In this issue of GI Digest, specialists discuss Nutrition Options
in Short-Bowel Syndrome, Gastric Carcinoids with Duodenal Ulcers, Living Donor
Liver Transplant (LDLT), and the Pittsburgh Gut Club.
Educational objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be
able to:
- Recognize the medical and surgical options available to
patients with intestinal failure
- Determine the type of gastric carcinoid associate with ZES
and MEN 1
- Improve recognition and management of Herpes simplex virus
esophagitis
Reading Resources:
- Basuroy R, Srirajaskanthan R, Prachalias A, et
al. Review Article: The Investigation and Management of Gastric Neuroendocrint
Tumors. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 39: 1071-1084
- Ennaifer R, Cheikh M, Romdhane H,
El Elj R, Ben Nejma H, Bougassas W,Bel Hadj N. Hyponatremia in Cirrhosis: Risk
Factors and Prognostic Value.Tunis Med. 2016; 94(5): 401-405.
- O’Keefe
SJ, Jeppesen PB, Gilroy R, Pertkiewicz M, Allard JP, Messing B. Safety and
Efficacy of Teduglutide After 52 Weeks of Treatment in Patients With Short
Bowel Intestinal Failure. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013; 11(7):
815-23.
Disclosures:
Dr. Binion reports grants and research support from Janssen
Biotech, Merck, and UCB Pharma, and he also serves as a consultant for Janssen
Biotech, AbbVie, UCB Pharma, and Synthetic Biologics. All other contributing
authors and editors of this publication report no relationships with
any entities producing health care goods and services.
All presenters disclosure of relevant financial
relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or
distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients
is listed above. No other planners,
members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content
reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this
education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
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The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is
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(ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates
this enduring material for a maximum of .5 AMA PRA Category 1
Credits™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with
the extent of their participation in the activity. Other health care
professionals are awarded (0.05) continuing education units (CEU) which are
equivalent to .5 contact hour.
For your credit transcript, please access our website 4
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Release Date: 3/3/2017 | Last Modified On: 3/3/2017 |
Expires: 3/5/2017
