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April is #IBSAwarenessMonth! ACG is here for the busy clinician and their patients with resources on irritable bowel syndrome: ⭐Patient education materials ⭐Guidelines ⭐Presentations ⭐Podcasts ⭐Journal articles ➡️ bit.ly/acg-ibs-25

We join in supporting the IBS community on #WorldIBSDay. Use our #IBS resources to understand more and break the stigma. Patient education: ow.ly/98NF50NxfXJ Clinical guidance roundup: ow.ly/VlqE50Vrwbh

Master class on the workup of diarrhea from Dr. Camilleri Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 💩 #MedTwitter #GITwitter journals.lww.com/ajg/fulltext/2…

In the #RedJournal: Supplement — Demystifying Carbohydrate Maldigestion: A Clinical Review Brooks D. Cash, MD, FACG; Daksesh Patel, DO & Kate Scarlata, MPH, RDN 📕 bit.ly/3GhUN4q Jasmohan Bajaj Millie Long Kate Scarlata, MPH, RDN ACG

ACG Virtual Grand Rounds — Functional Diarrhea: What’s in My Toolbox? Brian E. Lacy, MD, PhD, FACG   Thursday, April 24 at Noon & 8pm ET ➡️ gi.org/ACGVGR

🚨Hi Interventional GI colleagues! Meet DRAGONFLY — Medtronic is entering the ERCP space with a novel cholangioscope!!! ✅ Ergonomic ✅ 360 degrees rotational ✅ Bigger working channel ⬆️ 2.4x larger EHL ⬆️ 50% larger bx forceps! Check it out at #DDW2025 🥳 #GITwitter

🚀 Happy to present our accepted works at #ObesityConference2025 and enjoy the beautiful 🌅 at National Harbor! Thank you for the support Dr Vergara & Dr Doshi! Hartford HealthCare UConn Internal Medicine Fnu Vikash, MD Minh Nguyen, MD Yash Ashara, MD

Incredible talk by Jana G Hashash, MD, MSc today at Yale Digestive Diseases on the role of diet in IBD 🔍 🥩- Potentially harmful: Processed foods, red meats, fats and emulsifiers ✅ Fiber is safe and appears to be protective ❗️Most IBD patients get little or no dietary guidance #MedTwitter #IBD #GI

Gastric Varices Management ▪️GOV1 vs GOV2/IGV1 matters ▪️Active bleed? Start endoscopic control ▪️Use CT to assess vasculature ▪️Triphasic CT → shunt decision ▪️Options: EVL, TIPS, BRTO, CYA, combo #DDW2025

The draft American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) guidelines for #gastroparesis presented at #DDW2025 The only two therapeutic entities recommended: ✅metoclopramide ✅erythromycine 🚫domperidone 🚫prucalopride 🚫aprepitant 🚫botulinum toxin 🚫G-POEM 🚫GES All due to lack of appropriate evidence

Honored to present our 8 projects at #DDW2025! 🎤 First podium talk 🤝 Huge shoutout to UConn Internal Medicine, UConnGI, Murali Dharan , Neil D Parikh, MD, and Neil Khoury, MD for behind-the-scenes hustle! ✨ Grateful for Digestive Disease Week to endorse learning, and collaborations for better future! #GITwitter

🆕Clinical practice update from American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Gastroenterology on high-risk screening and surveillance for gastric cancer. ➡️Read more: ow.ly/IznC50VPjUJ

🎉 Thrilled to share our new review: “Endoscopic Management of Ampullary Adenomas: A Comprehensive Review.” 📝 We outline state-of-the-art imaging modalities (🔬), endoscopic ampullectomy techniques (✂️) & surveillance strategies (🔍). Read more 👉 mdpi.com/2077-0383/14/1…

As my two incredible PGY6 fellows move on—one to USF Tampa General Hospital and one to GI Alliance, Texas—I feel nothing but gratitude. Starting from my intern year GI rotation to first ACG abstract to conference (📸) to publications and pharmaceutical dinners; you have

Unless patients have… 💩History of constipation OR 💩Prior inadequate bowel prep …colon prep need not be protracted! ✅ Let’s ensure pts get updated info on preps! 🙏🏻T/Y The Wall Street Journal for publishing! ACG Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology & Hepatology nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…

At the Focal Point, Falt and Urban ponder, "A lumen-apposing stent for diarrhea?" giejournal.org/article/S0016-… #GITwitter

1/2 Acute cholecystitis, septic, patient with metastatic pancreatic cancer and cirrhosis. EUS guided gallbladder drainage done to good effect. Literally a 10 minute case, and problem solved. #gitwitter #surgery #ICU #criticalcare

Submucosal Lifting Agents 💉 Saline lifts short, cheap 🟦 Gel lifts last longer ⚠️ Can leave tattoo artifact 🔬 Mimics mucin or cancer ⏳ Longer lift = better EMR 📸 Document lift agent used 📄 FDA cleared ≠ inert Summary of lifting agents below 👇 🔗 cghjournal.org/action/showPdf…

Behind the scenes look 👀 Internal medicine senior resident and soon-to-be chief resident Ruchir Paladiya & chief GI fellow Neil Khoury, MD recently recorded the first two episodes of the new GI mini-series of the UConn Internal Medicine podcast 🎙️ Stay tuned!