General Surgery
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Initial ultrasound assessment of appendicitis curbs costs
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Over half of NASH patients have improvement in liver fibrosis after bariatric surgery
BOSTON – Bariatric surgery brought significant weight loss and resolution of multiple metabolic comorbidities.
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Machine-learning model predicts NASH based on common clinical and lab values
BOSTON – NASHmap could serve as screening tool to reveal more potential undiagnosed patients, according to...
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Short-course DAA therapy may prevent hepatitis transmission in transplant patients
BOSTON – While curing infection post transplant works, prevention would be preferable, investigators say.
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Study spotlights severe NAFLD in lean patients
BOSTON – Lean patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease had almost twice the risk of advanced fibrosis as that of overweight and obese...
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Surgery better than medical therapy in some GERD patients
In some patients with persistent, treatment-refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease, surgery may be better than medical therapy.
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Early TIPS shows superiority to standard care for advanced cirrhosis with acute variceal bleeding
For patients with advanced cirrhosis and acute variceal bleeding, early treatment with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt appears to...
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Asymptomatic gallstones seldom require surgical intervention
SAN DIEGO – Patient variables that increased the need for surgical intervention included obesity and having a hemolytic disorder.
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Early cholecystectomy prevents recurrent biliary events
SAN DIEGO – Despite guidelines, many patients are leaving the hospital without a cholecystectomy after biliary...
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Appendectomy linked to increased risk of subsequent Parkinson’s
The findings give pause to the notion of performing discretionary appendectomies in patients who are having surgery for another reason.
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Single-center study outlines stroke risk, DOAC type in nonvalvular AFib patients
PHILADELPHIA –Rivaroxaban was more often than other DOACs associated with events in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation patients, based on a small...