Surgeries on the esophagus, pancreas or stomach are the ones that put patients at highest risk for postoperative sepsis, according to a June 21st online report in Annals of Surgery. Reuters Health Information
Clinicians should be aware that LVADs may have this effect and make every effort to confirm the absence of hepatitis C infection "in order to prevent undue alarm among patients and to prevent candidates from being denied transplantation," according to researchers. Heartwire
Can propofol be used safely for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and other advanced endoscopic procedures? Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Brian E. Lacy, MD, PhD, discusses the latest thinking regarding the impact, pathophysiology, and treatment of these lower GI functional disorders, as framed by data from ACG 2007. Medscape Gastroenterology
Laparoscopic surgery on rectal cancer is more challenging than the same procedure on the colon. This review explores data on laparoscopic resection for cancer in the mid to lower rectum.
