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DDW 2018: Combining Insights Across 麻豆传媒

Topics will range from microbiome research to HCV cures

Video Capsule Endoscopy Proves Useful in PJS Patients

Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome carries increased risk for bowel neoplasia

Robotically Controlled Capsule Scope Passes Early Tests

Tethered capsule can perform complex intracolonic maneuvers automatically

Engineered Enzyme Beats C. Diff

Blocks activity of antibiotics in the small intestine

Swallow This Balloon 鈥� and Lose Weight

Novel bariatric balloon also improves metabolic markers

PEG Tube Placement OK in Centenarian Patients

Age alone should not be an absolute contraindication

ORBIT Score Pinpoints Repeat GI Bleeds with Anticoagulation

Patients rated as high risk show greater rates of rebleeding

DDW 2017: Diversity Will Be Meeting's Strength

Four-society meeting has plenty to offer across and among specialties

Bleeding Risk Assess in Angiodysplasias

Blood vessel malformations plus vascular disease increase transfusion likelihood

Special Diet Soothes Irritable Bowel

Diet low in "FODMAP" improves quality of life, reduces some symptoms

Brief Talk Gets Patients in Control of Reflux

Explaining when to take medication gets big return in symptom relief

DDW 2016 Brings Latest in GI Medicine

Highlight topics include new bariatric procedures, fecal transplant

HRT Tied to Higher Risk for GI Bleeds

Some women face nearly threefold increase in ischemic colitis risk.

Nasogastric Tube May Be Obsolete for GI Bleeds

CHICAGO -- Placement of a nasogastric tube for determining treatment of patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding may be unnecessary since almost all these patients will eventually undergo an endoscopic procedure, researchers argued here.

Cutting Sugar May Ease IBS in Kids

CHICAGO -- A diet low in foods with certain sugars known as FODMAPs appears to reduce symptoms in children diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome, researchers said here.

Dieting Shrinks Liver, Eases Gall Bladder Surgery

CHICAGO -- A 2-week-long restrictive diet appears to shrink obese patients鈥� livers enough to make gall bladder laparoscopic surgery quicker and easier, researchers reported here.

Early pH Test in GERD May Save Money

ORLANDO -- Early referral of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) for pH monitoring can help avoid extensive and costly use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), a researcher said here.

Estrogen a Culprit in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

SAN DIEGO -- Postmenopausal women who take hormone replacement therapy are at increased risk for developing ulcerative colitis, while younger women using oral contraceptives are more likely to develop Crohn's disease.

DDW: SSRI May Ease Reflux in Select Patients

NEW ORLEANS -- Patients with a hypersensitive esophagus may get relief of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) from selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), researchers said here.

DDW: New Guidelines Likely to Permit Low-Dose Aspirin During Endoscopy

CHICAGO -- A revision of guidelines on use of blood thinners in endoscopy patients is likely to recommend against stopping low-dose aspirin therapy, according to a preview offered here at Digestive Disease Week.