HCV Tuesday News -Liver biopsy is becoming an endangered procedure.

Digestive Disease Week 2014 

DDW Daily News
The newspaper is distributed in the convention center four times during the conference. Each issue focuses on one of the four DDW member societies, highlighting timely information and news about scheduled events and scientific sessions. 

DDW 2014 Issues:
Tuesday, May 6

With less invasive alternatives available, liver biopsy rarely needed Liver biopsy is becoming an endangered procedure.

NASH is an indication for liver transplant
Fatty liver disease is not end-stage liver disease and thus would not be an indication for liver transplantation, according to Kymberly D. Watt, MD, associate professor of medicine and medical director of liver transplantation at the Mayo Clinic and Foundation in Rochester, MN. The same can't be said for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), however.
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Despite effectiveness, colonoscopy faces increased competition
The data are clear: screening colonoscopy reduces colorectal cancer (CRC) morbidity and mortality. But payors are demanding higher quality at a lower price and new technologies offer tempting alternatives.
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Joint symposium will examine quality indicators in GI surgery
Representatives from SSAT and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) will gather today for the annual Kelly and Carlos Pellegrini SSAT/SAGES Joint Luncheon Symposium, which is titled Quality Indicators — Defining It Before Someone Else Does It for Us! The symposium will examine quality indicators in gastrointestinal surgery.
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Experts to summarize Best of DDW 2014
Representatives from each of the four participating DDW® societies will summarize the most important findings presented at this year's meeting during today's Best of DDW 2014 session. DDW Council Chair Lawrence S. Friedman, MD, AGAF, FASGE, and DDW Council Treasurer J. Sumner Bell, MD, AGAF, will moderate the session, a perennial favorite for meeting attendees.
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