Updates6 July 2010Update in Gastroenterology and HepatologyNorton J. Greenberger, MD and Prateek Sharma, MDNorton J. Greenberger, MDFrom Kansas University School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas, and Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.Search for more papers by this author and Prateek Sharma, MDFrom Kansas University School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas, and Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00245 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail This year's update in gastroenterology and hepatology reviews a range of important findings published in 2009, including a comparison of medical and surgical treatments for gastroesophageal reflux disease, radiofrequency ablation of Barrett esophagus, and gastroesophageal reflux disease in asthma. The controversial subject of the concurrent use of proton-pump inhibitors in patients receiving antiplatelet therapy, such as clopidogrel, is reviewed. A new and important scoring system for predicting mortality in acute pancreatitis is presented. The widespread and often unrecognized problem of pelvic floor disorders in women is discussed in detail. Bile salt malabsorption, an important cause of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome, ...Reference1. Zocco MA, Di Stasio E, De Cristofaro R, Novi M, Ainora ME, Ponziani F, et al. Thrombotic risk factors in patients with liver cirrhosis: correlation with MELD scoring system and portal vein thrombosis development. J Hepatol. 2009;51:682-9. [PMID: 19464747] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Kansas University School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas, and Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.Article relevant to primary care general internistsArticle relevant to hospitalistsDisclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M10-0270.Corresponding Author: Norton J. Greenberger, MD, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115; e-mail, [email protected]org.Current Author Addresses: Dr. Greenberger: Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115.Dr. Sharma: Mailstop 1023, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 6 July 2010Volume 153, Issue 1Page: 34-39KeywordsAcute pancreatitisAsthmaBileCirrhosisDysplasiaEsophagusGastroesophageal reflux diseaseIncontinence ePublished: 6 July 2010 Issue Published: 6 July 2010 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2010 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...