This month's Annals of Surgery investigates clinical outcomes and resource utilization associated with laparoscopic and open colectomy.

Digital image analysis of EUS images accurately differentiates pancreatic cancer from chronic pancreatitis and normal tissue, finds May's issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

May's issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy examines patient perception of natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery as a technique for cholecystectomy.

The most recent Liver Transplantation issue evaluates ischemic cholangiopathy following liver transplantation from donation after cardiac death donors.

Allowing normal food at will after major upper gastrointestinal surgery does not increase morbidity, shows this month's Annals of Surgery.

Ribavirin exposure after the first dose is predictive of sustained virological response in chronic Hepatitis C, finds the latest issue of Hepatology.

The most recent issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy assesses moderate sedation for routine endoscopic procedures.

This week's issue of the British Medical Journal investigates components of the placebo effect in a trial in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

The latest issue of Liver Transplantation finds improved liver transplantation outcomes with very old donors using updated selection and management criteria.

This month's Annals of Surgery finds a simple and objective method of histological grading of colorectal cancer.

May's issue of Hepatology evaluates computerized tomographic scanning as a screening modality for esophageal varices.

June's issue of Digestive Diseases and Sciences reports on a systematic review of diagnostic tests for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth.