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GI Diseases Atlas
New image galleries added to the Esophagus section
A comprehensive endoscopy atlas is now becoming available on Gastrosource, focusing on a range of pathologies in the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract. The atlas has now been updated with new image galleries in the Esophagus section.The images have kindly been made available by Jacques Bergman, Professor of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Head of Endoscopy, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam.
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GI Diseases Atlas
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Latest News
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03-Jan-2012
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Flexible sigmoidoscopy ‘appropriate’ triage for bowel cancer symptom investigations
Flexible sigmoidoscopy is an adequate investigation for patients presenting to their primary care practitioner with a change in bowel habit or rectal bleeding, UK researchers believe.
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30-Dec-2011
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IBD risk raised in endometriosis patients
Women with the chronic condition endometriosis have an increased long-term risk for ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, demonstrate study findings published in the journal Gut.
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23-Dec-2011
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Lymphocytic esophagitis confirmed as ‘emerging condition’
Lymphocytic esophagitis occurs in around one in a 1000 patients who undergo esophageal biopsy, say US researchers who found the emerging condition is associated with dysphagia and other symptoms.
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20-Dec-2011
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UC pouchitis increases dysplasia risk
Ulcerative colitis patients who develop pouchitis after restorative proctocolectomy have an increased risk for dysplasia and should undergo regular screening, researchers believe.
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16-Dec-2011
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Gene mutations explain congenital short bowel syndrome
An international team of scientists has identified mutations in a major embryogenesis gene that are at least partly responsible for congenital short bowel syndrome.
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03-Jan-2012
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Flexible sigmoidoscopy ‘appropriate’ triage for bowel cancer symptom investigations
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