From the AGA Journals
From the Journals
AGA Clinical Practice Update: Functional heartburn
Recognizing the presence of functional heartburn is vital to prevent unnecessary acid-suppressive therapy and invasive antireflux treatments.
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Nucleoside polymers show early promise in HBV
For patients with chronic HBV infection, triple-combination therapy with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, pegylated interferon alfa-2a (TDF-pegIFN...
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Total underwater colonoscopy can surmount colonoscopy challenges
The technique can ease insertion and aid in adenoma detection.
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Health care costs nearly doubled for patients with NAFLD
Both hospitalizations and outpatient visits accounted for the increased costs.
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AGA Guideline: Management of eosinophilic esophagitis
Patients with eosinophilic esophagitis should receive topical steroids instead of oral steroids or no treatment.
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Biotin may benefit patients with IBD
In mice, biotin supplementation delayed onset of colitis, minimized pathology, and accelerated healing.
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AGA Clinical Practice Update: Screening and surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with NAFLD
Physicians should consider liver cancer screening for all patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and cirrhosis.
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Year-long synbiotic regimen fails to improve NAFLD
Mean liver fat content was reduced by 4% in the synbiotic group, compared with 6% in the placebo group, a difference that was not statistically...
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Genotyping improves accuracy of pancreatic cancer tumor markers
Stratifying tumor marker cut-off levels based on genetic variants may improve detection of pancreatic cancer.
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Adolescents at risk of nutritional deficiencies after bariatric surgery
After 5 years, 27% of the participants who underwent vertical sleeve gastrectomy had two or more nutritional deficiencies.