A randomized controlled trial suggests that treatment with rectal enema and oral laxatives be considered equally as first-line therapy for childhood fecal impaction. Medscape Medical News
If given early, intravenous N-acetylcysteine, used to treat acetaminophen poisoning, is helpful for acute liver failure resulting from hepatitis B and drug-induced injury, among other causes. Medscape Medical News
Fernando Velayos, MD, MPH, addresses issues in the management of a 40-year-old patient with long-standing ulcerative colitis, with a view toward strategies for preventing CRC. Medscape Gastroenterology
Commentary on a study on the safety and efficacy of elective umbilical hernia repair in patients with liver cirrhosis, published September 2011 in Surgery. Medscape General Surgery
Simvastatin is effective in lowering portal pressure and improving liver perfusion in patients with cirrhosis, according to findings published in the May issue of Gastroenterology. Reuters Health Information
