Iron deficiency anaemia: pathophysiology, assessment, practical management by Matthew James Brookes, Mark A Samaan, Esha Sharma, Aditi Kumar, Alexandra Marley

“…Iron deficiency occurs in many chronic inflammatory conditions, including congestive cardiac failure, chronic kidney disease and inflammatory bowel disease. This article will provide an updated overview on diagnosis and management of IDA in patients with chronic conditions, preoperative and in pregnancy. …”
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Pneumatosis Intestinalis Associated with Juvenile Dermatomyositis by Takako Miyamae, Naoko Ishiguro, Maria Yonezawa, Katsutoshi Tokushige, Hisashi Yamanaka

“…She was observed with medical therapy including bowel rest and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. However, she ultimately developed a strangulated obstruction 5 years after presentation with PI and large intestine resection and colostomy were performed emergently.…”
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Colitis in spondyloarthritis by Muhammed Hafis, Vikas Agarwal

“…Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is seen in up to 14% of patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA) with a lower prevalence seen in the Asian population. …”
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The silent menace: Worm bezoar causing acute intestinal obstruction by Shiva Shiva, Sahil Kumar, Pankaj Singh, Sanjeev Kumar, Suresh Kumar

“…Imaging studies revealed multiple air–fluid levels, suggesting a small bowel obstruction. Emergency surgical intervention was performed, and a substantial number of live worms were extracted from the small intestine, relieving the obstruction. …”
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Splenic Artery Bleeding into the Extraperitoneal Space Mimicking Mesenteric Injury: A Rare Case of Blunt Trauma by Sang Hyun Seo, Hyun Seok Jung, Chan Yong Park

“…If there had been a suspicion of bowel or mesenteric injury, surgery would have been required, but fortunately surgery could be avoided in this case. …”
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Th17 Cells in Immunity and Autoimmunity by Simone Kennedy Bedoya, Brandon Lam, Kenneth Lau, Joseph Larkin

“…However, strong evidence also implicates the Th17 lineage in several autoimmune disorders including multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, and asthma. …”
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Focal Treatment of Prostate Cancer with Vascular-Targeted Photodynamic Therapy by Scott E. Eggener, Jonathan A. Coleman

“…Treatments such as radical prostatectomy and radiation therapy can lead to durable recurrence-free survival in most patients, but carry variable risks of bowel, urinary, and sexual side effects. Few men and few urologists are comfortable leaving a potentially curable prostate cancer untreated. …”
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Successful Treatment of Recurrent Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation with Oral Vancomycin by Yinka K. Davies, Cynthia J. Tsay, Dario V. Caccamo, Kathleen M. Cox, Ricardo O. Castillo, Kenneth L. Cox

“…Approximately 60–70% of patients also have inflammatory bowel disease and progression of PSC can lead to ulcerative colitis and cirrhosis of the liver. …”
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Probiotics and functional nutrition products by Yu. О. Shulpekova

“…The probiotic fermented-milk product enriched by B. animalis DN-173 010 (ActiRegularis), has convincing evidential base for positive effect on frequency of bowel movements.Conclusion. Application of probiotics has major prospects as «physiologic» and safe method of stimulation of protective body resources. …”
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Synopsis of colorectal cancer: prevalence, symptoms, screening, staging, risk factors, and treatment by Gehan F. Balata, Hany N. Azzam

“…Factors that increase the risk of developing colorectal cancer include exposure to chemicals, chronic inflammatory bowel disease, obesity, smoking, family history, genetic mutations, and specific diets. …”
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Acute Pancreatitis and Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding as Presenting Symptoms of a Duodenal Brunner’s Gland Hamartoma by Edy Stermer, Nizar Elias, Dean Keren, Tova Rainis, Omer Goldstein, Alexandra Lavy

“…Brunner’s gland hamartomas are rare, benign small bowel tumours. There were fewer than 150 cases reported in the English literature until the end of the last century. …”
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Gut microbiota and blood biomarkers in IBD-Related arthritis: insights from mendelian randomization by Wei Yang, Miao Cui, Peng Yang, Chenlin Liu, Xiuzhen Han, Wenyi Yao, Zhenhua Li

“…Abstract With the ongoing rise in the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), its extraintestinal manifestations have garnered significant attention. …”
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The Application of Magnetic-Controlled Capsule Gastroscopy in Patients Refusing C-EGD: A Single-Center 5-Year Observational Study by Lihan Zhou, Sijia Wang, Jian Li, Jie Zhong, Ling Zhang, Ruizhe Shen, Bielike Kouken, Chunhua Zhou, Qi Wang, Yuting Qian, Duowu Zou, Ye Chu

“…MCCG gained a clinically meaningful small bowel diagnostic yield of 54.8% (17/31) out of 31 cases of suspected small bowel bleeding. …”
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A Brief Epidemiologic Review of Psoriasis by Nagham Shaheed Mahmood, Rabab Omran, Anwar A. Abdulla

“…Psoriasis, however, tends to affect more than just the skin and nails; it can cause inflammatory arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease. Additionally, patients’ symptoms may vary greatly from one another. …”
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Inside the mucosal immune system. by Jerry R McGhee, Kohtaro Fujihashi

“…Likewise, genetic background and environmental microbial encounters can lead to inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). This mucosal immune system (MIS) in both health and disease is currently under intense investigation worldwide by scientists with diverse expertise and interests. …”
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A Role for Folate in Microbiome-Linked Control of Autoimmunity by Christine Mölzer, Heather M. Wilson, Lucia Kuffova, John V. Forrester

“…The microbiome exerts considerable control over immune homeostasis and influences susceptibility to autoimmune and autoinflammatory disease (AD/AID) such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), multiple sclerosis (MS), type 1 diabetes (T1D), psoriasis, and uveitis. …”
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Imaging characterization of pseudomyxoma peritonei: a case report by Araceli Cue-Castro, Oscar Villagomez-Figueroa

“…Abdominal contrast computed tomography (CCT) showed visceral scalloping and “omental caking,” due to extensive peritoneal involvement–the omentum appeared diffusely thickened and adhered with centralized bowel loops. We identified an ill-defined mass in the cecum. …”
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Early Recurrence of Ovarian Cancer during Pregnancy after Primary Staging Surgery in the First Trimester by Munetoshi Akazawa, Kazunori Hashimoto

“…On surgical finding, there were a number of 1 cm sized nodules in the small bowel wall and peritoneum. The infant was appropriate for gestational age without any abnormalities. …”
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Pancreatic pseudocyst and complicated internal hernia. A case report by Miguel Licea Videaux, Iván Ulises Palacios Morejón, Orlando Zamora Santana, Josué Vázquez Arizmendi, Richard Juan Chacón Melcón

“…He underwent emergency surgery, and evidence of an internal hernia (not diagnosed preoperatively) complicated with small bowel segment necrosis was then obtained. No rupture of the pancreatic pseudocyst was observed. …”
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Amyloid Goiter Secondary to Ulcerative Colitis by Bunyamin Aydin, Yavuz Savas Koca, Tugba Koca, Ihsan Yildiz, Sevda Gerek Celikden, Metin Ciris

“…Secondary amyloidosis is rarely caused by inflammatory bowel diseases. Secondary amyloidosis is relatively more common in the patients with Crohn’s disease, whereas it is highly rare in patients with ulcerative colitis. …”
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