Intestinal Disorders News

ORLANDO — Despite diverticulitis being viewed as the realm of surgeons or internists, there are new data that gastroenterologists need to understand, according to an expert at World Congress of Gastroenterology at ACG 2017.

The length of time for opioid prescriptions after surgery should vary depending on the type of procedure, according to research recently published in JAMA Surgery.

CapsoVision announced the U.S. launch of CapsoCloud, a HIPAA-compliant cloud-based exam management system for the CapsoCam Plus small bowel capsule endoscope, which allows physicians to extract exam data without processing capsules after ingestion.

Patients undergoing colorectal surgery showed the same rate of surgical site infection whether they were given antibiotics for 24 hours after surgery or only one dose of antibiotic before surgery with redosing during long operations, according to new research.

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing will examine whether telehealth can improve quality of life for ostomy patients after surgery, according to a press release.

The FDA has issued orphan drug designation to Mytesi for the treatment of infants and children with short bowel syndrome, the manufacturer announced.

An enhanced recovery pathway improved colorectal surgery outcomes and reduced costs at a community hospital in Chicago, according to new research shared at the American College of Surgeons 2017 Quality and Patient Safety Conference.

Risk stratifying patients with suspected appendicitis using the Appendicitis Inflammatory Response score based on patient symptoms and lab parameters reduced the need for diagnostic imaging, hospital admissions, and surgery in a randomized clinical trial.

Oral tablets containing purified tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, failed to improve chronic abdominal pain better than placebo in a phase 2 randomized controlled trial.

The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons have jointly issued clinical practice guidelines for enhanced recovery after colon and rectal surgery.