Expert Review of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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• Role of the Gastroenterologist in Managing Obesity
  What are some of the specific issues that gastroenterologists face when treating their patients with obesity?

  August 22, 2013

• Small Bowel Video Capsule Endoscopy
  This article provides an overview of video capsule endoscopy and its role in clinical practice.

  July 17, 2013

• Ulcerative Colitis
  What are the most effective strategies for maintaining remission of ulcerative colitis?

  June 17, 2013

• The Pediatric Pouch in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  What special considerations should be taken into account when treating children with IBD? Are surgical procedures optimal in this subset of young patients?

  May 17, 2013

• Gut-liver Axis: An Immune Link Between Celiac Disease and Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
  What do scientists know about the connection between celiac disease and primary biliary cirrhosis, and how does this knowledge translate into treatement strategies for both diseases?

  May 03, 2013

• Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Obese Patients and Their Outcomes After Bariatric Surgery
  How prevalent are upper GI symptoms in obese patients and do they generally go away after bariatric surgery? This study investigates.

  April 19, 2013

• Hepatitis C Virus Vaccines in the Era of New Direct-acting Antivirals
  What are some of the novel therapies being developed to treat hepatitis C? This new article takes a close look at vaccine research.

  April 05, 2013

• Sex Hormones and HCV
  Does hepatitis C develop and present differently in men and women? This new study explores the ways in which sex hormones affect the course and progress of the disease.

  March 19, 2013

• Update on Colonoscopy Preparation, Premedication and Sedation
  This new study outlines the very latest recommendations for preparing for a colonoscopy, and offers specific advice about bowel preparation and sedation techniques used in the procedure.

  March 04, 2013

• An Update on the Diagnosis and Management of Budd-Chiari Syndrome
  What is Budd-Chiari syndrome and how can clinicians best diagnose and manage this form of liver disease?

  February 18, 2013

• Alcoholic Hepatitis
  Alcoholic hepatitis can present in very serious forms in some patients. How do clinicians go about diagnosing and treating this often severe form of liver disease?

  January 17, 2013

• The Evolving Management of Postoperative Crohn's Disease
  Crohn's disease is not curable and many patients experience disease recurrence postoperatively. What are the most widely-used and effective therapies available to clinicians to treat the disease?

  December 19, 2012

• Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis
  What is the etiology of eosinophilic gastroenteritis and what are the most promising treatment options for this gastrointestinal disease?

  November 19, 2012

• Management of Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma in the Era of Multimodal Therapy
  How does perihilar cholangiocarcinoma present in patients and what are the most current and effective management strategies for the disease? This new study investigates some of the options.

  October 19, 2012

• The Race for Mainstream Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Frontrunners
  What are the various endoscopic techniques currently available to clinicians for the diagnosis of colorectal cancer and other diseases?

  September 20, 2012

• Basic Answers to Complicated Questions for the Course of Chronic Hepatitis C Treatment
  Is combination therapy the best approach for treating chronic hepatitis C and, if so, which drugs in combination are the most effective? This new study explains.

  July 19, 2012

• Endoscopic Therapies for Barrett's-Associated Dysplasia
  What are some of the newer endoscopic therapies currently being used to treat dysplasias associated with Barrett esophagus? This new study walks us through some of the procedures.

  June 19, 2012

• Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
  Gastrointestinal bleeding can sometimes occur after cardiovascular surgeries such as PCI. How can cardiologists and gastroenterologists work together to come up with a way to both prevent and treat this bleeding?

  May 22, 2012

• Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Bariatric Surgery
  Could patients with NAFLD potentially benefit from bariatric surgery? This new study investigates the efficacy of this surgical approach in overweight patients with liver disease.

  May 08, 2012

• Self-expandable Metal Stents in Malignant Biliary Obstruction
  How well do stents work in treating malignant biliary obstructions, and are certain types of stents better than others?

  February 22, 2012