Right lateral position tied to faster esophageal acid clearance in GERD: Study Medha Baranwal25 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTNetherlands: A recent study in the American Journal of Gastroenterology showed left lateral decubitus position to be related with significantly...
Management of acute-on-chronic liver failure in cirrhosis and chronic liver disease patients: AJG guideline Medha Baranwal18 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTUSA: Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is emerging as a major cause of mortality in patients with cirrhosis and chronic liver disease. The recent...
Hybrid APC a potential new technique for treating neoplastic Barrett's esophagus: Study Medha Baranwal4 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTGermany: Hybrid argon plasma coagulation (H-APC) seems to have a similar overall outcome as radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in patients with neoplastic...
Prucalopride improves abdominal bloating due to chronic idiopathic constipation: Study MD Editorial Team26 Nov 2021 7:15 AM ISTUSA: A new study shows that participants with chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) suffering moderate to severe abdominal bloating who were treated...
ACG updates guideline on diagnosis and management of GERD Medha Baranwal24 Nov 2021 11:30 AM ISTDiagnosing patients with classic GERD symptoms such as heartburn and regurgitation calls for an 8-week trial of empiric proton pump inhibitors once...
Exposure to Passive Smoking in child and adult lives may lead to NAFLD in midlife: Study MD Editorial Team3 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTNonalcoholic fatty liver disease is the one of the most common cause of chronic liver disease. Thus identification of risk factors early in life is...
PEG gastrostomy more promising procedure than IRG gastrostomy: Study MD Editorial Team30 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTUSA: A new study by Dr. Divyanshoo R. Kohli, MD, and team reported that out of 33,000 gastrostomy procedures, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy...
C difficile infection risk not raised with vonoprazan, when compared to PPIs: Study Dr Satabdi Saha9 Jun 2021 9:00 AM ISTIn a recent study, researchers have found a significant positive association between vonoprazan use and Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) ;...
Start Colorectal cancer screening at 45 in people at average-risk: ACG Guideline Medha Baranwal12 March 2021 8:48 PM ISTUSA: The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) has released an updated version of 2009 colorectal cancer (CRC) screening guidelines.The...
Weight loss, Diabetes control, Coffee intake tied to lower risk of Cirrhosis: Study Dr Satabdi Saha11 Jan 2021 10:16 AM ISTThe relationship between alcohol intake and cirrhosis has been recognized since the late eighteenth century. Inspite of such well documented...
Chronic pancreatitis does not cause adverse effect in fetus, mother: Study Medha Baranwal24 Dec 2020 4:15 PM ISTNew Delhi, India: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is not associated with increased risk of adverse maternal and fetal outcomes during pregnancy, suggests a...
First Clinical Guideline on Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome by ACG Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 Dec 2020 8:15 AM ISTThe American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) has announced the publication of its first-ever ACG Clinical Guideline on the Management of Irritable...
