Bret A. Lashner, MD, provides clinical commentary for select feature articles from the literature on the role of surgery in ulcerative colitis; this is followed by a new serial learning outcomes study. Medscape Gastroenterology
Current guidelines for follow-up colonoscopy after polyp removal stratify patients into high-risk and low-risk groups, but a study suggests little difference in the risk for advanced adenoma. Medscape Medical News
Elevated liver enzymes discovered during routine medical care are associated with increased mortality risk over the subsequent decade, results of a study published in the March issue of Hepatology indicate. Reuters Health Information
Genome-wide association scans have identified new colorectal cancer susceptibility loci on 11q23, 10p14, and 8q23.3, according to the findings of two studies appearing in the March 30th advance online issue of Nature Genetics. Reuters Health Information
Computed virtual chromoendoscopy with the Fujinon intelligent color enhancement (FICE) system accurately differentiates small neoplastic colorectal lesions from nonneoplastic lesions, according to a report in the March American Journal of Gastroenterology. Reuters Health Information
Rosiglitazone is safe and efficacious in the treatment of mild to moderately active ulcerative colitis, according to findings published in the March issue of Gastroenterology. Reuters Health Information
Radiofrequency ablation combined with chemoembolization provides comparable overall and disease-free survival as hepatectomy for early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma, Japanese investigators report. Reuters Health Information
Use of 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) is a practical method for early detection of colorectal cancer recurrence, according to French researchers. Reuters Health Information
Examination of liver cells in biopsy specimens from infants with biliary atresia indicates that maternal microchimerism may be the underlying cause of the condition, according to Japanese researchers. Reuters Health Information
