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Extraintestinal Manifestations of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Current Concepts, Treatment, and Implications for Disease Management

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are systemic disease that manifest not only in the gut/GI tract but also in many patients in extraintestinal organs. The quality of life of IBD patients may be significantly affected by those extraintestinal manifestat… Continue reading

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In Memorium: Phillip P. Toskes, MD

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The Sulfur Microbial Diet and Micro-Managing Early-Onset Colorectal Neoplasia

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Unusual fever, headache, and abdominal pain in a healthy woman

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A Clinical Approach to Chronic Diarrhea

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How to Approach a Patient with Difficult to Treat IBS

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A Review of the Evidence and Recommendations on Communication Skills and the Patient-Provider Relationship (PPR): A Rome Foundation Working Team Report

Over several decades, changes in health care have negatively impacted meaningful communication between the patient and provider and adversely affected their relationship. Under increasing time pressure, physicians rely more on technology than face-to-f… Continue reading

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An Unusual Cause of Recurrent Subepithelial Mass in the Stomach

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Down-staging Outcomes for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Results from the Multicenter Evaluation of Reduction in Tumor Size before Liver Transplantation (MERITS-LT) Consortium

United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) has adopted uniform criteria for down-staging (UNOS-DS) of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) prior to liver transplantation (LT), but down-staging success rate and intention-to-treat outcomes across broad geographic … Continue reading

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Rectal bleeding in a 28-year old Liberian female

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