FRONTIERS IN ENDOSCOPY, SERIES # 23

Margaret Blayney, Michael Chiorean

The risk of colon cancer is increased in patients with both ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s colitis and therefore surveillance colonoscopy is recommended in patients with elevated risk factors for neoplasia. Here we discuss image-enhanced endoscopy, particularly chromoendoscopy, which has demonstrated an increased diagnostic yield for dysplasia while essentially eliminating the need for random biopsies.

NUTRITION ISSUES IN GASTROENTEROLOGY, #147

Mallory Foster, Wendy Phillips, Carol Rees Parrish

Nursing time and supply costs to administer enteral feeding are substantial. One major academic medical center recently converted from an open system (OS) to a closed, or "ready to hang" (RTH) system for enteral feeding. This article reviews that transition from an OS to RTH and documents the costs, nursing perceptions, and lessons learned in the process.

GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY AND FUNCTIONAL BOWEL DISORDERS, SERIES #13

Christine Yu, Richard W. McCallum

In the field of gastroenterology, there is scant evidence-based-medicine available for review in regards to alternative therapeutic options to treat or manage gastrointestinal disorders. The intent of this article is to first bring awareness to fellow gastroenterologists that numerous complementary therapies and alternative modalities to treat gastrointestinal disorders do exist and then to emphasize that utilizing such treatments may be of some benefit to our patients, specifically in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

A CASE REPORT

Brijesh B. Patel, Thure Caire, Prasad Kulkarni

A SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT

Practical Gastroenterology is excited to bring you this special supplement featuring abstract highlights and author insights from the American College of Gastroenterology’s 2015 Annual Scientific Meeting. The abstracts highlights and author insights below first appeared on the ACG Blog and were selected by the ACG Educational Affairs and PR Committees as newsworthy.

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