Monthly Archives: January 2018

IBD affects 1.6 million people in the US and is associated with increased healthcare utilization. Telemedicine is an alternative healthcare delivery system which could improve outcomes and decrease costs. The objective of this study was to compare heal… Continue reading →

Colorectal cancer (CRC) risk in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is increased compared to the general population. The combination of IBD and PSC is associated with an increased risk for dysplasia a… Continue reading →

The similar presentations in relapse of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and enteric infection pose substantial barriers to diagnosis and treatment. The objective of this study was to investigate the endoscopic and histologic predictors of enteric infe… Continue reading →

Ulcerative colitis (UC) patients requiring colectomy often have a staged ileal pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA). There are no prospective data comparing timing of pouch creation. We aimed to compare 30-day adverse event (AE) rates for pouch creation at th… Continue reading →

Extraintestinal manifestations (EIMs) are common in Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), adding to the burden of disease, with a prevalence varying from 6% to 46%. The mechanism of nephrolithiasis is different in Ulcerative Colitis (UC) and Crohn’s dise… Continue reading →

C. difficile infection (CDI) in Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with poor outcomes. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is highly effective for recurrent CDI but data on outcomes of FMT for management of IBD are lacking. We report out… Continue reading →

Most Crohn’s Disease (CD) patients present with an inflammatory phenotype (B1), however, a subgroup rapidly progress to complicated disease behaviours such as stricturing (B2). Recent evidence suggests the involvement of gene-environmental interactio… Continue reading →

Despite advances in medical therapy for UC, many patients still need surgery. Data on UC colectomy rates in the United States are limited. We examined colectomy rates during emergent admissions and elective ileal pouch anal anastomosis surgery (IPAA) r… Continue reading →

Fragmentation in inpatient care is prevalent among patients with chronic disease and is associated with increased mortality and readmissions. We aimed to determine the current prevalence of fragmentation among hospitalized inflammatory bowel disease pa… Continue reading →

Total proctocolectomy with creation of a pouch using a loop of small bowel followed by Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) is a commonly performed surgical treatment for ulcerative colitis (UC). The surgery is usually performed in 3 stages, and the ‘… Continue reading →