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Persistent-positive coeliac serology appears to predict the risk of hypothyroidism among the paediatric population, according to a study.

Artificial intelligence (AI)–assisted colonoscopy improves adenoma detection in asymptomatic individuals undergoing colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, a multicentre randomized controlled trial (RCT) has shown.

In patients with severe obesity, undergoing either laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) or laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) resulted in weight loss, according to long-term follow-up of the SLEEVEPASS* trial. However, remission of hypertension was more likely in patients who underwent RYGB compared with LSG.

Patients with mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis (UC) can achieve deep remission with multidonor faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) and anti-inflammatory diet, according to an open-label trial. Furthermore, remission can be sustained with anti-inflammatory diet over 1 year.