Intestinal Disorders News

A negative capsule endoscopy result in patients with small-bowel bleeding is adequate for determining a low risk for subsequent rebleeding, according to the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Rifaximin appeared safe and effective for the treatment of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in adults, according to the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Long-term use of aspirin was associated with a reduced risk for colorectal cancer, but an increased risk for gastrointestinal bleeding, highlighting the need to weigh the risks and benefits of prophylactic aspirin use, according to data presented at the Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.

The mesentery, long considered to be a fragmented and complex structure connecting the intestine to the abdomen, has been reclassified as a single, continuous organ by researchers at the University of Limerick, Ireland, prompting the latest edition of Gray’s Anatomy to adopt this view.

More than a quarter of children with inflammatory bowel disease had an overlapping functional abdominal pain disorder in a recent study.

Because complex interactions between the brain, the gut and the environment contribute to functional gastrointestinal disorders, effective treatments should address both biological and psychological factors, experts say.

While gastrointestinal bleeding is the most common adverse event caused by preventive low-dose aspirin regimens, there is no evidence that aspirin increases the frequency of fatal gastrointestinal bleeding, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Some of the same modifiable lifestyle factors associated with the risk for developing conventional adenomas are also associated with the risk for sessile serrated polyps, according to a study led by researchers from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

Endoscopy combined with pharmacologic provocation of bleeding with antiplatelet and/or anticoagulant agents is a safe and effective option for identifying the source of refractory GI bleeding, according to Louisiana State University researchers.