A systematic review and meta-analysis on GERD after OAGB: rate, treatments, and success
CONCLUSION: Based on how GERD was identified after OAGB, its rate ranged from 0 to 55%; the pooled rate of 2% is near to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. GERD symptoms can be mild to be tolerated without medical treatment, moderate that respond to acid-reducing agents, or severe enough that are categorized as interactable and would need a surgical intervention.PMID:38148703 | DOI:10.1080/17474124.2023.2296992 (Source: Expert Review of Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
Source: Expert Review of Gastroenterology and Hepatology - December 27, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Amir Hossein Davarpanah Jazi Shahab Shahabi Erfan Sheikhbahaei Salvatore Tolone Mehdi El Skalli Ali Kabir Rohollah Valizadeh Mohammad Kermansaravi Source Type: research

Optimizing ambulatory reflux monitoring: current findings and future directions
Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 Dec 25:1-12. doi: 10.1080/17474124.2023.2297919. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is the most common diagnosis seen in outpatient gastroenterology clinics. The diagnosis is made by a variable combination of symptoms, response to acid suppressive therapy, endoscopic evaluation, and pH testing. In this review, we evaluate how to utilize various reflux testing in clinical practice based on current evidence.AREAS COVERED: Ambulatory reflux monitoring is a recognized diagnostic tool for clinical decision making in patients with/without esta...
Source: Expert Review of Gastroenterology and Hepatology - December 25, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Dhweeja Dasarathy Michael Vaezi Dhyanesh Patel Source Type: research

To STRIDE or not to STRIDE: a critique of "treat to target" in Crohn ´s disease
Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 Dec 22. doi: 10.1080/17474124.2023.2296564. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: The STRIDE consensus suggested to focus on mucosal healing, based on biomarkers and endoscopy, in addition to clinical endpoints as treatment target. This narrative review provides a critique of this concept in Crohn´s disease.AREAS COVERED: We analyze and discuss the limitations of endpoints as targets, their currently limited achievability and the controversial evidence relating to 'treat to target.' The relevant publications in Pubmed were identified in a literature review with the key word 'Cr...
Source: Expert Review of Gastroenterology and Hepatology - December 22, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Eduard F Stange Klaus R Herrlinger Source Type: research

Preoperative endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage for primary drainage in obstructive jaundice
Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 Dec 20:1-8. doi: 10.1080/17474124.2023.2293813. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Endoscopic transpapillary approach by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the established technique for preoperative biliary drainage (PBD). Recently, endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) has been reported to be a useful alternative technique after ERCP fail. However, the optimal strategy remain controversial.AREA COVERED: This review summarizes the literature on EUS-BD techniques for PBD with a literature search using PubMed, Web of Science, and the Cochr...
Source: Expert Review of Gastroenterology and Hepatology - December 21, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Shuntaro Mukai Takao Itoi Source Type: research

Evaluating the molecular and genetic mechanisms underlying gut motility disorders
Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 Dec 20. doi: 10.1080/17474124.2023.2296558. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Gastrointestinal (GI) motility disorders comprise a wide range of different diseases affecting the structural or functional integrity of the GI neuromusculature. Their clinical presentation and burden of disease depends on the predominant location and extent of gut involvement as well as the component of the gut neuromusculature affected.AREAS COVERED: A comprehensive literature review was conducted using the PubMed and Medline databases to identify articles related to GI motility and functional di...
Source: Expert Review of Gastroenterology and Hepatology - December 20, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Atchariya Chanpong Maria M Alves Elena Bonora Roberto De Giorgio Nikhil Thapar Source Type: research