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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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