Intestinal Disorders News

Acute appendicitis patients who are discharged on the same day after laparoscopic appendectomy have similar rates of postoperative complications and readmissions compared with patients who are hospitalized overnight, according to recent study results.

High levels of the metabolite trimethylamine N-oxide, formed by gut microbes, is a predictor of mortality in patients with peripheral artery disease, according to new findings.

LAS VEGAS — In this exclusive video, Nicholas J. Talley, MD, PhD, professor of medicine and pro vice-chancellor of global research at the University of Newcastle, Australia, discusses the David Sun Lecture, which he delivered at ACG 2016. This distinguished lecture focused on new developments in functional gut disorders.

The FDA issued a number of important decisions relevant to gastroenterology and hepatology last month, including the approval of a swallowable intragastric balloon for weight loss, two single-use colonoscope systems and two new biologics for Crohn’s disease, one of which is the fourth approved biosimilar in the U.S.

Results from two retrospective studies recently published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy present differing conclusions on the effectiveness of through-the-scope clips for endoscopic closure of iatrogenic colonic perforations, one of which suggests that endoscopic suturing may be a more effective strategy.

In children and adolescents, migraine headaches are positively associated with functional dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome and abdominal migraine, and negatively associated with functional constipation, investigators from a European case-control study found.

The FDA has cleared the initiation of a phase 2 clinical trial of LB1148, a drug candidate for postoperative ileus and abdominal adhesions, the manufacturer announced.

Some institutions unnecessarily utilize ICU care for patients with certain medical conditions who can likely be treated in non-ICU settings, resulting in increased costs, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Continued aspirin use after an episode of lower GI bleeding was associated with a higher risk for recurrent lower GI bleeding, but a lower risk for serious cardiovascular events and death, according to retrospective study data.

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases of the NIH has awarded a 4-year $1.8 million grant to a Georgia State researcher studying the role of the gut microbiome in the development of obesity and metabolic syndrome, according to a press release from the university.