Update in Gastroenterology and Hepatology: Evidence Published in 2011
Authors: Norton J Greenberger, Prateek Sharma
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2012)

Updates3 July 2012Update in Gastroenterology and Hepatology: Evidence Published in 2011Norton J. Greenberger, MD and Prateek Sharma, MDNorton J. Greenberger, MDFrom Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, and University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas.Search for more papers by this author and Prateek Sharma, MDFrom Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, and University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-156-7-201204030-00406 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail This year's update in gastroenterology and hepatology reviews important findings published in 2011, including a low incidence of adenocarcinoma in patients with Barrett esophagus and similar outcomes of pneumatic dilation and laparoscopic Heller myotomy (LHM) in patients with idiopathic achalasia. Acid suppression therapy was observed to reduce recurrence of peptic ulcer disease in patients with atherosclerosis requiring clopidogrel, proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) are associated with a low risk for upper gastrointestinal bleeding in persons receiving antiplatelet agents in the general population, and similar outcomes were observed after 5 years in patients with chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) who underwent laparoscopic antireflux ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, and University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M12-0248.Corresponding Author: Norton J. Greenberger, MD, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Endoscopy Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115.Current Author Addresses: Dr. Greenberger: Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Endoscopy Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115.Dr. Sharma: Kansas University School of Medicine Kansas, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KA 66103.Author Contributions: Conception and design: N.J. Greenberger, P. Sharma.Analysis and interpretation of the data: N.J. Greenberger, P. Sharma.Drafting of the article: N.J. Greenberger, P. Sharma.Critical revision of the article for important intellectual content: N.J. Greenberger, P. Sharma.Final approval of the article: N.J. Greenberger, P. Sharma.Collection and assembly of data: N.J. Greenberger, P. Sharma.This article was published at www.annals.org on 19 April 2012. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 3 July 2012Volume 157, Issue 1Page: 44-48KeywordsDysplasiaEsophageal adenocarcinomaEsophagusGastroenterology and hepatologyGastroesophageal reflux diseaseHemorrhageMast cellsPancreatitisPeptic ulcersVomiting ePublished: 3 July 2012 Issue Published: 3 July 2012 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2012 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...