Archive: February 2018
Food Intolerance
Health Benefits and Adverse Effects of a Gluten-Free Diet in Non–Celiac Disease Patients
Benjamin Niland, MD, and Brooks D. Cash, MD
Abstract: Gluten-related diseases such as celiac disease and gluten ataxia are rare conditions, affecting less than 1% of the population in the United States. Despite […]
Gastrointestinal Cancers
Overview of Current Concepts in Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia and Gastric Cancer
David S. Jencks, MD, Jason D. Adam, MD, Marie L. Borum, MD, EdD, MPH, Joyce M. Koh, MD, Sindu Stephen, MD, and David B. Doman, MD
Abstract: Gastric intestinal metaplasia is a precancerous change of the mucosa of the stomach with intestinal epithelium, and is associated with an increased risk of […]
Endoscopy
Endoscopic Ultrasound–Guided Coil and Glue Injection for Gastric Variceal Bleeding
Kenneth F. Binmoeller, MD
G&H How common is variceal bleeding in patients with gastric varices? KB There are approximately 7000 cases of gastric variceal bleeding per year. The prevalence […]
IBD
Managing Intestinal Fibrosis in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Florian Rieder, MD
G&H How often do patients with Crohn’s disease and patients with ulcerative colitis develop intestinal fibrosis? FR First of all, it is important to distinguish […]
Hepatology
Novel Bile Acid Therapies for Liver Disease
Saul J. Karpen, MD, PhD
G&H How were bile acids first used in a therapeutic role? SK Bile acids are a class of molecules that are involved in a variety […]
HCC
Elastography and the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
James F. Trotter, MD
G&H How can elastography be performed? JT The most common way to perform elastography, or measurement of the stiffness of a liver, is by using […]
Letter From the Editor
Letter From the Editor: Gluten-Free Diet
Gary R. Lichtenstein, MD, AGAF, FACP, FACG
Should your patients go gluten-free? Over the past few decades, the consumption of gluten-free foods has significantly increased in the United States, accounting for billions of […]