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LAC and LOAD: 4-Drug Regimen Better at Eliminating H Pylori Than Standard 3-Drug Treatment
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LOAD (levofloxacin, omeprazole, nitazoxanide, and doxycycline) is more effective at eradicating Helicobacter pylori than LAC (lansoprazole, amoxicillin, and clarithromycin). Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - November 2, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: info
AASLD: Survival Lower in HCV-Infected Women after Liver Transplant (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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BOSTON (MedPage Today) -- Women undergoing liver transplant as a result of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection show poorer long-term survival rates and more frequent failure of the donor liver, compared with male recipients.
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - November 2, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
86th meeting of the Midland Gastroenterological SocietyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: NLH - Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases - Events - November 2, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: events
South West IBD Network Meeting: Complications of IBDEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: NLH - Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases - Events - November 2, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: events
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy CourseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: NLH - Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases - Events - November 2, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: events
Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: Hands-on Practical WorkshopEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: NLH - Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases - Events - November 2, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: events
Colonoscopic Training CourseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: NLH - Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases - Events - November 2, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: events
MATTU Oesophago-Gastric Cancer SymposiumEmail this article to a colleague.
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Minimally invase appraoches to oesophagal and gastric cancer
Source: NLH - Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases - Events - November 2, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: events
BAPEN Study Day: Attaining and Maintaining Standards in Clinical NutritionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: NLH - Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases - Events - November 2, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: events
2nd Newcastle ERCP and Endoscopic Ultrasound Course for Endoscopy NursesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: NLH - Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases - Events - November 2, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: events
The Status of Bariatric Surgery in the UKEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: NLH - Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases - Events - November 2, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: events
11th International Colorectal ForumEmail this article to a colleague.
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Specialty Skills in Coloproctology Stage 1Email this article to a colleague.
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This new course had been developed in collaboration with the ACGBI. The course sessions focus on the evaluation and treatment of benign anorectal diseases, pilondal disease and stoma surgery, as well as operative procedures on the abdominal colon including right and left colectomy and Hartmann's procedures. Emphasis will be placed on small group teaching and will be predominantly skills based with utilisation of both animal models and cadaveric dissection.
Source: NLH - Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases - Events - November 2, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: events
5th Medical Dermatology MeetingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: NLH - Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases - Events - November 2, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: events
Multidisciplinary management of acute pancreatitis symptomsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: NLH - Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases - Events - November 2, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: events
Specialty Skills in Coloproctology Stage 2Email this article to a colleague.
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Formerly ‘Principles and Practice in Colorectal Surgery: Stage II', this newly evolved ‘Specialty Skills’ course is mapped directly to the Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum to give you the formal grounding you will need as you progress through your specialty training to prepare you for becoming a consultant.
Source: NLH - Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases - Events - November 2, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: events
International 1st International Congress of Translational Research in Human NutritionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Protein-energy metabolism in aging and chronic diseases: role of nutrition and physical activity
Source: NLH - Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases - Events - November 2, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: events
Research Progress in Barrett's Oesophagus: 4th National SymposiumEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: NLH - Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases - Events - November 2, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: events
St George’s Gastroenterology Teaching Day 2010Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: NLH - Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases - Events - November 2, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: events
Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery CourseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: NLH - Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases - Events - November 2, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: events
A time to act - improving liver health and outcomes in liver diseaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Published 20 October 2009Summary: The aim of this document is: To advise the DH on ways to improve outcomes of liver disease in the UK.
To recommend a framework which ensures equal access to high quality and cost effective management of liver disease throughout the UK, and to outline ways to optimize the current configuration of Liver services, including paediatric hepatology.
To recommend the setting of clinical standards, quality metrics and guidelines against which local services should be monitored and assessed. To demonstrate that high quality liver services lead to cost savings and improved health.
To promote the con...
Source: Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Specialist Library - Prevention - November 2, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: organizations
GerdQ helps diagnose and manage GERD in primary careEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers have developed a useful tool to help family practitioners diagnose and manage gastro-esophageal reflux disease without the need for initial specialist referral or endoscopy.
Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology - November 2, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
A time to act - improving liver health and outcomes in liver diseaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Published 20 October 2009Summary: The aim of this document is: To advise the DH on ways to improve outcomes of liver disease in the UK.
To recommend a framework which ensures equal access to high quality and cost effective management of liver disease throughout the UK, and to outline ways to optimize the current configuration of Liver services, including paediatric hepatology.
To recommend the setting of clinical standards, quality metrics and guidelines against which local services should be monitored and assessed. To demonstrate that high quality liver services lead to cost savings and improved health.
To promote the con...
Source: Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Specialist Library - Liver - November 2, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: organizations
Traveling While on Dialysis Could Be RiskyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: Traveling While on Dialysis Could Be RiskyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/30/2009 2:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 11/2/2009
Source: MedicineNet Crohn's Disease General - November 2, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: consumer
Anemia Drug May Raise Stroke Risk in Kidney PatientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: Anemia Drug May Raise Stroke Risk in Kidney PatientsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/31/2009 8:10:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 11/2/2009
Source: MedicineNet Crohn's Disease General - November 2, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: consumer
Long pulse gastric electrical stimulation induces regeneration of myenteric plexus synaptic vesicles in diabetic ratsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions & Inferences The longer duration of diabetes, the more significant damages to myenteric neurons and synaptic vesicles of diabetic rats; long pulse GES could induce regeneration of myenteric plexus synaptic vesicles, thereby reform gastric motility.
Source: Neurogastroenterology and Motility - November 2, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: c. li, s. liu, y. guan, w. qian, f. du, x. hou Source Type: journals
Plasmin plays a key role in the regulation of profibrogenic molecules in hepatic stellate cellsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Plasmin role in transforming growth factor-[beta] (TGF-[beta])-responsive gene regulation remains to be elucidated. Also, plasmin action on co-repressor Ski-related novel protein N (SnoN) and differential activation of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are unknown. Thus, the role of plasmin on profibrogenic molecule expression, SnoN transcriptional kinetics and gelatinase activation was investigated. Hepatic stellate cells (HSC) were transduced with adenovirus-mediated human urokinase plasminogen activator (Ad-huPA) (4 × 109 viral particles/ml). Overexpression of urokinase plasminogen activator and therefore of plasmin, wa...
Source: Liver International - November 2, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Abril Martínez-Rizo, Miriam Bueno-Topete, Jaime González-Cuevas, Juan Armendáriz-Borunda Source Type: journals
Babesiosis in a patient on infliximab for Crohn's diseaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - November 2, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Garret Cullen, Bruce E. Sands, Vijay Yajnik Source Type: journals
Campylobacter concisus and other Campylobacter species in children with newly diagnosed Crohn's diseaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Campylobacter concisus and other members of the Campylobacter genus have recently been suggested as possible etiological agents of Crohn's disease (CD). To further investigate this issue we determined the prevalence of these organisms in pediatric patients newly diagnosed with CD.DNA was extracted from fecal specimens collected from 54 children with CD, 27 noninflammatory bowel disease (non-IBD), and 33 healthy controls and subjected to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) sequencing.Detection of C. concisus DNA using a newly developed PCR assay targeting the 16S rRNA gene of C. concisus showed that 65% (35/54) of fecal samples...
Source: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - November 2, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Si Ming Man, Li Zhang, Andrew S. Day, Steven T. Leach, Daniel A. Lemberg, Hazel Mitchell Source Type: journals
Safety of immunomodulators and biologics for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease during pregnancy and breast-feedingEmail this article to a colleague.
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The aim of this article is to critically review available data regarding the safety of immunomodulators and biological therapies during pregnancy and breast-feeding in women with inflammatory bowel disease. Methotrexate and thalidomide can cause congenital anomalies and are contraindicated during pregnancy (and breast-feeding). Although thiopurines have a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rating D, available data suggest that these drugs are safe and well tolerated during pregnancy. Although traditionally women receiving azathioprine or mercaptopurine have been discouraged from breast-feeding because of theoretical potent...
Source: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - November 2, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Javier P. Gisbert Source Type: journals
Diagnostic value of noninvasive combined fluorine-18 labeled fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography and computed tomography enterography in active Crohn's diseaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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We examined if this imaging modality using fluorine-18 labeled-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) could more effectively identify disease activity.52 lPET-CTe scans were analyzed in this retrospective study. CTe scores and FDG uptake were quantified. Correlations of CTe scores and standard uptake value (SUV) with C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), short Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (sIBDq), and Harvey-Bradshaw index (HBI) were estimated using Pearson analysis. Imaging scores were compared to medical outcome by logistics regression model.CTe scores correlated with SUV, but additional abn...
Source: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - November 2, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Anis Ahmadi, Qin Li, Keith Muller, Dennis Collins, John F. Valentine, Walter Drane, Steven Polyak Source Type: journals
Prevalence of hepatitis B and C and risk factors for nonvaccination in inflammatory bowel disease patients in Northeast FranceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Data regarding the prevalence of hepatitis C (HCV) and hepatitis B (HBV) in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients are conflicting.In all, 315 IBD (252 Crohn's disease [CD] and 63 ulcerative colitis [UC]) patients were consecutively recruited between June 2005 and May 2009.The median age was 33 years (interquartile range [IQR]: 24-43) and median disease duration was 5 years (IQR: 2-11). Present and/or past HBV and HCV infection was found in 2.86% of 315 patients (CD: HBsAg 0.79%, anti-HBc 2.78%, anti-HCV 0.79%; UC: HBsAg 1.59%, anti-HBc 1.59%, anti-HCV 1.59%). Effective vaccination (anti-HBs without anti-HBc) was presen...
Source: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - November 2, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Jean-Baptiste Chevaux, Abdelbasset Nani, Abderrahim Oussalah, Véronique Venard, Mouni Bensenane, Arthur Belle, Jean-Louis Gueant, Marc-André Bigard, Jean-Pierre Bronowicki, Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet Source Type: journals
Natural Orifices Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) in Germany: Summary of the Working Group Reports of the "D-NOTES Meeting 2009"Email this article to a colleague.
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The D-NOTES-group met in June 2009 for an evaluation of ongoing preclinical and clinical activities in natural orifice endoscopic surgery and the further coordination of research in Germany. Different working groups with various topics were formed. Consensus statements among various participants with different scientific and medical background were initiated. In summary, important topics were handled such as the correct handling of bacterial contamination and related complications, the question of the ideal entry point and a secure closure, interdisciplinary cooperation, and matters related to training and education. F...
Source: Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie - November 2, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Meining A, Kähler G, Delius SV, Bueß G, Schneider A, Hochberger J, Wilhelm D, Kübler H, Kranzfelder M, Bajbouj M, Fuchs KH, Gillen S, Feußner H Tags: Z Gastroenterol Source Type: journals
ASCRS Annual Scientific Meeting 2010Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: NLH - Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases - Events - November 1, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: events
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International Consensus Workshop and Postgraduate Course: Current Consensus and Future Directions in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Portal Hypertension
Source: NLH - Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases - Events - November 1, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: events
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Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - November 1, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: journals
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Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - November 1, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Frontmatter Source Type: journals
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Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology is the go-to resource on a broad spectrum of themes in clinical gastroenterology and hepatology. The official clinical practice journal of the AGA Institute brings you the best original research in the field with a unique combination of reviews, editorials, podcasts, video abstracts, and outcomes research—all supporting clinical practice. Articles on education, policy, and practice management highlight issues pertinent to clinicians.
Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - November 1, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Frontmatter Source Type: journals
Copyright Assignment, Authorship Responsibility, NIH Funding, Financial Disclosure, Institutional Review Board/Animal Care Committee Approval, and SponsorshipEmail this article to a colleague.
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In consideration of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute (the “AGA Institute”) taking action to review and credit the below-identified submission (the “Manuscript”), and for other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned authors and/or creators (the “Authors”), jointly and severally, hereby transfer, convey, and assign to the AGA Institute, free and clear of any liens, licenses or encumbrances, the entire right, title, and interest in and to the Manuscript throughout the world, including without limitation in and to any and all ...
Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - November 1, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Frontmatter Source Type: journals
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We thank Dr Matsushita et al for their kind comments and interest in our article. In studies comparing cannulation success and complications between patients with and without periampullary diverticula, patients with undetectable papilla were excluded, and our study is the only one in which the incidence of undetectable papilla in patients with duodenal diverticula is mentioned. It is also clearly defined that in patients with periampullary diverticula, the cannulation rate is similar and the procedure easier, compared with patients without diverticula, provided that the papilla can be found.
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - October 31, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Antonios Vezakis, Vasilios Panteris Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals
Extension of an excellent pilot study to a quantitative analysis of the pathophysiology of de Quervain disease associated with colonoscopyEmail this article to a colleague.
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To the Editor: In the article by Shergill et al, they analyze right thumb pinch force using a thumb-force sensor applied to the right thumb and analyze muscle activity of left and right forearm muscles using electromyography during colonoscopy. They report that activity of the left abductor pollicis longus muscle during colonoscopy exceeds the American Conference of Industrial Hygienists, hand activity level action limit. This finding supports that excessive, repeated abduction and extension of the left thumb during colonoscopy to manipulate the turn dials of the colonoscope may cause de Quervain disease (tenosynovitis of...
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - October 31, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Mitchell S. Cappell Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals
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We appreciate the interest of Cappell et al in our research on pinch force and forearm muscle load during colonoscopy. We agree that DeQuervain's tenosynovitis of the left thumb may be caused by the repeated abduction and extension and applied thumb force required to manipulate the turn dials. We also agree with the need to directly measure left thumb forces, but we were unable to do this for technical reasons in this pilot study. In the next phase of our research, we plan to quantify left thumb forces during routine colonoscopy in a larger cohort of gastroenterologists, and to also assess subjective measures of musculoske...
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - October 31, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Amandeep K. Shergill, Krishna R. Asundi, Alan Barr, Janak N. Shah, James C. Ryan, Kenneth R. McQuaid, David Rempel Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals
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The correspondence from Boix et al provides helpful insight into the aspects of endoscopic procedures that influence overall practice efficiency. Their findings underscore the major role that room turnover time plays in procedure efficiency. By using 2 rooms per endoscopist, they found that procedure numbers per endoscopist increased from 5676 to 6569 over 3 years. These results corroborate the findings from our recent study that further illustrate the role of using 2 rooms per endoscopist to increase efficiency. In The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer, Jeffrey Liker espouses the ...
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - October 31, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Gavin C. Harewood, Kristia Chrysostomou, Naila Himy, Wai Ling Leong Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals
Periampullary diverticulum: an indicator of easy or difficult cannulation?Email this article to a colleague.
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To the Editor: We read with interest the article by Panteris et al on the success or difficulty of cannulation and complication rates in patients with and without periampullary diverticula (PAD). After patients with undetectable papilla were excluded, there was no significant difference between the 2 groups, concluding that the presence of PAD was not associated with difficult cannulation or complications and might be an indicator of easier cannulation. We believe that the main drawback of this study is the exclusion of patients with undetectable papilla, which misleads the journal readers.
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - October 31, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Mitsunobu Matsushita, Kazushige Uchida, Akiyoshi Nishio, Kazuichi Okazaki Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals
EUS Trucut biopsy liver parenchyma acquisition and yield are comparable to that of a transjugular liver biopsyEmail this article to a colleague.
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To the Editor: We read with interest the article by DeWitt et al, which was accompanied by the editorial by Manning and Afdhal. Manning and Afdhal suggest that, based on the findings of DeWitt et al, liver EUS-guided Trucut biopsy (EUS-TCB) specimens are inadequate and that an alternative liver biopsy route is preferred to avoid unnecessary repeat biopsy. Our initial experience has led us to an alternate conclusion.
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - October 31, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Ferga C. Gleeson, Michael J. Levy Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals
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Drs Gleeson and Levy review their previously published experience with EUS-guided Trucut biopsy (EUS-TCB) of the liver by using the technique described in our article. The authors are to be congratulated for demonstrating an improved specimen yield compared to those we obtained. However, it is important to emphasize that their study was retrospective and involved only 9 patients. This is in contrast to our prospective study, which enrolled 21 patients. Based on the collective published work of 30 patients from both reports, it seems premature to conclude whether EUS-TCB of the liver may or may not routinely provide a speci...
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - October 31, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: John DeWitt Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals
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It is interesting to note that the experience of Gleeson et al from the Mayo Clinic is different from that of DeWitt et al. The Gleeson et al study is notable for its very small sample size, retrospective nature, and, once again, the lack of apparent contraindication to percutaneous biopsy in any of their patients, asking the question of why the biopsy was done under EUS.
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - October 31, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Diarmuid Manning, Nezam H. Afdhal Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals
A 2-rooms-per-endoscopist model enhances efficiency in GI endoscopyEmail this article to a colleague.
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To the Editor: With great interest, we read the article by Harewood et al on identifying strategies to enhance endoscopic efficiency. Increased demand for screening colonoscopies necessitates improved efficiency in endoscopy units, especially better use of existing resources to avoid longer waiting times for procedures. Physician unavailability may contribute to considerable delays in endoscopic procedures. Leighton address the importance of delivering the highest quality care in the most efficient and cost-effective manner. To validate their results, we report herein our annual volume of endoscopies and colonoscopies ove...
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - October 31, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Jaume Boix, Vicente Lorenzo-Zúñiga, Fidel Añaños, Vicente Moreno de Vega, Ramon Planas Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals
