2020 · Podcast

GI Pearls – January 2020 – Episode 38 Gastroenterology Literature Review

Show notes for Episodes 38 – January 2020

  1. ASGE review of adverse events in colonoscopy – GIE 
  2. Endoscopic or Surgical Myotomy in Patients with Idiopathic Achalasia – NEJM
  3. Relationship Between Recreational Marijuana  Use and Bowel Function in a Nationwide Cohort Study – Am J gastro
  4. Circulating tumor DNA methylation profiles enable early diagnosis, prognosis prediction, and  screening for colorectal cancer – Science TM
  5. Lactulose Breath Testing as a Predictor of  Response to Rifaximin in Patients With Irritable bowel  Syndrome With Diarrhea – AmJ Gastro
  6. Postinfectious IBS after Campylobacter infection – Am J Gastro
  7. Oral Curcumin no more effective than placebo in preventing recurrence of Crohn’s disease after surgery in RTC – CGH
  8.  Hpylori – when treat when not to treat – Am J Gastro
  9. Long-Duration Oral Vancomycin to treat Cdiff in patients iwth IBD is associated with low rate of recurrence – Am J Gastro
  10. Masked bolus gluten challenge low in FODMAPs implicates nausea and vomiting as key shymptoms of exposure to celiac – AP&T
  11. Clinical and molecular features of post-colonoscopy colorectal cancers – CGH
  12. Simethicone use during gastrointestinal endoscopy: Position statement of the Gastroenterological Society of Australia – Journal of Gastro&Hep
2019 · Podcast

GI Pearls – June 2019 – Episode 33 Gastroenterology Literature Review

Show Notes for June 2019 – Episode 33

  1. Epidemiology and implications of concurrent diagnosis of EOE and IBD – Gut
  2. Risk of Cdiff Infection with Systemic  Antimicrobial Therapy Following Successful FMT –   Dig Dis Sci
  3. Safety of Endoscopy in cancer patients with thrombocytopenia and neutropenia – GIE
  4. Same-Day vs Different-Day Elective Upper and Lower Endoscopic Procedures by Setting – JAMA Internal Medicine
  5. Cuff-assisted versus cap-assisted colonoscopy for adenoma  detection: results of a randomized study – Endoscopy
  6. Promotion of Testing for Celiac Disese and the Gluten-Free diet among complementary and alternative medicine practitioners. – Am J Gastro
  7. Numbers and feature of Patient with a diagnosis of Celiac disease w/o Duodenal biopsy, based on a national survey – CGH
  8. Early colonoscopy for diverticular bleeding does not reduce risk of post-discharge recurrent bleeding :Propensity score matching analysis  – CGH
  9. AGA Clinical Practice Update on Interaction Between Oral DAAs for Chronic HepC Infection and HCC – Gastro
  10. Randomized placebo-controlled trial of droperidol and ondansetron for adult emergency department patients with nausea – Acad Emerg Med 
  11. Endoscopy-related musculoskeletal injuries in gastroenterology fellows – Endoscopy International
  12. Efficacy of MaziRenWan, a chinese Herbal medicine, in Patients with functional constipation – RTC – CGH
  13. Superiority of Gastrojejunostomy over Endoscopic Stenting for Palliation of Malignant gastric outlet obstruction – CGH

2017

GI Pearls – October 1-15 2017 – Episode 11

Show Notes for October 1-15, 2017  Episode 011
  1. Postcolonoscopy mortality: Bowel preparation to blame? – GIE
  2. Prevalence of hypokalemia before and after bowel preparation for colonoscopy in high-risk patients – GIE
  3. Prevalence of Anemia 10 Years After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in a Single Veterans Affairs Medical Center – Jama Surgery
  4. Risk of Postop Complications Among IBD paietns treated Preop with Vedolizumab – Am J Gastro
  5. Physician Characteristics Associated with Higher Adenoma Detection Rate – GIE
  6. Electrolyte Disturbances in Patients with Chronic Alcohol-Use Disorders  – NEJM
  7. Hereditary Colorectal Polyposis and Cancer Syndromes: A Primer on Diagnosis and Management. – Am J Gastro
  8. Calcium Oxalate Crystals in Ethylene Glycol Toxicity – NEJM
  9. Celiac Disease and Autoimmunity — The Missing Ingredient– NEJM
  10. Statin Use and Risk of Cirrhosis and Related Complications in Patients With Chronic Liver Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – CGH
  11. The risk of hepatocellular carcinoma is decreasing after the first 5 years of tx – Hepatology
  12. Aristolochic acids and their derivatives are widely implicated in liver cancers in Taiwan and throughout Asia – Science -TM
  13.  Hepatitis C Virus Screening in New York – MMWR
  14. Outbreak of Campylobacter jejuni – MMWR