Publications by authors named "Robert Dudnick"
Effect of small bowel transit time on accuracy of video capsule endoscopy in evaluating suspected small bowel bleeding.
World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther
November 2022
Article Synopsis
- Obscure small bowel bleeding (GIB) is identified through video capsule endoscopy (VCE) after traditional methods fail, with small bowel transit time (SBTT) being a key metric in these studies.
- The study aimed to see if there is a connection between SBTT and the detection of obscure bleeding as well as the occurrence of re-bleeding after a negative VCE result.
- A significant correlation was found between an SBTT of 220 minutes and the detection of a bleeding focus, but SBTT did not effectively predict the risk of re-bleeding events post-negative VCE.
Nocturnal acid breakthrough on proton pump inhibitor therapy: to treat or not to treat.
Curr Treat Options Gastroenterol
February 2008
Nocturnal acid breakthrough is misunderstood and infrequently requires treatment in everyday practice. There are important subgroups of patients in whom esophageal reflux occurs in the presence of nocturnal acid breakthrough in which treatment may be needed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPatients with resectable esophageal cancer often require placement of a surgical jejunostomy tube prior to receiving chemoradiation so as to maintain adequate nutrition due to their inability to swallow and eat. This study reports a single institutional experience with the Polyflex self-expanding silicone stent (Riisch; Kernen. Germany) in patients with malignant stenosis receiving chemoradiation prior to esophagectomy.
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