Intestinal Disorders News

Nonoperative management of patients with acute, uncomplicated appendicitis is comparable to surgical treatment in safety and efficacy, although longer hospital stays and recurrence are possible, according to a meta-analysis in JAMA Surgery.

Liraglutide reduced stool frequency in a small subset of patients with bile acid diarrhea and warrants consideration as a potential new treatment modality, according to research in The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

In this Healio video exclusive, Neena S. Abraham, MD, MSc (Epi), FACG, of the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, discusses her 25 years of research in cardiogastroenterology and how she used telemedicine to continue patient care during the pandemic.

Virtual Incision Corp. announced FDA approval of an Investigational Device Exemption supplement for its final stage clinical study of the MIRA Platform for bowel resection procedures.

The AGA has issued a clinical practice update on de-prescribing proton pump inhibitors, according to an article in Gastroenterology.

In this Healio exclusive video, Jacob E. Kurlander, MD, MS, assistant professor at the University of Michigan and Michigan Medicine, discusses the underuse of proton pump inhibitors in the management of gastrointestinal bleeding.

Alterations to the composition of the gut microbiome were found in patients with long-term complications of COVID-19, according to study results published in Gut.

Squatting assist stools improved rectal evacuation in defecatory dysfunction among women who were younger with normal stool consistency and lower resting anal sphincter pressure, according to research presented at ACG.

LAS VEGAS – A presenter at the ACG Postgraduate Course discussed evidence-based guidelines which reviewed urgent colonoscopies, radiographic therapeutic approaches and surgery for lower gastrointestinal bleeding.

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