Upper abdominal pain in patients with gallstones is often treated by cholecystectomy but frequently persists. A study in the October issue of CGH found factors that determine patients' odds for relief.  Dr. Kuemmerle speaks to Dr. Johnson L. Thistle of the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Plus, a rundown of top stories from this month's issue of GI and Hepatology News.

A review article in the September issue of CGH looks at the pathogenesis of infections and immune dysfunction in patients with cirrhosis, along with diagnostic and management strategies. Dr. Kuemmerle speaks to author K. Rajender Reddy of the University of Pennsylvania Health System. We also recap the top stories from this month's issue of GI and Hepatology News.

Dr. Kuemmerle speaks to Dr. Timothy B. Gardner of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, who is a co-author of two papers appearing in the August issue of CGH.  The first, entitled “Early Fluid Resuscitation Reduces Morbidity Among Patients With Acute Pancreatitis,” looks at the association between early fluid resuscitation and outcome of patients admitted to the hospital with acute pancreatitis. The second article, “Lactated Ringer's Solution Reduces Systemic Inflammation Compared With Saline in Patients With Acute Pancreatitis,” was a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the impact of a goal-directed fluid resuscitation protocol on systemic inflammation in patients with acute pancreatitis. We also recap the top stories from this month's issue of GI and Hepatology News.

A study in the July CGH looked to diagnose the primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC)–chronic autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) overlap syndrome and their level of overlap at a tertiary referral center, along with clinical, biochemical, and serologic characteristics.  Dr. Kuemmerle speaks to study co-author Dr. Marshall M. Kaplan of Tufts Medical Center; Plus, a rundown of top stories from this month's issue of GI and Hepatology News.

Mucosal healing predicts late outcomes after the first course of corticosteroids for newly diagnosed ulcerative colitis, according to a study in the June CGH. An accompanying editorial asks the question, “should we be treating to achieve mucosal healing in our clinical practice?”  Dr. Kuemmerle speaks to the author of that editorial, Dr. David T. Rubin of the University of Chicago Medical Center; Plus, a rundown of top stories from this month's issue of GI and Hepatology News.

A Perspective article in the May issue of CGH examines the challenges of monitoring patients with Crohn's disease who remain symptomatic despite anti–tumor necrosis factor therapy.  Dr. Kuemmerle speaks to Dr. William Sandborn of the University of California San Diego; Plus, a rundown of top stories from this month's issue of GI and Hepatology News.

An “Education Practice” article in the April issue of CGH looks at a clinical scenario involving a 48-year-old woman experiencing intermittent noncardiac chest pain (NCCP).  The authors devised an algorithm for evaluation and treatment of her condition.  Dr. Kuemmerle speaks to the senior author of this article, Dr. David Katzka of the Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota; Plus, a rundown of top stories from this month's issue of GI and Hepatology News.

A study in the March issue of CGH identifies renal dysfunction as the primary independent predictor of mortality in cirrhotic patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP).  Dr. Kuemmerle speaks to study author Dr. Guadalupe Garcia–Tsao of Yale University School of Medicine; Plus, a rundown of top stories from this month's issue of GI and Hepatology News.

An Education Practice article in the February issue of CGH looks at a clinical scenario involving a 63-year old woman with a history of smoking, undergoing her first colonoscopy.  During the procedure, six diminutive lesions, all ≤5 mm in size and with narrow band imaging features of adenomas, are found scattered through the ascending and transverse colon; several are flat and the remainder sessile. How should they be removed, and should they be sent to pathology? Dr. Kuemmerle discusses treatment with Dr. Douglas K. Rex.  Plus, a rundown of top stories from this month's issue of GI and Hepatology News.

A study in the December issue of CGH sought to clarify the importance of histologic analysis of biopsy samples in the diagnosis and management of patients with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH).  Dr. Kuemmerle speaks to study co-author Dr. Keith Lindor of the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, about the results; Plus, a rundown of top stories from this month's issue of GI and Hepatology News.