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GASTROENTEROLOGY
ISSN 2054-6203 December 2014 • emjreviews.com
INSIDE
Review of
UEG 2014
Vienna, Austria
CONTENTS
EDITORIAL BOARD................................................................................................................................. 5
CONGRESS REVIEW............................................................................................................................... 10
• Review of the United European Gastroenterology Week Congress, held in Vienna,
Austria, 18th-22nd September 2014
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE UEG WEEK CONGRESS 2014: NEW EVIDENCE AND NOVEL
THERAPIES FOR IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME.................................................................................. 36
• Caroline Charles and Enrico Stefano Corazziari
A PROKINETIC AGENT WITH A D
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CONTENTS EDITORIAL BOARD.......................
GASTROENTEROLOGY THE MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE UPPER
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Foreword Prof Marco Bruno Professor and Head of t
UEG WEEK ANNUAL CONGRESS 2014 AUSTRIA CENTER VIEN
Welcome to the European Medical Journal review of
UEG WEEK ANNUAL CONGRESS 2014 AUSTRIA CENTER VIEN
ageing population and declining economy, the curr
UEG WEEK ANNUAL CONGRESS 2014 AUSTRIA CENTER VIEN
Warning lights flash for GI control in Europe
UEG WEEK ANNUAL CONGRESS 2014 AUSTRIA CENTER VIEN
Digging was revealed
UEG WEEK ANNUAL CONGRESS 2014 AUSTRIA CENTER VIEN
Pills providing the solution for hepatitis C reli
UEG WEEK ANNUAL CONGRESS 2014 AUSTRIA CENTER VIEN
Psychological blow of IBD highlighted in the youn
UEG WEEK ANNUAL CONGRESS 2014 AUSTRIA CENTER VIEN
Dynamic duo carry torch for future CRC screening
UEG WEEK ANNUAL CONGRESS 2014 AUSTRIA CENTER VIEN
CORTIMENT®: standing up to ulcerative colitis A
UEG WEEK ANNUAL CONGRESS 2014 AUSTRIA CENTER VIEN
Call for personalised approach in primary care dy
UEG WEEK ANNUAL CONGRESS 2014 AUSTRIA CENTER VIEN
Greater gastrointestinal understanding just a cli
UEG WEEK ANNUAL CONGRESS 2014 AUSTRIA CENTER VIEN
Doctors debate over Helicobacter pylori strategy
UEG WEEK ANNUAL CONGRESS 2014 AUSTRIA CENTER VIEN
Hands-off approach to alcoholic liver disease dia
UEG WEEK ANNUAL CONGRESS 2014 AUSTRIA CENTER VIEN
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE UEG WEEK CONGRESS 2014:
management of IBS. The UEG Week Congress ga
13-acetate/ionomycin (PMA/I). At each visit, the
the EMA in 2012 for the treatment of IBS-C as it
altered bowel movements. However, three previous
abdominal symptoms and constipation in IBS-C
A PROKINETIC AGENT WITH A DUAL EFFECT – ITOPRID
CHARACTERISTICS OF ITOPRIDE Itopride is a pro
All three doses of itopride demonstrate
effect in healthy persons may be different from t
DD2Rs; itopride is extremely rapidly absorbed, an
itopride combined with lansoprazole in patients
- VSL#3® contains the highest concentration of li
RISKS OF USING BEDSIDE TESTS TO VERIFY NAS
(cut-off 5.5) and the use of chest radiogr
together to verify tube site, was simply the prod
Table 1: Sensitivity of the bedside tests in posi
Table 2(**) presents the LRs based on test validi
sites, whereas a pH test with cut-offs at 5.5 or
incidents of pneumothorax among 187 tub
2000;49(6):302-9. 16. Metheny NA, Titler MG.
DIAGNOSTIC METHODS IN EOSINOPHILIC OES
The lack of consensus on the follow-up of
Table 1: Histologic signs of eosinophilic oesopha
frequency probes, it has been found that there ar
seen in those patients that showed alterations on
Acknowledgement We appreciate the contributions o
longitudinal muscles of the oesophagus in eosi
UPDATE ON BARRETT’S OESOPHAGUS Claudia Tarlar
particular salmon-pink colour and a coarse textur
Genetic background Alcohol and smoking GERD
which will produce other cytokines, inducing
patients to undergo treatment with aspirin and es
Smoking status was analysed together with the gen
destroys the mucosa of BO patients. RFA appears a
2003;125(6):1670-7. 6. Rodríguez-Díjesús A et al.
Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012;24(8):917-23. 51. Da
THE MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE UPPER G
from gastric or oesophageal varicosities, mo
exsanguinations.24 Initial risk stratification is
Several risk classification systems have been
Table 2: Summary of the current recommendations f
In this classification, Grade 1 is for active blee
occurs at an annual rate of 5-15%.1 Despite the h
Seminal work in 1985 by Rimola et al.54 first show
the risk of re-bleeding. For patients with suspec
Database Syst Rev. 2010;(7):CD005415. 37. Forres
Fuse® Full Spectrum Endoscopy Advancing Your GI P
SMALL INTESTINAL TUMOURS: AN OVERVIEW ON CLASSIF
- FAP: this autosomal dominant condition is
reflecting the higher concentration of bile
small intestine lymphomas are coeliac diseas
endoscopy, attainment of a histology specime
Neoadjuvant therapy should be used
GISTs Surgery is the treatment of choice for GIST
precancerous lesions in the small bowel mucosa. B
melanoma of the small intestine. Gastroen
Radiology. 2000;216(3):758-63. 111. Woodall CE et
THE GEOGRAPHIC VARIANCE OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI I
infections can be diagnosed by a variety of tests
Table 1: The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in
Table 2: Helicobacter pylori prevalence in adults
Turkey Latvia Spain Germany UK Belgium Sweden Slo
Kivi et al.52 studied Helicobacter status in fami
et al.61 reported that alcohol consumption
influence on growth. An Pediatr (Barc). 2005;63(6)
2013. Available at: http:/www.cdc.gov/ media/rele
MANAGING COMPLICATED DIVERTICULAR
radiology, endoscopy, as well as other minimally
material through the drain is recommend
perforated diverticulitis may be perf
CONCLUSION In conclusion, complicated DD has man
37. St Vincent’s University Hospital, Ire
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