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GASTROENTEROLOGY
ISSN 2054-6203 December 2013 • emjreviews.com
INSIDE
Review of
UEG Week 2013
Berlin, Germany
CONTENTS
EDITORIAL BOARD................................................................................................................................. 4
CONGRESS REVIEW............................................................................................................................... 8
• Review of the 21st United European Gastroenterology Congress,
held in Berlin, Germany, 12th-16th October 2013
SYMPOSIUM REVIEW
• Treatment of Hepatic Encephalopathy: Targeting the Gut-Liver-Brain Axis.................. 20
STATE-OF-THE-ART TREATMENT OF IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME: RECENT ADVANCES
AND EMERGING THERAPEUTIC ALTERNATIVES..............................................................
GASTROENTEROLOGY ISSN 2054-6203
CONTENTS EDITORIAL BOARD.......................
GASTROENTEROLOGY EFFECTS OF ANTIBIOTIC USE ON T
European Medical Journal Gastroenterology
Prof Chadli Dziri Head of Medical Staff,
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Welcome Kelly-Ann Lazarus Editor, European Medica
UEG CONGRESS 2013 THE INTERNATIONALES CONGRESS CE
Welcome to the European Medical Journal r
UEG CONGRESS 2013 THE INTERNATIONALES CONGRESS CE
panel discussions and ‘Chat with
UEG CONGRESS 2013 THE INTERNATIONALES CONGRESS CE
Critical analysis in the diagnosis of alcoholic l
UEG CONGRESS 2013 THE INTERNATIONALES CONGRESS CE
Cell count can reduce complications after pancrea
UEG CONGRESS 2013 THE INTERNATIONALES CONGRESS CE
New syndrome non-coeliac gluten sensitivity requi
UEG CONGRESS 2013 THE INTERNATIONALES CONGRESS CE
Do immunosuppressants increase the risk of skin c
TREATMENT OF HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY: TARGETIN
Liver injury Hepatic fibrosis Gut dysbiosis Al
the result of damage at different levels of the i
Impaired bile flow/composition Impaired synth
other complications of cirrhosis. However, t
Table 1. Systemic haemodynamics, endogenous vasoa
Reduce portal H
hepatosplenomegaly, no ascites and no peripheral
100 Rifaximin 80 Placebo Patients (%) 60 4
not be sufficient to eradicate the bacteria and o
STATE-OF-THE-ART TREATMENT OF IRRITABLE BOWEL
Table 1. ROME III diagnostic criteria and subtype
successfully with loperamide (see below), but has
has also been found to be effective for patients
Table 3: Primary endpoints specified by the Europe
is a nonabsorbable antibiotic that demonstrates n
acute pain attacks in patients with irritable bow
htm. Accessed 11 November 2011. 47. Tack J et al.
85. van Nood E et al. Fecal microbiota transplant
CALL FOR PAPERS IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SUBMITT
UNDERSTANDING THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF IBS Giovanni
history of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse)
There is no evidence that bloating is caused by a
compared with controls. Increased permeabilit
of the gastrointestinal tract acting on receptors
motility in irritable bowel syndrome: is IBS a mo
gastroenteritis. Gastroenterology. 2010
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PRACTICAL EVALUATION AND HANDLING OF PATIENTS
When patients are presenting themselves at
Patient ID ______________________________________
symptom development.24,25,29 This may be
facilitate this treatment, which demands a great
J Gastroenterol. 2013;48:27-34. 35. Halpert A, Go
ENDOSCOPIC OPTICAL ENHANCEMENT TE
Consistently, growing efforts have
Consistently, several studies have re
could detect 4.75-fold more neoplastic lesio
with chronic inflammation seen on CLE showed acute
for real-time in vivo histology during ongo
surveillance in ulcerative colitis. Expert Rev Ga
2012;18(12):2261-9. 73. Kiesslich R et al. L
ADHESION MOLECULES AS A THERAPEUTIC
signalling molecules participate in media
Table 1. Integrins and their receptors. Adhesion
adhesion molecules, which are characterised
Table 2. Clinical trials involving drugs targetin
NCT number; status Completed Completed NC
Table 3. Clinical trials involving drugs targetin
Completed Completed Completed NCT009286
Natalizumab Several placebo-controlled stud
a more favourable safety profile; e.g. a blockade
1, ISIS 3082, has been shown to be active
11. Cellier C et al. In-situ endothelial cell adh
EFFECTS OF ANTIBIOTIC USE ON THE MICROBIOTA OF
composition of the gut microbiota. These studies
Importantly, C. difficile can cause a varyi
allergies.40,44-46 Furthermore, some relations
EFFECTS ON METABOLIC HEALTH The gut microbiota
Acknowledgements This work was supported the Span
38. Kuvaeva IB et al. Microecology of the
From a host of fourteen therapeutical areas, EURO
MANAGING ULCERATIVE COLITIS: THE GUIDELINES AND
Left-Sided Disease A combination of oral and
Specific treatment New diagnosis Infection? CMV;
regarding infliximab contain only a few subjects w
However there is little published data that study
We strongly recommend that all the above drug tre
failed previous glucocorticoid, immunosuppressive
7. Sninsky CA et al. Oral mesalamine (Asaco
long-term follow-up of a single-centre cohort.
ranging study. Inflamm Bowel Dis. Bowel
NON-SURGICAL THERAPY FOR UNRESECTABLE HILAR CHOLA
Table 1. The Bismuth-Corlette classification for m
PERCUTANEOUS TRANSHEPATIC DRAINAGE VERSUS ENDOTHE
mm theoretically offer the optimal condition
was not available. Furthermore, patient subgroup
Figure 2. Bilateral stenting in a side by
Table 3. Studies comparing unilateral placement v
REFERENCES 1. Larghi A et al. Management of hila
of malignant hilar strictures: the role of liver
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ENDOSCOPIC NECROSECTOMY AS TREATMENT FOR
ENDOSCOPIC NECROSECTOMY Growing Acceptance The i
Figure 3. Internal endoscopic aspect of the cavit
• cholecystectomy after biliary pancreati
THE VERSATILE ROLE OF THE VAGUS NERVE IN THE
vagus, respectively.1,5,6 However, one has to kee
Electrophysiological studies have confirm
Indeed, the administration of specific CCK-A
circumventricular organs [CVO]) that are devoid o
REFERENCES 1. Drake RL et al. Gray’s atlas of an
46. Berthoud HR et al. Vagal afferent innervation
Trauma. 2011;70(5):1168-75; discussion 75- 6. 91.
J Clin Invest. 2008;118(6):2209-18. 133. Rosas-B
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A REVIEW OF CROHN’S DISEASE Phi
of their Crohn’s disease.3,4 Rates in the
Microbiome The microbiome consists of
(azathioprine is known to increase the risk
Standard abdominal radiography is useful for
Table 2. Clinical, endoscopic, and laboratory pre
an anti-metabolite, is used in Crohn’s dise
5. Ahuja V, Tandon RK. Inflammatory bowel dis
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