5-mm Margin Melanoma Excision Linked to Low Recurrence
A recent case series showed that excising melanoma in situ with a 5-mm margin resulted in no clinical recurrence in more than 99% of cases and no metastasis.
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Author: Rebecca Shover
Genetic Risk May Influence Site-Specific Melanoma
Men and women showed different associations between high genetic risk and melanoma body sites, according to findings in the British Journal of Dermatology.
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Comparing Crohn’s Disease Surgical Techniques
Compared with strictureplasty, mall bowel resection was associated with longer length of stay and more wound complications in patients with Crohn’s disease.
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Telemedicine’s Impact on Gastroenterology Access Disparities
Telemedicine reduced no-show rates during the pandemic, but the shift may have negatively impacted older, lower-income, Latino, and Asian populations.
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Study Shows Racial Differences in Psoriasis Biopsy Frequency
Researchers found that skin biopsies for psoriasis occurred more often for Black patients than White patients, signaling greater diagnostic uncertainty.
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Lifestyle Factors & Gender May Influence Psoriasis Comorbidities
New findings suggest that gender, smoking status, and alcohol consumption may significantly influence which comorbidities develop in patients with psoriasis.
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Vertigo in Severe Meniere Disease Improves With Vestibular Neurectomy
Patients with severe Meniere disease reported functional improvements and alleviated dizziness for up to two years after undergoing vestibular neurectomy.
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Examining Angioedema Pathologies & Characteristics
Researchers designed a predictive model to differentiate between chronic histaminergic angioedema versus chronic spontaneous urticaria with angioedema.
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Lung Ultrasound B-Line Quantification May Help Identify Heart Failure in COPD Exacerbations
B-lines in lung ultrasound scores were a viable tool for identifying heart failure in patients experiencing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations.
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Weight Concerns Persist After Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy
Despite losing weight after their surgery, patients who underwent vertical sleeve gastrectomy still had weight concerns up to eight months afterward.
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Increasing Awareness of Obesity’s Link to Heart Failure
Researchers surveyed PCPs and patients with obesity and identified gaps in the diagnosis and management of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
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Structured Screening Can Improve PAH Detection
Right heart catheterization may be underutilized in patients with congenital heart disease whose echocardiograms suggest pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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Hemodynamics Add Value to PAH Risk Tools
Right atrial pressure and pulmonary artery elastance were independent predictors of mortality in a cohort of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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Transvaginal Ultrasound Triage Strategy Unreliable for Black Women
Among Black patients, a significant proportion with endometrial cancer had endometrial thickness under the range of diagnostic thresholds for detection.
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Conventional & Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopy Comparable
A study of patients with type 2 endometrial cancer found no differences in overall survival with conventional laparoscopy versus robot-assisted laparoscopy.
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Comparable Emphysema Seen in COPD & Asthma-COPD Overlap
Comparable emphysema was observed in patients with COPD and asthma-COPD overlap, but not in all patients with asthma.
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Elevated CMI Levels Linked to Increased Asthma Risk
Higher cardiometabolic index levels may be associated with increased asthma prevalence, both before and after adjusting for various covariates.
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Rising Obesity in Patients With CD Sparks Concern Over Health Impacts
Obesity is increasingly prevalent among patients diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), raising concerns about its potential effects on the natural history of the condition.
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A Proactive Pain Management Protocol in Crohn’s Disease
Proactive pain management in patients with IBD, using a bundle with acetaminophen, gabapentin, and NSAIDs, reduces opioid use and maintains effective pain control.
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RSV Contributes to Burden of Cardiorespiratory Hospitalizations
Modeling excess risk using viral positivity data provides a comprehensive estimation of RSV hospitalization burden and associated costs compared with ICD codes.
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