Episode 58 Show notes Cold versus hot snare resection with or without submucosal injection of 6-15mm colorectal polyps: RCT. – GIE Prospective cohort study to investigate the safety of preoperative tumor necrosis factor inhibitor exposure in patients with inflammatory bowel disease undergoing intra-abdominal surgery.  – Gastroenterology Clip Closure does not reduce risk of bleeding after resection of large serrated polyps: Results from a randomized trial. – CGH Tweet ..read more

Episode 56 – New Short Format Articles discussed: Once-only colonoscopy or two rounds of faecal immunochemical testing 2 years apart for colorectal cancer screening: preliminary report of a randomised controlled trial – Lancet Gastro Hep Vedolizumab is associated with a lower risk of Serious Infectious than Anti-Tumor Factors Agents in Older Adults – CGH please feel free to add your comments on https://gipearls.com/category/podcast/ – just select the episode and leave comments on the bottom of the page. Otherwise see you on twitter @GI_Pearls Tweet ..read more

Show notes for Episode 55 – June 2022 Pooled Rates of Adenoma Detection by Colonoscopy in Asymptomatic Average Risk Individuals with Positive Fecal Immunochemical Test: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – GIE Long-Term Follow-up of the Italian Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Screening Trial – Annals of IM Recurrence of Colorectal neoplastic polyps after incomplete resection  – annals of internal Medicine A randomised controlled study shows supplementation of overweight and obese adults with lactobacilli and bifidobacteria reduces bodyweight and improves well-being – Scientific Reports As ..read more

Show notes Episode 54 – May 2022 A Randomized Controlled Trial of Cold Snare Polypectomy Technique: Technique Matters More Than Snare Wire Diameter – Am J Gastro Outcomes for upper gastrointestinal bleeding during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Toronto area – J Gastro and Hep  Endoscopic Surveillance of Barrett’s Esophagus – using old principles and new technology to improve Care. – Am J Gastro Three signs of pneumoperitoneum on a Supine Radio-graph – CGH Comparison of a Hemostatic Powder and Standard Treatment in the Control of Active Bleeding From Upper Nonvariceal Lesi ..read more

Show Notes for Episode 53 Lyophilised oral fecal microbiota transplantation for ulcerative colitis (LOTUS): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. – Lancet Gastro Effect of prophylactic endoscopic clip placement on clinically significant post-endoscopic mucosal resection bleeding in the right colon: a single centre, randomized controlled trial – Lancet Gastro Feasibility and diagnostic yield of small-bowel capsule endoscopy in patients with surgically altered gastric anatomy: the SAGA study – GIE Utility of Serum Biomarker Indices for staging of Hepatic Fibrosis before and afte ..read more

Episode 52 Show notes Immediate versus Postponed Intervention for Infected Necrotizing Pancreatitis – NEJM Benchmarking Adenoma Detection Rates for Colonoscopy: Results From a US-Based Registry – Am J Gastro Colonoscopy-related Mortality in a Fecal-Immunochemical Test-based Colorectal Cancer Screening Program – CGH AGA Clinical Practice Update on Endoscopic Surveillance and Management of Colorectal Dysplasia in IBD – expert review – Gastro Should Treatment Indications for Chronic Hepatitis B be  Expanded? – CGH Urinary Cannabis Metabolite Concentrations in Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndr ..read more

Show notes for Episode 51 Role of routine second-look endoscopy in patients with acute peptic ulcer bleeding: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials-  GIE A Randomized Trial Comparing the Specific Carbohydrate Diet to a Mediterranean Diet in Adults with Crohn’s Disease – Gastroenterology Comparative effectiveness and harms of antibiotics for outpatient diverticulitis. – Annals of IM Colonoscopy Versus Fecal Immunochemical Test for Reducing Colorectal Cancer Risk: A Population-Based Case–Control Study   – CTG Combination therapy does not improve rate of clinical or endosc ..read more

Histologic Changes caused by Injection of a novel submucosal lifting agent for endoscopic resection in GI lesions. – GIE Prevalence of Barrett’s Esophagus and performance of societal screening guidelines in an unreferred Primary care Population of US veterans.  – GIE The usefulness of olive oil enema in children with severe chronic constipation – J Ped Surg Rates of Postoperative Recurrence of Crohn’s Disease and Effects of Immunosuppresive and Biologic Therapies – CGH Histopathologic features and fragmentation of polyps with cold snare defect protrusions. – GIE AGA Clinical Practice Upd ..read more

Show notes for Episode 49 for April 2021 Effectiveness of Oral Vancomycin for Prevention of Healtchare Facility-onset C.diff infection in Targeted Patients during Systemic antibiotic Exposure – Clinical ID The Detrimental Effects of oral Vancomycin – Letter to Editor – Clinical ID Linked color imaging focused on Neoplasm detection in the Upper GI tract – randomised trial  – Annals of Internal Medicine AGA clinical Practice Update on Medical Management of Colonic Diverticulitis: Expert Review Comparative effectiveness and harms of antibiotics for outpatient diverticulitis: Two nationwide ..read more

Show notes for Episode  48 March 2021 Younger physicians and longer withdwaral times are associated with detection of advanced neoplasia in a large community practice. – CGH It’s All The RAVE: Time to Give up on “Chronic Radiation Proctitis” Misnomer – Gastroenterology Local immune response to food antigens drives meal-induced abdominal pain – Nature Prevalence of  a First-Degree Relative with Colorectal Cancer and Uptake of screening among persons 40-54 years old. – CGH Prevalence of IBS-type symptoms in patients with IBD in remission: SRMA – Lancet:Gastro and Hep Impact of 9-Minut ..read more