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1 Mar 2018

Mission: Rapid Action and Lasting Remission: A Focus on Disease Progression in Ulcerative Colitis

Do flares of ulcerative colitis (UC) cause long-term bowel damage? Dr Sandborn opened the symposium by challenging the audience to think about their…
7 Mins
1 Mar 2018

Targeting Mucosal Healing: Optimising Results with Early Appropriate Therapy in Crohn’s Disease

Given the progressive nature of Crohn’s disease (CD), Prof Panés made a case for timely intervention in at-risk patients to achieve the ultimate goal of…
6 Mins
1 Mar 2018

Advances in Faecal DNA Testing for Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Literature Review for Primary Care Providers

Recent epidemiological data gathered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggest that colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading…
9 Mins
14 Dec 2017

Keep Calm and Treat to Target in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Highlighting the importance of early diagnosis, assessing prognostic factors, and treating to target inflammatory bowel disease.
10 Mins
14 Dec 2017

Editor’s Pick: Recent Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Abdominal Tuberculosis

Abdominal tuberculosis and its protean manifestations still create a diagnostic challenge for clinicians and remain an important concern in the…
11 Mins
14 Dec 2017

Extragastric Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Helicobacter Pylori: Friend or Foe?

Since it was first identified in 1982, Helicobacter pylori has continued to draw attention far beyond its role in peptic ulcer disease and is now…
7 Mins
14 Dec 2017

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Pancreas Disease, Pancreatic Cancer, and Impact of Endoscopic Ultrasound Examination on Screening and Surveillance

Fat accumulation in the pancreas, defined as fatty pancreas, is usually an incidental finding during transabdominal ultrasound examination.
10 Mins
14 Dec 2017

Atrophic Body Gastritis: Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Outcome

Atrophic body gastritis is a chronic disorder characterised by atrophy of the oxyntic glands leading to reduced gastric acid and intrinsic factor secretion.