What’s new in diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases

Grażyna Rydzewska

ISSN: 1505-8409

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What’s new in diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases

Grażyna Rydzewska

Przew Lek 2009; 1: 127-133

Online publish date: 2009/03/18

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The review summarizes selected new aspects in diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. New techniques including colon capsule, laser confocal endomicroscopy and disposable scopes for painless colonoscopy in diagnosis of gastrointestinal disorders are described. Progress has also been made in several areas of the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, including biological therapy of ulcerative colitis, new indications for probiotics, use of the new antibiotic rifaximin and treatment of acute pancreatitis with continuous regional arterial infusion of proteinase inhibitor and antibiotic.

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What’s new in diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases

Grażyna Rydzewska

colon capsule, endomicroscopy, new techniques in endoscopy, probiotics, biological therapy, acute pancreatitis treatment, rifaximin