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Digestive system diseases

Research

Factors associated with quality of care for patients with pancreatic cancer in Australia

Elizabeth A Burmeister, Dianne L O'Connell, Susan J Jordan, David Goldstein, Neil Merrett, David K Wyld, Vanessa L Beesley, Helen M Gooden, Monika Janda and Rachel E Neale

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (10): 459-465 Free

Research

Young-onset colorectal cancer in New South Wales: a population-based study

Stephen Boyce, Natasha Nassar, Cathy Yuen Yi Lee, Michael KL Suen, Saleh Al Zahrani and Marc A Gladman

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (10): 465-470 Free

Editorials

Irritable bowel syndrome, dyspepsia and other chronic disorders of gastrointestinal function

Nicholas J Talley and Gerald Holtmann

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (7): 303-304 Free

Short report

Gluten content of imported gluten-free foods: national and international implications

Geoffrey M Forbes and Kenneth Dods

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (7): 316 Free

Narrative review

Barrett’s oesophagus: epidemiology, diagnosis and clinical management

David C Whiteman and Bradley J Kendall

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (7): 317-324

Perspectives

The possible risks of proton pump inhibitors

David J Gracie and Alexander C Ford

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (7): 292-293 Free

Perspectives

Biosimilars in inflammatory bowel disease

Gregory T Moore

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (7): 294-295

Perspectives

Streamlining ethics review for multisite quality and safety initiatives: national bariatric surgery registry experience

Wendy A Brown, Brittany R Smith, Melissa Boglis, Dianne L Brown, Margaret Anderson, Paul E O'Brien, John J McNeil and Ian D Caterson

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (5): 200-201 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

Reversal of end-stage renal failure using direct-acting antiviral agents for chronic hepatitis C

Tim Mitchell, Aron Chakera, Gary P Jeffrey, Leon A Adams, George Garas, Tamara Jones and Gerry MacQuillan

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (5): 205-206

Medical education / Clinical skills

Detecting ascites

Martin Veysey

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (2): 59-61

Clinical focus / Consensus statement

Refining the care of patients with pancreatic cancer: the AGITG Pancreatic Cancer Workshop consensus

Robert C Gandy, Andrew P Barbour, Jaswinder Samra, Mehrdad Nikfarjam, Koroush Haghighi, James G Kench, Payal Saxena and David Goldstein

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (11): 419-422

Clinical focus

Epidemiology, clinical impacts and current clinical management of Helicobacter pylori infection

Hazel Mitchell and Peter Katelaris

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (10): 376-380 Free

Reflections / Poem

High dependency

Ian Gibbins

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (10): 391

Research

First reported outbreak of locally acquired hepatitis E virus infection in Australia

Chaturangi M Yapa, Catriona Furlong, Alexander Rosewell, Kate A Ward, Sheena Adamson, Craig Shadbolt, Jen Kok, Samantha L Tracy, Scott Bowden, Elizabeth J Smedley, Mark J Ferson, Vicky Sheppeard and Jeremy M McAnulty

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (7): 274 Free

Case reports / Snapshot

Unexpected cause of urticaria

Takeshi Kondo and Kazuhiko Terada

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (7): 266

Case reports / Lessons from practice

Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: a major clinical challenge

Christine L Mandrawa, Katie Cronin, Kirsty L Buising, Yves S Poy Lorenzo, Mary J Waters and Cameron J Jeremiah

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (7): 277-278 Free

Editorials

Local transmission of hepatitis E virus in Australia: implications for clinicians and public health

Joseph S Doyle and Alexander JV Thompson

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (7): 254 Free

Short reports

Shigellosis: high rates of antibiotic resistance necessitate new treatment recommendations

Jeremy Brown, Simon J Willcox, Neil Franklin, Briony Hazelton and Matthew VN O'Sullivan

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (7): 261

Clinical focus

Australian recommendations for the management of hepatitis C virus infection: a consensus statement

Alexander JV Thompson

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (7): 268-272 Free

Short reports

A case of acute phosphate nephropathy

Aravinthan Loganathan, Ken-Soon Tan, John Moore and Kimberley Oliver

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (5): 183

Short reports

Barriers to reforming low-value care

Jane M Andrews

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (5): 187

Research

Comparing colorectal cancer treatment and survival for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in New South Wales

Kristie Weir, Rajah Supramaniam, Alison Gibberd, Anthony Dillon, Bruce K Armstrong and Dianne L O'Connell

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (4): 156 Free

Research

A survey of Sydney general practitioners’ management of patients with chronic hepatitis B

Zeina Najjar, Leena Gupta, Janice Pritchard-Jones, Simone I Strasser, Miriam T Levy, Siaw-Teng Liaw and Benjamin C Cowie

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (2): 74 Free

Case reports / Lessons from practice

Fulminant liver failure and transplantation after use of dietary supplements

Rosemary J Smith, Christina Bertilone and Andrew G Robertson

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (1): 30-32 Free

Christmas competition

The Value of Audio Devices in the Endoscopy Room (VADER) study: a randomised controlled trial

Zaid SM Ardalan, Abhinav Vasudevan, Simon Hew, Julien Schulberg and Steve Lontos

Med J Aust 2015; 203 (11): 472-475 Free