Digestive system diseases

May the Force be with you in the endoscopy room

Zaid SM Ardalan MB ChB · Abhinav Vasudevan MB BS · Simon Hew MB BS · Julien Schulberg MB BS, BMedSci · Steve Lontos MB BS, FRACP, MD

CSIRO survey data indicate that one in seven adult Australian respondents not diagnosed with coeliac disease avoid wheat or dairy foods

Sinead Golley · Philip Mohr · David Topping

Early surgical intervention can salvage vision in endogenous K. pneumoniae endophthalmitis

Phoebe P Moore BMed, MMed · Gerard F McGowan MB ChB, FRCOphth · Sukhpal S Sandhu MD, FRANZCO · Penelope J Allen MB BS, FRANZCO

Splenic abscesses are a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of non-typhoidal bacteraemia

Jonathan R Sillar BEng(Hons)/BCom, MB BS(Hons) · Aiveen M Bannan MB BS, FRACP, MPH · Leigh Dahlenburg BMedSc, MB BS(Hons), FRACP

“Gluten-free” foods are not always gluten-free

Geoffrey M Forbes MB BS, MD, FRACP

John Gollan was a world expert in liver diseases

John C H Morris AO, MBE, FRACP

Direct-acting antiviral agents are expensive, but offer a chance of cure

William Sievert MD, FRACP · Homie Razavi PhD · Alexander Thompson MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP · Amany Zekry MB BS, PhD, FRACP · Gregory J Dore MB BS, FRACP, PhD · Stuart Keith Roberts MD, FRACP, FAASLD

Pancreatic cancer is likely to become one of the leading causes of cancer death in Australia

Freddy Sitas MSc(Med), MSc(Epidemiol), DPhil · Rachel E Neale BA(Hons), PhD · Marianne F Weber BA(Hons), PhD · Qingwei Luo BSc, MAppStats

A position statement from Coeliac Australia’s Medical Advisory Committee scrutinises the technology used in currently available kits

Evan D Newnham Jason A Tye-Din on behalf of the Coeliac Australia Medical Advisory Committee

New guidelines change some aspects of the management of pancreatitis

Maryam Nesvaderani MB BS, BSc(Hons) · Guy D Eslick DrPH, PhD, FACE · Michael R Cox MB BS, MS, FRACS

Locally acquired hepatitis E treated successfully with ribavirin in the context of immunosuppression

David J Speers FRACP, FRCPA, FACTM · Michael Xiang Ma MB BS · Helen M Faddy BSc(Hons), PhD · Monica Nash GradDipManagement · Scott Bowden PhD · Bastiaan de Boer MB BS, BMedSci, FRCPA · Ross MacNicholas MB, MRCPI, MSc · Gerry MacQuillan MB BCh, FRACP, PhD · Leon Adams MB BS, PhD

The incidence of severe disease is low, but it may present a significant diagnostic challenge

Daniel Lancini · Helen M Faddy BSc(Hons), PhD · Robert Flower PhD · Chris Hogan MB BS, BSc(Hons), FRCPA

Does screening reduce the risk of developing colorectal cancer?

Annika Steffen MSc(Epid), PhD · Marianne F Weber BA(Hons), PhD · David M Roder BDS, MPH, DDSc(Epid) · Emily Banks MB BS, PhD, FAFPHM

Partnership with GPs is critical to improving uptake of screening, which has been unacceptably low

Paul B Grogan · Ian N Olver MB BS, MD, PhD

The benefits of keeping our bowel bacteria well fed

David Topping · Michael A Conlon

This complication is rare, but potentially disastrous

Eugene Ng MB BS · Michelle Lee MB BS

Declines in HCV incidence suggest increased treatment uptake and a reduction in the population of injecting drug users

Bethany White PhD, MPH · Gregory J Dore MB BS, FRACP, PhD · Andrew R Lloyd MB BS, MD, FRACP · William D Rawlinson MB BS, PhD, FRACP · Lisa Maher PhD

High levels of active infection and susceptibility suggest routine HBV testing and vaccination could be beneficial in this population

Mary E Harrod PhD · Sophia Couzos FRACGP, FACRRM, FAFPHM · Dea Delaney-Thiele MPH · Gregory J Dore MPH, PhD, FRACP · Belinda Hammond · Mark Saunders · Mary Belfrage MB BS, DRANZCOG, MRACGP · Sidney Williams AdvDipMgt · John M Kaldor PhD · James Ward BA

High-risk children need ongoing surveillance and follow-up

Emma Griffiths MB BS, MPHTM, FRACGP · Carole Reeve FRACGP, FACRRM, FAFPHM · Julia V Marley PGDipSc, PGDipPolSt, PhD,

Zenker diverticuli are rare, but cause significant morbidity and mortality

Laura Lamprell · David Wright

The Journal’s early support for a Helicobacter pioneer allowed publication of key results

Barry J Marshall MB BS, FRACP, NL

Australian researchers are proving the usefulness of data linkage, but their access to data is hindered

Ian N Olver MB BS, MD, PhD

Hepatitis B and hepatitis C prevalence has remained high despite an apparent drop in injecting drug use

Joanne M Reekie PhD, MPhil, BSc · Michael H Levy MB BS, MPH, FAFPHM · Alun H Richards MB BCh, FAFPHM, FAChAM · Christopher J Wake MB BCh, MRCP, MForensMed · Deborah A Siddall AdDipCommServ, DipCommEduc, DipAppSc · Holly M Beasley BSc, PostGradDip(IntHealth) · Shalin Kumar MHlthSc, MAppMan · Tony G Butler MSc, MSc, PhD

A mystery solved after 15 years of pain and swelling

Suran L Fernando · Jamma Li