A belated happy new year, and as we return in 2023, we focus on a new topic not commonly covered in this blog- the pancreas. As always, there are a fantastic range of articles published in BMJOG within the last month and these can all be accessed free-of-charge on the website. A particular favourite is […]
Category: pancreatitis
A close look at recent guidelines for the consensus management of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency
In August’s blog we have decided to take a detailed look at one of the most impactful papers published in BMJOG within the last 12 months. Phillips and colleagues detail practical guidelines on the consensus management of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency. This widely shared article provides concise, evidence-based, recommendations for managing patients with pancreatic exocrine insufficiency […]
BMJOG blog: Best treatment strategy for gallstones and something completely new
In this month’s blog, we take a we take a look at a clinical paper and several discoveries in more basic science. Dr James Ashton discusses an article from BMJOG on gallstone disease treatment outcomes in early cholecystectomy versus conservative management/delayed cholecystectomy, whilst Dr John Ong, one of our trainee editors, discusses two recent scientific […]
BMJ Open Gastroenterology- February blog
In the second of our BMJ Open Gastroenterology blogs I will focus on three articles, on Coeliac disease, on long-term use of proton pump inhibitors and on endoscopic ultrasound in pancreatitis. All articles have been published online within the last month. Alongside this I want to summarise a hugely important publication in Gut that will […]