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Normal FLIP findings usually ruled out esophageal motility disorders

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Amy Karon
Publish date: January 15, 2021

For patients with normal FLIP and abnormal HRM findings, most of the abnormal findings were false positives or equivocal on further clinical...

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Study reveals how aspirin may inhibit colorectal cancer

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Amy Karon
Publish date: January 11, 2021

Aspirin rescued a proneoplastic intestinal phenotype, reduced stem cell expression and function, and increased the expression of an important Wnt...

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Bezafibrate eased pruritus in patients with fibrosing cholangiopathies

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Amy Karon
Publish date: January 7, 2021

In all, 45% of bezafibrate recipients had at least a 50% decrease in pruritus on a 10-point visual analog scale, compared with 11% of the placebo...

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Update on medical management of colonic diverticulitis from the AGA

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Amy Karon
Publish date: January 6, 2021

The authors recommend against surgery to prevent complicated diverticulitis in immunocompetent patients with a history of uncomplicated episodes...

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How diet and exercise can help manage NAFLD, according to the AGA

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Amy Karon
Publish date: January 5, 2021

NAFLD affects approximately 25% of individuals worldwide, but medication, bariatric endoscopy, and surgery are reserved for only a small subset....

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Endoscopic intragastric balloon improved NASH parameters

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Amy Karon
Publish date: December 9, 2020

At 6 months, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease activity scores had improved in 18 of 20 biopsied patients (90%), with a median decrease of 3 points...

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Autologous fecal microbiota transplantation helped maintain weight loss after ‘green’ Mediterranean diet

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Amy Karon
Publish date: December 9, 2020

Eight months after the “green” diet ended, 17% of individuals in the autologous fecal microbiota transplantation group had regained weight,...

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Cryoballoon, cryospray found equivalent for eradicating Barret’s esophagus

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Amy Karon
Publish date: December 8, 2020

At 18 months, rates of complete eradication of dysplasia were 95.6% in patients who received cryoballoon therapy and 96% in recipients of...

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Normal gut colonizer induces serotonergic system, appears to regulate behavior

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Amy Karon
Publish date: December 8, 2020

This normal gut colonizer modified the serotonergic system in the gut and brain and appears to influence behavior.

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Rising IBD rates in minorities heighten need for awareness, strategies to close treatment gaps

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Amy Karon
Publish date: November 12, 2020

Findings “indicate that, when patients of minority races and ethnicities have access to appropriate specialty care and IBD-related therapy, many...

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Task force recommends best practices for malignant colorectal polyps

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Amy Karon
Publish date: November 11, 2020

Endoscopists should look for features of deep submucosal invasion and should retrieve, handle, and submit specimens in ways that support thorough...

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Tool predicted vedolizumab nonresponse in routine practice

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Amy Karon
Publish date: November 11, 2020

A cutoff of 26 points or less was 93% sensitive for identifying patients with ulcerative colitis who did not reach corticosteroid-free remission...

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Study explores reasons for link between gastroparesis symptoms, constipation

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Amy Karon
Publish date: November 10, 2020

One-third of patients with gastroparesis symptoms had severe constipation.

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Rising IBD rates in minorities heighten need for awareness, strategies to close treatment gaps

Author:
Amy Karon
Publish date: November 10, 2020

Findings “indicate that, when patients of minority races and ethnicities have access to appropriate specialty care and IBD-related therapy, many...

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Study IDs microbial signature of celiac disease in children

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Amy Karon
Publish date: November 10, 2020

Eleven operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were less abundant in fecal samples from children with treated and untreated celiac disease than in...

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