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
William D. Carey, MD, provides an in-depth clinical overview on current concepts in liver disease, with a focus on viral hepatitis and hepatic encephalopathy, as presented at ACG 2008. Medscape Gastroenterology
Commentary on a study on whether extended lymphadenectomy improves survival in patients with gastric cancer, published July 2008 in The New England Journal of Medicine. Medscape General Surgery
In this review and commentary: new guideline from the American College of Gastroenterology on the diagnosis and treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection. Medscape Infectious Diseases