Upper GI Tract
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AGA Clinical Practice Update: Eradication strategies for H. pylori infection
H. pylori infection is the most common cause of gastric cancer, but eradication can be challenging - and not just because of rising antimicrobial...
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Registry reveals H. pylori management mistakes
Duration was too short in 69% of cases, at 7-10 days instead of the recommended 14 days of eradication therapy.
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Normal FLIP findings usually ruled out esophageal motility disorders
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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Younger adults present with more advanced esophageal adenocarcinoma
The incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma has risen threefold over the past 4 decades among patients younger than 50 years.
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Cryoballoon, cryospray found equivalent for eradicating Barret’s esophagus
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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BE: Surveillance endoscopy frequency improving but still overdone
Patients without Barrett’s esophagus are still being recommended for surveillance endoscopy, and some with nondysplastic Barrett’s are undergoing...
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Study explores reasons for link between gastroparesis symptoms, constipation
One-third of patients with gastroparesis symptoms had severe constipation.
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Antibody shows promise in eosinophilic gastritis/duodenitis
Antibody knocks down eosinophils and improves symptoms.
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Budesonide orodispersible tablets maintained remissions in EoE
After 48 weeks, 51 patients in the 1-mg group (75%) and 50 patients in the 0.5 mg group (73.5%) remained in remission, compared with only three...
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PPIs associated with diabetes risk, but questions remain
Researchers call for blood glucose testing and diabetes surveillance in long-term PPI users, but causal evidence is weak.