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Digest This Special Edition 2023

Cleveland Clinic’s Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute is proud to share this special edition of Digest This focused on 2023 innovations. Our skilled multidisciplinary team is committed to advancing care through novel, lifesaving interventions, breakthrough research and learning from complex and challenging cases. Read more on our latest advancements and ways to partner on patient care.

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Neuroendocrine Tumors: Today’s GIs Likely Will Encounter Them

Cleveland Clinic program to streamline clinical care and research

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Pioneering Research

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Celiac Patients Have Elevated Risk of Developing C. difficile Infection

Study results highlight need for clinician vigilance

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Laparoscopic Approach Aids Recovery after Living Donor Hepatectomy for Liver Transplantation

Program expands as data continues to show improved outcomes

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Biologics Before Surgery Not Associated With Postoperative Infections in IBD Patients

Latest research reinforces other recent findings showing minimal risk

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Understanding Pancreatic Duct Disconnection and Disruption in Necrotizing Pancreatitis

Long-term study investigates disease complications and outcomes

Advancing Patient Care

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New Neurogastroenterology and Motility Center Provides Coordinated Care

Hard-to-treat GI disorders benefit from multidisciplinary approach

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Malnutrition Underrecognized to the Detriment of Hospitalized Patients

Improvement in malnutrition diagnoses is an early indicator of success.

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New Guidelines Broaden Patients’ Eligibility for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

Expert panel endorses greater access based on research showing procedures’ safety and efficacy

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Adopting a Precision Medicine Approach to Outcome Prediction in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Renewed funding accelerates Rieder lab discoveries

Complex Case Studies

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Total Neoadjuvant Therapy Followed by Endoluminal Submucosal Dissection for Colorectal Cancer: A Case Report

Case highlights potential benefits of this staged, dual-therapy approach

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Case Reports: Two Novel Intestinal Transplants Show Program’s Advanced Capabilities

Both procedures required unconventional approaches

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Case Report: Identification and Management of a Rare Low Rectal GIST

Tumor downsizing and en bloc resection are keys to treatment

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Case Study: Patient Undergoing Whipple After Liver Transplant

Atypical cells discovered after primary sclerosing cholangitis diagnosis

Resources

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