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Todd Eisner

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posted 01/29/2009, comments (2)

Q&A: Endoscopy for Ulcer?

I just got back from a Caribbean cruise on which I went to the bathroom and had watery, black stools. I was rushed to St Maarten Hospital and had an endoscopy where I was told that I had an ulcer in my stomach but that I needed to have another endoscopy when I got back to the United States. If I had an ulcer, why do I need another... Read more Chevron

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Beth Anderson

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posted 07/29/2008, comments (0)

Is Reflux Overtreated and Overdiagnosed?

PAGER received a call from a reporter last Friday. The reporter talked to Jennifer Rackley and asked whether we think acid reflux is over diagnosed in young children. Apparently, she had interviewed a number of pediatric gastroenterologists who all shared this opinion. I've been hearing muttering about reflux being over diagnosed for the past... Read more Chevron

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Dr. Bryan Vartabedian

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posted 04/28/2008, comments (0)

Don't Trust Your Child to an Adult Gastroenterologist

Would you trust your accountant to change the brakes on your mini-van? Probably not. And so too shouldn't trust your child to an adult gastroenterologist. Here's why: They're not trained to treat children. Children are remarkably different creatures from adults and the effect of digestive disease on growth, nutrition... Read more Chevron

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