This month’s Gastrointestinal Endoscopy compares grading systems to evaluate small-bowel cleansing for wireless capsule endoscopy.

Primary laparoscopic gastric bypass can be performed safely in patients with a body mass index of 60, finds the latest issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

A study in this week’s issue of the Lancet examines recovery after open vs laparoscopic pyloromyotomy for pyloric stenosis.

This month‘s issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy reports on compliance and performance by using the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy–American College of Gastroenterology quality indicators.

The most recent issue of the American Journal of Transplantation identifies a simple predictor of post liver transplant mortality for optimization of donor/recipient matching.

The latest Surgical Endoscopy examines whether community surgeons perform laparoscopic colorectal surgery with outcomes equivalent to tertiary care centers.

February’s issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons examines whether laparoscopic appendectomy is worth the cost in the US.

The latest Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics systematically reviews open, small-incision or laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic cholecystolithiasis.

Sleep disturbances are linked to both upper and lower gastrointestinal symptoms in the general population, finds the most recent issue of Neurogastroenterology & Motility.