Advances in Management of Pancreatic Diseases
Nuzhat A. Ahmad, MD, AGAF, Editor “Don’t mess with the pancreas” is an old adage oft repeated in hospital corridors and operating theaters. This axiom is a reflection on the…
GASTROENTEROLOGY
Forthcoming Issues
Forthcoming Issues June 2016 Women’s Health in Gastroenterology Laurel R. Fisher, Editor September 2016 Gastrointestinal Neoplasia Paul J. Limburg and Dan A. Dixon, Editors December 2016 Obesity and Gastroenterology Octavia…
View from the Top: Perspectives on Women in Gastroenterology from Society Leaders
Women are making great strides at all levels of medicine, including gastroenterology. The proportion of women members in gastroenterology societies has increased nearly 2-fold and the percent of women trainees…
Hepatitis B in the Female Population
Chronic hepatitis B infection in the female population has implications not just for the individual but for her children as well. This article discusses the natural history of hepatitis B…
Women with Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis is less frequent in women than in men, in large part due to the lower prevalence of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and alcohol use in women. The most common…
Metabolic Bone Disease in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a liver-specific autoimmune disease that primarily affects women (female-to-male ratio, 10:1) between 40 and 60 years of age. Metabolic bone disease is a common complication of…
Obesity in Women
Approximately 36% of adult women in the United States are obese. Although obesity affects women similarly to men in terms of prevalence, there seem to be gender-specific differences in the…
Caring for Women with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease are chronic inflammatory diseases with typical onset in early adulthood. These diseases, therefore, can affect a woman throughout the many stages of her life, including…
Pregnancy and the Patient with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
For many women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the illness coincides with their childbearing years. IBD increases the risk of pregnancy complications and adverse pregnancy outcomes. The multidisciplinary care team…
Gastrointestinal Diseases in Pregnancy
Many disorders of the gastrointestinal tract are common in pregnancy. Elevated levels of progesterone may lead to alterations in gastrointestinal motility which could contribute to nausea, vomiting, and/or GERD. Pregnancy-induced…
