Update on the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding – Digestion (free)

AGA Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis – Gastroenterology (free PDF)

Related: British Society of Gastroenterology Guidelines on the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (guidelines on the subject)

Clostridioides difficile (formerly Clostridium difficile) infection in the critically ill: an expert statement – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period)

Related: Clostridioides Difficile: Diagnosis and Treatments (free BMJ review and guidelines on the subject)

Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Clinical Practice Guideline on the Management of Bile Acid Diarrhea – Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (free)

American Gastroenterological Association Clinical Practice Update: Management of Pancreatic Necrosis – Gastroenterology (free)

Related Reviews: Step-up approach for the management of pancreatic necrosis: a review of the literature – Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open (free) AND Management of severe acute pancreatitis – The BMJ (free for a limited period)

Related Guidelines: 2019 WSES guidelines for the management of severe acute pancreatitis – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free) AND American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on Initial Management of Acute Pancreatitis (free) AND Pancreatitis – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND American College of Gastroenterology Guideline: Management of Acute Pancreatitis (free)

ERCP-related adverse events: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline (free)

ACG Clinical Guideline: Disorders of the Hepatic and Mesenteric Circulation – American College of Gastroenterology (free)

Gastrointestinal bleeding prophylaxis for critically ill patients: a clinical practice guideline – The BMJ (free)

See also: Efficacy and safety of gastrointestinal bleeding prophylaxis in critically ill patients: systematic review and network meta-analysis – The BMJ (free)

AGA Clinical Practice Guidelines on Management of Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia – Gastroenterology (free PDF)

News Release: AGA releases guideline on management of gastric intestinal metaplasia – American Gastroenterological Association (free)

Effectiveness of management strategies for uninvestigated dyspepsia: systematic review and network meta-analysis – The BMJ (free)

Commentary: Managing Dyspepsia with “Test and Treat” Ranked Best Strategy – NEJM Journal Watch (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

#BMJResearch on the effectiveness of management strategies for uninvestigated dyspepsia found that testing for H pylori and eradication treatment in those who test positive ranked first but was not superior to other strategies @alex_ford12399 https://t.co/tmpbSCfjpc

— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) December 11, 2019

British Society of Gastroenterology/Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland/Public Health England post-polypectomy and post-colorectal cancer resection surveillance guidelines – Gut (free)

Related Studies: Association of Colonoscopy Adenoma Findings With Long-term Colorectal Cancer Incidence – JAMA (free) AND Long-term Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Related Death After Adenoma Removal in a Large, Community-based Population – Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Baseline Colonoscopy Findings Associated with 10-Year Outcomes in a Screening Cohort Undergoing Colonoscopy Surveillance – Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Related Reviews: Optimizing post‐polypectomy surveillance: A practical guide for the endoscopist – Digestive Endoscopy (free) AND Optimal Colonoscopy Surveillance Interval after Polypectomy – Clinical Endoscopy (free)

Related Guidelines: Endoscopic surveillance after surgical or endoscopic resection for colorectal cancer: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and European Society of Digestive Oncology (ESDO) Guideline – Endoscopy (free) AND Guidelines for Colonoscopy Surveillance After Screening and Polypectomy: A Consensus Update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer (free) AND Korean Guidelines for Postpolypectomy Colonoscopy Surveillance – Digestive Endoscopy (free) AND Colorectal cancer surveillance after index colonoscopy: Guidance from the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (free) AND Post-polypectomy colonoscopy surveillance: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline (free)

Guidelines for the management of hereditary colorectal cancer from the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG)/Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI)/United Kingdom Cancer Genetics Group (UKCGG) – Gut (free)

Related Guidelines: Clinical Practice Guideline on Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Individuals With a Family History of Nonhereditary Colorectal Cancer or Adenoma: The Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Banff Consensus – Gastroenterology (free) AND Endoscopic management of Lynch syndrome and of familial risk of colorectal cancer: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline – Endoscopy (free)

Celiac Disease – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)

Related Guidelines: European Society for the Study of Coeliac Disease (ESsCD) guideline for coeliac disease and other gluten-related disorders (free) AND ACG Clinical Guidelines: Diagnosis and Management of Celiac Disease (free) AND Coeliac Disease: Recognition, Assessment and Management – NICE Guideline (free) AND European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Guidelines for Diagnosing Coeliac Disease 2019 – Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (free PDF)

Constipation in Chronic Kidney Disease – Kidney International Reports (free)

ECCO Guidelines on Therapeutics in Crohn’s Disease: Surgical Treatment – Journal of Crohn’s and Colitis (free PDF)

Advanced imaging for detection and differentiation of colorectal neoplasia: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline – Update 2019 – Endoscopy (free)

Current management of Barrett esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)

Related: Review: Barrett Esophagus (free guidelines and review on the subject)

Lifestyle modification in NAFLD/NASH: Facts and figures – JHEP Reports (free)

Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Asymptomatic Average-Risk Adults: A Guidance Statement From the American College of Physicians – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)

News Release: ACP issues guidance for colorectal cancer screening – American College of Physicians (free)

Summaries for Patients: Colorectal Cancer Screening in Average-Risk Adults (free)

Commentaries: ACP issues new guidance on colorectal cancer screening – ACP Internist (free) AND Medical groups differ on when to start colon and rectal cancer screening. Here’s why – CNN (free)

Related: BMJ Guideline: Colorectal Cancer Screening with Fecal Immunochemical Testing, Sigmoidoscopy or Colonoscopy (new guideline suggesting a more selective approach to screening) AND Colorectal cancer screening for average‐risk adults: 2018 guideline update from the American Cancer Society (recent guideline with recommendation to start screening at 45 years, with links to guidelines from other organizations)

The global, regional, and national burden of inflammatory bowel disease in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (free)

Invited Commentary: Global burden of inflammatory bowel disease (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

New research: Global estimates suggest there were more than 6·8 million cases of #inflammatoryboweldisease in 2017; the highest age-standardised prevalence rates were in the #USA and the #UK – https://t.co/lLb6sXn4Jh #UEGWeek #GBDStudy @IHME_UW #IBD pic.twitter.com/k1txxA52VO

— The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (@LancetGastroHep) October 22, 2019

The global, regional, and national burden of pancreatic cancer and its attributable risk factors in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (free)

Invited Commentary: Pancreatic cancer: a growing burden (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

New research: Globally, the number of deaths, incident cases, and DALYs caused by #pancreaticcancer has more than doubled from 1990 to 2017 – https://t.co/ErtopvrIP5 #UEGWeek #GBDStudy @IHME_UW #pancsm pic.twitter.com/8L7sdjAGtm

— The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (@LancetGastroHep) October 22, 2019

The global, regional, and national burden of stomach cancer in 195 countries, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease study 2017 – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (free)

Invited Commentary: 27 years of stomach cancer: painting a global picture (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

New research: Global estimates of the burden of #stomachcancer suggest there were more than 1·22 million incident cases worldwide in 2017; more than half these occurred in #China – https://t.co/NrC1nNaNPX #GBDStudy #UEGweek @IHME_UW #stcsm pic.twitter.com/mPRb9YmDsp

— The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (@LancetGastroHep) October 22, 2019

The global, regional, and national burden of colorectal cancer and its attributable risk factors in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (free)

Invited Commentary: The global challenge of colorectal cancer (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

New research: In 2017, there were 1·8 million incident cases of #colorectalcancer worldwide; the age-standardised incidence rate showed an increase of 9·5% from 1990 to 2017 – https://t.co/lqAbA8nKJL #UEGWeek #GBDStudy @IHME_UW #crcsm pic.twitter.com/juXBZ6Xcgo

— The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (@LancetGastroHep) October 22, 2019

Together We Stand, Divided We Fall: A Multidisciplinary Approach in Complicated Acute Pancreatitis – Journal of Clinical Medicine (free)

Related Guidelines: 2019 WSES guidelines for the management of severe acute pancreatitis – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free) AND American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on Initial Management of Acute Pancreatitis (free) AND Pancreatitis – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND American College of Gastroenterology Guideline: Management of Acute Pancreatitis (free)

Management of Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Guideline Recommendations from the International Consensus Group – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)

Commentary: Guideline on Managing Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Updated – NEJM Journal Watch (free)

Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and dyspepsia in adults: investigation and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

Management of irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea: a review of nonpharmacological and pharmacological interventions – Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology (free)

Related Guidelines: Second Asian Consensus on Irritable Bowel Syndrome – Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (free) AND Irritable bowel syndrome in adults: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE – UK) (free) AND AGA Guideline on the Laboratory Evaluation of Functional Diarrhea and Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Adults (IBS-D) – Gastroenterology (free) AND Clinical Practice Guidelines for Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Korea, 2017 Revised Edition (free) AND Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for irritable bowel syndrome – Journal of Gastroenterology (free) AND Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) (free)

Lactose Intolerance: Common Misunderstandings – Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism (free)

Endoscopic management of Lynch syndrome and of familial risk of colorectal cancer: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline – Endoscopy (free)

Extrahepatic complications of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease – Revista de Gastroenterología de México (free)

Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in children and young people: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

British Society of Gastroenterology consensus guidelines on the management of inflammatory bowel disease in adults – Gut (free)

Related Guidelines: Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for inflammatory bowel disease – Journal of Gastroenterology (free) AND Ulcerative colitis: management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND ACG Clinical Guideline: Ulcerative Colitis in Adults – American Journal of Gastroenterology (free) AND AGA Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis – Gastroenterology (free) AND Updated S3-Guideline Ulcerative Colitis. German Society for Digestive and Metabolic Diseases (DGVS) – Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie (free) AND Management of Paediatric Ulcerative Colitis (free) AND Crohn’s disease: management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND ACG Clinical Guideline: Management of Crohn’s Disease in Adults – The American Journal of Gastroenterology (free) AND Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Luminal Crohn’s Disease – Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (free)

The global burden of non-typhoidal salmonella invasive disease: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free)

Invited Commentary: Non-typhoidal salmonella: invasive, lethal, and on the loose (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

According to a recent study in @TheLancetInfDis, there were 535,000 cases of non-typhoidal #salmonella invasive disease in 2017. Nearly 80% of these cases occurred in sub-Saharan Africa. Read more: https://t.co/T5B79kIM2z pic.twitter.com/VtP60BfSHd

— IHME at UW (@IHME_UW) October 4, 2019

Colorectal cancer screening with faecal immunochemical testing, sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy: a clinical practice guideline – The BMJ (free)

Editorial: Personalised and risk based cancer screening (free)

Related Study: Colorectal cancer screening with faecal immunochemical testing, sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy: a microsimulation modelling study – The BMJ (free)

Commentaries: Guideline Moves Away from Colorectal Cancer Screening for Some – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND First Guideline to Say Colon Cancer Screening Is Not for All – Medscape (free registration required)

Related Guidelines: Colorectal Cancer Screening for Average‐risk Adults (guidelines from other organizations)

Related Commentary on Twitter

Routine testing for bowel cancer should not be recommended for everyone aged 50-79 years because, for those at very low risk, the benefit is small and uncertain and there are potential harms, finds new #RapidRecs guideline https://t.co/68xTtEDHxQ

— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) October 3, 2019

International consensus conference on stool banking for faecal microbiota transplantation in clinical practice – Gut (free)

Azathioprine and 6‐mercaptopurine for maintenance of surgically‐induced remission in Crohn’s disease – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine for the maintenance of surgically-induced remission in Crohn’s disease – Cochrane Library (free)

European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Guidelines for Diagnosing Coeliac Disease 2019 – Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (free PDF)

Prevention, Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Chronic Kidney Disease: Synopsis of the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes 2018 Clinical Practice Guideline – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)

Original Guideline: KDIGO 2018 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Prevention, Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Hepatitis C in Chronic Kidney Disease – Kidney International (free)

Diagnosis of chronic anaemia in gastrointestinal disorders: A guideline by the Italian Association of Hospital Gastroenterologists and Endoscopists (AIGO) and the Italian Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (SIGENP) (free)

Nutrition in Gastrointestinal Disease: Liver, Pancreatic, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Journal of Clinical Medicine (free)

NAFLD in children: new genes, new diagnostic modalities and new drugs – Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology (free)

Endoscopic management of polyposis syndromes: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline – Endoscopy (free)

News in pathophysiology, definition and classification of hepatorenal syndrome: A step beyond the International Club of Ascites (ICA) consensus document – Journal of Hepatology (free for a limited period)

Related Article: Diagnosis and management of acute kidney injury in patients with cirrhosis: revised consensus recommendations of the International Club of Ascites – Gut (free PDF)

Related Guidelines: Cirrhosis in Over 16s: Assessment and Management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND 2018 KASL clinical practice guidelines for liver cirrhosis: Ascites and related complications – Clinical and Molecular Hepatology (free) AND 2018 Recommendations of the Brazilian Society of Hepatology for the management of acute kidney injury in patients with cirrhosis (free PDF) AND Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for liver cirrhosis 2015 – Journal of Gastroenterology (free) AND Chinese guidelines on the management of ascites and its related complications in cirrhosis – Hepatology International (free)

Recommendations for invasive procedures in patients with diseases of the liver and biliary tract: report of a joint meeting of the Brazilian Society of Hepatology (SBH), Brazilian Society of Digestive Endoscopy (SOBED) and Brazilian Society of Interventional Radiology and Endovascular Surgery (SOBRICE) – Arquivos de Gastroenterologia (free PDF)

Update of the Brazilian Society of Hepatology Recommendations for Diagnosis and Management of Autoimmune Diseases of the Liver – Arquivos de Gastroenterologia (free PDF)

Related: Autoimmune Hepatitis: Appraisal of Current Treatment Guidelines (free)

Comparison of three current Clostridioides difficile infection guidelines: IDSA/SHEA, ESCMID, and ACG guidelines – Infection (free)

Related: Clostridioides Difficile: Diagnosis and Treatments (free guidelines and review on the subject)

Update on lactose malabsorption and intolerance: pathogenesis, diagnosis and clinical management – Gut (free)

Related Review: Lactose Intolerance, Dairy Avoidance, and Treatment Options – Nutrients (free)

Barrett Esophagus – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)

Related Guidelines: ACG Clinical Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Barrett’s Esophagus – American Journal of Gastroenterology (free) AND Asia-Pacific consensus on the management of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: an update focusing on refractory reflux disease and Barrett’s oesophagus – Gut (free) AND ASGE guideline on screening and surveillance of Barrett’s esophagus – Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (free) AND Endoscopic eradication therapy for patients with Barrett’s esophagus–associated dysplasia and intramucosal cancer – Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (free)

Draft Recommendation Statement: Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)

Commentary: HCV Screening Now Recommended for All Adults – NEJM Journal Watch (free)

Small Bowel Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Management—A Narrative Review – Frontiers in Surgery (free)

ASGE guideline on screening and surveillance of Barrett’s esophagus – Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (free)

Insights into the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease in pregnancy – Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology (free)

Related: The Toronto Consensus Statements for the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Pregnancy – Gastroenterology (free) AND Review article: the management of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis during pregnancy and lactation – Alimentary Pharmacology ans Therapeutics (free) AND Managing inflammatory bowel disease in pregnancy: current perspectives – Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology (free) AND Pregnancy and inflammatory bowel diseases: Current perspectives, risks and patient management – World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pharmacology and Therapeutics (free)

Public Health Policies and Alcohol-related Liver Disease – JHEP Reports (free)

Related: Treating alcohol-related liver disease from a public health perspective – Journal of Hepatology (free) AND WHO Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health 2018 (free report and commentaries) AND Alcohol Use and Burden for 195 Countries and Territories – The Lancet (free study and commentaries)

ASGE guideline for endoscopic full-thickness resection and submucosal tunnel endoscopic resection – VideoGIE (free)

Second Asian Consensus on Irritable Bowel Syndrome – Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (free)

Related Guidelines: Irritable bowel syndrome in adults: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE – UK) (free) AND AGA Guideline on the Laboratory Evaluation of Functional Diarrhea and Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Adults (IBS-D) – Gastroenterology (free) AND Clinical Practice Guidelines for Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Korea, 2017 Revised Edition (free) AND Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for irritable bowel syndrome – Journal of Gastroenterology (free) AND Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) (free)

Management of acute liver failure. Clinical guideline from the Catalan Society of Digestology – Gastroenterología y Hepatología (free for a limited period)

Related Guideline: American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Liver Failure – Gastroenterology (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines for oesophageal manometry and oesophageal reflux monitoring – Gut (free)

Screening for Pancreatic Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (free)

Evidence Report: Screening for Pancreatic Cancer: Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (free)

Editorials: Screening for Pancreatic Cancer – JAMA (free for a limited period) AND Screening for Pancreatic Cancer—Is There Hope? – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period) AND Screening for Pancreatic Cancer Gets a D, But the Student Is Improving – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)

Hereditary gastrointestinal cancers: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up – Annals of Oncology (free PDF)

Related: ACG Clinical Guideline: Genetic Testing and Management of Hereditary Gastrointestinal Cancer Syndromes (free)

AGA Guideline on the Laboratory Evaluation of Functional Diarrhea and Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Adults (IBS-D) – Gastroenterology (free)

Celiac disease: a comprehensive current review – BMC Medicine (free)

Related Guidelines: European Society for the Study of Coeliac Disease (ESsCD) guideline for coeliac disease and other gluten-related disorders (free) AND ACG Clinical Guidelines: Diagnosis and Management of Celiac Disease (free) AND Coeliac Disease: Recognition, Assessment and Management – NICE Guideline (free)

Pulmonary complications in liver disease – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

Related Reviews: Hepatopulmonary syndrome and portopulmonary hypertension: recent knowledge in pathogenesis and overview of clinical assessment – Liver International (free) AND Pulmonary complications of hepatic diseases – World Journal of Gastroenterology (free) AND Pulmonary Vascular Complications of Liver Disease – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (free)

Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Position Statement: Use of Cannabis in Gastroenterological and Hepatic Disorders – Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (free)

Diet and inflammatory bowel disease: The Asian Working Group guidelines – Indian Journal of Gastroenterology (free)

The Mexican consensus on non-cardiac chest pain – Revista de Gastroenterología de México (free)

Related Reviews: Non-Cardiac Chest Pain – Visceral Medicine (free) AND Review article: the current treatment of non‐cardiac chest pain – Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics (free)

Infection rate among nutritional therapies for acute pancreatitis: A systematic review with network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – PLOS One (free)

Related Meta-Analysis: Efficacy comparisons of enteral nutrition and parenteral nutrition in patients with severe acute pancreatitis: a meta-analysis from randomized controlled trials – Bioscience Reports (free) AND Enteral nutrition provided within 48 hours after admission in severe acute pancreatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis – Medicine (free)

Related Guidelines: 2019 WSES guidelines for the management of severe acute pancreatitis – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free) AND American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on Initial Management of Acute Pancreatitis (free) AND Pancreatitis – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND American College of Gastroenterology Guideline: Management of Acute Pancreatitis (free)

The management of diverticulitis: a review of the guidelines – Medical Journal of Australia (free for a limited period)

Related Guidelines: American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on the Management of Acute Diverticulitis (free) AND EAES and SAGES 2018 consensus conference on acute diverticulitis management: evidence-based recommendations for clinical practice (free) AND Guidelines for Colonic Diverticular Bleeding and Colonic Diverticulitis: Japan Gastroenterological Association (free) AND Colorectal surgeon consensus with diverticulitis clinical practice guidelines (free) AND WSES Guidelines for the management of acute left sided colonic diverticulitis in the emergency setting (free) AND The Mexican Consensus on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diverticular Disease of the Colon (free)

Biliary endoscopy in the management of primary sclerosing cholangitis and its complications – Liver Research (free)

Related: Endoscopic Management of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis – Annals of Hepatology (free) AND Role of endoscopy in the management of primary sclerosing cholangitis – World Journal of Gastroenterology (free) AND Diagnosis and management of primary sclerosing cholangitis-perspectives from a therapeutic endoscopist – World Journal of Hepatology (free)

ACG Clinical Guideline: Hereditary Hemochromatosis – The American Journal of Gastroenterology (free PDF)

Related Guidelines: Diagnosis and management of hemochromatosis: 2011 Practice Guideline by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (free) AND Therapeutic recommendations in HFE hemochromatosis for p.Cys282Tyr (C282Y/C282Y) homozygous genotype – Hepatology International (free)

Clinical Guide and Update on Porphyrias – Gastroenterology (free)

Related Reviews: Update review of the acute porphyrias – British Journal of Haematology (free) AND Acute Hepatic Porphyrias: Review and Recent Progress – Hepatology Communications (free) AND Acute hepatic porphyrias: Recommendations for evaluation and long‐term management – Hepatology (free) AND An overview of the cutaneous porphyrias – F1000 Research (free)

Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women – U.S Preventive Services Task Force (free)

See also: Evidence Report and Systematic Review (free) AND Editorial (free) AND Author Interview (free audio)

Commentary: USPSTF Reaffirms Benefit of Hep B Screening in Pregnant Women – Physician’s Briefing (free)

Dietary and Pharmacological Treatment of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease – Medicina (free)

Related Guidelines: Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Assessment and Management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (free) AND The diagnosis and management of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Practice guidance from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (free) AND Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease/nonalcoholic steatohepatitis – Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (free) AND Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Brazilian Society of Hepatology Consensus (free PDF) AND EASL–EASD–EASO Clinical Practice Guidelines for the management of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (free)

Artificial intelligence and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: Current status and future perspective – Digestive Endoscopy (free)

Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Luminal Crohn’s Disease – Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (free)

Related Guidelines: Crohn’s disease: management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND ACG Clinical Guideline: Management of Crohn’s Disease in Adults – The American Journal of Gastroenterology (free)

Anticoagulation in the cirrhotic patient – JHEP Reports (free)

Related: The Complex Role of Anticoagulation in Cirrhosis: An Updated Review of Where We Are and Where We Are Going – Digestion (free) AND Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Cirrhotic Patients: Current Evidence and Clinical Observations – Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (free) AND Anticoagulation in cirrhosis: a new paradigm? – Clinical and Molecular Hepatology (free)

Bowel preparation for colonoscopy: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline – Update 2019 (free)

An Asian consensus on standards of diagnostic upper endoscopy for neoplasia – Gut (free)

Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Clinical Practice Guideline for the Medical Management of Pediatric Luminal Crohn’s Disease – Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (free)

Pathophysiology and management of diabetic gastroenteropathy – Therapeutics Advances in Gastroenterology (free)

Management of acute variceal hemorrhage – F1000Research (free)

British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines on the diagnosis and management of patients at risk of gastric adenocarcinoma – Gut (free)

Guideline for the Antibiotic Use in Acute Gastroenteritis – Infection & Chemotherapy (free)

Related: ACG Clinical Guideline: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Acute Diarrheal Infections in Adults – American Journal of Gastroenterology (free)

Ulcerative Colitis – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)

Related: NICE Guideline: Management of Ulcerative Colitis (free guidelines on the subject)

EAES and SAGES 2018 consensus conference on acute diverticulitis management: evidence-based recommendations for clinical practice – Surgical Endoscopy (free)

Related Guidelines: American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on the Management of Acute Diverticulitis – Gastroenterology(free) AND Guidelines for Colonic Diverticular Bleeding and Colonic Diverticulitis: Japan Gastroenterological Association – Digestion (free) AND Colorectal surgeon consensus with diverticulitis clinical practice guidelines – World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery (free) AND WSES Guidelines for the management of acute left sided colonic diverticulitis in the emergency setting – World Journal of Emergency Surgery(free) AND The Mexican Consensus on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diverticular Disease of the Colon – Revista de Gastroenterología de México (free)

Gastrointestinal Tract Disorders in Older Age – Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (free)

Practical guide to the management of chronic pancreatitis – Frontline Gastroenterology (free)

Related guidelines: Pancreatitis – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND United European Gastroenterology evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis and therapy of chronic pancreatitis (free) AND Guidelines for the understanding and management of pain in chronic pancreatitis – Pancreatology (free)

Band ligation versus no intervention for primary prevention of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in adults with cirrhosis and oesophageal varices – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Band ligation versus no intervention for primary prevention of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in people with cirrhosis and oesophageal varices – Cochrane Library (free)

2019 WSES guidelines for the management of severe acute pancreatitis – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free)

Related Guidelines: American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on Initial Management of Acute Pancreatitis (free) AND Pancreatitis – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND American College of Gastroenterology Guideline: Management of Acute Pancreatitis (free)

Acute-on-chronic liver failure: consensus recommendations of the Asian Pacific association for the study of the liver (APASL): an update – Hepatology International (free)

Related: Management of acute-on-chronic liver failure: an algorithmic approach – Hepatology International (free) AND cute-on-chronic liver failure: an update – Gut (free)

British Society of Gastroenterology and UK-PSC guidelines for the diagnosis and management of primary sclerosing cholangitis – Gut (free)

Recommendations on the Diagnosis and Initial Management of Acute Variceal Bleeding and Hepatorenal Syndrome in Patients with Cirrhosis – Digestive Diseases and Sciences (free)

Esophageal emergencies: WSES guidelines – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free)

Preventative care in cholestatic liver disease: Pearls for the specialist and subspecialist – Liver Research (free)

Inpatient Management of Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF via Unpaywall)

Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club

Evaluation and management of acute pancreatitis – World Journal of Clinical Cases (free)

Related Guidelines: American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on Initial Management of Acute Pancreatitis (free) AND Pancreatitis – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND American College of Gastroenterology Guideline: Management of Acute Pancreatitis (free)

Consensus on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Clostridium difficile infection – Revista de Gastroenterología de México (free)

Related Guidelines: IDSA Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children (free) AND 2019 update of the WSES guidelines for management of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infection in surgical patients – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free) AND The use of faecal microbiota transplant as treatment for recurrent or refractory Clostridium difficile infection and other potential indications (free) AND Guideline for the Management of Clostridium Difficile Infection in Children and Adolescents With Cancer and Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation Recipients (free) AND Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection and Other Conditions in Children (free)

Choosing Wisely Canada-Top Five List in Hepatology: Official Position Statement of the Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver (CASL) and Choosing Wisely Canada (CWC) – Annals of Hepatology (free)

See complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada

1 – Don’t order serum ammonia to diagnose or manage hepatic encephalopathy (HE).

2 – Don’t routinely transfuse fresh frozen plasma, platelets or give Vitamin K to reverse abnormal tests of coagulation in patients with cirrhosis prior to abdominal paracentesis, endoscopic variceal band ligation, or any other minor invasive procedures.

3 – Don’t order HFE genotyping based on serum ferritin values alone to diagnose hereditary hemochromatosis.

4 – Don’t perform computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) routinely to monitor benign focal liver lesions (ex. focal nodal hyperplasia, hemangioma).

5 – Don’t repeat hepatitis C viral load testing in an individual who has established chronic infection, outside of antiviral treatment.

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Current concepts in acute liver failure – Annals of Hepatology (free)

Update in Surveillance Recommendations in Individuals with Conventional Adenomas – Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology (free)

The Mexican Consensus on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diverticular Disease of the Colon – Revista de Gastroenterología de México (free)

Related Guidelines: American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on the Management of Acute Diverticulitis – Gastroenterology(free) AND Guidelines for Colonic Diverticular Bleeding and Colonic Diverticulitis: Japan Gastroenterological Association – Digestion (free) AND Colorectal surgeon consensus with diverticulitis clinical practice guidelines – World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery (free) AND WSES Guidelines for the management of acute left sided colonic diverticulitis in the emergency setting – World Journal of Emergency Surgery(free)

Idiopathic acute pancreatitis: a review on etiology and diagnostic work-up – Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology (free)

Antibiotic therapy in acute pancreatitis: From global overuse to evidence based recommendations – Pancreatology (free)

Bowel obstruction: a narrative review for all physicians – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free)

A Practical Review of Cytomegalovirus in Gastroenterology and Hepatology – Gastroenterology Research and Practice (free)

Management of microscopic colitis: challenges and solutions – Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology (free)

Management of Pancreatic Cystic Lesions – Digestive Surgery (free)

Related: Consensus Recommendations: Diagnosis and Surveillance of Incidental Pancreatic Cystic Lesions (free)

Recent advances in the diagnosis and management of chronic pancreatitis – Korean Journal of Internal Medicine (free)

Antibiotic therapy for acute uncomplicated appendicitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis – International Journal of Colorectal Disease (free)

Related: Randomized Trial: Antibiotic Therapy Alone Seems Reasonable for Uncomplicated Appendicitis (free study, commentaries and other texts on the subject)

Current and future pharmacological therapies for managing cirrhosis and its complications – World Journal of Gastroenterology (free)

Related Guidelines: Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for liver cirrhosis 2015 – Journal of Gastroenterology (free) AND Chinese guidelines on the management of ascites and its related complications in cirrhosis – Hepatology International (free) AND Management of Adult Patients with Ascites Due to Cirrhosis: Update 2012 – American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (free PDF) EASL clinical practice guidelines on the management of ascites, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, and hepatorenal syndrome in cirrhosis (free) AND KASL clinical practice guidelines for liver cirrhosis: Ascites and related complications – Clinical and Molecular Hepatology (free) AND Cirrhosis in Over 16s: Assessment and Management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

Ulcerative colitis: management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

Related Guidelines: ACG Clinical Guideline: Ulcerative Colitis in Adults – American Journal of Gastroenterology (free) AND AGA Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis – Gastroenterology (free) AND Updated S3-Guideline Ulcerative Colitis. German Society for Digestive and Metabolic Diseases (DGVS) – Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie (free) AND Management of Paediatric Ulcerative Colitis (free)

Crohn’s disease: management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

Related: ACG Clinical Guideline: Management of Crohn’s Disease in Adults – The American Journal of Gastroenterology (free)

Alcohol-related liver disease: Clinical practice guidelines by the Latin American Association for the Study of the Liver (ALEH) – Annals of Hepatology (free)

Chronic Constipation – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)

Related: Indian Consensus on Chronic Constipation in Adults (free guidelines and reviews on the subject)

Current Controversies in the Management of Diverticulitis: A Review – Digestive Surgery (free)

Diagnosis and Surveillance of Incidental Pancreatic Cystic Lesions: 2017 Consensus Recommendations of the Korean Society of Abdominal Radiology – Korean Journal of Radiology (free)

Hepatorenal Syndrome – Clinical Journal of American Society of Nephrology (free)

Related: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Management of Hepatorenal Syndrome (free guidelines and reviews)

Eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases – Pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment – Allergology International (free)

Clostridium difficile infection: review – European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (free)

Related Guidelines: IDSA Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children (free) AND 2019 update of the WSES guidelines for management of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infection in surgical patients – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free) AND The use of faecal microbiota transplant as treatment for recurrent or refractory Clostridium difficile infection and other potential indications (free) AND Guideline for the Management of Clostridium Difficile Infection in Children and Adolescents With Cancer and Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation Recipients (free) AND Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection and Other Conditions in Children (free)

Ilececum: A Comprehensive Review – Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (free)

Updates in the management of inflammatory bowel disease during pregnancy – The Medical Journal of Australia (free)

EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines: Drug-induced liver injury – Journal of Hepatology (free)

Related Review: Drug-induced liver injury: recent advances in diagnosis and risk assessment – Gut (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

The @EASLedu guidelines on drug-induced liver injury are now available.
Including a special section on liver manifestations in cancer #Immunotherapy https://t.co/ptqeIRoFvO #liverdisease #DILI @EASLnews pic.twitter.com/SLrMGYsFQn

— Journal of Hepatology (@JHepatology) April 6, 2019

Is the outpatient management of acute diverticulitis safe and effective? A systematic review and meta-analysis – Techniques in Coloproctology (free)

Related: Guidelines for Colonic Diverticular Bleeding and Colonic Diverticulitis (free guidelines on the subject)

Endoscopic management of common bile duct stones: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) guideline – Endoscopy (free for a limited period)

Commentary: New Guideline on Management of Common Bile Duct Stones – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period)

Review article: treatment options for functional dyspepsia – Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics (free)

“None of the available therapies is effective in the majority of patients without being associated with major side effects.”

Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Pregnancy Clinical Care Pathway: A Report From the American Gastroenterological Association IBD Parenthood Project Working Group – Gastroenterology (free for a limited period)

Updated S3-Guideline Ulcerative Colitis. German Society for Digestive and Metabolic Diseases (DGVS) – Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie (free)

Related: ACG Guideline: Ulcerative Colitis in Adults (free Guidelines)

Management Options for Gastric Variceal Hemorrhage – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)

Review article: a multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis and management of Budd‐Chiari syndrome – Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics (free)

Clinical management of chronic mesenteric ischemia – United European Gastroenterology Journal (free)

Endoscopic treatment of chronic pancreatitis: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline – Updated August 2018 – Endoscopy (free)

Conventional therapy for moderate to severe inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic literature review – World Journal of Gastroenterology (free)

2019 update of the WSES guidelines for management of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infection in surgical patients – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free)

Related Guidelines: IDSA Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children (free) AND The use of faecal microbiota transplant as treatment for recurrent or refractory Clostridium difficile infection and other potential indications (free) AND Guideline for the Management of Clostridium Difficile Infection in Children and Adolescents With Cancer and Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation Recipients (free) AND Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection and Other Conditions in Children (free)

ACG Clinical Guideline: Ulcerative Colitis in Adults – American Journal of Gastroenterology (free PDF)

Commentary: Mucosal healing an emerging goal of ulcerative colitis treatment, guideline states – ACP Internist (free)

Related Guidelines: AGA Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis (free guideline and commentaries) AND Guideline: Management of Paediatric Ulcerative Colitis (free)

Magnetic Resonance vs Transient Elastography Analysis of Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Pooled Analysis of Individual Participants – Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (free)

Pathophysiology and management of opioid-induced constipation: European expert consensus statement – United European Gastroenterology Journal (free)

Related Guideline: American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on the Medical Management of Opioid-Induced Constipation (free guideline and commentaries)

AGA Clinical Practice Update on Surgical Risk Assessment and Perioperative Management in Cirrhosis: Expert Review – Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (free)

Performance Characteristics of Fecal Immunochemical Tests for Colorectal Cancer and Advanced Adenomatous Polyps: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Annual noninvasive stool test effective for colon cancer screening – Regenstrief Institute (free) AND Annual FIT home stool test effective for CRC screening rates – American College of Physicians (free) AND Meta-Analysis Adds Support for FIT for Colorectal Cancer Screening – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND One-Time FIT Adequately Detects CRC but Not Advanced Adenomas – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Diagnosis and management of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding: guidelines from the British Society of Gastroenterology – Gut (free)

Related: ACG Clinical Guideline: Management of Patients With Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding (free)

Acute Hepatic Porphyrias: Review and Recent Progress – Hepatology Communications (free)

LI-RADS: a conceptual and historical review from its beginning to its recent integration into AASLD clinical practice guidance – Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (free)

Related Guideline: Diagnosis, Staging, and Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: 2018 Practice Guidance by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (free)

Chinese guidelines on the management of ascites and its related complications in cirrhosis – Hepatology International (free)

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Related Guidelines: Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for liver cirrhosis 2015 – Journal of Gastroenterology (free) AND Management of Adult Patients with Ascites Due to Cirrhosis: Update 2012 – American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (free PDF) EASL clinical practice guidelines on the management of ascites, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, and hepatorenal syndrome in cirrhosis (free) AND KASL clinical practice guidelines for liver cirrhosis: Ascites and related complications – Clinical and Molecular Hepatology (free) AND Cirrhosis in Over 16s: Assessment and Management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

Unmet Medical Needs in Ulcerative Colitis: An Expert Group Consensus – Digestive Diseases (free)

Cardiovascular Manifestations of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Preventive Strategies – Gastroenterology Research and Practice (free)

Lactose Intolerance, Dairy Avoidance, and Treatment Options – Nutrients (free)

Abdominal Wall Pain: A Common Clinical Problem – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free for a limited period)

Practical guidance for the management of inflammatory bowel disease in patients with cancer. Which treatment? –
Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology (free)

The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Chronic Radiation Proctitis – Diseases of the Colon & Rectum (free)

Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) – Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (free)

Related Guidelines: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Korea, 2017 (free) AND American College of Gastroenterology Monograph on Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (free) AND Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for irritable bowel syndrome – Journal of Gastroenterology (free) AND Irritable bowel syndrome in adults: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (free)

Indian consensus on chronic constipation in adults: A joint position statement of the Indian Motility and Functional Diseases Association and the Indian Society of Gastroenterology – Indian Journal of Gastroenterology (free)

Related: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Functional Constipation in Korea, 2015 Revised Edition – Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (free) AND Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Idiopathic Constipation and Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome Derived from a Canadian National Survey and Needs Assessment on Choices of Therapeutic Agents – Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (free) AND Constipation in older people: A consensus statement – The International Journal of Clinical Practice (free) AND Management of Constipation in Older Adults – American Family Physician (free)

Guidelines for Colonic Diverticular Bleeding and Colonic Diverticulitis: Japan Gastroenterological Association – Digestion (free)

Related Guidelines: American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on the Management of Acute Diverticulitis – Gastroenterology (free) AND Colorectal surgeon consensus with diverticulitis clinical practice guidelines – World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery (free) AND WSES Guidelines for the management of acute left sided colonic diverticulitis in the emergency setting – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free)

Evidence-Based Practice Guideline for Surgical Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease 2018 – Journal of Gastric Cancer (free)

Hellenic Association for the Study of the Liver Clinical Practice Guidelines: Autoimmune hepatitis – Annals of Gastroenterology (free)

Management of Juvenile Polyposis Syndromes in Children and Adolescents: A Position Paper from the ESPGHAN Polyposis Working Group – Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (free PDF)