From Medscape Gastroenterology

American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 2016 Annual Scientific Meeting

October 14 - 19, 2016; Las Vegas, Nevada

October 14 - 19, 2016 Las Vegas, Nevada

ACG Spike in C difficile After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Rates of Clostridium difficile infection are elevated after gastric bypass surgery, new research shows; this could be related to changes in distal gut bacteria, specialists speculate.
Medscape Medical News, October 26, 2016
ACG Remimazolam Allows Speedy Recovery After Colonoscopy For outpatient colonoscopy, the new benzodiazepine provides adequate sedation, and recovery is faster than with the alternative, owing to its short half-life, new research shows.
Medscape Medical News, October 21, 2016
ACG Eosinophilic Esophagitis Antibody Therapy Shows Promise An investigative anti-interleukin-13 antibody decreased 16-week eosinophilic counts in a phase 2 study of patients with active eosinophilic esophagitis.
Medscape Medical News, October 20, 2016

Surprising Lessons Learned by a Physician-Turned-Patient A 60-year-old gastroenterologist suffered a myocardial infarction, got rushed to the cath lab, and woke up 10 days later. What happened next startled him and opened his eyes to the patient experience.

Promising Treatments on the Horizon for NAFLD and NASH Endoscopic magnets, a semisynthetic bile analog, and a receptor agonist in development are offering hope to patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.