AGA Perspectives August September 2010
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Taking a Closer LookNew advances allow endoscopists to view small polyps without outside pathology review. Should this be widely enacted? Small polyps are commonly found during screening colonoscopy and are often assumed to be hyperplastic. Management options range from sampling a few or even all with resection and histopathological assessment, resecting and discarding, to ablation. Which is best? The Changing Paradigm of Endoscopy and PathologyMichael B. Wallace, MD, MPH Should We Diagnose and Discard Small Colonic Polyps? Robert D. Odze, MD, FRCPC |
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Where Are All the Academicians That We Recruited? Reflections of a Program Director
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“A Woman’s Work is Never Done” — The Life of a Woman Gastroenterology Trainee
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Our Practices, Ourselves: How Do We Establish a Personal Connection with Our Patients?
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Karen E. Hall, MD, PhD
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Interferon- Vs. Non-Interferon-Based Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis B: Appropriate Patient Selection Is Key
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What Is New in Managing Patients with Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding?
Alan N. Barkun, MD, AGAF
AGA Research Scholar/ASNEMGE Rising Star Exchange Program: A Unique Opportunity for Networking
Michael J. Beyak, MD

