AGA Perspectives August September 2010

Taking a Closer Look

New 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 Pathology

Michael B. Wallace, MD, MPH

Should We Diagnose and Discard Small Colonic Polyps?

Robert D. Odze, MD, FRCPC

Also in this issue…

Where Are All the Academicians That We Recruited? Reflections of a Program Director
Arthur J. DeCross, MD, AGAF

“A Woman’s Work is Never Done” — The Life of a Woman Gastroenterology Trainee
Lena B. Palmer, MD, MSCR

Our Practices, Ourselves: How Do We Establish a Personal Connection with Our Patients?
Sarah Streett, MD

Geriatric GI: Are Older Patients Just Like Any Adult? No ... and Yes
Karen E. Hall, MD, PhD

Hepatitis C in Minority Populations
Andrea E. Reid, MD, MPH

Interferon- Vs. Non-Interferon-Based Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis B: Appropriate Patient Selection Is Key
Robert P. Perrillo, MD

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

 

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