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Video course abdominal ultrasound
Examination of the gallbladder under stressful conditions
Author: Prof. Dr. Christoph F. Dietrich, Caritas Krankenhaus Bad Mergentheim.
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Bowel
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Frederiksen MT et al, Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2014;20(10):1714–21
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease and loss of response towards infliximab due to anti-infliximab antibodies are prone to develop de novo anti-adalimumab antibodies following switch to adalimumab therapy.
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Bonderup OK et al, Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2014;20(10):1702–7
This large population based study confirms that therapy with proton-pump inhibitors, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, statins, and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are associated with the diagnosis of microscopic colitis.
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Jess T et al, Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2014;12(11):1793–1800.e1
In a meta-analysis, the authors did not find a significant protective effect of treatment with thiopurines on the risk of colorectal neoplasia in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
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Liver
Biliary Tracts
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Radcke S et al, Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2015;27(1):1–7
A systematic review shows that 10–20% of the general population have elevated liver enzymes, a finding that does not necessarily indicate severe liver disease.
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http://www.drfalkpharma.de/index.php?L=1&id=20371#c29062
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Fontaine H et al, Gut. 2015;64(1):139–46
In a recent trial, therapeutic DNA vaccination in chronic HBV infection did not prevent relapse after discontinuation of oral antiviral therapy.
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Kreisel W et al, Dig Liver Dis. 2015;47(2):144–50
Udenafil reduces portal pressure in patients with compensated liver cirrhosis without ascites by 20% without relevant systemic cardiovascular side effects.
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Oesophagus
Stomach
Duodenum
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Molina-Infante J et al, Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2015;41(6):581–9
Empiric quadruple therapy (esomeprazole, amoxicillin, clarithromycin and metronidazol) achieved significantly higher cure rates of Helicobacter pylori infection compared to conventional triple therapy.
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Sengupta N et al, Am J Gastroenterol. 2015;110(2):328–35
Restarting anticoagulation at discharge after gastrointestinal bleeding was associated with fewer thromboembolic events without a significantly increased risk of recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding at 90 days.
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Khalaf N et al, Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2014;12(11):1832–9.e6
The use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs is associated with a reduced risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma, but not of Barrett’s esophagus.
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http://www.drfalkpharma.de/index.php?L=1&id=20371#c29067
Pancreas
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Kochar B et al, Gastrointest Endosc. 2015;81(1):143–9.e9
According to this meta-analysis, the incidence of post-ERCP pancreatitis amounts to 9.7% of patients undergoing ERCP with a mortality rate of 0.7%. There were no major differences between high-risk patients and the general population.
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