A Rare Case of an Early Postoperative Obstructive Ileus in a Young Female Patient due to a Residual Trichobezoar Mass by P. Christopoulos, S. Ross-Thriepland, H. McCarthy, C. S. Day, W. Sasi

“…Trichobezoar is a rare cause of small bowel obstruction, whereby a mass forms most commonly in the stomach and duodenum of young females, from ingestion of hair, a condition known as trichophagia. …”
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Capsule Endoscopy in Celiac Disease by E. Akin, O. Ersoy

“…Capsule endoscopy (CE) has been increasingly used for diagnosing disease of the small bowel. It is an attractive technique for assessing celiac disease (CD) because it is noninvasive and provides a close and magnified view of the mucosa of the entire small bowel. …”
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Computed Tomography Enterography: Quantitative Evaluation on Crohn’s Disease Activity by Jingyun Cheng, Hui Xie, Hao Yang, Ke Wang, Guobin Xu, Guangyao Wu

“…The mural hyperenhancement in the portal vein period, bowel wall thickening, and ΔCT value can accurately and quantitatively assess the activity of CD lesions and are potential visual biomarkers of CD lesions.…”
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Safety of Colonoscopies in Patients on Advanced Heart Failure Therapies Who Received a Heart Transplant by Zaid Ansari, Akram Ahmad, Osama Sharjeel Khan, Vuha Reddi, Fernando Castro

“…Indications for colonoscopy, adequacy of bowel preparation, and complications were reported. …”
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Idiopathic Myointimal Hyperplasia of Mesenteric Veins of the Ileum and Colon in a Patient with Crohn’s Disease: A Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature by Sharon J. Song, Stuti G. Shroff

“…Surgical resection of the diseased bowel segment reveals the true etiology of the pathology and is curative. …”
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Deep Endometriosis Induced Spontaneous Colon Rectal Perforation in Pregnancy: Laparoscopy Is Advanced Tool to Confirm Diagnosis by Aurelio Costa, Annalisa Sartini, Silvia Garibaldi, Marco Cencini

“…The diagnosis of a bowel perforation can be difficult and in all of the cases reported necessitates an exploratory laparotomy. …”
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Development of an Assay for Antibodies to Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Easy, Cheap and Specific for Crohn's Disease by Charles N Bernstein, Ken Orr, James F Blanchard, Michael Sargent, Donna Workman

“…OBJECTIVE: To develop a serological test to measure antibodies to Saccharomyces cerevisiae in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.…”
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A Fetus with Imperforate Anus Developing Pulmonary Hypoplasia Triggered by Transient Urethral Obstruction by Masatake Toshimitsu, Takayuki Iriyama, Seisuke Sayama, Kan Suzuki, Satsuki Kakiuchi, Mari Ichinose, Takahiro Seyama, Kenbun Sone, Keiichi Kumasawa, Takeshi Nagamatsu, Tomoyuki Fujii, Yutaka Osuga

“…The fetus was diagnosed with high-type imperforate anus with rectourethral fistula based on the dilated fetal bowel and the presence of bowel calcification at 19 weeks of gestation. …”
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A Curious Case of Intestinal Diaphragm Disease Unmasked by Perforation of a Duodenal Ulcer by Mairéad McNally, Ion Cretu

“…They can lead to intermittent or complete bowel obstruction. Diagnosis may be elusive as there is nothing specific about NSAID-induced injury at endoscopy and histology is also nonspecific. …”
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Road Traffic Accident Traumatic Vehicle Seat Belt Abdominal Wall Hernia by Mahmoud R. Manasra, Roua E. Farah, Arein A. Abufara, Bara M. AbuIrayyeh, Rahaf E. Farah, Mohammed A. Maraqa

“…Most TAWH contained either a small bowel (69%) or a large bowel (36%), with 16% containing both. …”
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A Case of Immunotherapy-Induced Colitis Complicated by Perforation and Treated with Infliximab Postoperatively by Lukas Delasos, Aakash Desai, Nerea Lopetegui Lia, Nikhila Kethireddy, Carolyn Ray

“…Rarely, immunotherapy-induced colitis can become life-threatening and result in bowel perforation requiring surgical intervention. …”
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Colectomy and Acute Renal Failure: A Case Report with Unusual Presentation by Osman Zikrullah Sahin, Cemil Bilir, Teslime Ayaz

“…We suspected for short bowel syndrome (SBS). Following the hydration, loperamide hydrochloride 10 mg/day was started and the patient was followed up with normal serum creatinine and uric acid levels. …”
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Intestinal Obstruction due to Bilateral Strangulated Femoral Hernias by Ioannis Nikolopoulos, Eshan Oderuth, Eleni Ntakomyti, Bengt Kald

“…Both hernias were repaired and a small bowel resection on the right side was performed with side to side anastomosis. …”
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Unusual Cause of Intestinal Obstruction: Left Paraduodenal Hernia by Sami Akbulut

“…Left paraduodenal hernia should be taken into consideration in the differential diagnosis in patients of relatively younger ages with no prior abdominal surgery who frequently have bowel obstruction episodes.…”
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Comparison of a 4-Day versus 2-Day Low Fiber Diet Regimen in Barium Tagging CT Colonography in Incomplete Colonoscopy Patients by Kaan Meric, Nuray Bakal, Ebubekir Şenateş, Sibel Aydın, Zeynep Gamze Kılıçoğlu, Fatma Esra Bahadır Ülger, Esin Yencilek, Banu Erkalma Şenateş, Masum Şimşek

“…We graded the residual fluid, tagging quality for solid stool, and fluid per bowel segment. We performed a questionnaire to assess patient compliance. …”
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The association between oxidative balance score with constipation and diarrhea in US adults: a cross-sectional analysis of NHANES 2007–2010 by Yaoling Cao, Zhihao Yang, Qinqing Tang

“…Constipation and diarrhea were identified according to bowel frequency and stool type, as outlined in the Bowel Health Questionnaire. …”
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IBD 2009: Emerging Research Frontiers on the Path to a Cure by A Hillary Steinhart, G Tolomiczenko

“…Following the scientific presentations, discussions endorsed current activities of the CCFC and supported the creation of a new pediatric inflammatory bowel disease initiative.…”
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A Gastroenterologist’s Perspective of The Medical Management of Patients with Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis by ABR Thomson

“…Medical therapy in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has specific objectives that need to be remembered when considering any form of intervention. …”
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Recurrent Midgut Bleeding due to Jejunal Angioleiomyoma by Mahir Gachabayov, Petr Mityushin

“…Contrast-enhanced CT revealed highly vascular small bowel neoplasm. The patient underwent laparotomy with bowel resection and recovered uneventfully. …”
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Cholestasis in Crohn's Disease: A Diagnostic Challenge by Nir Hilzenrat, Esther Lamoureux, Averell Sherker, Albert Cohen

“…The most recent episode, occurring when the bowel disease was quiescent, was due to granulomatous hepatitis and resolved clinically with no specific therapy. …”
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