What are the predictors of HCC in people with Nafld without cirrhosis? What is the incidence ? How can we risk stratify? We investigated these Hepatology International APASL News Emerging Leaders Committee | APAGE #livertwitter link.springer.com/article/10.100…

📢My first editorial for 2024: Discrepancy btw guidelines and real-world #IBS #drug availability in #Asia🌏. Challenges: 📈high drug prices, off-label use due to lacking indication. Editorial calls for collaboration, policy changes, and patient advocacy 🫂jnmjournal.org/journal/view.h…

Our piece on “The current and future clinical applications of capsule endoscopy” is now available online! CUHK Medicine #gitwitter onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.11…

🔍 🔥📢SRMA (17 studies,1256 ppl) explores probiotics' impact on adult functional constipation. ▶️Results highlight significant increases in stool frequency (WMD 0.93), improved consistency (WMD 0.38), and reduced PAC-SYM. 🔓bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/1/e… #GITwitter #MedTwitter

🌟📢 Tenapanor shines in alleviating abdominal symptoms for those with #IBS-C! 🩹 Significant reductions in pain, discomfort, and bloating compared to placebo. 🙌 🔓journals.lww.com/ajg/abstract/9… #IBS #GITwitter #MedTwitter

What % of people with alcohol-associated cirrhosis are abstinent? What is the impact of abstinence on survival in alcohol-associated cirrhosis? roypounder.apt Cheng Han Ng Rohit Loomba #LiverTwitter 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ap…

Happy to share our latest article in "Expert Review of Gastroenterology and Hepatology" 😍☺️😇 "EUS-RFA of pancreatic insulinoma: a state of the art review" Here, we have elucidated the following aspects in depth: ✅ basic details on pancreatic insulinoma ✅ principles of RFA

SES-CD for Crohn's. 4 parameters: - size of ulcers - extent of ulcerated surface - extent of colitis - presence and type of stenosis 5 segments: - ileum, right, transverse, left colon and rectum Endo remission: ≤2 (or <4) Accessible online calculator: e-guide.ecco-ibd.eu/resources/calc…

Ever wonder what cardiothoracic surgery was like in the 1960s? Well there’s this story from The NY Times about how Denton Cooley the godfather of heart transplant freaking eating a human aneurysm

Interesting paper: Again it shows there is so much more we need to learn about the role of diet in DGBIs! Study finds dietary fiber reduces abdominal pain more in boys with FAPDs dsthan girls. 🥦 Sex-dependent effect not linked to gut microbiome changes. 🔍gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-…

🔥 Research reveals temporal associations between ☕️coffee, 🍻 alcohol and 🧊artificial sweeteners and GI symptoms in a large #IBS-predominant sample ▶️ diarrhoea, bloating, and abdominal pain ▶️symptom onset often within 2 hours postprandial #gitwitter link.springer.com/article/10.100…

This is for anyone learning ERCP (that includes me as we are still learning daily). How to do a precut - exemplar.

Gastric NETs (type 1) - most common type - usually associated with atrophic (autoimmune) gastritis, very characteristic appearance small polyps seen on background of distinct mucosal vessels - high gastrin - small, multiple - indolent

RCT showed #probiotic Bifidobacterium longum NCC3001 significantly improves anxiety and depression in #IBS patients. 👉Key metabolites like butyric acid & tryptophan 🔼, correlating with 🔽 amygdala activation. 🧠#GutBrainAxis #Metabolomics #gitwitter 🔓ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

E-Video: Endoscopic ultrasound gastroenterostomy: how to avoid inadvertent gastrocolostomy by Jimil Shah et al. Find the full text and video here: doi.org/10.1055/a-2234…

🇹🇭 study highlights importance of managing GI symptoms in palliative care! Results show constipation, diarrhea & anorexia/cachexia were treated in 66.35%, 78.57% & 67.86% of cases respectively. Strong opioids were commonly used to manage pain. #GITwitter pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39260441/

Thanks to our amazing speakers & participants for making the 🇸🇬Singapore Neurogastro Masterclass a valuable learning experience! 🙇🤓 #Neurogastro #Healthcare #Singapore #gitwitter #ibs #fd

Another #stoolcankill case of stercoral perforation in a 40-year-old with chronic heroin use. Highlights the dangers of opioid-induced constipation and the importance of early intervention and addiction care. #GiTwitter pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39299203/

🌟The recognition of the occurrence of #DGBI in patients with organic gastrointestinal disease in remission helps to avoid overtreatment with drugs with potential adverse effects. 👉bit.ly/3Ee3iwv #GItwitter #Medtwitter

First large study (to my knowedge) to explore the concept of endoscopist 'de-skilling' after AI use. Will endoscopists become dependent on #AI? Is that a bad thing? Provocative work by Yuichi Mori, Michael Bretthauer, and team: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…