Theory of Nonceliac Gluten Sensitivity
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over trial shows symptoms with limited exposure
Early Precut Sphincterotomy Ups Primary Cannulation Rates
No increase in post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis
