American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: parenteral nutrition.

American Gastroenterological Association Medical Position Statement: guidelines for the use of enteral nutrition.

T he need to avoid prolonged starvation in patients is well recognized. More recently, it has been realized that without intraluminal fuels, intestinal integrity may deteriorate and allow translocation of gut bacteria. One means to combat nutrient deprivation and simultaneously to keep the local defense barrier of the intestine intact is tube feeding, i.e., enteral nutrition. This technique has...

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: Diagnosis and treatment of hemorrhoids.

This document presents the official recommendations of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) on Hemorrhoids. It was approved by the Clinical Practice Committee on January 8, 2004, and by the AGA Governing Board on February 13, 2004.

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: guidelines for the evaluation and management of chronic diarrhea.

This document presents the official recommendations of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) on the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Diarrhea. It was approved by the Clinical Practice and Practice Economics Committee on September 27, 1998, and by the AGA Governing Board on November 8, 1998.

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: hereditary colorectal cancer and genetic testing.

This document presents the official recommendations of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) on Hereditary Colorectal Cancer and Genetic Testing. It was approved by the Clinical Practice and Practice Economics Committee on March 20, 2001, and the AGA Governing Board on April 18, 2001.

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement on management of oropharyngeal dysphagia.