📢 Excited to share our recent study on oral vancomycin therapy (OVT) in IBD-PSC! In our systematic review of 290 pts, OVT was associated with: ✅ Clinical response in 47.6% ✅ Biochemical remission in 68.8% 🔗 Read the full study: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39802627/ (1/2)

Excited to participate tomorrow in #MondayNightIBD. join us as we discuss live vaccines in IBD - a topic that impacts treatment decisions and patient care Jami Kinnucan, MD, FACG, AGAF, FCCF Megan Lutz Tauseef Ali MD, FACG AGAF FACP Adam Faye MD MS Gursimran Kochhar MD Edward Barnes MD MPH Edith Ho, MD Beatriz Gros Shrinivas Bishu Sara Horst MD, MPH, FACG

In the 📕#RedJournal: The Effects of Alfapump on Ascites Control and Quality of Life in Patients With Cirrhosis and Recurrent or Refractory Ascites Wong, et al. 👉 bit.ly/3QsoPnM Jasmohan Bajaj Eran Shlomovitz

1) 🚨 THREAD: The questions about #Measles have started. Here's what we know about the current outbreak. Crohn's & Colitis Foundation American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) ACG AASLD. Texas Society for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Bincy Abraham, MD, MS cdc.gov/measles/data-r…

Unnecessary #antibiotic use: #SBP prophylaxis in #cirrhosis ⬆️not only #SBP but also other infections! Esp #UTIs that share similar🦠 latest from VA Research & @Trinetx ACG_CTG ⤵️ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40062879/ 50% of US ❌use SBPProph..should we all follow to ⬇️#AMR? Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟

From GHA ➡️ A 77-year-old female was found to have massive gastric dilation due to recurrent benign idiopathic pre-pyloric stenosis and was managed with lumen-apposing metal stent. 🔗 ow.ly/9Z3p50VGlEC

Incredible moments and meaningful learning at #DDW2025! Proud to celebrate with the Wisconsin GI community - advancing care, sharing knowledge, and building connections.

Great diagram on the management of colonic pseudoobstruction (ogilivie syndrome)! ref: ASGE guidelines 2020

Cool large cohort study out of Australia, even if patients with liver cirrhosis survive an ICU stay, their long-term outlook is still rough. Early goals-of-care talks and good post-discharge support are important #LiverCirrhosis journals.lww.com/hepcomm/fullte…

🚨 New AJG - The American Journal of Gastroenterology ACG Guideline 🚨 Pre-op risk assessment in chronic liver disease ▪️Assess for CSPH ▪️Use MELD & VOCALPenn for surgical risk ▪️Screen for HCC & EV ▪️>15% 90d mortality → consider LT eval ▪️TIPS in select high-risk cases 🔗 journals.lww.com/ajg/fulltext/2…

Cirrhosis can be depressing: a nationwide cohort study

Underwater EMR is especially useful in characterizing periappendiceal polyps. This lesion initially appeared as a broad-based sessile polyp filling the appendiceal lumen. After filling the lumen with water, its proper morphology was revealed as pedunculated with a clear stalk.

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1) Excited to join Mark B. Pochapin, MD on the radio Sirius to talk about vaccines and #IBD! 💉 Important reminders: ✅ Vaccines DON'T cause flares ✅ Vaccines PREVENT serious complications Let's break down what vaccines YOU need as an IBD patient 🧵👇 ACG #ACG2025

Do you also dream of preventing liver cancer? Must read: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12…

Congratulations and honored to mentor Dr. Dana Ley former fellow UW Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology University of Wisconsin Department of Medicine & now colleague on her publication "EUS with FNBx Confirming a Diagnosis of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor‐Related Type 3 Autoimmune Pancreatitis" Saqib Walayat doi.org/10.1155/crgm/5…

Thank you to Dr. Mazer Ally and Dr. Gauree Konijeti Scripps Health for hosting me for a virtual Visiting IBD Professorship! Great discussion on vaccination best practices in IBD and wonderful meeting the fellows. Always energizing to connect with colleagues passionate about IBD.

🆕 AGA Clinical Practice Guideline on Surveillance of Barrett’s Esophagus was published in the November issue of #Gastroenterology. Click the link below to read it! 🔗 ow.ly/bmCl50XpsmY

#ASEPTIC=final nail in⚰️#SBPproph in #cirrhosis..but the fight vs #AMR is brewing for a while. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36645215 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30694868 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35041634 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40653111 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39895304 Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 Paul Sax Times are changing & ID/hep are together!

🚨 MEASLES IN NORTH AMERICA: What GI & Hepatology Providers Need to Know A 🧵 on the escalating outbreak, Canada's threatened elimination status, and protecting our immunosuppressed patients #GITwitter #Hepatology American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)