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Gio McGinty

@sheiybani

Gastro ST6. Ex-RCP chief registrar. Associate editor (HPB) at frontline gastro. Fully qualified gamer. Views my own. Future HPB Physician and hepatologist.

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Frontline Gastro (@frontgastro_bmj) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🏆 An FG favourite - how should you go about investigating abnormal liver blood tests in patients with inflammatory bowel disease? A MUST-READ for all post-graduates. 🧠 fg.bmj.com/content/15/6/5… With thanks to the Authors: Jennifer Amy Scott, Christopher Mysko, Huw Purssell and

🏆 An FG favourite - how should you go about investigating abnormal liver blood tests in patients with inflammatory bowel disease? A MUST-READ for all post-graduates. 🧠 

fg.bmj.com/content/15/6/5…

With thanks to the Authors: Jennifer Amy Scott, Christopher Mysko, Huw Purssell and
Mehak Bassi, MD (@bassimehak) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Key insights for patients with pouch 🩺Annual surveillance for patients with history of dysplasia, PSC, recurrent episodes of pouchitis. 💧Rule out sepsis 💊Patients with PSC have increased resistance to antibiotics- consider using vancomycin. doi.org/10.1136/flgast…

Key insights for patients with pouch
🩺Annual surveillance for patients with
history of dysplasia, PSC, recurrent episodes of pouchitis.  
💧Rule out sepsis
💊Patients with PSC  have increased resistance to antibiotics- consider using vancomycin.
doi.org/10.1136/flgast…
Frontline Gastro (@frontgastro_bmj) 's Twitter Profile Photo

✴️ A must read case report of a rare and serious complication from CHRONIC PANCREATITIS involving the HEART ❤️ Can you identify the complication from the images? 🤨 Case presentation, treatment approach and outcome found here: 🔗 fg.bmj.com/content/early/… Phil Smith

✴️ A must read case report of a rare and serious complication from CHRONIC PANCREATITIS involving the HEART ❤️

Can you identify the complication from the images? 🤨 

Case presentation, treatment approach and outcome found here: 🔗 fg.bmj.com/content/early/…

<a href="/PhilSmithIsBack/">Phil Smith</a>
Srisha Hebbar (@srisha_hebbar) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Midlands Endoscopy Training Academy UHNM Endoscopy Training Centre "Advanced cannulation course" with the support of regional friends is travelling across the country with excellent feedback. Scotland course on Friday had 30+ delegates. Is your region covered? Get in touch! #GITwitter umesh basavaraju

The <a href="/endoscopy_META/">Midlands Endoscopy Training Academy</a> <a href="/UHNMEndoscopyTC/">UHNM Endoscopy Training Centre</a>  "Advanced cannulation course" with the support of regional friends is travelling across the country with excellent feedback. Scotland course on Friday had 30+ delegates. Is your region covered? Get in touch! #GITwitter <a href="/umeshaberdeen/">umesh basavaraju</a>
Oliver Tavabie (@otavabie) 's Twitter Profile Photo

How do we implement the bundle effectively into routine practice - it's clear it improves metrics of good care but the uptake is low across the UK?

Oliver Tavabie (@otavabie) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Am looking forward to the ILC this week - not just to catch up with the community but to look for submissions to Frontline Gastro. Do get in contact with me if you want to talk about your work and ideas for manuscripts! EASLnews EASL Education BASL education feed BSG BSG Trainees

Decision4Liver (@decision4liver) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🩺10 year short-term outcomes of a therapeutic stepwise approach involving low-dose systemic thrombolysis for managing acute portomesenteric thrombosis #POSTER WED-340 by Kohilan Gananandan (UCL) #EASL2025 Eur. Fdn. for the Study of Chronic Liver Failure @easlnews

🩺10 year short-term outcomes of a therapeutic stepwise approach involving low-dose systemic thrombolysis for managing acute portomesenteric thrombosis
#POSTER WED-340 by <a href="/KGananandan/">Kohilan Gananandan</a> (UCL) 
#EASL2025 <a href="/ef_clif/">Eur. Fdn. for the Study of Chronic Liver Failure</a> @easlnews
The Baveno Cooperation: an EASL Consortium (@bavenocoop) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Do we need to treat cirrhotic PVT, and how? – #EASL2025 🗣️ JC Garcia Pagan 📍 LT candidate → anticoagulate if >25% 🚫 No LT → consider if >50% 🔍 Anticoagulation may help beyond recanalization 🛠️ Radiological Rx: for LT candidates not responding or with refractory CSPH

Do we need to treat cirrhotic PVT, and how? – #EASL2025
🗣️ <a href="/jcgarciapagan/">JC Garcia Pagan</a>
📍 LT candidate → anticoagulate if &gt;25%
🚫 No LT → consider if &gt;50%
🔍 Anticoagulation may help beyond recanalization
🛠️ Radiological Rx: for LT candidates not responding or with refractory CSPH
The Baveno Cooperation: an EASL Consortium (@bavenocoop) 's Twitter Profile Photo

💊 DOACs in cirrhosis 🗣️ Cindy Pereira Portela (Lausanne) – #EASL2025 ✅ Child A/B: ok (⚠️ no rivaroxaban in B) 🚫 Child C: not recommended ⭐ Apixaban might be the winner — but more data needed 🧩 Case-by-case decision 🤝 Multidisciplinary approach is essential

💊 DOACs in cirrhosis
🗣️ Cindy Pereira Portela (Lausanne) – #EASL2025
✅ Child A/B: ok (⚠️ no rivaroxaban in B)
🚫 Child C: not recommended
⭐ Apixaban might be the winner — but more data needed
🧩 Case-by-case decision
🤝 Multidisciplinary approach is essential
Gio McGinty (@sheiybani) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Absolutely fantastic course! Learnt a huge amount, lots of great discussions and cases, feel I understand the basics of EUS and more importantly, had lots of fun! Thank you to all the faculty!

Gio McGinty (@sheiybani) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Real pleasure to be able to present our pilot prospective data on outcomes of patients discharged after an episode of acute decomp liver cirrhosis. Planning to upscale as the next TORCH project so watch this space! #EASL2025

Real pleasure to be able to present our pilot prospective data on outcomes of patients discharged after an episode of acute decomp liver cirrhosis. Planning to upscale as the next TORCH project so watch this space! #EASL2025
Frontline Gastro (@frontgastro_bmj) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Is your patient presenting w/ symptoms 🤮 and/or signs c/f GI bleed 🩸 , sepsis 🤒 or AKI 🚽 in the setting of decompensated cirrhosis❓ Remember timing ⏳ of workup and care is important ⚠️ Evidence based algorithm from the BSG/BASLD admission care bundle published by McPherson

Is your patient presenting w/ symptoms 🤮 and/or signs c/f GI bleed 🩸 , sepsis 🤒 or AKI 🚽  in the setting of decompensated cirrhosis❓ Remember timing ⏳ of workup and care is important ⚠️ Evidence based algorithm from the BSG/BASLD admission care bundle published by McPherson
Frontline Gastro (@frontgastro_bmj) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🌟 Excellent review by Mohammed Abusuliman et al. now on Frontiers in Gastroenterology that 🌊 dives into the current landscape of 🥃 alcohol abuse disorder in the context of 🤢 alcohol related liver disease (ArLD) 🔗 bit.ly/4k0uKhd 👉 Check out this comprehensive 🔄 review to learn about

🌟 Excellent review by <a href="/MSAbusuliman/">Mohammed Abusuliman</a> et al. now on <a href="/FrontGastro/">Frontiers in Gastroenterology</a> that 🌊 dives into the current landscape of 🥃 alcohol abuse disorder in the context of 
 🤢 alcohol related liver disease (ArLD) 🔗 bit.ly/4k0uKhd 

👉 Check out this comprehensive 🔄 review to learn about
Frontline Gastro (@frontgastro_bmj) 's Twitter Profile Photo

✴️ Sunday 🌟 spotlight on trainee editor, Dr. Kohilan Gananandan❗He is currently completing his PhD with a research focused on identifying novel biomarkers to use in liver disease 🤢 We are very 🍀 lucky to have you as part of the 👥 team❗See ⬇️ to learn more about him... 🏡

✴️ Sunday 🌟 spotlight on trainee editor, Dr. Kohilan Gananandan❗He is currently completing his PhD with a research focused on identifying novel biomarkers to use in liver disease 🤢 We are very 🍀 lucky to have you as part of the 👥 team❗See ⬇️ to learn more about him... 

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