Therapeutic Balloon-Assisted Enteroscopy: Recent Advances in the Management of Small Bowel Diseases.
Balloon-assisted enteroscopy (BAE) has substantially advanced small bowel disease management. This review summarizes recent therapeutic BAE advances, focusing on three major indications: small bowel vascular lesions, hereditary polyposis syndromes, and Crohn's disease (CD). For suspected small bowel…
Polyglycolic Acid Shield Prevents Repeated Delayed Bleeding After Endoscopic Stricturotomy for Anastomotic Stricture in Crohn's Disease: A Case Report.
Endoscopic stricturotomy (ES) is a novel approach for treating benign strictures of the lower gastrointestinal tract. However, it is performed at a limited number of facilities, and strategies for preventing complications have not yet been established. We performed ES for ileo-sigmoid anastomosis as…
AA is essential for several tissues in the body, as they are involved in many physiological and pathological processes. Its regulatory role in inflammation, immune response regulation, cell cycle, and membrane structural organization and its ability to control the expression and function(s) of sever…
Brief report: Effectiveness and safety of recombinant zoster vaccine in inflammatory bowel disease patients aged 18 years and older: A matched cohort and self-controlled case series study.
Individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at increased risk of herpes zoster (HZ). Using a matched cohort design, we evaluated the vaccine effectiveness (VE) of recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) against HZ among IBD patients aged ≥18 years. Within the Kaiser Permanente South…
The burden of anemia related to inflammatory bowel disease in China: Epidemic trends, subtype differences and driving factors.
This study provides the first systematic assessment of the disease burden of inflammatory bowel disease-related anemia (IBD-anemia) and its major subtypes in China, aiming to generate robust evidence to inform targeted prevention and control strategies. We comprehensively evaluated trends in prevale…
Evolving role of intestinal ultrasound in the evaluation of Crohn's disease: A clinical- radiological perspective.
This review examines the recent increase in both clinical and radiological interest in ultrasound in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with particular emphasis on its role in the assessment of Crohn's disease. Intestinal ultrasound (IUS) has emerged as an attractive imaging modality because of its n…
Unraveling the Clinical Puzzle of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis in Ulcerative Colitis: Insights from a Systematic Review.
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that primarily affects the colon. Among its extraintestinal complications, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a rare yet potentially life-threatening emergency that can manifest as headaches, seizures, and/or neurological…