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A Proactive Approach to GI Care

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State of the GI Industry

In the U.S., care and management of digestive diseases and cancers cost billions of dollars every year in direct and indirect costs.([FOOTNOTE=Everheart J, Ruhl C. Burden of digestive diseases in the United States part 1: overall and upper gastrointestinal diseases. Gastroenterology. 2009;136:376-86.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=]) We’re committed to caring for the large, diverse population of GI patients with products to support them across the continuum of care.

GERD and Barrett's Esophagus

Gerd and Barrett's Esophagus

Only 12.5% of Barrett’s esophagus is diagnosed([FOOTNOTE=Dymedex Market Development Consulting, Strategic Market Assessment: Barrx-GI, October 30, 2014.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=])
Crohn's Disease

Crohn's Disease

About two million people may be affected globally([FOOTNOTE=Kaplan G. The global burden of IBD: from 2015 to 2025. Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2015;12:720-727.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=])
GI Bleeding

GI Bleeding

In 5% of cases, the source of GI bleeding is not found on an upper and lower endoscopy([FOOTNOTE=Gralnek IM. Obscure-overt gastrointestinal bleeding. Gastroenterology. 2005;128:1424-30.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=]),([FOOTNOTE=Gerson L, Fidler J, Cave D, Leighton J. ACG Clinical Guideline: Diagnosis and management of small bowel bleeding. American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2015;110:1265-1287.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=])
GI Functional Disorders

GI Functional Disorders

Large economic burden and limited diagnostic success
GI Adjacent Disorders

GI Adjacent Disorders

About 65,000 deaths due to pancreatic cancer and malignant liver diseases([FOOTNOTE=Peery AF, Crockett SD, Barritt AS, Dellon ES, Eluri S, Gangarosa LM, et al. Burden of Gastrointestinal, Liver, and Pancreatic Diseases in the United States. Gastroenterology. 2015;149(7):1731–1741.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=]),([FOOTNOTE=SEER Cancer Statistics Factsheets: Pancreas Cancer. National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD,  http://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/pancreas.html.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=])
GI Polyps

Polyps

Approximately 1.6-10% of colonoscopies are incomplete([FOOTNOTE=Chong A, Shah JN, Levine MS, Rubesin SE, Laufer I, Ginsberg GG, et al. Diagnostic yield of barium enema examination after incomplete colonoscopy. Radiology. 2002;223:620-4.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=]),([FOOTNOTE=Kao K, Tam M, Sekhon H, Wijeratne R, Haigh Pl, Abbas MA. Should barium enema be the next step following an incomplete colonoscopy? Int J Colorectal Dis. 2010;25:1353-1357.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=])
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