Category Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Inflammatory bowel disease–like conditions: other immune-mediated gastrointestinal disorders

Abbreviations AID autoinflammatory disease AIE autoimmune enteropathy ANA antinuclear antigen CTLA-4 cytotoxic T-cell lymphocyte-4 CC collagenous colitis CeD celiac disease CD Crohn’s disease FMF familial Mediterranean fever GI gastrointestinal IBD inflammatory bowel disease ICPi immune checkpoint inhibitor IMD immune-mediated disorder…

Inflammatory bowel disease–associated digestive disorders

Abbreviations AIH autoimmune hepatitis AIP autoimmune pancreatitis CD Crohn’s disease EoE eosinophilic esophagitis GAVE gastric antral vascular ectasia GERD gastroesophageal reflux disorder GI gastrointestinal IBD inflammatory bowel disease IBS irritable bowel syndrome ICV ileocecal valve IPAA ileal pouch–anal anastomosis NSAIDs…

Inflammatory bowel disease–like conditions: radiation injury of the gut

Abbreviations AVM arteriovenous malformation GI gastrointestinal IBD inflammatory bowel disease UC ulcerative colitis Introduction Gastrointestinal (GI) tract is vulnerable to radiation injury, consisting acute and chronic forms. The acute injury exerts cytotoxic effect on the fast dividing intestinal epithelium, particularly…

Confocal endomicroscopy and other image-enhanced endoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease

Abbreviations CAN colitis-associated neoplasia CD Crohn’s disease CLE confocal laser endomicroscopy DCE dye chromoendoscopy eCLE endoscopy-based confocal laser endomicroscopy GI gastrointestinal HD high-definition IBD inflammatory bowel disease IEE image-enhanced endoscopy ME magnification endoscopy MH mucosal healing NBI narrow-band imaging OCT…

Enteroscopy in inflammatory bowel disease and inflammatory bowel disease–like conditions

Abbreviations CD Crohn’s disease CMUSE cryptogenic multifocal ulcerous stenosing enteritis BD Behcet’s disease IBD inflammatory bowel disease ITB intestinal tuberculosis MALT mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue NSAID nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug UC ulcerative colitis Introduction The small bowel, as the midsection of the…