Gastroenterology

Colonic perforation post colonoscopy is rarely seen; however, when coupled with massive pneumoperitoneum in haemodynamically stable patients,

Achalasia cardia is the best characterised oesophageal motility disorder. It is characterised by progressive ganglion cell degeneration in the oesophageal myenteric plexus, which results in impaired lower oesophageal sphincter (LES) relaxation upon swallowing and aperistalsis in the distal smooth muscle segment of the oesophagus.

For many people with Crohn’s disease (CD), onset occurs in childhood or adolescence. Treatment for CD has moved from predominantly surgical to…

In an interactive symposium moderated by Dr Cummings, the question: “Is early intervention with anti-TNF the key to achieving long-lasting remission…

Mesenteric panniculitis was first introduced by Jura in 1924,1 who termed it retractile mesenteritis. Since then, it has also been called sclerosing…

The David G. Jagelman memorial International Colorectal Disease Symposium is an initiative of the Department of Colorectal Surgery at the Cleveland…

Dr Raine described corticosteroids as the first IBD drugs to undergo clinical trials. A seminal study, one of the first to introduce the concept…

Over the past years, the conceptual framework behind the pathogenesis of IBD has come into sharper focus. In healthy individuals, the intestinal…