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{"title":"Efficacy and Safety of Repeat Per-oral Endoscopic Myotomy After Failed POEM for Achalasia: A Systematic Review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Umar Hayat, Faisal Kamal, Usman Iqbal Rana, Amna Iqbal, Manesh K Gangwani, Hassam Ali, Keerthy Gopalakrishnan, Umer Farooq, Hafiz M Akbar, Kishore Kumar, Doulas G Adler","doi":"10.1097/MCG.0000000000002117","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/MCG.0000000000002117","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is an effective option for treating achalasia. Despite its high efficacy, a fraction of patients remain symptomatic after POEM, and the data on the optimal management of these patients is limited. Few studies have evaluated the effectiveness of repeat POEM after a failed POEM.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To evaluate the efficacy and safety of repeat POEM for persistent symptoms after the initial POEM.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We searched major databases from inception to April 2024 to identify studies evaluating the efficacy and safety of repeat POEM after failed POEM in patients with achalasia. Our outcomes of interest were clinical success (a reduction in the Eckardt score to ≤3 after the procedure), adverse events, and differences in pre-procedure and post-procedure Eckardt scores. Using the random effects model, we calculated pooled rates with 95% CI for categorical variables and mean difference (MD) with 95% CI for continuous variables.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We included 6 observational studies with 123 patients. The mean time between myotomies ranged from 12.2 to 13.5 months. The pooled rate (95% CI) of clinical success was 82.69% (95% CI; 69.65%-93.06%). The pooled rate (95% CI) of adverse events was 17.97% (95% CI: 5.08%-35.15%). The pooled mean±SD post-procedure Eckardt score was 1.63±1.93. The mean post-procedure Eckardt score was significantly lower than the re-procedure Eckardt score, MD (95% CI): 3.68 (2.58, 4.78).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Repeated POEM is an effective option for persistent symptoms of achalasia after initial POEM; however, it is associated with nontrivial adverse events.</p>","PeriodicalId":15457,"journal":{"name":"Journal of clinical gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142800906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Validation of the Laryngeal Cognitive-affective Tool in a Taiwanese Population.","authors":"Amanda J Krause, Rena Yadlapati, Ming-Wun Wong, Tiffany Taft, John E Pandolfino, C Prakash Gyawali, Chien-Lin Chen","doi":"10.1097/MCG.0000000000002116","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/MCG.0000000000002116","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aim: </strong>The laryngeal cognitive-affective tool (LCAT) was recently validated in the US to assess laryngeal-specific hypervigilance and anxiety. The aim of this study was to examine LCAT validity in the Taiwanese population.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This prospective single-center study enrolled adults from Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital with laryngeal symptoms for >6 months.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>One hundred four patients included: mean age 49.5 years (SD 13.3), 69% female, mean BMI 25.3 kg/m2 (5.8), and mean LCAT 25.9 (15.2). The LCAT had excellent internal consistency (α=0.969) and split-half reliability (Guttman=0.925).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The LCAT is newly validated in the Taiwanese population and assesses laryngeal-specific cognitive-affective processes in patients with chronic laryngeal symptoms.</p>","PeriodicalId":15457,"journal":{"name":"Journal of clinical gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142769457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Infliximab Trough Levels Are Associated With Endoscopic Remission in Small Bowel Crohn's Disease.","authors":"Wei Han, Bingqing Bai, Yuqing Wang, Jing Hu, Juan Wu, Qiuyuan Liu, Yongrong Shi, Qiao Mei","doi":"10.1097/MCG.0000000000002111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/MCG.0000000000002111","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Goals: </strong>To identify the association between infliximab trough levels (ITL) and treatment outcomes in small bowel Crohn's disease (SB-CD).</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>Higher ITL are associated with favorable treatment outcomes in CD. However, the association between ITL and SB-CD treatment outcomes are rarely studied.</p><p><strong>Study: </strong>This was a retrospective cross-sectional study. Patients with SB-CD who received maintenance infliximab therapy were recruited, and treatment efficacy was evaluated through double balloon endoscopy. Serum samples were collected to test ITL. The primary outcome was endoscopic remission (ER), which is defined as a Simple Endoscopic Score of Crohn's disease (SES-CD) of <3. The secondary outcome was mucosal healing (MH) (SES-CD: 0) and endoscopic response (SES-CD decreased by 50% from baseline). The factors associated with ER were also explored through logistic regression analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 111 patients with SB-CD were enrolled. Forty-seven patients (42.3%) achieved ER. Median ITL was significantly higher in patients with ER than patients without ER (2.74 vs. 1.12 µg/mL, P<0.01). In a multivariate model, an elevated ITL was the only independent factor associated with an increased probability of ER [odds ratio (OR): 1.24, 95% CI: 1.08-1.43, P=0.003]. The cutoff level of ITL used to predict ER with a specificity of >80% was 3.45 µg/mL, and the area under the curve (AUC) was 0.790. Meanwhile, the AUC cutoff to predict MH and endoscopic responses was 0.767 and 0.759, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>There was a significant association between higher ITL and favorable SB-CD treatment outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":15457,"journal":{"name":"Journal of clinical gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142769450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comment on: Effectiveness of Early Thiopurine Use in Korean Patients With Moderate-to-severe Ulcerative Colitis: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort (MOSAIK) Study.","authors":"Fadi H Mourad, Viraj C Kariyawasam, Rupert W Leong","doi":"10.1097/MCG.0000000000002113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/MCG.0000000000002113","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15457,"journal":{"name":"Journal of clinical gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142769491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Medical and Demographic Characteristics of Patients With Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Celiac Disease: A Retrospective Cohort Study.","authors":"Mohamed Aly, Benjamin D Liu, Gengqing Song","doi":"10.1097/MCG.0000000000002105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/MCG.0000000000002105","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and celiac disease are both chronic T helper cell-mediated inflammatory conditions of the digestive tract. Although an association between these two conditions has been suggested, it has not been well characterized in a real-world setting.</p><p><strong>Goals: </strong>Our objective was to better examine the association between celiac disease and EoE using a real-world population database.</p><p><strong>Study: </strong>This was a retrospective cohort study of data using TriNetX, a global population database, to identify patient records using International Classification of Disease 10 (ICD-10) codes. We organized participants into six distinct cohorts predicated on age and diagnoses of celiac disease and EoE between April 28, 2003, and April 28, 2023. Patient demographics, prevalence, incidence, and medical characteristics of each cohort were extracted.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 46,398 patients with EoE and 84,383 patients with celiac disease, individuals with EoE demonstrated a higher prevalence (2.76%) and incidence (329/100,000 persons/year) of celiac disease compared with those without EoE (0.21% prevalence and 146/100,000 incidence, between 2021 and 2023). A concurrent diagnosis of both conditions increased the risk of asthma (RR: 2.00 pediatric, 1.82 adult), allergic rhinitis (RR: 2.35 pediatric, 1.81 adult), atopic dermatitis (RR: 3.28 pediatric, 2.07 adult), and rheumatoid arthritis (RR: 3.53 pediatric, 1.41 adult). In addition, patients with celiac disease with EoE exhibited a heightened risk for iron deficiency anemia (aHR 1.789; 95% CI: 1.166 to 2.745).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Both the incidence and prevalence of EoE are elevated in patients with celiac disease and vice versa. These concurrent diagnoses affect disease characteristics and heighten the risk of complications in celiac disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":15457,"journal":{"name":"Journal of clinical gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142769452","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Oral Capsule FMT Combined With Bezlotoxumab Is a Successful Rescue Protocol Following Failure of FMT Alone in the Treatment of Recurrent C. difficile Infection.","authors":"Austin Hoeg, Nataliia Kuchma, Andrew Krane, Carolyn Graiziger, Juana Thomas, Colleen R Kelly, Alexander Khoruts","doi":"10.1097/MCG.0000000000002108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/MCG.0000000000002108","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Goals: </strong>Evaluate the benefit of adding bezlotoxumab to repeat fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) in patients with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections after the failure of FMT alone.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>The initial failure of FMT in breaking the cycle of recurrent Clostridium difficile(C. difficile) infections is associated with a greater risk of subsequent failure. Our previous analysis showed that FMT failure is associated with delayed repair of fecal microbiota at 1 week after administration. We hypothesized that increasing the symptom-free interval by adding bezlotoxumab would improve the outcomes of a second FMT.</p><p><strong>Study: </strong>A new rescue protocol that combines FMT with bezlotoxumab for patients who previously failed FMT alone was implemented in 2 academic medical centers. The clinical outcomes of a new protocol were captured in a prospective registry. The results were compared in a retrospective analysis of clinical outcomes of prior experience with repeat FMT by itself. All FMT preparations were standardized for dose. Bezlotoxumab administration was synchronized temporally with the second FMT to maximize its duration of action.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our historical cure rate of second FMT in treatment of recurrent C. difficile infection was 48% (15/31 patients). Addition of bezlotoxumab to the second FMT resulted in a cure rate of 89% (24/27 patients).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Addition of bezlotoxumab markedly improved the cure rate of the second FMT following initial FMT failure. The rationale for the protocol design highlights the importance of understanding the pharmacokinetics of both bezlotoxumab and FMT. Similar principles may apply to other live biotherapeutic products that are becoming available for prevention of C. difficile infection recurrence.</p>","PeriodicalId":15457,"journal":{"name":"Journal of clinical gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142769454","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comparison of Carvedilol and Propranolol in Reducing the Portal Vein Pressure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.","authors":"Window Hu, Shunyu Yao, Min Qiao","doi":"10.1097/MCG.0000000000002106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/MCG.0000000000002106","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction and objectives: </strong>The portal vein pressure higher than 10 mm Hg in patients with hepatic cirrhosis is more likely to have serious complications and poor prognosis. Nonselective receptor blockers (NSBBs) can reduce the portal vein pressure; however, the efficacy and safety of different NSBBs in reducing portal vein pressure were unconsistent. A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of carvedilol versus propranolol in reducing portal vein pressure in this study.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>We assessed Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) through PubMed, Web of science, Embase, and Cochrane library up to January 2024. Data from eligible studies were pooled in fixed-effect or random-effect meta-analysis models, using RevMan software. Two researchers screened articles, extracted data, and assessed the study quality independently according to the PRISMA guidelines. The primary outcomes were the reduction of hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG), the hemodynamic response rate, and the incidence of adverse events. Secondary outcomes were mean artery pressure (MAP) and heart rate (HR).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 7 RCTs, including 351 patients, were included in our meta-analysis. The results indicated that the magnitude of reduction in HVPG was greater in carvedilol compared with propranolol (MD: 1.08; 95% CI: 0.61 to 1.54; I2=0%, P<0.00001) in short-term follow-up. Carvedilol's hemodynamic response rate was higher than that of propranolol (OR: 0.44; 95% CI: 0.27 to 0.72; I2=0%, P = 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our meta-analysis indicated that compared with propranolol, carvedilol was better in lowering portal hypertensive and had higher response rate in patients with hepatic cirrhosis. There was no obvious difference in safety between the 2 medications.</p>","PeriodicalId":15457,"journal":{"name":"Journal of clinical gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143006298","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prevalence of Eating Disorders Among Adults With Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study.","authors":"Hector Ricardo Ordaz-Alvarez, Bryan Adrian Priego-Parra, Sara Alejandra Reyes-Diaz, Karla Rocio Garcia-Zermeño, Maria Del Rocio Francisco, Mercedes Amieva-Balmori, Melvy Priscilla Lemus-Chavarria, Laura Roesch-Ramos, Ana Delfina Cano-Contreras, Federico Bernhardo Roesch-Dietlen, José Maria Remes-Troche","doi":"10.1097/MCG.0000000000002101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/MCG.0000000000002101","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Goal: </strong>To investigate the prevalence of eating disorder (ED) symptoms among Mexican adults with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>The relationship between IBS and EDs is complex, yet understudied, particularly in Latin America.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this cross-sectional study, 369 Mexican adults (18 to 69  y), comprising 133 IBS patients and 236 healthy controls (HCs), were evaluated using the Rome IV criteria, The Spanish version of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (S-EDE-Q), the Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptom Severity Scale (IBS-SSS) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Statistical analysis included the Student t test or the Wilcoxon Rank-sum test for group comparisons, the Kruskal-Wallis test for multiple comparisons, and logistic regression, with a significance threshold set at a P-value of <0.05.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>IBS individuals were at an increased risk for clinically significant S-EDE-Q when compared with HCs (12.8% vs. 3.8%, odds ratio OR 3.6, 95% CI: 1.5-8.5; P=0.001), especially among younger individuals. IBS individuals displayed a higher risk for dietary restraint and heightened concerns about eating, body shape, and weight. In addition, binge-eating episodes occurred more frequently within the IBS group. Notably, there were no significant differences in body mass index between individuals with clinically significant S-EDE-Q and those with normal scores. IBS individuals with severe symptoms had higher S-EDE-Q scores; furthermore, those with IBS and clinically significant S-EDE-Q exhibited higher levels of anxiety and depression.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our study reveals a significantly higher risk for ED in IBS individuals compared with HCs. This highlights the crucial importance of conducting ED screenings before dietary interventions, particularly among younger individuals and those displaying elevated levels of anxiety and depression.</p>","PeriodicalId":15457,"journal":{"name":"Journal of clinical gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143364678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"MASLD-F Algorithm to the Rescue: Improving Noninvasive Diagnosis of Hepatic Fibrosis in Patients With Severe Obesity.","authors":"Joanne Lin, Victoria Green, Morgan McGrath, Aaron Lloyd, Pearl Ma, Kelvin Higa, Marina Roytman","doi":"10.1097/MCG.0000000000002104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/MCG.0000000000002104","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The gold standard to stage hepatic fibrosis is with a liver biopsy. It is not without its drawbacks and is more challenging for patients with severe obesity. Noninvasive testing, including the fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) score and vibration-controlled transient elastography (VCTE), have begun to be increasingly used as initial screening methods.The applicability and accuracy of these noninvasive methods remain uncertain in patients with severe obesity and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. Our study explored combining VCTE with lower FIB-4 cutoffs to improve concordance with biopsy in staging hepatic fibrosis in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and severe obesity undergoing bariatric surgery.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 632 patients with severe obesity underwent preoperative VCTE and intraoperative liver biopsy during bariatric surgery from January 2020 to August 2021. Variables collected included patient demographics, laboratory values, abdominal ultrasound, VCTE, and liver biopsy results. Analysis of variance 1-way test, χ2 tests, and Fisher exact tests were used for quantitative and qualitative variables, respectively. The 95% CIs for the mean FIB-4 scores were used to generate surrogate cutoff values. The VCTE and FIB-4 scores were integrated using an algorithm that utilized a dynamic decision-making process at each stage to find the values that would yield the highest concordance with liver biopsy.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>VCTE alone was in concordance with liver biopsy results in 59.7% of cases. Combining the proposed FIB-4 cutoff scores with VCTE led to an improved concordance with a liver biopsy of 88%.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our study demonstrated that accessible noninvasive testing has limitations alone but when combined, can improve staging of hepatic fibrosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":15457,"journal":{"name":"Journal of clinical gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143364729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Demographics and Clinical Characteristics of Patients With Cpue: A Retrospective Study.","authors":"Anna G Stathopoulos, Linda M Hylind, Francis M Giardiello, Zachariah H Foda","doi":"10.1097/MCG.0000000000002099","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/MCG.0000000000002099","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Goals: </strong>This study examines the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with CPUE (colonic polyposis of unknown etiology) to determine who may benefit from increased surveillance.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>CPUE refers to individuals with 10 or more colonic adenomas with no identifiable genetic mutation as determined by multigene panel testing. Unlike hereditary syndromes, such as familial adenomatous polyposis, CPUE lacks well-established guidelines for polyp and colorectal cancer surveillance, relying heavily on expert opinion.</p><p><strong>Study: </strong>This single-center retrospective study included 75 individuals over the age of 18. Data on demographics, medical history, social history, and endoscopic data were collected via chart review. Patients were stratified by total number of polyps (10 to 19, 20 to 29, and over 30). Data were analyzed using the Pearson χ2 test for categorical variables and ANOVA to compare means.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among all CPUE patients, 58.7% were male, and 89.3% were white. Tobacco use was reported in 44.0% of patients. Nearly half had hypertension (49.3%) or hyperlipidemia (49.3%). The total prevalence of CRC was 10.7%. Of the 44 patients who underwent EGD, 25.0% had at least one gastric polyp. No statistically significant differences were found between the 3 groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The NCCN recommends exercising clinical judgment for the management of those with 10 to 19 adenomas; however, these findings suggest that individuals in that group do not significantly differ from patients with 20 or more adenomas and may therefore benefit from similar management.</p>","PeriodicalId":15457,"journal":{"name":"Journal of clinical gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143364659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}