ADA-friendly PDF: Inside Tract Summer 2013

Inside Tract Summer 2013

Articles in This Issue

Cover Story

  • Gastroparesis: Looking at a Breakthrough
    Could endoscopic stent placement play a role in the treatment of people whose stomachs do not empty properly?

At the Bench

  • Hemorrhagic E. coli: A Therapy on the Way?
    Johns Hopkins molecular biologist Olga Kovbasnjuk has made inroads in clarifying how bacteria that carry the Shiga toxin cross the gut wall and enter the bloodstream.

Endoscopy

  • Ultrasonic Endoscopy: New Hope in the Toughest Cases
    For patients with malignant biliary obstruction, a better way to place an internal stent.

Hepatology

  • The Case for Live Donor Liver Transplants
    Under skilled hands and with standardized protocols, living donors can significantly shorten the wait time for a patient in need.

The Director's Desk

  • Old Therapies as Stepping Stones