Four-week pancreatic stent interval reduces repeat endoscopies, trial finds
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July 14
In a nine-center Korean randomized trial, waiting four weeks instead of two to assess prophylactic pancreatic duct stents cut endoscopic removals from 19% to 7% without raising pancreatitis risk.
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The GI hospitalist: A practice-changing health care opportunity
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April 23
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by Vasili Kalas, MD, PhD
The model is reshaping inpatient care, despite slow national adoption.
Pancreatic cystic lesions: A case-based approach
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April 17
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by Ross C.D. Buerlein, MD , Himesh B. Zaver, MD , Vanessa M. Shami, MD
Dr. Vanessa Shami, along with Drs. Ross Buerlein and Himesh Zaver, describe characteristic cyst findings on cross-sectional and endoscopic sonographic imaging, fluid analysis results, and management.
Navigating primary sclerosing cholangitis: Diagnosis and the 5 pillars of management
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February 1
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by Judy A. Trieu, MD, MPH, Mahesh Krishna, MD, David N. Assis, MD
Primary sclerosing cholangitis remains a challenging disease to diagnose and manage, due to varying presentations, associated disease processes, and lack of targeted treatment.
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Four-week pancreatic stent interval reduces repeat endoscopies, trial finds
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by Doug Brunk
In a nine-center Korean randomized trial, waiting four weeks instead of two to assess prophylactic pancreatic duct stents cut endoscopic removals from 19% to 7% without raising pancreatitis risk.
Upadacitinib, infliximab showed fastest symptom relief in ulcerative colitis, analysis found
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by Meg Barbor
A post hoc analysis suggests onset of action may help guide advanced therapy selection in moderate to severe ulcerative colitis.
Dupilumab cuts stomach eosinophils in eosinophilic gastritis trial
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by Doug Brunk
Phase 2 trial found reductions in gastric eosinophils and endoscopic disease activity, although symptom scores did not significantly improve after 12 weeks.
GLP-1 receptor agonists not tied to higher overall pancreatitis risk, study finds
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by Matthew Solan
A target trial emulation found GLP-1 receptor agonists carry an early drug-induced risk offset by later reductions in alcohol and hypertriglyceridemia-related pancreatitis.
AI colonoscopy tool boosts adenoma detection in VA network, study finds
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by Doug Brunk
In a cluster-randomized study of more than 334,000 colonoscopies across the Veterans Health Administration, facilities equipped with computer-aided detection raised adenoma detection rates by about 4 percentage points without lengthening withdrawal times.
