Falk Gastro Info 9/2015

Video

Video course abdominal ultrasound

Examination technique – Introduction

Author: Prof. Dr. Christoph F. Dietrich, Caritas Krankenhaus Bad Mergentheim.

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Latest research in brief:

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Bowel

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Brenner H et al, Gastroenterology. 2015;149(2):356–66.e1

Screening colonoscopy in Germany: Strong increase in adenoma detection rates from 2003 through 2012.

Link:

http://www.drfalkpharma.de/index.php?L=1&id=20373#29276

Text:

Nyboe Andersen N et al, BMJ. 2015;350:h2809

Infectious complications in inflammatory bowel disease: Increased risk of serious infections associated with the use of TNF-α inhibitors occurs predominantly within the first 90 days of treatment.

Link:

http://www.drfalkpharma.de/index.php?L=1&id=20373#c29277

Text:

Moayyedi P et al, Gastroenterology. 2015;149(1):102–9.e6

Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) for ulcerative colitis: FMT induces remission in a significantly greater percentage of patients than placebo, but selection of fecal donors appears to be critical.

Link:

http://www.drfalkpharma.de/index.php?L=1&id=20373#c29278

Liver
Biliary Tracts

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Hézode C et al, Lancet. 2015;385(9986):2502–9

Hepatitis C: An interferon-free regimen of ombitasvir, paritaprevir and ritonavir with or without ribavirin achieved high SVR12 rates (sustained virological response rates at 12 weeks after the end of treatment) in non-cirrhotic (previously treated or untreated) patients with HCV genotype 4 infection.

Link:

http://www.drfalkpharma.de/index.php?L=1&id=20373#c29279

Text:

Chan AWH et al, J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2015;30(9):1391–6

Primary biliary cirrhosis: The ALBI score is derived from serum albumin and bilirubin and does thus not require subjective evaluation or invasive procedures. It is an independent prognostic factor for PBC patients and provides better/similar prognostic performance compared with other prognostic scores.

Link:

http://www.drfalkpharma.de/index.php?L=1&id=20373#c29280

Text:

Ma J et al, J Hepatol. 2015;63(2):462–9

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): Data from the Framingham Heart Study cohorts indicate that regular sugar-sweetened beverage consumption is associated with greater risk of fatty liver disease, whereas diet soda intake is not.

Link:

http://www.drfalkpharma.de/index.php?L=1&id=20373#c29281

Oesophagus

Stomach

Duodenum

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Text:

Pollack CV Jr et al, N Engl J Med. 2015;373(6):511–20

New ways of antagonizing dabigatran: Idarucizumab completely reverses the anticoagulant effect of dabigatran within minutes.

Link:

http://www.drfalkpharma.de/index.php?L=1&id=20373#c29282

Text:

Haidry RJ et al, Gut. 2015;64(8):1192–9

Therapy of dysplastic Barrett’s esophagus: Clinical outcomes have improved significantly over the past 6 years, however, the rate of cancer progression remains unchanged.

Link:

http://www.drfalkpharma.de/index.php?L=1&id=20373#c29283

Text:

Talley NJ et al, Gastroenterology. 2015;149(2):340–9.e2

Antidepressants for functional dyspepsia: Amitriptyline, but not escitalopram, appears to benefit some patients, particularly those with ulcer-like painful symptoms.

Link:

http://www.drfalkpharma.de/index.php?L=1&id=20373#c29284

Pancreas

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Text:

Kubiliun NM et al, Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2015;13(7):1231–9

Systematic review on post-ERCP pancreatitis: The use of rectal NSAIDs is appropriate as pharmacologic prophylaxis, particularly in high-risk patients.

Link:

http://www.drfalkpharma.de/index.php?L=1&id=20373#c29275

Falk Symposia

Falk Symposium 198

IBD: East Meets West

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September 11 – 12, 2015, Shenzhen, P.R. China

InterContinental Shenzhen, 9009 Shennan Road, Shenzhen, 518053, P.R. China

Link1:

http://www.drfalkpharma.de/fileadmin/media/Falk_Veranstaltungen/Falk_Symposien_und_Workshops/FS198_Shenzhen_2015_Program.pdf