Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Post-endoscopic infection more common than previously thought

(HealthDay)—The rates of post-endoscopic infection within seven days vary from 1.1 per 1,000 procedures for screening colonoscopy to 3 per 1,000 procedures for osophagogastroduodenoscopies (OGDs), according to a study published ...

Oncology & Cancer

H. pylori treatment tied to lower metachronous gastric cancer risk

(HealthDay)—Antibiotic treatment for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in patients who underwent endoscopic resection of early-stage gastric cancer or high-grade adenoma is associated with a reduced rate of metachronous gastric ...

Oncology & Cancer

Ultrasound for rectal cancer staging tied to more chemoradiation

(HealthDay)—Use of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) for rectal cancer (RC) staging is associated with higher use of neoadjuvant chemoradiation but no significant improvement in overall survival, according to a study published ...

Surgery

Steroid-releasing sinus implant deemed effective, safe

(HealthDay)—For patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), placement of an hourglass-shaped bioabsorbable, steroid-releasing sinus implant improves postoperative outcomes when placed in the frontal sinus ostia (FSO) after ...

Oncology & Cancer

30 percent reduction in deaths from bowel cancer

The rate of new cases of bowel cancer in Austria has fallen by around 20% in the last ten years, while the associated mortality rate has fallen by nearly 30%. This trend is primarily due to improvements in preventive screening ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Optimized treatment relieves pain in chronic pancreatitis

(HealthDay)—For most patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP), optimized medical and interventional treatment is associated with significant pain relief, according to a study published online Jan. 4 in the Journal of Gastroenterology ...

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