Gastroenterology

This article will review some of the challenges in management of patients with IRH, focusing on areas where hepatologists are often asked…

Lupus enteritis is a rare and poorly understood cause of abdominal pain in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)…

Establishing healthy nutrition practices from infancy through to childhood and adolescence is essential in ensuring a healthy digestive system throughout our lives..

Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is a global health problem affecting both developing and developed countries, particularly in Asia. Nutritional deficiency, menstrual blood loss, and chronic gastrointestinal blood loss are the common causes of IDA.

Sodium valproate, or valproic acid (VPA), is an antiepileptic drug used for the treatment of epilepsy, bipolar disorder, migraine headache, and diabetic-neuropathy related pain. Valproate-induced pancreatitis is an idiosyncratic reaction of the drug, commonly seen in paediatrics…

Interdisciplinary sessions at the recent United European Gastroenterology (UEG) Week, held in Vienna, Austria, from 8th to 11th October 2022, covered new approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal and hepatic disorders, with a focus on advances in the non-invasive management of these diseases. Abstract-based and poster sessions presented original research from Europe and other parts of the world.

Excess production of TNF-α leads to chronic inflammation and tissue damage in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMID) such as Crohn’s Disease (CD), rheumatoid arthritis, and psoriasis. The introduction of anti-TNF agents revolutionised therapy for patients with IMIDs, and two anti-TNFs are currently approved for use in CD in Europe: infliximab and adalimumab.

Dysphagia is defined as “any disruption to the swallow sequence that results in compromise to the safety, efficiency, or adequacy of nutritional intake.” Dysphagia may have an oropharyngeal or oesophageal cause, resulting in delayed transit of liquids or solid food from the mouth to the stomach.