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GERD in the Pediatric Patient: Management Considerations
Beyond infancy, up to one fourth of children and adolescents have recurrent abdominal pain, whereas only 5% report heartburn or epigastric pain. David A. Gremse, MD, explores the issues.
Journal Article, May 2004
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Gastrointestinal Complications of Obesity Surgery
John E. Pandolfino, MD, and colleagues discuss the various bariatric procedures and describe the gastrointestinal complications associated with these operations.
Journal Article, April 2004
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Eradication of Helicobacter pylori: A Clinical Update
Marco Romano, MD, and Antonio Cuomo, MD, discuss the current state of the field regarding H pylori infection, with a view toward future strategies of eradication.
Journal Article, February 2004
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Expert Commentary -- Virtual Colonoscopy: Utility as a Screening Test for Colorectal Cancer?
How effective is virtual colonoscopy in screening for colorectal neoplasia when compared with conventional colonoscopy? Michael L. Kochman, MD, and Bernard Levin, MD, explore the issue.
Journal Article, January 2004
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The Role of Radiologic Studies in the Diagnosis of Mesenteric Ischemia
Viktor E. Eysselein, MD, and colleagues provide a brief
overview of acute arterial, venous, and colonic
ischemia.
Journal Article, January 2004
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Cryoablation for Liver Tumors -- Is There Clinical Utility?
D.J. Sherlock, MD, and colleagues review the current
state of the field regarding the application of
cryoablative techniques in the treatment of liver tumors.
Journal Article, November 2003
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Gallstones -- Approach to Medical Management
Fred M. Konikoff, MD, reviews the current state of the
field regarding medical approaches to managing
gallstone disease.
Journal Article, October 2003
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The Treatment of Gastroparesis in the Age of the Gastric Pacemaker: A Review
Daniel C. Buckles, MD; Jameson Forster, MD, and
Richard W. McCallum, MD, discuss the
pathophysiology, epidemiology, and treatment of this
chronic disabling condition of impaired gastric motility.
Journal Article, October 2003
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Precore Mutant Chronic Hepatitis B -- Approach to Management
Stephanos J. Hadziyannis, MD, and colleagues focus
on the practical approach to managing this subset of
patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection.
Journal Article, October 2003
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Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation
Cary H. Patt, MD, and Paul J. Thuluvath, MD, FRCP,
discuss criteria for donor and recipient selection,
morbidity and mortality of donor and recipients,
outcome of LDLT, and the ethics of LDLT.
Journal Article, August 2003
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Evaluating Liver Disease in Chronic Hepatitis C -- The Role of the Liver Biopsy
Laura Baalmann-Mangano, MD; and Elizabeth M. Brunt, MD, discuss the latest thinking regarding the value of liver biopsy in disease assessment for patients infected with HCV.
Journal Article, August 2003
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Clinical Update
Fernando Pons-Renedo, MD, and Josep M. Llovet, MD,
discuss the latest information regarding the diagnosis
and treatment of this most frequent primary tumor of the
liver.
Journal Article, July 2003
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Prevention of Variceal Rebleeding -- Approach to Management
Andrew Burroughs, MB, ChB, FRCP(Hon), and
colleagues discuss currently available therapeutic
options for treatment of variceal hemorrhage, with a
view toward future strategies.
Journal Article, June 2003
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Expert Commentary -- Evidence-Based Guidelines for the Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in North America
Philip Schoenfeld, MD, MSEd, MSc (Epi), comments on
the importance of these recommendations and places
them in appropriate clinical context regarding their
therapeutic implications.
Journal Article, April 2003
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Self-expandable Metal Stents in Palliation of Malignant Gastrointestinal Obstruction: Review of the Current Literature Data and 5-Year Experience at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Eysselein and colleagues review the recent literature
data and present their experience with 61
gastroduodenal and colorectal SEMS placed from 1997
to 2002 at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.
Journal Article, January 2003
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The Management of Cirrhotic Ascites
Elaine Yeung, MD, and Florence S. Wong, MD, FRCP(C), discuss the pathophysiology of ascites formation and the rationale for various treatment modalities.
Journal Article, October 2002
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Hepatic Fibrosis -- Role of Hepatic Stellate Cell Activation
Rifaat Safadi, MD, and Scott Friedman, MD, discuss the cellular and molecular events underlying liver fibrosis.
Journal Article, July 2002
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Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening: Part 2 -- Provider Underutilization and Restricted Access
Paul C. Schroy III, MD, MPH, discusses why CRC screening has yet to have demonstrable impact on incidence or mortality.
Journal Article, June 2002
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Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening: Part 1 -- Patient Noncompliance
Paul C. Schroy III, MD, MPH, discusses why CRC screening has yet to have demonstrable impact on incidence or mortality.
Journal Article, April 2002
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Expandable Metal Esophageal Stents: Efficacy and Safety. Review of Current Literature Data and of 53 Stents Placed at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Viktor Eysselein, MD, and colleagues discuss the pros and cons of the commercially available stents.
Journal Article, February 2002
