Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and the risk of post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis: the hidden danger.

Background: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been identified as risk factor for several diseases; however, its association with post endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis (PEP) has not been studied.

Aims: To assess whether NAFLD is a risk factor for the development of PEP.

Methods: We performed a retrospective multicenter study.

Colonoscopy in Nonagenarians Is Safe and May Be Associated with Clinical Benefit.

Objectives: Data regarding colonoscopy in patients older than 90 years old is scarce. Yet the number of colonoscopies done on nonagenarians is rising. We aimed to determine the yield, safety, and therapeutic benefits of colonoscopy in these patients.

Chronic Use of Statins and Their Effect on Prevention of Post-Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Pancreatitis.

Post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) pancreatitis (PEP) is one of the major complications of ERCP. Thus, several non-invasive as well as invasive strategies have been investigated as preventative therapies for PEP with various efficacy. We enrolled any patients who underwent ERCP both at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem and EMMS Nazareth hospital.

Hearing Loss in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Background And Aims: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has many characteristics of autoimmune diseases. Sensorineural hearing loss has been reported in many autoimmune diseases. Little is known about hearing loss in patients with IBD.

Radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of radiation proctitis.

Background And Study Aims: The main endoscopic therapy for radiation proctitis is argon plasma coagulation (APC); however treatment is not always successful. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a possible treatment for radiation proctitis but data are scarce. The aim of this study was to report on the safety and efficacy of RFA in the treatment of radiation proctitis.