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Top Gastroenterology Research Papers
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8.2
Colonoscopy Intervals and Colorectal Cancer Incidence after Adenoma Removal.
Overall: A large randomized trial suggests that delaying surveillance to 5 years can reduce colonoscopy burden without increasing 5-year colorectal cancer incidence, although definitive 10-year evidence remains pending.
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7.4
Patient-level predictors of safety and recurrence after cold versus hot snare resection of large, non-pedunculated colorectal polyps: an individual patient data meta-analysis of four randomised-controlled trials.
Overall: Large randomized pooled data show a credible and clinically consequential safety–recurrence tradeoff that can immediately inform individualized endoscopic technique selection, although post hoc subgrouping and the absence of a clear overall net benefit limit decisiveness.
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7.3
Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial of Translumbosacral Neuromodulation Therapy for Fecal Incontinence.
Overall: This rigorous sham-controlled trial found a large short-term improvement in fecal incontinence with few reported harms, although specialized delivery requirements and uncertain durability constrain immediate practice change.
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7.2
Fiber Supplementation in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Overall: This registered meta-analysis finds a clinically meaningful but modest improvement in IBS response with readily implementable fiber supplementation, although incomplete safety, heterogeneity, subtype, and outcome-definition information limits certainty and practice-changing impact.
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7.2
Holding vs Continuing GLP-1/GIP Agonists Before Upper Endoscopy: The OCULUS Randomized Clinical Trial.
Overall: Holding one GLP-1 or GLP-1/GIP agonist dose substantially reduced clinically significant retained gastric contents, but the small early-terminated trial and absence of increased adverse events limit definitive practice-changing conclusions.
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7.2
Vonoprazan-Tetracycline Dual Regimen as Rescue Therapy for Helicobacter pylori Infection: Randomized Controlled Trial.
Overall: This randomized trial found comparable eradication with substantially fewer adverse effects and better adherence, making the dual regimen promising despite uncertain transferability to US rescue-treatment practice.
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7.0
Impact of non-enteric-coated pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (NEPERT) on pain in patients with chronic pancreatitis: a double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled, randomised trial.
Overall: A well-designed randomized trial found no patient-important benefit from NEPERT for chronic pancreatitis pain, supporting avoidance of this treatment for analgesic purposes despite limited sample size.
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7.0
Impact of Family History on Colorectal Cancer Risk in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and in Matched General Population Comparators.
Overall: This large, long-term cohort provides credible evidence that the number of affected relatives may improve colorectal cancer risk stratification in inflammatory bowel disease, but it does not show that changing surveillance improves patient outcomes.
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7.0
Fecal Occult Blood Screening Outcomes Adjusted for Contamination Bias and Nonadherence.
Overall: This large prospective registry-based study links FOBT screening with lower colorectal cancer mortality, but modeled bias adjustments, absent absolute effects and harms, and confirmation of an established practice limit its impact.
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7.0
Prognostic Performance of Liver Stiffness Measurements in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: The Prospective FICUS cohort.
Overall: This well-conducted prospective cohort establishes clinically meaningful prognostic associations for an accessible noninvasive test, but it does not demonstrate that acting on those results improves outcomes.
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