A Murky Relationship Between GERD and Interstitial Lung Disease
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Previous studies document a high prevalence of GERD in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis but provide no evidence of causality.
Reviewing:
Hershcovici T et al., Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2011 Dec; 34:1295
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Is Increasing
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
A review of published research worldwide showed increasing incidence of both Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis but lacked data from developing countries.
Reviewing:
Molodecky NA et al., Gastroenterology 2012 Jan; 142:46
Pinworm Infection Does Not Protect Against IBD
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Incidence of inflammatory bowel disease is similar in children with or without pinworm infection.
Reviewing:
Bager P et al., Gastroenterology 2012 Jan; 142:55
Seeing Serrated Lesions
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Endoscopists described morphologic features and assessed sentinel signs of these lesions to aid in their improved detection.
Reviewing:
Tadepalli US et al., Gastrointest Endosc 2011 Dec; 74:1360
Mixed Evidence on the Link Between PPIs and Infection Risk
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
A systematic review suggests that chronic PPI use increases the risk for enteric infection with Clostridium difficile , Salmonella , and Campylobacter jejuni .
Reviewing:
Bavishi C and Dupont HL., Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2011 Dec; 34:1269
Acute Kidney Injury Predicts Mortality in Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
New criteria for renal failure are superior to traditional criteria in predicting 90-day mortality and should be put to use in clinical settings.
Reviewing:
Altamirano J et al., Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2012 Jan; 10:65
Leave My Appendix, Please
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Appendectomy might be a risk factor for recurrence of Clostridium difficile infection.
Reviewing:
Im GY et al., Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2011 Dec; 9:1072
Support for a 6-Month Surveillance Interval for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
In patients with cirrhosis, a 6-month interval detected as many cancers as a 3-month interval.
Reviewing:
Trinchet JC et al., Hepatology 2011 Dec; 54:1987
So, What's a Dirty Colon?
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Without guidelines to define one, gastroenterologists cannot uniformly adjust the interval for follow-up colonoscopy.
Reviewing:
Larsen M et al., Am J Gastroenterol 2011 Dec; 106:2058
Highlights from the Conference on Chronic Viral Hepatitis Infection
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Medical models that improve screening and effectiveness of treatment in the community setting are required to reduce the disease burden.
Reviewing:
Ward JW et al., Hepatology 2012 Jan; 55:307
