Monthly Archives: July 2021
Measuring droplets expelled during endoscopy to investigate COVID-19 transmission risk
An unusual case of symptomatic portal hypertension
VALUE OF PH-IMPEDANCE MONITORING PERFORMED ‘ON’ BID PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR THERAPY TO IDENTIFY NEED FOR ESCALATION OF REFLUX MANAGEMENT
Lower thresholds of pH-impedance metrics indicate persisting reflux when testing is performed on rather than off proton pump inhibitor therapy, and predict improvement with surgical management especially in patients with regurgitation despite medical r… Continue reading
The sulfur microbial diet is associated with increased risk of early-onset colorectal cancer precursors
Diet may contribute to the increasing incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) before age 50 (early-onset CRC). Microbial metabolism of dietary sulfur produces hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a gastrointestinal carcinogen that cannot be easily measured at scale. A… Continue reading
Evaluating donor microbiome before fecal microbiota transplantation
Abdominal pain as the first manifestation of a systemic disease
Editorial to accompany Gastro-D-21-00516-R2 Metabolic Surveillance for those at High Risk for Developing Pancreatic Cancer
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Colitis: Resident Memory Unleashed
Metabolic Rewiring by Loss of Sirt5 Promotes Kras-induced Pancreatic Cancer Progression
SIRT5 plays pleiotropic roles via post-translational modifications, serving as a tumor suppressor, or an oncogene, in different tumors. However, the role SIRT5 plays in the initiation and progression of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains u… Continue reading