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Show Notes for GI Pearls Episode 60 What is the Prevalence of Clinically Significant Endoscopic Findings in Subjects With Dyspepsia? Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – CGH Quality of upper GI endoscopy: a prospective cohort study on impact of endoscopist education – GIE Association between endoscopist specialty and colonoscopy quality: a systematic Review and meta-analysis.… Continue reading GI Pearls Episode 60

Show notes for Episode 59 GI Pearls Podcast Cannabidiol for Functional Dyspepsia With Normal Gastric Emptying: a RCT. – Am J Gastro Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating Cold Snare and Forceps Polypectomy among small POLYPs in Rates of Complete Resection: The TINYPOLYP Trial – Am J Gastro Vonoprazan triple and dual therapy for Hpylori infection in… Continue reading GI Pearls Episode 59 Short

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… Continue reading GI Pearls Episode 58 Short

Articles discussed Clinically significant serrated polyp detection rates and risk for postcolonoscopy colorectal cancer: data from the New Hampshire Colonoscopy Registry – GIE Polyps seen but not removed during index colonoscopy: an underestimated inefficiency in endoscopy practice. – GIE Fecal Microbiota transplant is a good treatment for recurrent C.difficile and there were several randomized clinical… Continue reading GI Pearls Episode 57 Short

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… Continue reading Episode 56 – Short

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… Continue reading Episode 55 – June 2022 – Gastroenterology Literature Review

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 –… Continue reading Episode 54 – May 2022 – Gastroenterology Literature Review

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… Continue reading Episode 53 – February 2022 – Gastroenterology Literature Review

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… Continue reading Episode 52 – November 2021 – Gastroenterology Literature Review

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… Continue reading Episode 51 – September 2021 – Gastroenterology Literature Review

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… Continue reading Episode 50 – May 2021 – Gastroenterology Literature Review

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 –… Continue reading Episode 49 – April 2021 – Gastroenterology Literature Review

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… Continue reading Episode 48 – March 2021 – Gastroenterology Literature Review

Show notes for Episode  47, January 2021 Endoscopic Recognition and management strategies for Malignant Colorectal Polyps: Recommendation of the US Multi-Society Task force on Colorectal Cancer – GIE Polyp morphology: an interobserver evaluation for the Paris classification among international experts – AmJ Gastro Outcomes in lower GI bleeding comparing weekend with weekday admission. – GIE… Continue reading Episode 47 – January 2021 – Gastroenterology Literature Review

Show notes for Episode 46 for December 2020 Sequential endoscopist-driven phone calls improve capture rate of adverse events after ERCP: a prospective study – GIE  Regular use of proton pump inhibitors and risk of type 2 diabetes: results from three prospective cohort studies – GUT  Long-Term Consequences of Undiagnosed Celiac seropositivity –  Am J Gastro Hyperbaric… Continue reading GI Pearls – December 2020 – Episode 46 Gastroenterology Literature Review

Show notes for Episode 45 for November 2020  Evaluation of Acute Mountain Sickness by Unsedated Transnasal Esophagogastroduodenoscopy at High Altitude – CGH Early Colonoscopy Does Not Improve Outcomes of  Patients With Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: SRM – CGH  Adverse Events After Inpatient Colonoscopy in Octogenarians – J of Clinical Gastro Comparative Efficacy of Drugs for the Treatment… Continue reading GI Pearls – November 2020 – Episode 45 Gastroenterology Literature Review

Show Notes for October 2020 – Episode 44 A Quarter of Participants With Advanced Neoplasia  Have Discordant Results From 2-Sample Fecal  Immunochemical Tests for Colorectal Cancer Screening – CGH Assessment of Clinical Conditions Associated with Splenic Infarction in Adult Patients – JAMA Internal Medicine Unsedated colonoscopy – impact on quality indicators – Dig Dis Sci The effect… Continue reading GI Pearls – October 2020 – Episode 44 Gastroenterology Literature Review

Show notes for Episodes 43 – September 2020 Levels of Vitamin D are low after Crohn’s disease is established but not before –  CGH Rapid recurrence of EOE activity after successful treatment in the observational phase of a randomised trial. – CGH Clinical outcomes of adults with eosinophilic esophagitis with severe stricture. – GIE Quality… Continue reading GI Pearls – September 2020 – Episode 43 Gastroenterology Literature Review

Show notes for Episodes 42 – July/August 2020 Use of total underwater colonoscopy to navigate endoscopic challenges – CGH Performance of radiographic imaging after incomplete colonoscopy for non-malignant causes in clinical practice. – GIE Cognitive Deficit and white matter changes in persons with celiac disease: a population based study. -Gastroenterology Endoscopic gastric body plication for… Continue reading GI Pearls – July 2020 – Episode 42 Gastroenterology Literature Review

Show notes for Episodes 41 – June 2020 Discrepancy between self-reported and actual colonoscopy polypectomy practices for the removal of small polyps – GIE AGA Guidelines on the management of Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis – Gastro  Resistance training increases muscle strength and muscle size in patients with liver cirrhosis. – CGH Reduced incidence of… Continue reading GI Pearls – June 2020 – Episode 41 Gastroenterology Literature Review