This Review provides an overview of the spectrum and therapy of motility disturbances during pregnancy, and discusses specific aspects of IBD and liver disease in pregnant women. Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Liver resection does not benefit patients with colorectal liver metastases if their celiac or para-aortic regional lymph nodes are involved, even if the disease responds to preoperative chemotherapy. Reuters Health Information
Among patients with long-standing ulcerative colitis, the severity of microscopic inflammation over time is an independent risk factor for the development of advanced colorectal neoplasia, according to researchers. Reuters Health Information
Brooks Cash, MD, FACP, FACG, addresses current and emerging roles for PPIs in GERD and related conditions, as based on data presented at DDW 2008. Medscape Gastroenterology
A case-control study shows that women who use asthma medication during the periconceptional period have an increased risk for gastroschisis (a rare congenital defect) in their newborns. Medscape Medical News
While symptom questionnaires provide a snapshot of bowel habits, they may not reflect day-to-day variations or the relationship between bowel symptoms and stool form. The American Journal of Gastroenterology
