Gastroenterology

A video Will Smith recently posted about his colonoscopy in which he walked viewers through the entire process earned praise from physicians for helping to normalize the procedure. It was the week’s top story in gastroenterology.

The first duodenoscope with a sterilized and disposable elevator component that reduces the number of parts in need of cleaning and disinfection between uses has received FDA clearance for marketing in the United States, according to an FDA press release.

SAN ANTONIO — The odds of inpatient mortality were nearly four times higher among geriatric adults than adults aged younger than 75 years who were admitted to a hospital primarily for inflammatory bowel disease, according to data presented at the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting.

SAN ANTONIO — Entyvio was associated with significantly fewer serious adverse events and serious infections compared with anti-TNF therapy in biologic-naive patients with inflammatory bowel disease, according to data from the EVOLVE trial presented at the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting.

SAN ANTONIO — In this video from the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting, David T. Rubin, MD, section chief of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, and co-director of the Digestive Diseases Center at the University of Chicago Medicine, discusses his presentation on identifying and managing patients with high-risk ulcerative colitis.

Two advancements in eosinophilic esophagitis — the success of the biologic therapy Dupixent in reducing symptoms and improving quality-of life, and the accuracy of a minimally invasive diagnostic test in distinguishing active vs. inactive disease — were among the stop stories in gastroenterology last week.

CHICAGO — During this year’s North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition annual meeting, Mercedes Martinez, MD, from the New York-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York, will co-host the Single Topic Symposium on Chronic Liver Disease Management for the Gastroenterologist.

News that the FDA approved Ibsrela to treat irritable bowel syndrome with constipation in adults and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy’s updates to its guidelines for screening and surveillance of Barrett’s esophagus were among the top stories in gastroenterology last week.

In a post-marketing study, the manufacturer of IBgard showed that over-the-counter peppermint oil treatment effectively managed symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome without the side effect of heartburn.

LOS ANGELES — In this exclusive video from GI Outlook 2019, Bret T. Petersen, MD, from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., discusses the safe and adequate reprocessing of endoscopes.