Endoscopic surveillance of patients with Barrett esophagus has been insufficient. In a recent review, researchers analyzed whether risk stratification could improve the effectiveness of surveillance of...
In a recent study, researchers evaluated the effects of gastrointestinal events from medication use on the likelihood of therapy adherence among women with osteoporosis.
Proton-pump inhibitors have been shown to be associated with worsening of gastric atrophy, especially in patients with Helicobacter pylori, but the risk of gastric cancer in these patients is unknown.
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Previous evidence has suggested that perioperative vedolizumab use is associated with short-term postoperative infectious complications in patients with ulcerative colitis who undergo colectomy.
Improving quality of life is important for patients with inflammatory bowel disease. In a new study, researchers evaluated the prevalence of sexual and erectile dysfunction in patients with the condition.
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Crohn disease will likely recur postoperatively without the use of prophylaxis. However, little evidence for optimal treatment options currently exists.
Malnutrition is common among patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplants, but is often overlooked in routine assessments of this patient population.
Existing equations that estimate glomerular filtration rates have demonstrated low accuracy in liver transplant patients with renal dysfunction, indicating the need for new or improved equations.
