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For patients with recurrent, complicated, or persistent painful diverticulitis, elective sigmoid resection appears to prevent recurrence as well as improve quality of life (QOL) within 2 years as compared with conservative treatment, according to the results of an open-label trial.

Patients who are prone to Barrett’s esophagus (BE), specifically those belonging to racial and ethnic minorities, express concern about developing esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), reveals a study. However, they seldom go through screening and lack awareness of screening recommendations.

Ten-day treatment with vonoprazan 20 mg twice/day plus amoxicillin 750 mg four times/day (VHA-dual) as a first-line therapy for Helicobacter pylori infection results in satisfactory eradication rate of >90 percent, fewer adverse events (AEs), and similar adherence when compared with bismuth quadruple therapy (B-quadruple), results of a study have shown.

Individuals who have contracted COVID-19 at increased risk of developing irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) compared with those who have not been infected, as reported in a study.

In patients with early rectal cancer (ERC), endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) appears safer and is associated with shorter hospital stay than transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM), results of a recent study have shown.