Gastrointestinal leaks and fistulae can be serious acute complications or chronic conditions caused by inflammation, malignancy, or surgery. In a Perspective article in the October issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Field F. Willingham and Jonathan M. Buscaglia discuss advanced endoscopic methods for less invasive treatment of these luminal defects. They explain that the main goal of
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Wondering what to do if other researchers have the same name as you, or if you have published articles under different name formats? How can people tell which publications are yours? There is a solution: ORCID. ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) provides researchers with a unique digital identifier (an ORCID
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Researchers describe a system for topical delivery of drugs to patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). A polymer that holds and then releases UC drugs such as budesonide and mesalamine is liquid at room temperature, but turns into a viscous gel upon reaching body temperature, they report in the July issue of Gastroenterology. Systemic therapies for inflammatory
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A new quantitative ultrasound (QUS) can accurately identify patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and quantify hepatic steatosis, researchers report in the July issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. With further validation, QUS could be an inexpensive, widely used technique to screen the general or at-risk population for NAFLD. The estimated prevalence of NAFLD
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Despite promising findings from 2 studies of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) in patients with ulcerative colitis, the technology should remain in clinical trials and is not ready for routine practice in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), write Ari M. Grinspan and Colleen R. Kelly in an editorial. The success of FMT
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A rapid, point-of-care test for deamidated gliadin peptide antibody (DGP) identifies patients with celiac disease with similar levels of sensitivity and specificity as standard serologic analysis of antibodies to tissue transglutaminase (anti-tTG). Use of this test before endoscopy could identify the best candidates for duodenal biopsy analysis, leading to cost
Read moreResearchers report the use of endoscopic surgical suturing for ulcer exclusion in the July issue of Gastroenterology, and provide a video of their procedure. It is important to prevent rebleeding of peptic ulcers. A prototype endoscopic suturing device has been developed to provide hemostasis in patients with massively bleeding gastric ulcers. Philip Wai Yan Chiu et
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Researchers describe using endoscopy to remove an upper gastrointestinal obstruction caused by deliberate ingestion of illicit drug packets in the July issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Timothy Cowan et al report the case of a 30 year old man in police custody after ingesting a plastic bag containing methamphetamine. The patient
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In an average-risk screening population, capsule colonoscopy identified individuals with polyps and adenomas with high levels of specificity, researchers report in the May issue of Gastroenterology. This procedure might be useful for patients who cannot undergo colonoscopy or who had incomplete colonoscopies. Capsule endoscopy, which involves an ingestible pill-sized endoscope that
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Dr. Kristine Novak is the science editor for Gastroenterology and Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. She has worked as an editor at biomedical research journals and as a science writer for 15 years, covering advances in gastroenterology, hepatology, cancer, immunology, biotechnology, molecular genetics, and clinical trials. She has a PhD in cell biology and an interest in all areas of medical research.
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