Our next GI Journal Club will be held this Tuesday, June 16th, at 5PM in the Tyor Conference Room.

Scharles will present the therapeutics/imaging paper by Atam FR et al: Wet suction technique (WEST): a novel way to enhance the quality of EUS-FNA aspirate. Results of a prospective, single-blind, randomized, controlled trial using a 22-gauge needle for EUS-FNA of solid lesions” GIE. 81: 1401–1407. 2015. PMID 25733127.

Yuval will present the biliary paper by Tarek Sawas et al: Self-expandable metal stents versus plastic stents for malignant biliary obstruction: a meta-analysis. GIE. 2015. PMID 25982849.

And for the hot topic, Julius will present Andrew Muir’s recent JAMA paper: “Daclatasvir in Combination With Asunaprevir
and Beclabuvir for Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 1 Infection With Compensated Cirrhosis. 313: 1736-1744. PMID 25942724.

Please do plan to join us on Tuesday evening for journal club.