Low Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Advanced Adenomas More than 10 Years after Negative Colonoscopy.Brenner H, Haug U, Arndt V, Stegmaier C, Altenhofen L, Hoffmeister M. Gastroenterology. 2009 Nov 9. [Epub ahead of print] BACKGROUND & AIMS: Screening colonoscopy is an effective method to reduce the incidence of and mortality from colorectal cancer (CRC). There is…
Whole stomach and spleen preserving total pancreatectomy: a new surgical technique for pancreatic cancer.Harao M, Hishinuma S, Tomihawa M, Baba H, Ogata Y. Hepatogastroenterology. 2009 Sep-Oct;56(94-95):1549-51. Total pancreatectomy has been used to treat both benign and malignant diseases of the pancreas. The procedure of total pancreatectomy for invasive pancreatic cancer usually includes distal gastrectomy and splenectomy…
Total Enteral Nutrition in Prevention of Pancreatic Necrotic Infection in Severe Acute Pancreatitis.Wu XM, Ji KQ, Wang HY, Li GF, Zang B, Chen WM. Pancreas. 2009 Nov 12. [Epub ahead of print] OBJECTIVE:: This study was designed to evaluate the effects of total enteral nutrition and total parenteral nutrition in prevention of pancreatic necrotic infection in…
The diagnostic and economic impact of contrast imaging technique in the diagnosis of small hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis. Sangiovanni A, Manini MA, Iavarone M, Romeo R, Forzenigo LV, Fraquelli M, Massironi S, Della Corte C, Ronchi G, Rumi MG, Biondetti P, Colombo M. Gut. 2009 Dec 1. [Epub ahead of print] BACKGROUND: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CE-US),…
Incidence and Survival of Pancreatic Head and Body and Tail Cancers: A Population-Based Study in the United States. Lau MK, Davila JA, Shaib YH. Pancreas. 2009 Nov 16. [Epub ahead of print] OBJECTIVES:: Cancer of the body/tail of the pancreas is frequently separated from pancreatic head tumors. No studies have examined whether the demographics, disease characteristics,…
Efficacy and safety of peginterferon alfa-2a (40KD) plus ribavirin in hepatitis C patients with advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis. Bruno S, Shiffman ML, Roberts SK, Gane EJ, Messinger D, Hadziyannis SJ, Marcellin P. Hepatology. 2009 Sep 29. [Epub ahead of print] The objective of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of peginterferon alfa-2a (40KD)/ribavirin…