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Preamble Marc G. Ghany,1 Doris B. Strader,2 David L. Thomas,3 and Leonard B. Seeff4 This document has been approved by the AASLD, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and the American College of Gastroenterology. These recommendations provide a data-supported approach to establishing guidelines. They are based on the following: 1) a formal review and analysis [...]

Abstract William D. Chey, M.D., F.A.C.G., A.G.A.F., F.A.C.P.,1 Benjamin C.Y. Wong, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.G., F.A.C.P.2, and the Practice Parameters Committee of the American College of Gastroenterology 1University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan; and 2Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) remains a prevalent, worldwide, chronic infection. Though [...]

I. Preamble Gregory Zuccaro, Jr., M.D. Department of Gastroenterology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio Guidelines for clinical practice are intended to suggest preferable approaches to particular medical problems as established by interpretation and collation of scientifically valid research, derived from extensive review of published literature. When data are not available that will withstand objective scrutiny, [...]

Introduction Philip O. Katz MD1, Lauren B. Gerson MD, MSc2 and Marcelo F. Vela MD, MSCR3 1Division of Gastroenterology, Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; 2Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA; 3Division of Gastroenterology, Baylor College of Medicine & Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas, USA Am J Gastroenterol 2013; 108:308–328; doi: 10.1038/ajg.2012.444; [...]

Definition Satish S.C. Rao, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.P. (London) Department of Neurogastroenterology & Motility, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa Fecal incontinence is defined as either the involuntary passage or the inability to control the discharge of fecal matter through the anus. Clinically there are three subtypes (a) passive incontinence—the involuntary discharge [...]

Preamble Prateek Sharma, MD1, Richard Kozarek, MD2 and the Practice Parameters Committee of the American College of Gastroenterology 1Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri, USA; 2Digestive Disease Institute, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA. These recommendations provide an evidence-based approach to the [...]

Abstract Ikuo Hirano, M.D.,1 Joel E. Richter, M.D.,2 and the Practice Parameters Committee of the American College of Gastroenterology* 1Division of Gastroenterology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; and 2Department of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *The members of the Practice Parameters Committee of the American College of Gastroenterology are [...]

Preamble to All Guidelines Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D., F.A.C.G., C. Mel Wilcox, M.D., F.A.C.G., and the Practice Parameters Committee of the American College of Gastroenterology Guidelines for clinical practice are intended to suggest preferable approaches to particular medical problems as established by interpretation and collation of scientifically valid research, derived from extensive review of published [...]

Preamble Charles J. Lightdale, M.D. Department of Medicine, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York These guidelines are developed under the auspices of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) and its Practice Parameters Committee and approved by the Board of Trustees. They have been intensely reviewed and revised by the Committee, [...]

Preamble Andres T. Blei, Juan Córdoba, and The Practice Parameters Committee of the American College of Gastroenterology Department of Medicine, Lakeside VA Medical Center and Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois; and Unidad de Hepatologia, Hospital Vall d’Hebron and Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Guidelines for clinical practice are intended to suggest preferable approaches to particular [...]