Clostridium septicum Sepsis and Colon Carcinoma: Report of 4 Cases by Eric Mao, Aine Clements, Edward Feller

“…All patients with positive blood cultures for C. septicum, even without clinical suspicion of large bowel malignancy, should undergo colonoscopy to evaluate for colon carcinoma.…”
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Complete Histological Resolution of Collagenous Sprue by Hugh J Freeman, Jennifer E Davis, Danny M Myers

“…Later, weight loss and hypoalbuminemia were documented. This prompted small bowel biopsies that showed pathological changes of collagenous sprue. …”
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An Elusive Bullet in the Gastrointestinal Tract: A Rare Case of Bullet Embolism in the Gastrointestinal Tract and a Review of Relevant Literature by Saptarshi Biswas, Catherine Price, Sunil Abrol

“…Bullets retained in the abdominal cavity should not be dismissed as fixed and should be carefully monitored to ensure that they do not embolize within the bowel and cause occult lesions during their migration. …”
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Studies on the Interleukin-10 Gene in Animal Models of Colitis by Hugh J Freeman

“…In patients with inflammatory bowel disease, impaired IL-10 production by lamina propria T cells occurs and human recombinant IL-10 improves clinical parameters in inflammatory bowel disease (eg, Crohn's disease). …”
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Collagenous Sprue by Hugh James Freeman

“…Collagenous sprue is a small bowel mucosal lesion that has been historically associated with persistent diarrhea, progressive weight loss and severe malabsorption causing multiple nutrient deficiencies. …”
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Meconium Peritonitis and Periorchitis: Report of a Prenatal Case by Cem Yaşar Sanhal, İnanç Mendilcioğlu, Adnan Aslan, Murat Özekinci, Mehmet Şimşek

“… Meconium peritonitis refers to rupture of the bowel prior to birth, resulting in fetal meconium escaping into peritoneum leading to inflammation (peritonitis). …”
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Left paraduodenal hernia: An overlooked cause of acute abdomen - A case report by Bhushan Shah, Jayant Bajaj, Adithya Reddy Vijendra, Devendra S. Yadav

“…They occur due to herniation of the small bowel into the paraduodenal fossa. Symptomatology in a patient ranges from asymptomatic, chronic abdominal pain to acute abdomen. …”
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Primarily Proximal Jejunal Stone Causing Enterolith Ileus in a Patient without Evidence of Cholecystoenteric Fistula or Jejunal Diverticulosis by Houssam Khodor Abtar, Mostapha Mneimneh, Mazen M. Hammoud, Ahmed Zaaroura, Yasmina S. Papas

“…This patient underwent laparotomy, enterotomy with stone extraction, and subsequent primary repair of the bowel.…”
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Methotrexate: ‘Lessons from Rheumatology’ by Remo Panaccione

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A Dog with Pseudo-Addison Disease Associated with Trichuris vulpis Infection by Luigi Venco, Valentina Valenti, Marco Genchi, Giulio Grandi

“…Two adult female whipworms (Trichuris vulpis) were collected following bowel irrigation. Anthelmintic treatment against the parasite was curative.…”
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Fluoroscopic-Guided Removal of Jejunal Sharp Foreign Body: An Alternative Approach to Surgery by Abdulrahman Qatomah, Simon McQueen, Wafa Qatomah, Aishah Qatomah, Ali Bessissow

“…We present a case of a 30-year-old male who ingested multiple FBs located in the stomach and small bowel. While successful removal of the stomach FB was achieved through endoscopy, the second FB in the small bowel proved challenging due to perforation concerns and limited expertise. …”
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Multiple, Pan-Enteric Perforation Secondary to Intestinal Tuberculosis by Irfan Masood, Zain Majid, Ali Rafiq, Waqas Rind, Aisha Zia, Sajjad Raza

“…To the best of our knowledge, such an extensive tuberculous perforation of the small bowel has not been previously reported in the literature before.…”
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Aphthous Esophagael Ulceration: A Novel Presentation of Crohn’s Disease? by Paul L Beck, Philip K Blustein, Melvin A Andersen

“…Crohn’s disease (CD) commonly presents as involvement of the small bowel or colon - the esophagus is rarely involved. …”
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A Case of Hepatic Portal Venous Gas: Hypothesis of a Transient Direct Communication between a Penetrating Antral Gastric Ulcer and Mesenteric Varices by Hassan M. Ghoz, Shamlan M. Sheikh, Kanika Khandelwal, Joseph Fiore, Nicholas James, Joel Weinstock

“…Treatment with a proton pump inhibitor and bowel rest was sufficient to resolve symptoms and the HPVG.…”
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Genetic Factors in Animal Models of Intestinal Inflammation by R Balfour Sartor

“…Identification of the immunological mechanisms of host genetic susceptibility and the genetic basis of spontaneous colitis should provide new insights into the pathogenesis of human inflammatory bowel disease.…”
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Malrotasi Usus by Yusri Dianne Jurnalis, Yorva Sayoeti, Aslinar .

“…Immediate surgery<br />will give a good prognosis for bowel Malrotation.<br />Keywords: intestinal malrotation, Ladd’s Procedure…”
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Is Occult Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding a Definite Indication for Capsule Endoscopy? A Retrospective Analysis of Diagnostic Yield in Patients with Occult versus Overt Bleeding by Ikue Watari, Shiro Oka, Shinji Tanaka, Makoto Nakano, Taiki Aoyama, Shigeto Yoshida, Kazuaki Chayama

“…Usefulness of capsule endoscopy (CE) for diagnosing small-bowel lesions in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) has been reported. …”
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Investigating neutropenic enterocolitis: a systematic review of case reports and clinical insights by Samane Nematolahi, Ali Amanati, Hossein Molavi Vardanjani, Mohammadreza Pourali, Mahnaz Hosseini Bensenjan, Farnoosh Nozari, Mohebat Vali, Seyed Reza Abdipour Mehrian, Seyed Ali Nabavizadeh, Farima Safari

“…Imaging typically shows a thickening of the bowel wall. Broad-spectrum antibiotics and bowel rest were the primary initial treatment. …”
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A retrospective Study on Intestinal Injury from Blunt Abdominal Trauma by Muralidharan Kannaian, Bhaskara Rao Bezawada, Vinod K, Subash Chandra Bose

“…Results: About 59 individuals with 60 significant bowel and mesentery lesions from blunt abdominal trauma were conducted. …”
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Epidemiology and Treatment Patterns of Fistulizing Crohn’s Disease in a Large, Real-World Australasian Cohort by Jack McNamara, William Wilson, Joseph L. Pipicella, Simon Ghaly, Jakob Begun, Ian C. Lawrance, Richard Gearry, Jane M. Andrews, Susan J. Connor

“…Methods: A large real-world cohort of people with inflammatory bowel disease under routine care was interrogated in August 2023. …”
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