Antimicrobial Peptides in Gastrointestinal Inflammation by Simon Jäger, Eduard F. Stange, Jan Wehkamp

“…The role of antimicrobial peptides in the primary events of inflammatory bowel diseases receives special attention.…”
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Sutureless Approach for Gastroschisis Patients in Palestine by Yousef S. Abuzneid, Sadi A. Abukhalaf, Duha Rabi, Abdelrahman Rabee, Safwan Mashhour, Radwan Abukarsh

“…Gastroschisis is a ventral abdominal wall congenital defect with bowel herniation outside the abdominal cavity. Gastroschisis traditional management is the primary operative closure surgery (POCS), but the sutureless silo approach (SSA), a novel alternative, gains wide acceptance in the developed countries and across nations. …”
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Jejunal Intussusception: A Rare Presentation of Carcinoid Tumor by Umashankkar Kannan, Amir A. Rahnemai-Azar, Ashish N. Patel, Vinaya Gaduputi, Ajay K. Shah

“…Liver showed nodular deposits in both lobes of the liver. The involved small bowel segment was resected with primary anastomosis and liver was biopsied. …”
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Acute Eosinophilic Ascites in a Middle-Aged Man by Fadi Bleibel, Keith Fragoza, Garrey T. Faller

“…Initial work-up demonstrated severe peripheral blood eosinophilia, normal liver function tests, thickening of the stomach and small bowel wall, and elevated serum IgE. Upper endoscopy and extensive testing for malignancy and parasitic infections failed to establish a diagnosis. …”
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Arthralgia and Extraintestinal Manifestations in Crohn’s Disease Elevate the Risk of IBD-Related Arthritis over Sacroiliitis by Ivan Giovannini, Nicola Cabas, Marco Marino, Annarita Tullio, Ilaria Tinazzi, Angela Variola, Carmelo Cicciò, Fabro Cinzia, Berretti Debora, Chiara Zuiani, Rossano Girometti, Luca Quartuccio, Alen Zabotti, Lorenzo Cereser

“…Abstract Introduction Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) related arthritis is the most prevalent extraintestinal manifestation (EIM) of IBD, ranging between 10 and 39%. …”
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Wound irrigation and peritoneal lavage with antiseptic/antibiotic solution before wound closure during gastrointestinal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Motoi Uchino, Koji Tamura, Shinsuke Nomura, Seiichi Shinji, Keita Kouzu, Hiroji Shinkawa, Tomohiro Ishinuki, Toru Mizuguchi, Hiroki Ohge, Seiji Haji, Junzo Shimizu, Yasuhiko Mohri, Chizuru Yamashita, Yuichi Kitagawa, Katsunori Suzuki, Motomu Kobayash, Masahiro Kobayashi, Yuki Hanai, Hiroshi Nobuhara, Hiroki Imaoka, Masahiro Yoshida, Toshihiko Mayumi, Hiroki Ikeuchi, on behalf of SSI Prevention Guideline Committee in Japan Society for Surgical Infection

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Clinical Features of Ischemic Enteritis Diagnosed by Double-Balloon Endoscopy by Masanao Nakamura, Takeshi Yamamura, Keiko Maeda, Tsunaki Sawada, Yasuyuki Mizutani, Eri Ishikawa, Naomi Kakushima, Kazuhiro Furukawa, Takuya Ishikawa, Eizaburo Ohno, Takashi Honda, Hiroki Kawashima, Masatoshi Ishigami, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro

“…Ischemic enteritis (IE) is a relatively rare small bowel disease that is diagnosed via double-balloon endoscopy (DBE), although the lack of established diagnostic criteria can make it difficult to confirm the diagnosis. …”
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Towards painless and productive research relationships: reflections on study design by a researcher with chronic pain for participants with chronic pain by Catherine Wilkinson

“…From the perspective of a researcher with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), a form of inflammatory arthritis characterized by chronic pain, and Crohn's disease, a type of inflammatory bowel disease, characterized by stomach and joint pain, this paper provides insight into pain and researcher-participant relationships, from the perspective of a researcher in pain, designing a study to accommodate her own pain needs, as well as anticipating the needs of prospective participants in pain. …”
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Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Synbiotics: Gut and Beyond by Usha Vyas, Natarajan Ranganathan

“…Perturbation of the intestinal microbiota may lead to chronic diseases such as autoimmune diseases, colon cancers, gastric ulcers, cardiovascular disease, functional bowel diseases, and obesity. Restoration of the gut microbiota may be difficult to accomplish, but the use of probiotics has led to promising results in a large number of well-designed (clinical) studies. …”
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Confocal Endomicroscopy of Colorectal Polyps by Vivian M. Ussui, Michael B. Wallace

“…Immediate potential applications of CLE are to guide biopsy sampling in Barrett's esophagus and inflammatory bowel disease surveillance, evaluation of colorectal polyps, and intraductal imaging of the pancreas and bile duct. …”
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Long-Term Natural History and Complications of Collagenous Colitis by Hugh J Freeman

“…Colonic ulceration has been associated with the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, while other forms of inflammatory bowel disease, including ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease, may evolve directly from collagenous colitis. …”
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Colonic Mucosal Epigenome and Microbiome Development in Children and Adolescents by R. Alan Harris, Rajesh Shah, Emily B. Hollister, Rune Rose Tronstad, Nils Hovdenak, Reka Szigeti, James Versalovic, Richard Kellermayer

“…Epigenetic and microbiome changes during pediatric development have been implicated as important elements in the developmental origins of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) including Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), which are linked to early onset colorectal cancer (CRC). …”
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Acute Dilatation, Ischemia, and Necrosis of Stomach without Perforation by Manash Ranjan Sahoo, Anil T. Kumar, Sunil Jaiswal, Siba Narayan Bhujabal

“…Straight X-ray abdomen showed opacified left hypochondrium with nonspecific gaseous distension of bowel. Exploratory laparotomy revealed dilated stomach with patchy gangrene over lesser curvature and fundic area. …”
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Cannabigerol and cannabichromene in Cannabis sativa L. by Zagožen Marjeta, Čerenak Andreja, Kreft Samo

“…CBG has shown anti-inflammatory effects on murine colitis and on inflammatory bowel disease as well as stimulatory effects on the feeding behaviors of mice. …”
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Heart failure in paediatric Crohn’s disease patient – extraintestinal manifestation, concomitant disease or iatrogenic effect? by Snehil Swaraj, Erzsébet Szakos, László Ablonczy, Csaba Vilmányi, Ádám Goschler, Áron Cseh

“…Inflammatory bowel disease encompasses Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, gastrointestinal conditions associated with increased risk of cardiovascular issues compared to those without that. …”
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Improving safety in the performance of robotic urinary diversions: a narrative review by Karen M. Doersch, Rebeca Gonzalez, Brian J. Flynn, Janet B. Kukreja

“…Common complications associated with urinary diversion include bowel complications, ureteroenteric anastomotic strictures, urine leak, urinary tract infections, internal hernias, and parastomal hernias. …”
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Treatment compliance of patients with gastro-intestinal diseases by O. P. Alekseyeva, L. N. Kasimova, Ye. Ye. Goryacheva

“…Overall 151 patients (57 - with irritable bowel syndrome, 57 - with gastroesophageal reflux disease and 37 - with peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum) were investigated by structured interview method applying «the basic questionnaire for clinical and epidemiologic ethnocultural studies». …”
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Successful treatment of fungal central thrombophlebitis by surgical thrombectomy in Korea: a case report by Eun Ji Lee, Jihoon T. Kim

“…A contained rupture of the abdominal aorta with retroperitoneal hematoma was treated with primary aortic repair, and a small bowel perforation with mesenteric laceration was treated with resection and anastomosis. …”
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Controlled-Release Oxycodone and Naloxone in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain: A Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Study by C Cloutier, J Taliano, W O’Mahony, M Csanadi, G Cohen, I Sutton, D Sinclair, M Awde, S Henein, L Robinson, J Eisenhoffer, PS Piraino, Z Harsanyi, KJ Michalko

“…BACKGROUND: For Canadian regulatory purposes, an analgesic study was required to complement previously completed, pivotal studies on bowel effects and analgesia associated with controlled-release (CR) oxycodone/CR naloxone.…”
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The Potential of Food Protein-Derived Bioactive Peptides against Chronic Intestinal Inflammation by Wanying Zhu, Liying Ren, Li Zhang, Qinqin Qiao, Muhammad Zahid Farooq, Qingbiao Xu

“…Inflammation can cause various chronic diseases like inflammatory bowel diseases. Various food protein-derived bioactive peptides (BAPs) with anti-inflammatory activity have the potential to manage these diseases. …”
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