Gastroenterology: Archives

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Outpatient Colonoscopy in Older Patients

• August 28, 2009
• Douglas K. Rex, MD

Risk for gastrointestinal complications rose with age and history of certain comorbidities.

• Reviewing:
• Warren JL et al., Ann Intern Med 2009 Jun 16; 150:849

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Chronic Laryngeal Symptoms in Patients with GERD

• August 28, 2009
• David A. Johnson, MD

Acid exposure to the larynx does not appear to be an important cause.

• Reviewing:
• Jaspersen D et al., Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2009 Jun 1; 29:1172

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Consensus Interferon After Nonresponse to Standard HCV Therapy

• August 28, 2009
• Atif Zaman, MD, MPH

Patients without cirrhosis who demonstrated some sensitivity to pegylated interferon achieved the best response to interferon alfacon-1 plus ribavirin.

• Reviewing:
• Bacon BR et al., Hepatology 2009 Jun; 49:1838

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Do Heavy Drinking and Smoking Increase Risk for Chronic Pancreatitis?

• August 14, 2009
• David A. Johnson, MD

Yes, but only smoking was a risk factor for recurrent acute pancreatitis. CME

• Reviewing:
• Yadav D et al., Arch Intern Med 2009 Jun 8; 169:1035

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

More Evidence Supports Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Screening

• August 14, 2009
• Douglas K. Rex, MD

Reductions in cancer mortality rates were associated with screening versus no screening.

• Reviewing:
• Hoff G et al., BMJ 2009 May 31; 338:b1846 Imperiale TF., BMJ 2009 May 31; 338:b2084

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Differences in Adenoma Detection Rates Among Endoscopists

• August 14, 2009
• Douglas K. Rex, MD

Procedure time explained much of the variation.

• Reviewing:
• Imperiale TF et al., Gastrointest Endosc 2009 Jun; 69:1288

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

A Predictor of Poor Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy

• August 14, 2009
• Douglas K. Rex, MD

Almost half of obese patients had inadequate preparation.

• Reviewing:
• Borg BB et al., Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2009 Jun; 7:670

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Proton-Pump Inhibitor Therapy After Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection

• August 7, 2009
• David J. Bjorkman, MD, MSPH (HSA), SM (Epid.)

Degree of healing of endoscopic submucosal dissection–induced ulcers was dependent on initial ulcer size.

• Reviewing:
• Oh T-H et al., Dig Dis Sci 2009 Jul; 54:1494

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Gastrointestinal Symptoms in the Morbidly Obese

• August 7, 2009
• David J. Bjorkman, MD, MSPH (HSA), SM (Epid.)

Morbidly obese patients experienced more-frequent heartburn, hiatal hernia, and gastritis than nonobese patients.

• Reviewing:
• Dutta SK et al., Dig Dis Sci 2009 Jun; 54:1243

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Prostaglandin for NSAID-Induced Small-Bowel Injury

• August 7, 2009
• David J. Bjorkman, MD, MSPH (HSA), SM (Epid.)

Misoprostol reduced incidence of small-intestine lesions caused by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug therapy. CME

• Reviewing:
• Fujimori S et al., Gastrointest Endosc 2009 Jun; 69:1339