Endoscopy, Pancreas, & Biliary Tract
From the AGA Journals
Factors Associated With Finding Capsule Endoscopy Lesions
Major Finding: Videocapsule endoscopy’s ability to identify a causative lesion in cases of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding was associated with...
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Pancreas/Kidney Graft Ups Survival for Type 1 Patients
Major Finding: Type 1 diabetes patients who got a combined pancreas/kidney transplant were 30% more likely to survive for 15 years than were...
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Intestinal Liner Improves Glycemic Control
Major Finding: An endoscopically placed duodenal-jejunal liner was associated with a reduction in HbA1c of more than 1% and significant...
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Bariatric Surgery May Benefit Extremely Obese Teens
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Weight Loss After Roux-en-Y Tied to Type 2 Reversal
Major Finding: Up to 73% of obese patients with type 2 diabetes had normalized blood glucose after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.Data Source:...
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Weight Loss After Roux-en-Y Tied to Type 2 Diabetes Reversal
Major Finding: Up to 73% of obese patients with type 2 diabetes had normalized blood glucose after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.Data Source:...
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Gastric Bypass Benefits Persist at 6 Years' Follow-Up
Major Finding: Six years after undergoing gastric bypass, patients showed a mean weight loss of 28%, a diabetes remission rate of 62%, a...
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Withholding Warfarin After GI Bleed Raises Risk of Thrombosis, Death
Major Finding: The rate of thrombotic events was 0.4% in patients who resumed warfarin therapy after an episode of GI bleeding, compared with 5.5...
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Snag Larger Gallbladder Polyps, Follow Smaller
Major Finding: Biannual ultrasound surveillance of gallbladder polyps measuring less than 10 cm could catch 5 potential malignancies per 1,000...
From the AGA Journals
Endoscopy Falls Short for Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Major Finding: On endoscopy, rings and strictures were more prevalent in adults (57% and 25%, respectively) than in children (11% and 8%; P less...