Journal Watch Gastroenterology

Silymarin for Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection? Silymarin is an extract of milk thistle commonly used by patients with liver disease. Does it have any value in treating hepatitis C?
Journal Article, September 21, 2012
Laxative-Free CT Colonography: Still Not Good Enough Is laxative-free computed tomographic colonography adequate as a substitute for colonoscopy?
Journal Article, July 05, 2012
Randomized Trial of Colonoscopy vs. FIT: Interim Results Controversy continues regarding the best approach to colorectal cancer screening: colonoscopy, or noninvasive testing with fecal occult blood testing?
Journal Article, May 02, 2012
New Antivirals Show Promise for Hepatitis C Treatment The findings in this study provide early evidence that the next generation of direct acting antivirals is more potent and effective than currently available agents against hepatitis C infection.
Journal Article, February 28, 2012
Are the Effects of Bariatric Surgery Socially Contagious? For patients who have undergone bariatric surgery, there may be an added benefit of weight loss and improved healthy behavior for their family.
Journal Article, January 03, 2012
Proximal Polyps: When You Find One, Look for Another Should the finding of proximal adenomas influence postpolypectomy surveillance recommendations?
Journal Article, October 31, 2011
Telaprevir Markedly Improves HCV Genotype 1 Cure Rates Final results of phase III trials show that the newly approved drug telaprevir in combination therapy was more effective than standard therapy alone for treatment of chronic HCV infection.
Journal Article, August 31, 2011
Chromoendoscopy for Routine Colonoscopy Does spraying the colon with indigo carmine dye during colonoscopy improve adenoma detection?
Journal Article, July 06, 2011
Quadruple Therapy for Helicobacter pylori Infection Eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection requires multiple-drug therapy. A new, four-drug approach shows promise.
Journal Article, April 28, 2011
Are Proton-Pump Inhibitors Safe During Early Pregnancy? Reassuringly, this large cohort study showed that PPI use during the first trimester did not increase risk for birth defects.
Journal Article, March 02, 2011
PPIs for Laryngopharyngeal Reflux? Might a proton pump inhibitor be as beneficial for symptoms of laryngopharyngeal reflux as it is for GERD?
Journal Article, January 05, 2011
Video Capsule Endoscopy for Patients With Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Video capsule endoscopy screening can accurately identify high-risk patients and shorten their wait times for urgent endoscopy, but at what cost?
Journal Article, November 15, 2010
Laparoscopy for Diverticular Disease This study adds to the body of literature indicating that laparoscopic surgery for diverticular disease leads to less complications than open surgery.
Journal Article, September 06, 2010
Endoscopic Findings in Patients With Dyspepsia In a community-based study, only one fourth of patients with dyspepsia had endoscopic findings.
Journal Article, July 12, 2010
Risk Factors for Peptic Ulcer Disease What medical, behavioral, and demographic factors associate with peptic ulcer disease?
Journal Article, May 24, 2010
Is Endoscopist Specialty Associated With Missed Colorectal Cancers? Adequate training and continuous quality improvement are crucial for physicians performing colonoscopies.
Journal Article, May 05, 2010
Do Proton-Pump Inhibitors Decrease Bone-Mineral Density? This study raises doubts about earlier findings that have suggested an association between PPI use and increased risk for osteoporosis-related fractures.
Journal Article, March 23, 2010
Induced Hypothermia After VF Cardiac Arrest Improves Outcomes Do cardiac arrest patients with an initial rhythm of ventricular fibrillation benefit from therapeutic cooling?
Journal Article, November 06, 2009
Acid Symptoms After Proton-Pump-Inhibitor Discontinuation Proton pump inhibitors can induce the symptoms they are used to treat, which could spell trouble for people who take these drugs without a solid indication, researchers warn.
Journal Article, November 13, 2009
Are Serrated Polyps Markers for Advanced Colorectal Neoplasia? What is the malignancy potential of large serrated polyps? Could they be associated with elevated risk for synchronous advanced colorectal neoplasia?
Journal Article, May 22, 2009

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