Daily Archives: February 2, 2017

Gastroenterology is the premiere journal in the field of gastrointestinal disease and is led by an internationally renowned board of editors. As the official journal of the AGA Institute, Gastroenterology delivers up-to-date and authoritative coverag… Continue reading →

Because our study was a retrospective cohort study, the diagnosis of lower gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding was largely by exclusion rather than by direct confirmation of the source of bleeding. A lower GI investigation was not performed on every patient… Continue reading →

We read with interest the paper by Chan et al1 on the effects of resuming aspirin on clinical outcomes in patients with lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB).1 In a retrospective study on patients who had LGIB on aspirin, the authors found that patie… Continue reading →

Acute pancreatitis is the most common gastrointestinal reason for acute hospitalization.1 Approximately 20% of patients with acute pancreatitis develop necrotizing pancreatitis.2,3 In approximately 30% of these patients, secondary infection of the necr… Continue reading →