Joseph Ramagnulo, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Associate Professor Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of South Carolina, discusses different types of cases requiring sphincterotomy to reduce pain. Related ReadingMeasuring episodic…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), high doses of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) are associated with an increased risk…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Even when small, nonfunctioning pancreatic endocrine tumors are likely to be aggressive, and should be removed when they are discovered incidentally, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), treatment success rates at 5 years are similar with proton pump inhibition using esomeprazole or with…
NEW YORK – Procedure times are longer and complications more frequent with single-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy than with the “classic” 4-port technique, an Oregon team has found. Dr. Paul…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For children and adolescents with conditions that require frequent placement of intravenous lines, administration of 50% nitrous oxide makes the process of IV…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Insulin resistance substantially curbs the chances of a sustained viral response following standard treatment for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The risk of pancreatic malignancy is increased in patients with diabetes, researchers from Taiwan report in a pre-print version of a study that…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – There is some evidence to support the use of immunosuppressive therapy to avoid relapse in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but more research is…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Discontinuing clopidogrel before abdominal operation — whether elective or emergent — may not be necessary, a New York team advises. When discontinuation is…