Gastroenterology - Inflammatory Bowel Dz News & Articles

1 Patients newly diagnosed with ulcerative colitis receive earlier treatment in surgical clinics Colorectal Disease, May 22, 2013    Clinical Article

2 A Test-based Strategy Is More Cost Effective Than Empiric Dose Escalation for Patients With Crohns Disease Who Lose Responsiveness to Infliximab Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology , May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

3 Long Term Inflammation and Glucocorticoid Therapy Impair Skeletal Modeling during Growth in Childhood Crohn Disease Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, May 21, 2013

4 Short- and long-term efficacy of endoscopic balloon dilation in Crohn’s disease strictures Full Text World Journal of Gastroenterology, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

5 Adalimumab in active ulcerative colitis: A real-life observational study Digestive and Liver Diseases, May 20, 2013    Clinical Article

6 Alleged isotretinoin-associated inflammatory bowel disease: Disproportionate reporting by attorneys to the Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, May 20, 2013    Review Article

7 The value of time-intensity curves obtained after microbubble contrast agent injection to discriminate responders from non-responders to anti-inflammatory medication among patients with Crohns disease European Radiology, May 20, 2013    Clinical Article

8 Long-term follow-up of children exposed intrauterine to maternal thiopurine therapy during pregnancy in females with inflammatory bowel disease Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

9 Mucosal healing with oral tacrolimus is associated with favorable medium- and long-term prognosis in steroid-refractory/dependent ulcerative colitis patients Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, May 17, 2013    Review Article

10 Oxidative stress markers in intestinal mucosa of Tunisian inflammatory bowel disease patients Full Text Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, May 17, 2013    Review Article

11 Crohn's disease affecting the small bowel is associated with reduced appetite and elevated levels of circulating gut peptides Clinical Nutrition, May 16, 2013    Review Article

12 Incidence of Spondyloarthropathy in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis: A Population-based Study The Journal of Rheumatology, May 16, 2013    Clinical Article

13 Factors predicting response to hepatitis B vaccination in patients with inflammatory bowel disease Vaccine , May 16, 2013    Clinical Article

14 Symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: examining the role of sub-clinical inflammation and the impact on clinical assessment of disease activity Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, May 15, 2013    Clinical Article

15 The Diagnostic Accuracy of Fecal Calprotectin During the Investigation of Suspected Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis The American Journal of Gastroenterology, May 15, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

16 Mechanisms and management of growth impairment in children affected by inflammatory bowel disease Expert Review of Endocrinology & Metabolism, May 15, 2013    Review Article

17 Surgery for inflammatory bowel disease in the era of laparoscopy Full Text World Journal of Gastroenterology, May 15, 2013    Review Article

18 Association of Doxycycline use with The Development of Gastroenteritis, Irritable Bowel Sydrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Australians Deployed Abroad Internal Medicine Journal, May 15, 2013    Clinical Article

19 A prospective analysis of the incidence of and risk factors for opportunistic infections in patients with inflammatory bowel disease Journal of Gastroenterology, May 15, 2013    Clinical Article

20 Crohn's disease complicated by strictures: a systematic review Gut, May 15, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

1 Clinical utility of newly developed immunoassays for serum concentrations of adalimumab and anti-adalimumab antibodies in patients with Crohns disease Journal of Gastroenterology, April 15, 2013

2 Implementing guidelines on the prevention of opportunistic infections in inflammatory bowel disease Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, April 24, 2013    Clinical Guideline

3 Systematic review: the quality of the scientific evidence and conflicts of interest in international inflammatory bowel disease practice guidelines Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, April 22, 2013    Review Article    Clinical Guideline

4 Meta-analysis: the risk of venous thromboembolism in patients with inflammatory bowel disease Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, April 17, 2013

5 Meta-analysis: peri-operative anti-TNF treatment and post-operative complications in patients with inflammatory bowel disease Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, April 18, 2013

6 Low allopurinol doses are sufficient to optimize azathioprine therapy in inflammatory bowel disease patients with inadequate thiopurine metabolite concentrations European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, April 25, 2013

7 Adalimumab combined with ciprofloxacin is superior to adalimumab monotherapy in perianal fistula closure in Crohns disease: a randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled trial (ADAFI) Gut, April 9, 2013

8 The role of anti-TNF in the management of ulcerative colitis - past, present and future Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, April 4, 2013

9 The Efficacy and Safety of Bisphosphonates for Osteoporosis or Osteopenia in Crohns Disease: A Meta-Analysis Digestive Diseases and Sciences, April 19, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

10 Long-term Outcome of Patients With Crohns Disease Who Respond to Azathioprine Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology , March 21, 2013

11 Probiotics in the management of irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease Current Opinion in Gastroenterology, February 20, 2013

12 Impact of magnetic resonance enterography in the management of small bowel Crohn’s disease European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, April 23, 2013

13 Management of difficult-to-treat patients with ulcerative colitis: focus on adalimumab Drug Design, Development and Therapy, April 10, 2013    Free full text

14 A survey of current practices used to maintain surgically induced remission following intestinal resection for Crohns disease International Journal of Colorectal Disease, April 1, 2013

15 Medical and surgical treatment of haemorrhoids and anal fissure in Crohns disease: a critical appraisal BMC Gastroenterology, April 1, 2013    Free full text

16 Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Therapy Is Associated With Infections after Abdominal Surgery in Crohn's Disease Patients The American Journal of Gastroenterology, March 19, 2013

17 Incidence and natural history of ulcerative colitis in the Uppsala Region of Sweden 2005–2009 — Results from the IBD Cohort of the Uppsala Region (ICURE) Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, April 4, 2013

18 Total colectomy for ulcerative colitis in children: when are we operating? Pediatric Surgery International, April 19, 2013    Review Article

19 The risks of post-operative complications following pre-operative infliximab therapy for Crohns disease in patients undergoing abdominal surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, March 7, 2013

20 Oral tacrolimus for pediatric steroid-resistant ulcerative colitis Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, April 12, 2013