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)
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)
Related: Review: Barrett Esophagus (free guidelines and review on the subject)
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)
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
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
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
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
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)
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)
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)
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
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
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)
Related: Clostridioides Difficile: Diagnosis and Treatments (free guidelines and review on the subject)
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Ulcerative Colitis – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Related: NICE Guideline: Management of Ulcerative Colitis (free guidelines on the subject)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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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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)
Related: Randomized Trial: Antibiotic Therapy Alone Seems Reasonable for Uncomplicated Appendicitis (free study, commentaries and other texts on the subject)
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)
Chronic Constipation – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Related: Indian Consensus on Chronic Constipation in Adults (free guidelines and reviews on the subject)
Hepatorenal Syndrome – Clinical Journal of American Society of Nephrology (free)
Related: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Management of Hepatorenal Syndrome (free guidelines and reviews)
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)
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
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)
“None of the available therapies is effective in the majority of patients without being associated with major side effects.”
Management Options for Gastric Variceal Hemorrhage – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
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)
Related Guideline: American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on the Medical Management of Opioid-Induced Constipation (free guideline and commentaries)
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)
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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)
Abdominal Wall Pain: A Common Clinical Problem – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free for a limited period)
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)
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)
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)