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<br /> GASTROENTEROLOGY<br /> ISSN 2054-6203 Vol 8.1 · December 2019 · emjreviews.com<br /> + Review of<br /> UEG 2019<br /> Barcelona, Spain<br /> Contents<br /> + EDITORIAL BOARD 4<br /> WELCOME 7<br /> FOREWORD 9<br /> + CONGRESS REVIEW<br /> Review of the United European Gastroenterology Week, held in 13<br /> Barcelona, Spain, 19th–23th October, 2019.<br /> + CONGRESS FEATURES<br /> What's New? A Year in Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Endoscopy 22<br /> Rachel Donnison<br /> Moving Towards a New Era:<a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=1"> GASTROENTEROLOGY ISSN 2054-6203 </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=2"> Contents + EDITORIAL BOARD </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=3"> "We hope that this publication and future </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=4"> Editorial Board Editor-in-Chief Prof Sorin T Barb</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=5"> Aims and Scope The European Medical Journal (EMJ)</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=6"> EMJ Gastroenterol. Chief Executive Officer Spen</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=7"> Welcome To our readers and contributors, with gre</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=8"> </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=9"> Foreword Dear Colleagues, It is a pleasure to we</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=10"> Available now.</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=11"> Read more: Congress Review + Review of the Eur</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=12"> </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=13"> Congress Review Review of the 27th United Euro</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=14"> reveal functional signatures in Crohn’s disease t</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=15"> “The gastroenterological field can be defined as mu</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=16"> Increased Rates of Digestive Diseases </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=17"> Rising Cases of Antibiotic Resistance </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=18"> Inflammatory Properties of Gut Microbiota Aff</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=19"> Commonly Used Drugs Affect the Gut Micro</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=20"> Frozen Faecal Transplant from Super-Donor Proves </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=21"> New Estimates for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Preva</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=22"> What's New? A Year in Gastroenterology, He</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=23"> Lamb et al.4 paper. This featured a monumental sy</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=24"> the patients can be controlled with proton pump i</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=25"> 2018;8(4):403-16. 7. Aykut B et al. The fungal</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=26"> Moving Towards a New Era: Algorithms in th</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=27"> majority of the patients who received 5-ASA requi</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=28"> 28 GASTROENTEROLOGY • December 2019 </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=29"> Congress Interviews Prof Dr Nurdan Tözün Chair o</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=30"> first, my teachers at the French High School i</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=31"> Q7 UEG Week and to take leadership positions were</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=32"> Q8 Are there any differences between at</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=33"> Prof Dan Dumitrascu Chair of the National Societi</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=34"> Q5 The aim of the NSC is to maximise </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=35"> ‘Old but Gold’ – Insights About Anti-TNF-α Therap</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=36"> Interview Summary In these interviews, the expert</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=37"> Quoting 2016 data from German insurance comp</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=38"> the recently published head-to-head VARSITY study</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=39"> Burning Questions in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=40"> Meeting Summary The symposium, entitled “Burning </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=41"> Crohn's disease Resolution of abdominal pain a</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=42"> 100 60 40 Proportion of patients (%) 20 </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=43"> UNIFI study and began receiving ustekinumab. The </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=44"> and CD management, stressing the importance wit</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=45"> Practical Management of Anaemia After a </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=46"> Clinical Case: Acute Gastrointestinal Bleed i</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=47"> until the anaemia is resolved and the iron stores</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=48"> Table 1: Advantages and limitations of oral iron </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=49"> patient comorbidities. The choice between oral ve</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=50"> instructions given to their primary care physicia</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=51"> References 1. Bager P and Dahlerup JF. Lack </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=52"> Abstract Awards UEG Week Awards 2019 The </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 53" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=53"> remission for patients who received TD treatment </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 54" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=54"> Abstract Reviews The following pages provide sum</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 55" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=55"> makes it difficult to dissect disease mechanisms </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 56" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=56"> Regulation of Lymphangiogenesis by </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 57" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=57"> DAPI Lysozyme Phalloidin </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 58" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=58"> Making the Invisible Visible: The Hidden Cost of </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 59" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=59"> context, it has been reported that the risk of de</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 60" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=60"> Finally, children with IBD must be treated by a </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 61" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=61"> Share your knowledge with the w</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 62" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=62"> Refractory Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Pathop</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 63" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=63"> Table 1: Causes of proton pump inhibitor refracto</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 64" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=64"> evidence to suggest symptom improvement with stri</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 65" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=65"> DIAGNOSIS A detailed evaluation of refractory GE</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 66" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=66"> provide analysis of temporal association between </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 67" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=67"> with refractory GERD is not impressive. A meta- a</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 68" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=68"> Although TCA reduce visceral hypersensitivity, th</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 69" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=69"> that these techniques need to be standardised and</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 70" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=70"> References 1. Mainie I et al. Acid and non-a</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 71" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=71"> in gastro-oesophageal reflux 50.</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 72" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=72"> Who Audits Who Using Resection Margins: The </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 73" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=73"> at least 24–48 hours, the bowel was opened anteri</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 74" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=74"> Subsequently, a 5 cm rule was introduced to</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 75" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=75"> standard of surgery, aggressive disease, tumour l</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 76" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=76"> By convention, the CRM is considered positive if </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 77" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=77"> Table 2: Risk factors for residual disease and su</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 78" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=78"> An accurate measurement of the tumour to th</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 79" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=79"> An appeal to the american joint committee on canc</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 80" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=80"> We want you to write for the EMJ blog. </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 81" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=81"> Dysphagia and Bone Marrow Failure: A R</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 82" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=82"> dose intravenous steroid therapy. Subsequent </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 83" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=83"> Figure 1: Oesophagogastroduodenoscopy appearances</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 84" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=84"> (0.6 mg/kg) advised by rheumatologist to treat oe</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 85" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=85"> References 1. Abhishek A et al. Rheumatoid a</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 86" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=86"> Switching off Inflammation with Diet: A Review of </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 87" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=87"> innate and acquired immune responses that are the</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 88" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=88"> The reasons for high rates of IBD in various part</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 89" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=89"> healing, which is a key treatment target.48 EEN a</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 90" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=90"> rates of recurrence after surgical resection with</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 91" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=91"> Complementary evaluations of barrier function (su</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 92" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=92"> 2008;135(4):1144-22. </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 93" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=93"> pediatric Crohn's disease and the effects of excl</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 94" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=94"> microbial community structure are associated with</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 95" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=95"> A Rare Case of an Inflammatory Myofibroblastic </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 96" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=96"> with an IMT, suspected through radiological </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 97" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=97"> The patient did not have any remarkable past medi</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 98" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=98"> Figure 1: Whole abdominal CT scan with contrast. </a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 99" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=99"> is unclear what kind of factor is associated with</a> <a title="EMJ Gastroenterology 8.1 page 100" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/14092227?page=100"> Never miss an update again. 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