American Gastroenterological Association guidelines suggest using symptom assessment and endoscopic evaluation to monitor patients with Crohn’s disease. “In the management of Crohn’s disease, it is now recognized that a treat-to-target strategy...
American Gastroenterological Association guidelines suggest using symptom assessment and endoscopic evaluation to monitor patients with Crohn’s disease. “In the management of Crohn’s disease, it is now recognized that a treat-to-target strategy...
The following is a summary of “Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 Is a Novel Faecal Biomarker for Monitoring Disease Activity and Therapeutic Response in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases,” published in the March 2024 issue of Gastroenterology by Jójárt et al. Chronic...
The following is a summary of "Utility of the Serum-Based Endoscopic Healing Index in Monitoring Therapeutic Response in Ulcerative Colitis," published in the March 2024 issue of Gastroenterology by Alsoud, et al. For a study, researchers sought to assess the...
The debate continues as to whether laparoscopic total Nissen (LNF) versus partial posterior Toupet fundoplication (LTF) leads to better outcomes in the surgical treatment of axial hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux disease. In the most recent meta-analysis...
1. In a large prospective cohort, consumption of higher quality carbohydrates was associated with a decreased risk of colorectal cancer compared to lower quality carbohydrate diets. 2. Lower carbohydrate quantity consumption was not associated with significant...
THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A next-generation multitarget stool DNA test has higher sensitivity for colorectal cancer and advanced precancerous lesions than fecal immunochemical testing (FIT), according to a study published in the March 14 issue of...
The following is a summary of “Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 Is a Novel Faecal Biomarker for Monitoring Disease Activity and Therapeutic Response in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases,” published in the March 2024 issue of Gastroenterology by Jójárt et al. Chronic...
The following is a summary of "Utility of the Serum-Based Endoscopic Healing Index in Monitoring Therapeutic Response in Ulcerative Colitis," published in the March 2024 issue of Gastroenterology by Alsoud, et al. For a study, researchers sought to assess the...
The debate continues as to whether laparoscopic total Nissen (LNF) versus partial posterior Toupet fundoplication (LTF) leads to better outcomes in the surgical treatment of axial hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux disease. In the most recent meta-analysis...
1. In a large prospective cohort, consumption of higher quality carbohydrates was associated with a decreased risk of colorectal cancer compared to lower quality carbohydrate diets. 2. Lower carbohydrate quantity consumption was not associated with significant...
THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A next-generation multitarget stool DNA test has higher sensitivity for colorectal cancer and advanced precancerous lesions than fecal immunochemical testing (FIT), according to a study published in the March 14 issue of...
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