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Chemotherapy appears to confer survival advantage in patients with appendix adenocarcinoma who have node-positive tumours, according to a study presented at ESMO Sarcoma 2023.

A lumen-apposing metal stent (LAMS) set with the use of an electrocautery delivery system results in a significant reduction in procedure duration and demonstrates safety and effectiveness in managing symptomatic pancreatic fluid collections (PLCs), reports a study.

Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) significantly reduced BMI in severely obese adolescents compared with intensive nonsurgical treatment in the AMOS2* study.

Exposure to any antibiotics appears to contribute to an increase in the risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), with the risk rising as the cumulative days of exposure increases, according to a study.

Treatment with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) yields similar rates of recurrence and overall survival as does entecavir in patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according to a study.

Treatment with the minimally invasive gastric peroral endoscopic pyloromyotomy (G-POEM) is not only safe and feasible but also effective for infants with congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (CHPS), according to a recent study, noting acceptable clinical response in the short term.