Monthly Archives: June 2019

Joel Hardman, PhD, an internationally recognized scientist and educator who chaired the Department of Pharmacology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine from 1975 to 1990, died June 30, 2019 in Hoosick Falls, New York, after a lengthy illness. He… Continue reading →

Van Aerts et al1 report in this issue of Gastroenterology that the somatostatin analogue lanreotide reduces liver growth in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic liver and kidney disease. Their study substantiates the 2 previous placebo-controll… Continue reading →

More and more often, the clinician dealing with children or adults suspected of celiac disease is coping with the diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma of the “potential celiac patient,” that is, the patient who presents with elevated specific celiac … Continue reading →

Gastroenterology is the premiere journal in the field of gastrointestinal disease and is led by an internationally renowned board of editors. As the official journal of the AGA Institute, Gastroenterology delivers up-to-date and authoritative coverag… Continue reading →

Question: A 49-year-old man presented with symptoms of retrosternal discomfort and mild dysphagia to solids. He had a 30-year history of ileocolonic Crohn’s disease requiring previous resections of the ileum and sigmoid colon. Clinical remission had … Continue reading →