Gastroenterology

Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2022 was held both in San Diego, California, USA, and virtually. The meeting featured cutting-edge research and education in the field of gastroenterology, of which eight treatment-related presentations are summarised in this article.

Up to 10% of the Western population are affected by IMIDs,1 including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), rheumatoid arthritis (RA)…

Boerhaave syndrome (BS) is a full thickness oesophageal tear. Most cases require surgical correction. In rare cases, conservative…

The FutureIBD meeting in Barcelona, Spain, was the first time that leading gastroenterologists had been able to meet face-to-face for quit…

Inflammatory bowel diseases, consisting of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, have an increasing prevalence worldwide, the authors studied the differences in treatment which often occur between older and younger patient populations…

An extremely rare subtype of pancreatic adenocarcinoma that has recently been described is medullary carcinoma of the pancreas.

Anti-TNF drugs, adalimumab and infliximab are treatments for inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), Chron’s disease, ulcerative colitis…

Proposing solutions to alleviate healthcare for patients with IBD during the pandemic, the authors include widening the use of telemedicine and prioritising management guidelines for this patient group.