Monthly Archives: January 2017
Asymptomatic carriers contribute to nosocomial Clostridium difficile infection: a cohort study of 4508 patients
Nosocomial infection with Clostridium difficile pose a considerable problem despite numerous attempts by health care workers to reduce risk of transmission. Asymptomatic carriers of C difficile might spread their infection to other patients. We investi… Continue reading
Asymptomatic carriers contribute to nosocomial Clostridium difficile infection: a cohort study of 4508 patients
Nosocomial infection with Clostridium difficile pose a considerable problem despite numerous attempts by health care workers to reduce risk of transmission. Asymptomatic carriers of C difficile might spread their infection to other patients. We investi… Continue reading
Spontaneous Self-Expulsion of a Large Stone From the Abdomen
Question: A 70-year-old man presented to the outpatient clinic with a 4-cm stone that he described to have been expelled from a wound in his abdomen, after experiencing a bout of colicky abdominal pain. The stone was ovoid-shaped, hyperpigmented, solid… Continue reading
Spontaneous Self-Expulsion of a Large Stone From the Abdomen
Question: A 70-year-old man presented to the outpatient clinic with a 4-cm stone that he described to have been expelled from a wound in his abdomen, after experiencing a bout of colicky abdominal pain. The stone was ovoid-shaped, hyperpigmented, solid… Continue reading
Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Use of Video Capsule Endoscopy
Video capsule endoscopy (CE) provides a noninvasive option to assess the small intestine, but its use with respect to endoscopic procedures and cross-sectional imaging varies widely. The aim of this consensus was to provide guidance on the appropriate … Continue reading
Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Use of Video Capsule Endoscopy
Video capsule endoscopy (CE) provides a noninvasive option to assess the small intestine, but its use with respect to endoscopic procedures and cross-sectional imaging varies widely. The aim of this consensus was to provide guidance on the appropriate … Continue reading
Differentiation of Mouse Enteric Nervous System Progenitor Cells is Controlled by Endothelin 3 and Requires Regulation of Ednrb by SOX10 and ZEB2
Maintenance and differentiation of progenitor cells in the developing enteric nervous system (ENS) are controlled by molecules such as the signaling protein endothelin 3 (EDN3), its receptor (the endothelin receptor type B, EDNRB), and the transcriptio… Continue reading
Differentiation of Mouse Enteric Nervous System Progenitor Cells is Controlled by Endothelin 3 and Requires Regulation of Ednrb by SOX10 and ZEB2
Maintenance and differentiation of progenitor cells in the developing enteric nervous system (ENS) are controlled by molecules such as the signaling protein endothelin 3 (EDN3), its receptor (the endothelin receptor type B, EDNRB), and the transcriptio… Continue reading
A Rare Cause of Colonic Stricture
Question: A 57-year-old man presented to our hospital with a week of generalized weakness and abdominal pain. Relevant medications included diclofenac 75 mg twice daily, aspirin 81 mg, and clopidogrel 75 mg/d. Vital signs were normal. Physical examinat… Continue reading
American Gastroenterological Association Institute Technical Review on Initial Testing and Management of Acute Liver Disease
Acute liver failure (ALF) is an uncommon but dramatic clinical syndrome characterized by rapid loss of hepatocyte function in an individual without pre-existing liver disease. The syndrome is rare in the United States, with an estimated incidence of 20… Continue reading