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NSAIDs Are Effective in Preventing Post-ERCP Pancreatitis
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Prophylactic non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) effectively prevent pancreatitis after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), according to findings published in the September issue of the journal Gut. Reuters Health Information
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Outcomes Similar With Resective or Drainage Procedures in Pancreatitis
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Long-term follow-up of chronic pancreatitis patients who underwent the pylorus-preserving variant of the Whipple resection procedure shows that results are ultimately comparable to those achieved using the more recent Frey organ-sparing extended drainage approach, according to German researchers. Reuters Health Information
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Colorectal Cancer: KRAS Changes Everything
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In this video blog, Dr. John Marshall explains how recent findings about the KRAS gene have profound implications both for our approach to colorectal cancer as a disease, as well as for treatment.
Medscape Hematology-Oncology
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Benefit of Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Limited to Distal Colon
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The value of flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS) is confined to the distal colon, emphasizing the limitations of the procedure, according to a report in the August issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Reuters Health Information
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