Munish Ashat,Rami El-Abiad,Mouen A Khashab
Munish Ashat
Purpose of review: Gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) occurs from benign or malignant causes. Historically, the treatment of benign strictures revolved around endoscopic balloon dilation, whereas, in the case of malignant s...
Syed Matthew Kodilinye,Anthony N Kalloo
Syed Matthew Kodilinye
Purpose of review: To review the literature within the last 5 years on the current status and future perspectives of the endoscopic management of internal hemorrhoids. ...
Interpretation of serum pancreatic enzymes in pancreatic and nonpancreatic conditions [0.03%]
血清胰酶在胰腺和非胰腺疾病中的解读
Nikhil Bush,Venkata S Akshintala
Nikhil Bush
Purpose of review: Serum levels of amylase and lipase can be elevated in nonpancreatic conditions that may or may not be associated with abdominal pain. This leads to a large proportion of patients being falsely labeled a...
Lucas Fair,Marc A Ward
Lucas Fair
Purpose of review: Zenker's diverticulum is the most common hypopharyngeal diverticulum. Patients with Zenker's diverticulum may require surgical treatment, which can be performed via an open surgical or endoscopic approa...
Ishaan Vohra,Harishankar Gopakumar,Douglas G Adler
Ishaan Vohra
Purpose of review: Gastroparesis is a chronic debilitating condition with rising incidence and healthcare burden. As abdominal surgeries, diabetes, viral infections and autoimmune diseases become more prevalent, gastropar...
Tamara Alhobayb,Matthew A Ciorba
Tamara Alhobayb
Purpose of review: The chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis, are associated with an increased risk of symptomatic Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). CDI may also masquerad...
Identifying individuals at risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma: challenges, existing tools and future steps [0.03%]
食管腺癌高危人群识别：现存手段、未来挑战与展望
Andrew T Kunzmann,Joel H Rubenstein
Andrew T Kunzmann
Purpose of review: This review aims to discuss some of the clinical and epidemiological challenges of risk prediction models; summarize the evidence supporting existing models; and highlight the translational requirements...
Jeffrey A Berinstein,Daniel Aintabi,Peter D R Higgins
Jeffrey A Berinstein
Purpose of review: The management of hospitalized patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is complex. Despite considerable therapeutic advancements in outpatient ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease management, t...
Jennifer M Kolb,Kenneth J Chang
Jennifer M Kolb
Purpose of review: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is exceedingly common and can significantly impact quality of life through heartburn, troublesome regurgitation, or atypical symptoms. The initial approach is cons...
Managing the older adult with inflammatory bowel disease: is age just a number? [0.03%]
炎症性肠病患者的管理：年龄只是一个数字吗？
Helen Bermudez,Adam S Faye,Bharati Kochar
Helen Bermudez
Purpose of review: This review summarizes the most recent literature on older adults with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Additionally, we review geriatric syndromes that may be pertinent to the management of older adu...