EPISOD revisited …..and validated, thank you Zach

My gastroenterologist readers, if any, (thank you) may recall that I led the team that developed a research study called EPISOD (Evaluating Predictors and Interventions in Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction). The results were published in 2014 (Cotton PB, Durkalski V, Romagnuolo J, et al. A multicenter, randomized trial of endoscopic sphincterotomy for suspected sphincter of […]

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Fred going camping is now available!

Delighted to say that Fred #6 is now available in hardback, softcover and ebook formats Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1647042399 B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/when-fred-the-snake-and-friends-go-camping-peter-b-cotton/1137874660?ean=2940162733133 iTunes: http://books.apple.com/us/book/id1536163879Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/when-fred-the-snake-and-friends-go-camping  

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The Middlesex Hospital – what sort of a name is that?

Some of the adventures I have recounted in recent months happened while I was on the Consultant staff of The Middlesex Hospital in London (1973-86). You may wonder about the name, which could be misunderstood. It was called The Middlesex because it was in the County of Middlesex, now part of the city of London.

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Need some GI updates, with CME?

The Medical University of SC is now offering its weekly Gastroenterology/Hepatology grand rounds virtually at 7am on Wednesdays. Tomorrow, David Whitcomb of Pittsburg will speaks about “Early and effective management of pancreatitis”. Next week I will present “How flexible endoscopy began”. Anyone wishing to participate can contact me or Cindy Peeples at [email protected]

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Royal and famous patients. 6. Bollywood star

A Bollywood mega star was in the news recently, having contracted and happily survived COVID19 Amitabh Bachchan had another close brush with mortality almost 40 years ago, having suffered an injury while filming on location. The severity of his illness led to uncontrolled bleeding, suspected to be coming from an acute stomach “stress ulcer”. I

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