Cholestatic Hepatocellular Injury with Azathioprine: A Case Report and Review of the Mechanisms of Hepatotoxicity by Joseph Romagnuolo, DC Sadowski, E Lalor, L Jewell, ABR Thomson

“…Azathioprine is a drug commonly used for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, organ transplantation and various autoimmune diseases. …”
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Hemorrhage from Extra-Antral Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia in a Patient with Duodenal Heterotopic Gastric Mucosa by John Gubatan, Nathan Raines, Hasan Khosravi, Tracy L. Challies, Tyler M. Berzin

“…The patient required blood transfusions and consequently had a small bowel endoscopy notable for fresh blood in the proximal small bowel. …”
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Jurnal Kesehatan Andalas. 2013; 2(2) Malrotasi dan Volvulus pada Anak by Yusri Dianne Jurnalis, Yorva Sayoeti, Adria Russelly

“…Keterlambatan diagnosis dan talaksana dapat mengakibatkan terjadinya nekrosis intestinal, short bowel syndrome, dan ketergantungan pada nutrisi parenteral total. …”
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The Combination of Gastroschisis, Jejunal Atresia, and Colonic Atresia in a Newborn by Zachary Bauman, Victor Nanagas

“…Based on our case presentation, small bowel atresia and colonic atresia must be considered in patients who undergo abdominal wall closure for gastroschisis with prolonged symptoms suggestive of bowel obstruction. …”
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Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor: MRI and CT Findings by K. O. Kragha

“…This is a case report of a 56-year-old male with hypertension who presented with urinary retention and bowel incontinence. CT and MRI of the abdomen and pelvis showed a large complex cystic and solid enhancing mass in the right presacral space. …”
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Sulphasalazine-Induced Pseudomembranous Colitis by Hugh J Freeman, Urs P Steinbrecher, WC Peter Kwan, Stephanie Ensworth

“…Despite the frequent use of sulphasalazine in the management of inflammatory bowel disease, this complication has been apparently rare. …”
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Chronic Constipation in the Elderly: An Unusual Presentation of Colonic Dysmotility in an Elderly Patient by R. Peravali, H. Kranenburg, J. E. Martin, N. Keeling

“…We present an 82-year-old female with long standing constipation presenting acutely with large bowel obstruction. Laparotomy and Hartman’s procedure was performed, and a grossly distended sigmoid colon was resected. …”
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Commonly Used Preparations for Colonoscopy: Efficacy, Tolerability and Safety – A Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Position Paper by Alan Barkun, Naoki Chiba, Robert Enns, Margaret Marcon, Susan Natsheh, Co Pham, Dan Sadowski, Stephen Vanner

“…INTRODUCTION: The increased demand for colonoscopy, coupled with the introduction of new bowel cleansing preparations and recent caution advisories in Canada, has prompted a review of bowel preparations by the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology.…”
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Acute Abdominal Pain Secondary to Chilaiditi Syndrome by David Kang, Andrew S. Pan, Michael A. Lopez, Jessica L. Buicko, Miguel Lopez-Viego

“…Patients' symptoms can range from asymptomatic to acute intermittent bowel obstruction. Diagnosis is best achieved with CT imaging. …”
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Percutaneous Emergency Needle Caecostomy for Prevention of Caecal Perforation by Alexandra M. Limmer, Zackariah Clement

“…Caecal perforation is a life-threatening complication of large bowel obstruction with a reported mortality of 34% to 72%. …”
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The Role of Human Gut Microbe Ruminococcus gnavus in Inflammatory Diseases by Sasmitra Kandasamy, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Kar Wai Hong, Kah-Ooi Chua, Nurul Syakima Ab Mutalib, Alvin Lai Oon Ng, Long Chiau Ming, Hui Xuan Lim, Sivakumar Thurairajasingam, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Loh Teng-Hern Tan

“… Dysbiosis is a prominent factor in numerous inflammatory conditions, with Ruminococcus gnavus, a prevalent gut microbe, implicated in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), eczema, metabolic disorders, and rheumatic diseases. …”
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Advanced Ovarian Pregnancy: A Case Report of Misdiagnosis and Surgical Outcomes by Noppamart Whangteeranon, Pang Pinyochotiwong

“…Oophorectomy could not be performed due to severe bowel adhesions and multiple feeding vessels from the bowel at the posterior part of the left ovary. …”
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A Gentleman with Anemia and Cholestasis by Siu-Tong Law, Wai-Ki Lee, Michael Kin-Kong Li, Ka-Ho Lok

“…Herein, we report a case of primary sclerosing cholangitis and inflammatory bowel disease. The concomitant diagnosis of these two diseases is not typical. …”
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How Reliable Is Endoscopic Scoring of Postoperative Recurrence in Crohn Disease?: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Eline M. L. van der Does de Willebois, MD, Vittoria Bellato, MD, Marjolijn Duijvestein, MD, PhD, Susan van Dieren, MD, PhD, Silvio Danese, MD, PhD, Pierpaolo Sileri, MD, PhD, Christianne J. Buskens, MD, PhD, Andrea Vignali, MD, PhD, Willem A. Bemelman, MD, PhD

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Efficacy of Tui Na in idiopathic constipation in children with cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled clinical trial by Huijuan Wang, Bichan Chen, Qian Long, Qiuping Yang, Jiawen Mao, Qinghua Ma, Xingqian Yi, Ying Wang, Yinghan Liu, Zhiliang Cao, Jianda Xu, Yong Ye, Wei Tang

“…Initially, the CAS score, weekly bowel movements and proportion of infants with bowel evacuation ≥2 h were comparable between the two groups (P > 0.05). …”
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Postoperative Complications Leading to Death after Coagulum Pyelolithotomy in a Tetraplegic Patient: Can We Prevent Prolonged Ileus, Recurrent Intestinal Obstruction due to Adhesio... by Subramanian Vaidyanathan, Bakul Soni, Gurpreet Singh, Peter Hughes

“…CT of abdomen revealed bilateral renal calculi and features of proximal small bowel obstruction. Laparotomy revealed small bowel obstruction due to dense inflammatory adhesions involving multiple small bowel loops which protruded through the defect in sigmoid mesocolon and fixed posteriorly over the area of previous intervention. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Dysplasia in Ulcerative Colitis Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Qi-Shan Zeng, Zhi-Jing Zhao, Jiao Nie, Min Zou, Jia-Hui Yang, Jin-Zhi Zhang, Hua-Tian Gan

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Synthesis of Interleukin-10 in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis and Helicobacter pylori Infection by Jesús K. Yamamoto-Furusho, Gabriela Fonseca-Camarillo, Carlos A. Barrera-Ochoa, Janette Furuzawa-Carballeda

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Adenoma Detection Rate in Colonoscopic Screening with Ketamine-based Sedation: A Prospective Observational Study by Mirza KOVACEVIC, Nermina RIZVANOVIC, Adisa SABANOVIC ADILOVIC, Nedim BARUCIJA, Anida ABAZOVIC

“…Baseline characteristics, ADR, bowel preparation quality according to the Chicago bowel preparation (CHBP) scale, cecal intubation, colonoscopy removal, and complications were analyzed. …”
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Rare Benign Large Lymphoid Colonic Polyp by Yousef Alshamali, Ahmad Al Taleb, Talal Al-Taweel

“…Benign lymphoid polyps are uncommon lesions of the small bowel and the colon to a lesser degree that are mostly found in children. …”
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