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IBS Diarrhea in Primary Care: Shorter Routes to Diagnosis and Symptom Assuagement
Diarrhea related to irritable bowel syndrome is common, yet because it's a functional – not anatomical – disorder, providers frequently run more tests than necessary while patients worry and wait in discomfort.
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Navigate the New World of Genetic Testing: Tips and Tools for PCPs
In this practical yet nuanced talk, gastroenterologist Aparajita Singh, MD, MPH, describes technological advances and dwindling barriers that are making tests for pathogenic gene variants more valuable and available than ever before.
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Pain in the Butt: Tips on Diagnosing and Caring for Hemorrhoids and Fissures
Diana Ziser Rego, an adult-gerontology nurse practitioner with expertise in lower GI disorders, describes efficient routes to identifying hemorrhoids and anal fissures, offering tips on what questions to ask, straightforward management ...
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Primary Care of the IBD Patient: Risk Factors, Symptoms and the Value of Timely Therapeutics
In this update on inflammatory bowel disease, gastroenterologist Kendall Beck, MD, notes contributing causes, explains which tests have value, gives keys to distinguishing ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s...
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Physician Referral Guide: Liver Tumor Clinic
THE UCSF LIVER TUMOR CLINIC provides specialized multidisciplinary care for patients with early- and intermediate-stage liver cancer and benign liver tumors.
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Using AI to Improve Detection of Rare Diseases
Acute hepatic porphyria (AHP) is a rare genetic disease with symptoms that overlap with many other conditions, making it extremely challenging to diagnose. Its symptoms mostly affect women with severe, sometimes life-threatening attacks ...
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Panel Issues First Guidelines to Prevent Anal Cancer in People With HIV
Results from a national study led by UC San Francisco informed the first guidelines at the federal level in the United States to detect and treat anal cancer precursor lesions in people with HIV to reduce the risk of developing anal cancer.
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Can a New Drug Candidate Cure Pancreatic Cancer?
UC San Francisco researchers have designed a candidate drug that could help make pancreatic cancer, which is almost always fatal, a treatable, perhaps even curable, condition.
Gastroenterology specializes in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of liver and digestive tract diseases, including those of the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, gallbladder, biliary tract, pancreas, small intestine and colon. We offer expertise in general gastroenterology as well as benign and malignant pancreatic diseases. We also offer endoscopic therapy for obstructive jaundice, malignant bowel obstructions, and complications related to liver transplants or surgical removal of the esophagus. Our specialists help drive research to better understand digestive disorders and to develop new therapies. Many of our patients participate in clinical trials of potential new treatments for ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease and other conditions.
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