Please plan on joining us for GI Journal Club this Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at 5PM in the Tyor Conference Room.

Tom will be presenting the esophagus paper, an update from the UNC group by Guthikonda et al. “Clinical outcomes following recurrence of intestinal metaplasia after successful treatment of Barrett’s esophagus with radiofrequency ablation.” Am J Gastro. 112: 87-94. 2017. PMID 27725648.

Brian will be presenting the colorectal cancer screening paper: “Effectiveness of screening colonoscopy to prevent colorectal cancer among Medicare beneficiaries aged 70-79 years.” Ann Int Med. 166: 18-26. 2017. PMID 27669524.

Ben will be presenting the hot topic paper by Eswaran et al. “A randomized controlled trial comparing the low FODMAP diet vs. modified NICE guidelines in US Adults with IBS-D. Am J Gastro. 111:1824-1832. 2016. PMID 27725652.

Please find another excellent edition of Haque’s Digest for Jan 2017.

This edition of Haque’s Digest includes information on the recently published review of rectal indomethacin to protect against post-ERCP pancreatitis (affirming it’s benefit in high-risk patients). Gastrointest Endosc 2017;85:67-75.

In addition, there is an important paper on endoscopic resection of T1 colorectal cancer lesions. Narrow Band Imaging (NBI), Magnifying Chromoendoscopy (MCE), and Gross Morphological Features (GMF) for the Optical Diagnosis of T1 Colorectal Cancer and Deep Submucosal Invasion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Am J Gastroenterology.

Of particular interest is a recent paper from Gut describing sessile serrated adenomas and how they may undergo a more rapid progression to cancer. Clinicopathological and molecular features of sessile serrated adenomas with dysplasia or carcinoma. Gut 2017;66:97–106.