Trial name: Beta blockers Or Placebo for Primary Prophylaxis of oesophageal varices in cirrhosis (BOPPP). A triple blinded, multi-centre, clinical- and cost-effectiveness randomised controlled trial. Summary BOPPP is an NIHR HTA funded multi-centre trial to examine the efficacy using the […]
CALIBRE – Carvedilol versus variceal band ligation in primary prevention of variceal bleeding in liver cirrhosis. Trial Design A multicentre randomised controlled, open-label, self-evident two-arm trial with internal pilot. Aim To investigate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of carvedilol versus variceal band ligation in patients […]
ASEPTIC (Primary Antibiotic prophylaxis using co-trimoxazole to prevent SpontanEous bacterial PeritoniTIs in Cirrhosis) is an NIHR HTA funded multi-centre trial to examine the efficacy of primary prophylaxis using the narrow-spectrum antibiotic Co-Trimoxazole in patients with cirrhosis and ascites. We are still […]
Adult liver transplantation: A UK clinical guideline – part 1: pre-operation Abstract Liver transplantation is a highly successful treatment for all types of liver failure, some non-liver failure indications and liver cancer. Most referrals come from secondary care. This first […]
Abstract These guidelines on transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt (TIPSS) in the management of portal hypertension have been commissioned by the Clinical Services and Standards Committee (CSSC) of the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) under the auspices of the Liver Section […]
We received 15 excellent entries for the first BSG Service Prize in 2019. The winning submission was from Dr Jane Chalmers and colleagues on behalf of the NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre for the development of a new diagnostic pathway […]
This statement has been produced in response to the rapid increase in the burden of liver disease in the UK and the need to ensure training in liver medicine delivers a clinical workforce able to meet current and future demand. […]
BSG-endorsed British Society for Haematology (BSH) guidelines on haemochromatosis Genetic haemochromatosis (GH) is one of the most frequent genetic disorders found in Northern Europeans. GH is a condition caused by continued absorption of iron from the upper small intestine, despite […]
Professor John Dillon and his colleagues in Dundee, Scotland, have found that an automated intelligent liver function test system based in primary care can increase liver diagnosis, improve quality of care and is highly cost-effective. This service success story has […]
British Society of Gastroenterology and UK-PSC guidelines for the diagnosis and management of primary sclerosing cholangitis Michael Huw Chapman, Douglas Thorburn, Gideon M Hirschfield, George G J Webster, Simon M Rushbrook, Graeme Alexander, Jane Collier, Jessica K Dyson, David EJ Jones, […]