Using an ELISA model, researchers have confirmed the high sensitivity and specificity of the monoclonal antibody Das-1 in detecting pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs) with a risk for malignancy.
A substance that could cause cancer has been found in some ranitidine heartburn and ulcer medicines, including the brand-name drug Zantac, and the source of this contamination is being investigated.
Although the results of ESD were generally positive in managing Barrett’s neoplasia, procedural improvements are needed ESD is to replace piecemeal endoscopic mucosal resection.
Of the roughly two-thirds of reports of swallowing problems that included age data, more than three-quarters (76.8 percent) involved adults aged 65 years or older.
A working group of 35 international experts released the ICARUS guidelines on the selection of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease for antireflux surgery.
Findings reveal new MII-pH-based score can effectively detect postprandial rumination in refractory GERD with persistent regurgitation with high sensitivity and specificity.
Children with nonspecific chronic cough may not need to be routinely evaluated or treated with empirical therapy for gastroesophageal reflux without overt regurgitation.
