Daily Archives: May 27, 2016
Infection Using ERCP Endoscopes
The issue of patient-to-patient transmission of infection during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) continues to evolve. The occurrence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae infections after ERCP reached the awareness of the med… Continue reading
Infection Using ERCP Endoscopes
The issue of patient-to-patient transmission of infection during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) continues to evolve. The occurrence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae infections after ERCP reached the awareness of the med… Continue reading
Introduction to Clinical Practice Update Committee Articles
In this issue of Gastroenterology and in an upcoming issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, an important behind-the-scenes change is occurring. Specifically, both journals will continue to publish important and timely reviews and commentari… Continue reading
Introduction to Clinical Practice Update Committee Articles
In this issue of Gastroenterology and in an upcoming issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, an important behind-the-scenes change is occurring. Specifically, both journals will continue to publish important and timely reviews and commentari… Continue reading
Unexpected Steatotic Liver Lesions
Question: A 22-year-old woman with no past medical history was investigated for hypoglycemia episodes. A nodule located in the head of the pancreas was identified, with radiologic features of a neuroendocrine neoplasm. The overall clinical presentatio… Continue reading
Unexpected Steatotic Liver Lesions
Question: A 22-year-old woman with no past medical history was investigated for hypoglycemia episodes. A nodule located in the head of the pancreas was identified, with radiologic features of a neuroendocrine neoplasm. The overall clinical presentatio… Continue reading
Rare, Life-Threatening Duodenal Bleeding
Question: A 61-year-old male born in Ethiopia with a past medical history of hepatitis B carrier, tuberculosis, arterial hypertension, and aortic valve replacement (on coumadin treatment since 2009), presented with epigastric pain radiating to the righ… Continue reading
Rare, Life-Threatening Duodenal Bleeding
Question: A 61-year-old male born in Ethiopia with a past medical history of hepatitis B carrier, tuberculosis, arterial hypertension, and aortic valve replacement (on coumadin treatment since 2009), presented with epigastric pain radiating to the righ… Continue reading
Surveillance of Asymptomatic Pancreatic Cysts – How Long is Long Enough?
Kwong WT, Hunt GC, Fehmi SM, et al. Low rates of malignancy and mortality in asymptomatic patients with suspected neoplastic pancreatic cysts beyond 5 years of surveillance. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2016;14:865–871. Continue reading
Surveillance of Asymptomatic Pancreatic Cysts – How Long is Long Enough?
Kwong WT, Hunt GC, Fehmi SM, et al. Low rates of malignancy and mortality in asymptomatic patients with suspected neoplastic pancreatic cysts beyond 5 years of surveillance. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2016;14:865–871. Continue reading