Category: ACG 2015
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ACG 2015 Press Briefing: Jordan J. Karlitz, MD on Key Abstracts, Trends
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Abstract Highlights / ACG 2015 Press Briefing: Jordan J. Karlitz, MD on Key Abstracts, TrendsThis year the College offers a series of pre-recorded video press briefings which feature the insights of leading gastroenterology experts…
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Study Links Morbid Obesity to Significant Healthcare Burden
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Abstract Highlights / Study Links Morbid Obesity to Significant Healthcare BurdenPoster 557 Inpatient Burden of Morbid Obesity in U.S.: An Analysis of Time Trends from 1997 to 2012 Author Insight…
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Will Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) Really Make Me Fat?
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Abstract Highlights / Will Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) Really Make Me Fat?Poster 795 Weight Change After Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) Is Not Associated With Donor Body Mass Index (BMI) Author…
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Obesity Increases Length of Stay, Interventions, Not Death Risk, for Lower GI Bleeding
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Abstract Highlights / Obesity Increases Length of Stay, Interventions, Not Death Risk, for Lower GI BleedingPoster 98 Obesity Impacts Resource Utilization but Not Mortality among Patients Admitted with Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: A Nationwide…
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Increasing Incidence of Anal Cancer in Major US Populations
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Abstract Highlights / Increasing Incidence of Anal Cancer in Major US PopulationsPoster 544 Increasing Incidence of Anal Cancer in Major US Populations: A SEER Database Study From 1973 to 2011…
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Study Suggests Alternative to Common HCV Treatment with Equally High SVR, No PPI Modification Needed
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Abstract Highlights / Study Suggests Alternative to Common HCV Treatment with Equally High SVR, No PPI Modification NeededPoster 413 Efficacy of Ombitasvir/Paritaprevir/ and Dasabuvir +/-Ribavirin in Patients Receiving Concomitant Acid-Reducing Agents in Phase 3 Trials Author Insight…
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Severe Obesity Predicts Adverse Outcomes in Acute Pancreatitis
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Abstract Highlights / Severe Obesity Predicts Adverse Outcomes in Acute PancreatitisPoster 5 Severe Obesity Predicts Adverse Outcomes in Acute Pancreatitis Author Insight from Ben L. Da, MD, Department of…
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American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Abstract Highlights / Patients with Abdominal Symptoms of Constipation Most Likely to Restrict Eating, Need Dietary Intervention
Poster 322 Restricted Eating Patterns in Chronic Constipation Are Associated With Bloating and Abdominal Symptoms More so Than Rectal and…
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American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Abstract Highlights / Co-morbid Depression Bigger Predictor of Work, School Absenteeism than Symptom Severity for Patients with Chronic Constipation
Poster 323 Co-morbid Depression, Not Symptom Severity or Disease-Specific Quality of Life, Predicts Work Absenteeism in Chronic Constipation Author Insight…
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American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Abstract Highlights / Poster 1929 Older Age and Hispanic Ethnicity Are Associated With Significantly Higher Risk of Metabolic Syndrome
*EMBARGOED All research presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting is strictly embargoed until Monday, October 19, 2015 at 8…