Daily Archives: May 22, 2015

AGA’s strategic plan puts a new emphasis on developing new leaders. To that end, AGA recently launched a new Future Leaders Program to identify gastroenterology professionals whose passion and dedication to our field positions them to be future leaders. Continue reading →

Alcoholic hepatitis (AH) is a clinical syndrome that was classically characterized by increasing jaundice, hepatomegaly, fever, neutrophilia, and an aspartate aminotransferase (AST):alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ratio of >2.1 It is a major cause of liver-related hospitalizations in those with a history of heavy alcohol consumption and is also a leading etiology associated with recurrent hospitalizations.2 Unfortunately, despite its clinical relevance, there are many gaps in knowledge related to this syndrome that represent barriers to the development of effective preventive surveillance, early detection, and therapeutic strategies. Continue reading →

Al-Haddad MA, Kowalski T, Siddiqui A, et al. Integrated molecular pathology accurately determines the malignant potential of pancreatic cysts. Endoscopy 2015;47:136–146. Continue reading →

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has seen a dramatic increase in incidence over the last 4 decades.1 This increase in incidence has mirrored an increase in end-stage hepatitis C infection, and has also mirrored worsening of the obesity epidemic that has … Continue reading →