Enterovesical Fistula: A Rare Complication of Urethral Catheterization by Amr Hawary, Laurence Clarke, Alasdair Taylor, Peter Duffy

“…To our knowledge this is the first reported case in literature of a patient developing an enterovesical fistula as a result of a urethral catheter eroding through the bladder wall into the bowel lumen. There are numerous known complications of long-term urethral catheterization. …”
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Crohn's Disease of the Esophagus: Three Cases and a Literature Review by Ivan Rudolph, Franz Goldstein, Anthony J DiMarino

“…The diagnosis was difficult in 13 patients, in whom no distal bowel disease was detected at the time of initial esophageal presentation. …”
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Disorders of Mineral and Bone Metabolism in Patients with Crohn's Disease by C. Von Westarp, A.B.R. Thomson, T.R. Overton, R.M. Rogers, P.E. Hodges, V.L. Fornasier, P.M. Crockford

“…The disturbances in bone and mineral metabolism were generally mild and were not associated with use of glucocorticosteroids but were more severe in patients with a history of bowel resection. Thus, patients with Crohn's disease are at risk of developing metabolic bone disease and consideration should be given for an assessment of the skeleton in patients with Crohn's disease. especially in women and in patients with previous ilea! …”
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Henoch-Schönlein Purpura with Adalimumab Therapy for Ulcerative Colitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Joseph J. LaConti, Jean A. Donet, Jeong Hee Cho-Vega, Daniel A. Sussman, Dana Ascherman, Amar R. Deshpande

“…Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα) inhibitor therapy has signified an important milestone in the fight against many rheumatological disorders and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Cutaneous adverse events caused by this class of medications are well known but relatively uncommon. …”
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Prolonged Ileus in an Infant Presenting with Primary Congenital Hypothyroidism by Caroline Chua, Shilpa Gurnurkar, Yahdira Rodriguez-Prado, Victoria Niklas

“…In particular, the recalcitrant ileus and secondary bowel obstruction resulted in an additional diagnostic workup and lengthened hospital day. …”
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Giant Adult Mesenteric Lipoma: A Rare Cause of Chronic Abdominal Distention and Discomfort by Houssam Khodor Abtar, Fahed Kheireddine Abdallah, Rayan Said Lakkis, Jad Jamal Terro, Nathalie Haidar Ismail, Mohammad Ahmad Al Raishouni, Houssein Haidar Ahmad, Kassem Mohammad Jammoul

“…Solitary or multiple lipomas are considered common tumors that can occur anywhere in the body; however, mesenteric lipoma is a rare entity that is well known to present with signs and symptoms of small bowel volvulus. Hereby, we present a case of a 54-year-old male patient with multiple comorbidities who was suffering from chronic abdominal discomfort and gradual increase of his abdominal distention over many years without seeking any medical attention. …”
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Cardiac Magnetic Resonance for Diagnosis of Neuroendocrine Tumor Metastases to the Right and Left Ventricles with Carcinoid Heart Disease by Daniel Barnebee, Brian Morse, Jonathan R. Strosberg, Marijan Pejic, Daniel Jeong

“…A 76-year-old male with a small bowel neuroendocrine tumor with hepatic metastases presented with new onset lower extremity swelling, bloating, and weight gain which ultimately lead to cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) to evaluate for cardiac involvement of disease. …”
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Interkingdom signaling between gastrointestinal hormones and the gut microbiome by Xinyu Zhao, Ye Qiu, Lanfan Liang, Xiangsheng Fu

“…Interventions leveraging the interplay between the gut microbiota and gastrointestinal hormones have been employed in the clinical management of metabolic diseases and inflammatory bowel diseases, such as bariatric surgery and fecal microbiota transplantation, offering promising targets for the treatment of dysbiosis-related diseases.…”
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Abdominal Pain after Gastric Bypass: Labor, Uterine Rupture, or Obstruction and Internal Hernia by Sarah N. Cross, Unzila Nayeri, Andrew Duffy, Christian M. Pettker

“…The postoperative course was complicated by bowel obstruction due to internal hernia resulting in an emergent laparotomy and a prolonged hospital course. …”
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Lupus Enteritis as an Initial Presentation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Sisira Sran, Manpreet Sran, Narmisha Patel, Prachi Anand

“…Lupus enteritis is a distinct subset of SLE, defined as either vasculitis or inflammation of the small bowel, with supportive image and/or biopsy findings. …”
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MANAGEMENT OF SYNCHRONIC LARGE LIVER METASTASIS IN A NON-OCCLUSIVE COLON TUMOR by Eduardo José Brommelstroet Ramos, Hugo Pinto Marques, Martin Palavecino, Timothy Pawlik, Rene Adam, Olivier Soubrane, Paulo Herman, Ricardo Lemos Cotta-Pereira

“…In such cases, there is no consensus on whether resection of the primary tumor and metastases should be performed simultaneously or whether a staged approach should be performed (resection of the primary tumor and after, hepatectomy, or hepatectomy first). Patients with no bowel occlusion and with extensive liver disease are advised neoadjuvant oncological therapy. …”
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Bach2: A Key Regulator in Th2-Related Immune Cells and Th2 Immune Response by Guo Liu, Feng Liu

“…Genome-wide association studies have identified various susceptibility loci of Bach2 which are linked with Th2 inflammatory diseases such as asthma and inflammatory bowel disease. Here, we discuss the critical role of Bach2 involved in the Th2 immune response and associated inflammatory diseases.…”
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Scrotal Swelling and Testicular Atrophy due to Schistosomiasis in a 9-Year-Old Boy: A Case Report by Peter F. Rambau, Alphonce Chandika, Philipo L. Chalya, Kahima Jackson

“…Schistosomiasis is a communicable disease which commonly involves urinary bladder causing hematuria, or large bowel causing bloody stool. The common species encountered in this lake region surrounding Lake Victoria in Tanzania are Schistosoma haematobium and Schistosoma mansoni. …”
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Stress-Induced Changes in the Gastrointestinal Motor System by Victor Plourde

“…In humans, the cold water immersion test has been associated with an inhibition of gastric emptying, while labyrinthine stimulation induces the transition from postprandial to fasting motor patterns in the stomach and the small bowel. Psychological stress has been shown to induce a reduction in the number and amplitude of intestinal migrating motor complexes and to neither affect nor stimulate colonic motility. …”
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Pneumatosis Intestinalis as the Initial Presentation of Systemic Sclerosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Farshid Ejtehadi, Nikolaos A. Chatzizacharias, Hugh Kennedy

“…Subsequently a CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis showed moderately dilated small bowel loops and PI. Due to the patient’s stability, non-critical clinical condition, conservative management was instituted. …”
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Xanthogranulomatous Inflammation of Colon: A Case Report by Ramya Lakshminarayanan, Priyathersini Nagarajan, Divya Madhala, N Nitesh

“…The present case underscores the importance of considering XGI in patients presenting with bowel mass, obstruction, or stricture.…”
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Jejunal Choristoma: A Very Rare Cause of Abdominal Pain in Children by T. A. Olajide, S. O. Agodirin, R. W. Ojewola, O. O. Akanbi, T. O. Solaja, Johnson Oluremi Odesanya, O. O. Ariyibi

“…Wedge resection of the lesion and repair of the bowel were performed. The child did well postoperatively and has since that time been free of pain at follow-up. …”
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Early Gastric Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder and H pylori Detection after Kidney Transplantation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by CL Nash, LM Price, DA Stewart, F Sepandj, S Yilmaz, A Barama

“…Reported sites include the stomach, and small and large bowel. Very few cases of Helicobacter pylori or mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue have been described in association with PTLD. …”
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Massive traumatic abdominal wall hernia in pediatric multitrauma in Australia: a case report by Sarah Douglas-Seidl, Camille Wu

“…His injuries consisted of massive traumatic abdominal wall hernia (grade 4) with bowel injury and perforation, blunt aortic injury, a Chance fracture, hemopneumothorax, and a humeral shaft fracture. …”
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ACE Inhibitor-Induced Angioedema of the Intestine: Case Report, Incidence, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management by Gavin Oudit, Nigel Girgrah, Johane Allard

“…The clinical presentation encompasses acute abdominal symptoms, pronounced bowel edema and ascites with occasional facial and/or oropharyngeal swelling. …”
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