Stomach/Duodenum News

Postmenopausal women who received a daily prebiotic supplement years after gastric bypass saw no change in calcium absorption compared with women who received placebo, though some differential responses were observed in the prebiotic group.

Healio Gastroenterology presents the following report on the top 10 peer-tested stories from 2021.

Healio Gastroenterology presents the following report on the top 10 peer-tested articles from November 2021.

Modification of the Rome criteria into the new clinical practice model may reduce unnecessary diagnostics and enhances the patient-provider relationship, according to research published in Gastroenterology.

Adults with obesity who underwent bariatric surgery at a clinic in Turkey had similar improvements in quality of life, regardless whether they underwent a sleeve gastrectomy or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, according to study data.

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.

Magnetically controlled capsule endoscopy identified gastrointestinal injury in a majority patients taking antiplatelet therapies following PCI and may represent a noninvasive alternative to standard upper GI endoscopy, a speaker reported.

LAS VEGAS — In a Healio Gastroenterology video exclusive, Brian E. Lacy, MD, PhD, FACG, of Mayo Clinic, outlined how to diagnose and treat functional abdominal pain, also known as centrally mediated abdominal pain.

LAS VEGAS – In a video exclusive with Healio Gastroenterology, Colin W. Howden, MD, FACG, of the University of Tennessee, outlined emerging study data on acid-peptic disorders.

This award goes to a physician or institution that changed the face of the gastroenterology practice.