Gastrointestinal Surgery (all articles)
Review | Multidisciplinary management in the treatment of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
28 Apr, 2023 | 13:03h | UTC
AGA Practical Guidance | Diagnosis and management of extraesophageal gastroesophageal reflux disease
25 Apr, 2023 | 14:50h | UTCCommentary: Guidance offered on management of extraesophageal GERD – ACP Gastroenterology
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Looking for guidance on management of extraesophageal reflux?? Check out our Best Practice Advice in the latest AGA Clinical Practice Update on Management of EER @AGA_CGH. @AmerGastroAssn
Read the article➡️:https://t.co/S6WYsQUoTj pic.twitter.com/UqjDR2JXP8
— Joan Chen, MD MS (@joanwchen) April 19, 2023
Perspective | Liver transplantation for patients with severe acute on chronic liver failure: it is time to change paradigms
25 Apr, 2023 | 14:37h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Liver #Tx in severe acute on chronic failure
➡️ #ICU care crucial in ACLF-3
➡️ improve referrals to LT centers & pre-LT workup
➡️ to decide to put pt on waitlist consider donor shortage/collective utility of LT
➡️ identifying transplantability window
?️ https://t.co/VZxDyZ1k74 pic.twitter.com/6YOcd5rzMu— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) April 19, 2023
Brief Review | Diagnosis and management of neuroendocrine tumors
25 Apr, 2023 | 14:16h | UTCDiagnosis and management of neuroendocrine tumours – Clinical Medicine Journal
RCT | Bariatric–metabolic surgery is more effective than lifestyle intervention plus best medical care in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
24 Apr, 2023 | 14:03h | UTCNews Release: Surgery most effective treatment of metabolic liver disease – King’s College London
Commentary on Twitter
New @TheLancet – Verrastro et al – Bariatric–metabolic surgery versus lifestyle intervention plus best medical care in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (BRAVES): a multicentre, open-label, randomised trialhttps://t.co/pCWahvbReQ#NASH #NAFLD #fattyliver #livertwitter pic.twitter.com/xNMsAskJF9
— The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (@LancetGastroHep) April 21, 2023
SR | Etiology, diagnosis, and modern management of chronic pancreatitis
24 Apr, 2023 | 13:29h | UTCEtiology, Diagnosis, and Modern Management of Chronic Pancreatitis: A Systematic Review – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Cohort Study | Circulating tumor DNA methylation may enable early detection of recurrence in colorectal cancer
24 Apr, 2023 | 13:12h | UTCEarly Detection of Molecular Residual Disease and Risk Stratification for Stage I to III Colorectal Cancer via Circulating Tumor DNA Methylation – JAMA Oncology (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Liquid Biopsy Assessment of Molecular Residual Disease in Localized Colorectal Cancer: Is It Ready for Prime Time? – JAMA Oncology (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
Cohort study of 299 pts w/stage I-III colorectal cancer, evaluating ctDNA evaluation w/methylation markers, showed ctDNA before & after surgery, after adjuvant chemo, & during longitudinal monitoring is highly associated w/recurrence. https://t.co/csHNz5kWz3 #CRCSM #GICSM
— JAMA Oncology (@JAMAOnc) April 21, 2023
RCT | Piperacillin-tazobactam better than cefoxitin in antimicrobial prophylaxis for open pancreatoduodenectomy
21 Apr, 2023 | 13:08h | UTCPiperacillin-Tazobactam Compared With Cefoxitin as Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Pancreatoduodenectomy: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Informing a Rational Approach to Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Open Pancreatoduodenectomy – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
Study findings support the use of piperacillin-tazobactam as perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis for open pancreatoduodenectomy. https://t.co/M9qAVrePRH pic.twitter.com/xq01qPTHQO
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) April 20, 2023
Cohort Study | Cancer surveillance as an alternative to prophylactic total gastrectomy in hereditary diffuse gastric cancer
17 Apr, 2023 | 12:57h | UTCCancer surveillance as an alternative to prophylactic total gastrectomy in hereditary diffuse gastric cancer: a prospective cohort study – The Lancet Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Endoscopic Surveillance in Patients at Risk for Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer – The ASCO Post
Review | Diagnostic, structured classification and therapeutic approach in cystic pancreatic lesions
12 Apr, 2023 | 12:58h | UTCRelated:
Cystic pancreatic lesions: MR imaging findings and management.
Recommendations for the management of incidental pancreatic findings in adults.
Pancreatic cystic neoplasms: a review of current recommendations for surveillance and management
Management of Pancreatic Cystic Lesions
Consensus Recommendations: Diagnosis and Surveillance of Incidental Pancreatic Cystic Lesions
Review: Pancreatic Cystic Lesions
Guidelines on pancreatic cystic neoplasms
Screening colonoscopy in seniors: common in patients with limited life expectancy and associated with higher complication risks
11 Apr, 2023 | 14:30h | UTCFrequency of Use and Outcomes of Colonoscopy in Individuals Older Than 75 Years – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related: Study reveals overuse of surveillance colonoscopy in older adults with limited life expectancy
Commentary:
In older adults >75 years of age, most screening colonoscopies were in patients in patients with limited life expectancy (defined as <10 years) and associated with increased risk of adverse events. https://t.co/XOsy2UKNRx @Jessica_Halabi @MRothbergMD @burkegastrodoc
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) April 4, 2023
SR | Risk factors for cholangitis after pancreatoduodenectomy
11 Apr, 2023 | 14:21h | UTC
M-A | Irritable bowel syndrome is not associated with an increased risk of polyps and colorectal cancer
11 Apr, 2023 | 14:19h | UTC
Preliminary study suggests a PEG-coated hemostatic patch reduces pancreatic fistula post-pancreatoduodenectomy
11 Apr, 2023 | 14:02h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
POPF prevention ? any help from haemostatic patches?!
? Polyethylene glycol-coated haemostatic patch for prevention: RCT from ??
? POPF reduction 90% (!!!) regardless of other risk factors
? What is your practice?! https://t.co/Fn7OgFgwTR pic.twitter.com/ZjlxuUTZEN
— Giovanni Marchegiani (@Gio_Marchegiani) April 7, 2023
Cohort Study | Impact of complications after resection of pancreatic cancer on disease recurrence and survival
10 Apr, 2023 | 13:34h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Major complications after?surgery are known to impair DF- and OS ➡️?of all ?? pat undergoing panc surgery 2014–2017 (n=1071) confirms via causal mediation ?that this is mediated due to omission of adjuvant CTX!https://t.co/8kjr9MpRt4#some4surgery #some4hpb @BJSAcademy pic.twitter.com/EZd7Yvi4z2
— BJS Open (@BjsOpen) April 1, 2023
RCT | Over-the-scope clips show lower rebleeding rates in nonvariceal GI bleeding
6 Apr, 2023 | 12:57h | UTCComparison of Over-the-Scope Clips to Standard Endoscopic Treatment as the Initial Treatment in Patients With Bleeding From a Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Cause: A Randomized Controlled Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries:
Over-the-Scope Clip Beneficial for Nonvariceal Upper GI Bleeding – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
A new RCT found that over-the-scope-clips may be more effective than standard treatment for some patients with nonvariceal upper #GastrointestinalBleeding: https://t.co/GWG70CWmlt pic.twitter.com/Foq2qQZTEc
— Annals of Int Med (@AnnalsofIM) March 7, 2023
RCT | Pelvic intraoperative neuromonitoring prevents dysfunction in patients with rectal cancer
4 Apr, 2023 | 13:43h | UTC
Perspective | Coping with anastomotic leaks: harder as one gets older?
4 Apr, 2023 | 13:34h | UTCCoping with anastomotic leaks: harder as one gets older? – British Journal of Surgery
Two FITs better than one: enhancing diagnostic performance for colorectal cancer in symptomatic populations
4 Apr, 2023 | 13:32h | UTC
Brief Review | What every gastroenterologist should know about gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors
4 Apr, 2023 | 13:29h | UTC
Cohort Study | Preoperative depression has minimal impact on 5-year bariatric surgery outcomes
4 Apr, 2023 | 13:23h | UTC
Cohort Study | Celiac axis stenosis is an underestimated risk factor for increased morbidity after pancreatoduodenectomy
4 Apr, 2023 | 13:20h | UTC
Gastric Cancer: the combined impact of H. pylori infection and pathogenic gene variants
3 Apr, 2023 | 13:51h | UTCHelicobacter pylori, Homologous-Recombination Genes, and Gastric Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: H. Pylori Infection Negatively Modifies Genetically Increased Risk for Gastric Cancer – Physician’s Weekly
Commentary on Twitter
Infection with Helicobacter pylori is known to confer a risk of gastric cancer. In this study, persons who carried certain genetic variants and were infected with H. pylori had an excess risk of gastric cancer. https://t.co/jIcUiYu14G#genetics pic.twitter.com/jY4H1Mq6dO
— NEJM (@NEJM) March 29, 2023
RCT | Vedolizumab for the treatment of chronic pouchitis
3 Apr, 2023 | 13:49h | UTCVedolizumab for the Treatment of Chronic Pouchitis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: New hope for patients after vedolizumab found effective to treat Chronic Pouchitis – University of Oxford
Commentary on Twitter
In a phase 4, double-blind, randomized trial, vedolizumab therapy was more effective than placebo in inducing remission in patients with chronic pouchitis after ileal pouch–anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis. Full results of EARNEST trial: https://t.co/5OnC72j2Ik pic.twitter.com/RcH1uAB1AI
— NEJM (@NEJM) March 29, 2023
Overcoming size disparity in liver transplant access: prioritizing smaller donors for smaller candidates
3 Apr, 2023 | 13:41h | UTCAssociation of Body Surface Area With Access to Deceased Donor Liver Transplant and Novel Allocation Policies – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Invited Commentary: Addressing Size-Based Disparities in Liver Transplant – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
In this study, liver waitlist candidates with the smallest body surface areas had a disadvantage due to size. Prioritizing allocation of smaller liver donors to smaller candidates may help overcome this disparity. https://t.co/p5F76Hgzm0
— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) March 30, 2023