Endoscopy is an essential tool for effective care of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis. The newest endoscopic small-field imaging technologies with confocal endomicroscopy…
Biomarkers have gained increasing attention for the diagnosis and follow-up of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Endoscopy remains the gold standard for assessing disease activity. Biomarkers are rapid, inexpensive, and noninvasive,…
The goals of therapy for ulcerative colitis have moved from symptom improvement to mucosal healing, and finally histologic resolution. The natural history of histologic inflammation in ulcerative colitis progresses from…
In approximately one-third of Crohn’s disease patients, the disease is confined to the small bowel, inaccessible to the reach of standard endoscopy. Thorough and complete evaluation of the small bowel…
In a patient presenting with suspected inflammatory bowel disease, the initial endoscopic evaluation is a valuable tool for determining the correct disease diagnosis and the extent and severity of disease….
Maria T. Abreu, MD, Editor As a gastroenterologist who specializes in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), I call myself a “boutique” endoscopist. I primarily do endoscopies on patients with IBD and…
Charles J. Lightdale, MD, Consulting Editor New scientific insights into the pathogenesis of inflammation and autoimmune diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease, have led to a new era in the management…
GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA www.giendo.theclinics.com Consulting Editor CHARLES J. LIGHTDALE October 2016 • Volume 26 • Number 4 Related posts: Capsule Endoscopy and Deep Enteroscopy in Inflammatory Bowel…
Patients previously classified with “obscure gastrointestinal hemorrhage” should now be classified as “suspected small bowel bleeding” according to the 2015 American College of Gastroenterology guidelines. This article provides algorithms for…
Intraoperative enteroscopy (IOE) to explore obscure gastrointestinal bleeding is now rarely indicated. IOE allows complete small bowel exploration in 57% to 100% of cases, finds a bleeding source in 80%…
