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Probiotics in the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Richard N. Fedorak, MD, FRCPC, and colleague explore the current state of the field regarding applications of probiotic therapy in the settings of Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and pouchitis.
Expert Viewpoint, July 2005
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Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration in the Diagnosis and Staging of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
EUS has become an important tool in the armamentarium of gastroenterologists for the diagnosis and staging of pancreatic neoplasms.
Expert Viewpoint, May 2005
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Techniques for Difficult Polypectomy
What constitutes a difficult polyp? What additional techniques facilitate the difficult polypectomy? Douglas B. Nelson, MD, explores the current state of the field.
Expert Viewpoint, October 2004
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IBD and Pregnancy
Sunanda V. Kane, MD, and colleague, review the state of the field regarding the effects of IBD and its treatment on fertility and pregnancy.
Expert Viewpoint, October 2004
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Endoluminal Treatment of GERD -- Role in Contemporary Clinical Practice
John K. DiBaise, MD, FACG, and colleague, discuss technique and safety and efficacy data for the endoscopic therapies for GERD, with a view toward their potential role in the current armamentarium.
Expert Viewpoint, August 2004
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The Role of Interferon Therapy in Hepatitis B
W. Graham E. Cooksley, MD, explores the place that interferon currently holds in the therapeutic armamentarium against hepatitis B.
Expert Viewpoint, March 2004
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Diagnosing Irritable Bowel Syndrome: What's Too Much, What's Enough?
What is the current approach to diagnosing IBS? Susan Lucak, MD, explores the issues.
Expert Viewpoint, March 2004
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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Arun J. Sanyal, MD, and colleague discuss the risk
factors, clinical signs, diagnosis, and treatment of this
common cause of chronic liver disease.
Expert Viewpoint, April 2003
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Chronic Pancreatitis
Darwin L. Conwell, MD, and colleagues discuss this
chronic inflammatory condition, which remains a major
source of morbidity in the United States.
Expert Viewpoint, January 2003
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Functional Dyspepsia
Brooks D. Cash, MD, discusses the approach to the
patient with nonulcer dyspepsia.
Expert Viewpoint, December 2002
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Genetics of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Jean-Paul Achkar, MD, and Bret A. Lashner, MD, address the molecular aspects of IBD.
Expert Viewpoint, April 2002
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Current Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C
Emmet B. Keeffe, MD, discusses the current state of the field in HCV management.
Expert Viewpoint, April 2002
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Treatment of Perianal Crohn's Disease: State of the Art
David A. Schwartz, MD, and William J. Sandborn, MD, of the Mayo Clinic discuss the options available for medical management of this disease entity.
Expert Viewpoint, May 2000
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Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders: Novel Insights and Treatments
Michael Camilleri, MD, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, discusses the latest trends in the management of these common disorders of GI function and comments on their clinical, social, and economic impact.
Expert Viewpoint, November 1999
