CANCRO DEL PANCREAS NON RESECABILE: E’ MEGLIO LA ABLAZIONE CON RADIOTERAPIA O CON ELETTROPORATION ? DA ” THE LANCET GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY”

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MRI-guided stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy versus CT-guided percutaneous irreversible electroporation for locally advanced pancreatic cancer (CROSSFIRE): a single-centre, open-label, randomised phase 2 trial. Florentine E F Timmer, MD  et al. Summary Background Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is an aggressive disease with a dismal prognosis. Stage III locally advanced pancreatic cancer is considered unresectable and current palliative…

OSTRUZIONE BILIARE NEOPLASTICA: LA RADIOFREQUENZA ENDOLUMINALE CON STENTING MIGLIORA LA SOPRAVVIVENZA RISPETTO AL SOLO STENTING. UNA OTTIMA META-ANALISI ! DA”ENDOSCOPY”

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Endoluminal radiofrequency ablation with stenting versus stenting alone in patients with malignant biliary obstruction: a meta-analysis of randomized trials Daryl Ramai , Marcello Maida et al. Abstract Background: Endoluminal radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a palliative treatment for patients suffering from malignant biliary obstruction (MBO). We aimed to conduct a meta-analysis to evaluate the impact of RFA on…

MA L’INTELLGENZA ARTIFICIALE MIGLIORA O NO LA “DETECTION RATE” DEGLI ADENOMI DEL COLON? UNA OTTIMA META-ANALISI. LA RISPOSTA E’ SI PER GLI ADENOMI E NO PER IL POLIPI SESSILI SERRATI. DA “GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCPY” (FREE)

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Use of artificial intelligence improves colonoscopy performance in adenoma detection: a systematic review and meta-analysis Jonathan Maka et al. Abstract Background and Aims Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used to improve adenoma detection during colonoscopy. This meta-analysis aimed to provide an updated evaluation of computer-aided detection (CADe) systems and their impact on key colonoscopy quality indicators.…

EPATITE DA VIRUS C: ATTENZIONE AL TASSO DI REINFEZIONE ! CONTINUIAMO A CONTROLLARE I TEST DOPO ERADICAZIONE! UN EDITORIALE DA MEDITARE DA “JAMA NETWORK OPEN” (FREE)

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Reinfection After Hepatitis C Virus Treatment—Keep Testing, Keep Treating Marianne Martinello, MBBS, PhD1; Gail V. Matthews, MBChB, PhD1 More than 2 million people in the US, predominantly people who inject drugs, are living with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Despite the availability of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently estimated that only one-third…

REINFEZIONE DOPO ERADICAZIONE DEL VIRUS C. ATTENZIONE! IL TASSO E’ ELEVATO (15%) NEI PRIMI 24 MESI IN TOSSICODIPENDENTI ! DA “JAMA NETWORK OPEN” (FREE)

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Hepatitis C Virus Reinfection Among People Who Inject DrugsLong-Term Follow-Up of the HERO Study Alain H. Litwin et al. Key PointsQuestion  What is the incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) reinfection after curative HCV treatment in people who inject drugs (PWID)? Findings  In this cohort study of 415 PWID, the overall reinfection rate was 11.4 per 100 person-years…

COLON IRRITABILE : QUALE DIETA ? UNA GRANDE REVISIONE DA “THE LANCET GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY”

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Dietary management of irritable bowel syndrome: considerations, challenges, and solutions Kevin Whelan et al. Diet is a cornerstone in the management of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). There is evidence of efficacy across the spectrum of dietary management strategies, including some supplements (eg, specific fibres), foods, and whole diets (eg, a diet low in fermentable oligosaccharides,…