EMORRAGIA DEL TENUE DA ANGIODISPLASIA : LA TALIDOMIDE E’ EFFICACE ! UN TRIAL MULTICENTRICO DA”NEJM”.

Thalidomide for Recurrent Bleeding Due to Small-Intestinal Angiodysplasia Huimin Chen et al. Abstract BACKGROUND Recurrent bleeding from the small intestine accounts for 5 to 10% of cases of gastrointestinal bleeding and remains a therapeutic challenge. Thalidomide has been evaluated for the treatment of recurrent bleeding due to small-intestinal angiodysplasia (SIA), but confirmatory trials are lacking.…

RUOLO DEI TEST NON INVASIVI E LORO ACCURATEZZA NELLA GESTIONE CLINICA DELLA NAFLD! UNA OTTIMA EXPERT REVIEW DA “GASTROENTEROLOGY” (FREE)

AGA Clinical Practice Update on the Role of Noninvasive Biomarkers in the Evaluation and Management of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Expert Review Julia J. Wattacheril et al. Description The purpose of this American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Clinical Practice Update Expert Review is to provide clinicians with guidance on the use of noninvasive tests (NITs) in…

ATTENZIONE: NUOVO APPROCCIO ALLA DIAGNOSI DELLA MALATTIA DA REFLUSSO. LA CONSENSUS DI LYON 2.0. DA “GUT” (FREE).

Updates to the modern diagnosis of GERD: Lyon consensus 2.0 Prakash Gyawal et al.   Abstract The Lyon Consensus provides conclusive criteria for and against the diagnosis of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and adjunctive metrics that consolidate or refute GERD diagnosis when primary criteria are borderline or inconclusive. An international core and working group was…

PANCREATITE DA FARMACI . UNA GRANDE REVISIONE DAL GRUPPO DELLA CATTOLICA. DA “ANTIBIOTICS” (FREE).

Drug-Induced Acute Pancreatitis in Adults: Focus on Antimicrobial and Antiviral Drugs, a Narrative Review Angelo Del Gaudio et al Abstract Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an acute inflammation of the pancreas caused by the activation of digestive enzymes in the pancreatic tissue. The main causes of AP are cholelithiasis and alcohol abuse; less commonly, it can…

ATTENZIONE RICERCATORI: OCCHIO ALLA REPLICABILITA’! COME RENDERLA PIU’ SISTEMATICA E MIGLIORARE LE EVIDENZE! DA”NATURE” (FREE)

Replication games: how to make reproducibility research more systematic Abel Brodeur, Anna Dreber, Fernando Hoces de la Guardia & Edward Miguel In some areas of social science, around half of studies can’t be replicated. A new test-fast, fail-fast initiative aims to show what research is hot — and what’s not. In October last year, one of…

EPATITE DA VIRUS C. UNA GRANDE REVISIONE OTTOBRE 2023 , L’ULTIMA, DA “LANCET”.

Hepatitis C Marianne Martinello, PhD  et al. Summary Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a hepatotropic RNA virus that can cause acute and chronic hepatitis, with progressive liver damage resulting in cirrhosis, decompensated liver disease, and hepatocellular carcinoma. In 2016, WHO called for the elimination of HCV infection as a public health threat by 2030. Despite…