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Top Gastroenterology Research Papers
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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
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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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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6.9
In-person therapist-delivered hypnotherapy versus smartphone-based self-guided hypnotherapy in IBS: a multicentre three-armed randomised controlled trial.
Overall: This clinically relevant randomized trial supports hypnotherapy for IBS and suggests promise for a scalable smartphone option, although the failed noninferiority result and incomplete reporting of harms and trial safeguards limit immediate practice change.
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6.8
Direct Oral Anticoagulants, COX-2-Selective NSAIDs, and Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Atrial Fibrillation.
Overall: This large observational study provides clinically useful evidence favoring COX-2-selective NSAIDs during DOAC therapy, but absent absolute effects and unmeasured cardiovascular outcomes temper confidence.
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6.8
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and pancreatic outcomes in chronic pancreatitis: a real-world cohort study.
Overall: This large US observational study reports substantial improvements in important clinical outcomes, but residual confounding limits causal interpretation and immediate practice change.
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6.8
Chemoradiotherapy versus short-course radiotherapy for response-adapted organ preservation in early-stage and intermediate-stage rectal cancer (STAR-TREC): 12-month results of an international, multicentre, open-label, parallel-group, randomised, phase 2/3 trial.
Overall: This randomized multicentre trial shows a substantial early organ-preservation advantage for LCCRT, but definitive functional and oncological outcomes require longer follow-up.
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6.8
The Comparative Effectiveness of Carvedilol Versus Other Nonselective β-Blockers in Cirrhosis.
Overall: This well-adjusted US observational comparison suggests a moderate reduction in serious cirrhosis complications with carvedilol, but residual confounding, unreported harms, and the specialist-heavy context limit its ability to change primary care practice independently.
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