Monthly Archives: December 2016
Exam 1: SLC25A22 Promotes Proliferation and Survival of Colorectal Cancer Cells With KRAS Mutations and Xenograft Tumor Progression in Mice via Intracellular Synthesis of Aspartate
Exam 2: A Rare Endoscopic Clue to a Common Clinical Condition
Exam 2: A Rare Endoscopic Clue to a Common Clinical Condition
Exam 3: Isocaloric Diets High in Animal or Plant Protein Reduce Liver Fat and Inflammation in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes
Is Chromoendoscopy Superior to Standard Colonoscopy for Long-term Surveillance of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease?
Marion JF, Waye JD, Israel Y, et al; Chromoendoscopy Study Group at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Chromoendoscopy is more effective than standard colonoscopy in detecting dysplasia during long-term surveillance of patients with colitis. Clin Gastroe… Continue reading
Is Chromoendoscopy Superior to Standard Colonoscopy for Long-term Surveillance of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease?
Marion JF, Waye JD, Israel Y, et al; Chromoendoscopy Study Group at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Chromoendoscopy is more effective than standard colonoscopy in detecting dysplasia during long-term surveillance of patients with colitis. Clin Gastroe… Continue reading
Gastroenterology 2016-12-28 23:00:00
When I was a first year GI fellow at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, I quickly discovered that the world of gastroenterology was divided into 2 camps: people who relied on Yamada’s “Textbook of Gastroenterology” and those who leaned towa… Continue reading
Collaboration, Not Competition: The Role of Magnetic Resonance, Transient Elastography, and Liver Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
The global obesity pandemic necessitates characterization of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in an extremely large and growing number of patients. This disease subsumes hepatic fat, inflammation, and fibrosis. Fibrosis is of particular interes… Continue reading
Collaboration, Not Competition: The Role of Magnetic Resonance, Transient Elastography, and Liver Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
The global obesity pandemic necessitates characterization of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in an extremely large and growing number of patients. This disease subsumes hepatic fat, inflammation, and fibrosis. Fibrosis is of particular interes… Continue reading
Evaluating the Safety of Endoscopy During Pregnancy: The Robust Statistical Power vs Limitations of a National Registry Study
From 1957 to 1962, an epidemic of about 4000 cases of phocomelia, a severe, congenital malformation of deformed or rudimentary limbs, occurred from in utero fetal exposure to thalidomide1 after its administration to pregnant mothers to treat nausea an… Continue reading