Semaglutide improves walking ability in patients with peripheral artery disease and type 2 diabetes
1. Maximum walking distance at 52 weeks was significantly improved with semaglutide. 2. There were fewer treatment-related serious adverse events...
Gastroenterology
Reports of high-impact gastroenterology studies by medical professionals
Both intestinal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging can assess radiologic stricturing in Crohn’s disease
1. Intestinal ultrasound (IUS) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were effective imaging modalities for the assessment of the radiologic response...
Particulate foods not associated with incident diverticulitis in women
1. In this prospective cohort study, dietary intake of peanuts, nuts, and seeds was not associated with increased risk of...
Probiotic mitigates gut hypoperfusion-associated acute gastrointestinal injury in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass
1. In this randomized controlled trial, preoperative probiotic supplementation was associated with a reduced incidence of acute gastrointestinal injury (AGI)...
Heterogeneous treatment effects of stress ulcer prophylaxis among ICU patients at risk for gastrointestinal bleeding
1. In patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with at least one risk factor for clinically significant gastrointestinal...
Inflammatory bowel disease may be associated with increased risk of osteoporosis and osteopeia
1. In postmenopausal patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn’s disease (CD), approximately one-third had osteoporosis while approximately 40% had...
Sotorasib plus panitumumab may be a promising treatment option for colorectal cancer
1. While not statistically significant, the use of sotorasib plus panitumumab may have a 30% relative risk reduction in the...
Genomic sequencing identifies variants linked to congenital diarrhea and enteropathies
1. In this cross-sectional study, nearly half of the infants with congenital diarrhea and enteropathies (CODEs) had identifiable causal variants,...
Cholecystectomy may be feasible in patients with silent common duct stones
1. In patients with symptomatic gallbladder stones who were found to have asymptomatic concomitant common bile duct stones (CBDS), laparoscopic...
Durvalumab and bevacizumab plus chemoembolization improves progression-free survival in hepatocellular carcinoma
1. Progression-free survival was significantly greater in the durvalumab plus bevacizumab group compared to placebo. 2. Common treatment-related adverse events...