New HHS guidance on informed consent impacts GIs
In both inpatient and outpatient hospital settings, written informed consent is now required prior to rectal examinations.
In both inpatient and outpatient hospital settings, written informed consent is now required prior to rectal examinations.
Post written by Bing Chen, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA. A 44-year-old man who had eosinophilic…
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Patients with irritable bowel syndrome who tested positive for fructan or fructose malabsorption via hydrogen breath testing had nearly two times higher odds of testing…
Objective Whether gastric metaplasia (GM) of the oesophagus should be considered as Barrett’s oesophagus (BO) is controversial. Given concern intestinal metaplasia (IM) may be missed…
To cite: Guo A, Ludvigsson J, Brantsæter AL, et al. Early-life diet and risk of inflammatory bowel disease: a pooled study in two Scandinavian birth…
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EUS-guided pancreatic cyst chemoablation is safe and effective for appropriately selected patients; however, the proper frequency of radiographic surveillance after successful chemoablation is unknown. Here…
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Gut-directed hypnotherapy (GDH) is an evidence-based intervention for numerous gastrointestinal (GI) conditions. Although much of the literature focuses on its use for refractory irritable bowel…