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REPLY to letters to the editor regarding manuscript Rubin DT, Feuerstein JD, Wang AY, Cohen RD, AGA Clinical Practice Update on Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Expert Commentary, Gastroenterology (2020)

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CME Exam 2: Diarrhea in a Retired Couple from Mexico

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CME Exam 3: Colonoscopist Performance and Colorectal Cancer Risk After Adenoma Removal to Stratify Surveillance: Two Nationwide Observational Studies

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CME Exam 1: Successful Therapy of Esophageal Fistulas by Endoscopic Injection of Emulsified Adipose Tissue Stromal Vascular Fraction

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CIGARETTE SMOKE INCREASES RISK FOR COLORECTAL NEOPLASIA IN INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease are at increased risk of colorectal neoplasia (CRN) due to mucosal inflammation. As current surveillance guidelines form a burden on patients and healthcare costs, stratification of high-risk patients is crucial… Continue reading

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ULTRASOUND – FIRST-LINE IMAGING MODALITY IN EVALUATION OF THE INFLAMMATORY BOWEL LESIONS IN CHILDREN

Crohn’s disease is classified as chronic inflammatory bowel disease. The incidence in Europe ranges from 1 to almost 11.4 per 100,000 population per year. Ultrasound examination plays an important role in imaging diagnostics of inflammatory bowel lesio… Continue reading

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BLOOD-BASED PROGNOSTIC BIOMARKERS IN CROHN’S PATIENTS TREATED WITH BIOLOGICS: A NEW PROMISING TOOL TO PREDICT ENDOSCOPIC OUTCOMES

There is a growing need for biomarkers of inflammation to monitor and predict therapeutic outcome in Crohn’s disease (CD) patients. We aimed to evaluate whether the level of circulating blood cells, expressed as ratios (NLR, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ra… Continue reading

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BMC322- A RATIONALLY-DESIGNED LIVE BACTERIAL CONSORTIUM BASED ON MICROBIOME FUNCTIONAL GENOMIC ANALYSIS FOR TREATMENT OF IBD

The mechanisms by which the intestinal microbiome affects intestinal inflammation and disease activity in IBD is not clear. Most of the current data on the association between the intestinal microbiome and IBD is focusing on the intestinal microbial ta… Continue reading

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THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A PILOT STUDY OF A STANDARDIZED INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE CURRICULUM FOR GASTROENTEROLOGY FELLOWS

There is a need for standardization of the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) training curriculum in gastroenterology fellowship. This training varies by program and in many cases may be insufficient to provide advanced care in IBD. Prior data has shown … Continue reading

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TELEMEDICINE IN IBD: GOOD TRUST FROM OUTPATIENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN MILAN (LOMBARDY)

During the recent COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine has enabled many IBD patients worldwide to get access to remote assistance. Some positive reports on the use of telemedicine among patients and healthcare providers have been published1-4, but a patient… Continue reading

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