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Abstracts from Around the World
May 2012 (Vol. 10 | No. 5 | Pages 443-446)
While we appreciate that the risk of progression to carcinoma is infrequent in patients with nondysplastic Barrett's esophagus (BE), it is unclear if there are any lifestyle factors that may enhance t...
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Discussion
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443-446
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Discussion
April 2012 (Vol. 10 | No. 4 | Pages 333-335)
As with adults, many clinicians associate gastroesophageal reflux disease with asthma, often poorly controlled asthma. While the data for efficacy is inconclusive, there has been a precipitous rise in...
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Discussion
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333-335
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Abstracts from Around the World
March 2012 (Vol. 10 | No. 3 | Pages 207-209)
Limited observations suggest that patients with rectal cancer who undergo chemoradiation and have a complete response may be followed expectantly rather than undergo subsequent surgical therapy. This ...
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Discussion
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207-209
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Discussion
February 2012 (Vol. 10 | No. 2 | Pages 97-99)
Recurrent bleeding from gastrointestinal vascular malformations remains a significant challenge, especially when endoscopic therapy is either ineffective or the full extent of the lesions cannot be re...
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Discussion
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97-99
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Abstracts from Around the World
January 2012 (Vol. 10 | No. 1 | Pages 1-3)
Hvid-Jensen F, Pedersen L, Drewes AM, et al. Incidence of adenocarcinoma among patients with Barrett's esophagus. N Engl J Med 2011;365:1375–1383.
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Discussion
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1-3
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Abstracts From Around the World
December 2011 (Vol. 9 | No. 12 | Pages 1007-1009)
There have been rapid developments in capsule endoscopy from small bowel imaging to recently the colon. Colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) is actually now in its second generation, with the hopes of improv...
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Discussion
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1007-1009
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Abstracts from Around the World
November 2011 (Vol. 9 | No. 11 | Pages 915-917)
All physicians have a subliminal fear of a malpractice claim. While we know that such a situation happens to many physicians each year, the scope particularly based on specialty is not well appreciate...
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Discussion
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915-917
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Abstracts from Around the World
October 2011 (Vol. 9 | No. 10 | Pages 807-809)
Previous studies have convincingly demonstrated that proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) reduce the rate of aspirin and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)-related upper gastrointestinal bleeding (U...
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Discussion
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807-809
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Abstracts from Around the World
September 2011 (Vol. 9 | No. 9 | Pages 719-722)
The imaging modality of choice for the patient with acute abdominal pain has become computed tomography (CT) scanning, and at many centers around the country, including even local community hospitals,...
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Discussion
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719-722
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Abstracts from Around the World
August 2011 (Vol. 9 | No. 8 | Pages 627-630)
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a chronic disorder requiring lifelong therapy. Two decades ago, with the release and rapid adoption of proton pump inhibitors (PPI), therapy for this disorder...
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Discussion
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627-630
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Abstracts from Around the World
July 2011 (Vol. 9 | No. 7 | Pages 531-533)
Increasingly, cross-sectional abdominal imaging is utilized to evaluate for disease activity and for follow-up in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). More recently, computed tomographic (C...
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Discussion
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531-533
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Abstracts from Around the World
June 2011 (Vol. 9 | No. 6 | Pages 453-455)
It is well recognized that proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy reduces the recurrence rate of ulcers for patients taking aspirin. Previous studies have also shown that patients with a history of pepti...
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Discussion
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453-455
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Abstracts from Around the World
May 2011 (Vol. 9 | No. 5 | Pages 367-369)
Low-dose aspirin has become the standard therapy for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. With the wide-spread usage of coronary stents, combination antiplatelet therapy such as...
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Discussion
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367-369
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Abstracts from Around the World
April 2011 (Vol. 9 | No. 4 | Pages 281-283)
Imaging modalities to better identify dysplasia and early cancer in patients with Barrett's esophagus continue to undergo intense investigation. As new or improved endoscopic technologies emerge that ...
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Discussion
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281-283
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Abstracts from Around the World
March 2011 (Vol. 9 | No. 3 | Pages 189-191)
The association between gastroesophageal reflux and extraesophageal disorders is well recognized, although to date proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy for many of these has yielded dismal results. In ...
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Discussion
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189-191
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Abstracts from Around the World
February 2011 (Vol. 9 | No. 2 | Pages 95-96)
Prior studies demonstrated the efficacy of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy in decreasing upper gastrointestinal (UGI) tract bleeding complications related to aspirin use. In contrast, there are no...
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Discussion
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95-96
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Abstracts from Around the World
January 2011 (Vol. 9 | No. 1 | Pages 1-2)
The area of gallbladder dyskinesia and its diagnosis by a low gallbladder ejection fraction (EF) at the time of hepatobiliary imino-diacetic acid (HIDA) scan remains murky. At many centers, an EF of &...
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1-2
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Abstracts From Around the World
December 2010 (Vol. 8 | No. 12 | Pages 997-999)
There continues to be intense debate regarding the use of multiple immunosuppressants for the difficult-to-treat patient with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), particularly Crohn's disease. This study...
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Discussion
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997-999
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Abstracts From Around the World
November 2010 (Vol. 8 | No. 11 | Pages 905-907)
The potential complications of celiac disease are well known. In this study, stored sera from a population-based sample of almost 17,000 Olmsted County residents >50 years of age were tested for ce...
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Discussion
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905-907
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Abstracts From Around the World
October 2010 (Vol. 8 | No. 10 | Pages 823-825)
There continues to be significant interest in the potential for complication of hip fractures as a result of long-term proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use given the aging of our population and the widespr...
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Discussion
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823-825
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