Liver cancer risk falls but persists after 10 years of hepatitis B therapy
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July 24
Long-term PAGE-B cohort data suggest patients with chronic hepatitis B remain at risk for hepatocellular carcinoma beyond 10 years of entecavir or tenofovir, despite a significant drop in incidence.
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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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Liver cancer risk falls but persists after 10 years of hepatitis B therapy
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by Meg Barbor
Long-term PAGE-B cohort data suggest patients with chronic hepatitis B remain at risk for hepatocellular carcinoma beyond 10 years of entecavir or tenofovir, despite a significant drop in incidence.
First-line infliximab delays additional biologics in pediatric Crohn's disease
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by Doug Brunk
Early infliximab didn't raise five-year remission rates, but it postponed the need for additional biologic therapy.
H. pylori tied to higher colorectal cancer risk in Chinese trial cohorts
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by Meg Barbor
Treatment was associated with lower long-term risk in one cohort, but not overall in a larger cohort with shorter follow-up.
Dye-free imaging matches dye method in IBD surveillance, study finds
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by Jess Allerton
In a retrospective cohort, linked color imaging detected precancerous and cancerous lesions about as often as dye-chromoendoscopy while trimming roughly three minutes from withdrawal time.
Singing therapy outperformed breathing exercises in supragastric belching trial
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by Doug Brunk
In a randomized trial of 72 patients, 72% assigned to structured singing met the response threshold at one week, compared with 39% assigned to diaphragmatic breathing.
