Summaries of Must-Read Clinical Literature, Guidelines, and FDA Actions
This Week's Must Reads
Clinical Guidelines
AGA Guideline: Drug Monitoring in IBD, Gastroenterology; 2017 Sep; Feuerstein, et al
AGA Clinical Practice Update: Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy for Achalasia, Gastroenterology; 2017 Nov; Kahrilas, et al
FDA Actions
Lutathera Approved for Rare GI Malignancies, FDA news release; 2018 Jan 26
Clenpiq Approved as Oral Solution for Colonoscopy Prep, Ferring news release; 2017 Nov 29
Obesity
Weight Loss Outcomes in ESG vs LSG , Gastrointest Endosc; ePub 2018 Aug 24; Fayad, et al
PBC (Primary Biliary Cholangitis)
Age, Sex, & IBD Linked to Sclerosing Cholangitis Outcomes, Gastroenterology; ePub 2017 Mar 6; Weismuller, et al
Patients with PBC More Likely to Die Waiting for Transplants, Transpl Int; 2017 May; Singal, et al
Endoscopy, Pancreas, & Biliary Tract
Gender Differences in Patients Hospitalized with Cirrhosis, J Clin Gastroenterol; ePub 2019 Feb 22; Rubin, et al
POC Test for Identifying Viraemic HCV Infection, J Hepatol; ePub 2019 Feb 21; Freiman, et al
Pancreas and Biliary Tract
ALT Flares in Patients with Chronic HBV Infection, Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol; ePub 2019 Feb 8; Brahmania, et al
Crohn’s Disease
Ustekinumab & Health-Related Quality of Life in CD, J Crohns Colitis; ePub 2018 May 3; Sands, et al
Increased Risk of Acute MI and HF with IBD, Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol; ePub 2018 Apr 24; Aniwan, et al
Diarrhea
Chronic Constipation & Diarrhea in Diabetics, Am J Gastroenterol; ePub 2018 Nov 8; Sommers, et al
HIV Infection and Diarrheal Disease in Children, Int J Infect Dis; ePub 2018 May 28; Acácio, et al