Upper GI Tract
From the AGA Journals
GERD: Composite pH impedance monitoring better identifies treatment escalation need
The combination of metrics beat individual metrics at identifying PPI nonresponders, too.
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Rivaroxaban’s single daily dose may lead to higher bleeding risk than other DOACs
Corroborating previous studies, Iceland researchers report that rivaroxaban poses the highest risk of GI bleeding, compared with other DOACs.
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Extraesophageal symptoms of GERD
Patients often present with symptoms that are not classic for reflux such as chronic cough, worsening asthma, sore throat, or globus.
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Gastric cancer: Family history–based H. pylori strategy would be cost effective
First-degree family history and H. pylori infection each raise gastric cancer risk by roughly 2.5-fold.
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Is Nissen fundoplication the best we can do?
Although we have good surgical and medical options, we all recognize that they are not perfect and we should not settle on the current state of...
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Most stent misdeployments in EUS-GE are manageable
Proposed classification system may increase understanding of potential complications of endoscopic procedure for gastric outlet obstruction.
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Prebiotic in development shows promise for reducing GERD symptoms
A prebiotic therapy in development significantly reduced the number of days per month that people with gastroesophageal reflux disease experienced...
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Upper GI bleed guidelines say endoscopy within 24 hours of bleed
New guidelines from the ACG for upper GI and ulcer bleeding include efforts to identify low-risk patients and timing of endoscopy for hospitalized...
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Sporebiotics improve functional dyspepsia symptoms
“Studies like this may help us gain some insight into the cause of the problem,” commented Dr. Pankaj Jay Pasricha.
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Some nasogastric intubation procedures lead to less aerosolization than feared
The results are important, one commenter said, but may not generalize to all procedures because of different equipment and protocols.