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GASTROENTEROLOGY
ISSN 2054-6203 Vol 5.1 • December 2016 • emjreviews.com
INSIDE
Review of
UEG WEEK 2016
Vienna, Austria
CONTENTS
EDITORIAL BOARD...................................................................................................................................... 4
CONGRESS REVIEW.................................................................................................................................... 10
• Review of the 24th United European Gastroenterology (UEG) Week, held in Vienna,
Austria, 15th–19th October 2016
INTERVIEWS WITH EMJ GASTROENTEROLOGY EDITORIAL BOARD............................................ 18
SYMPOSIUM REVIEWS
• PREVENTING COLLATERAL DAMAGE IN THE INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE
PATIENT: USING DISEASE ASSESSMENT AND PROGNOSTIC FACTORS TO OPTIMISE
CLINI
GASTROENTEROLOGY ISSN 2054-6203
CONTENTS EDITORIAL BOARD.......................
GASTROENTEROLOGY • ASSESSING ALTERATIONS IN FOO
Editorial Board Editor-in-Chief: Dr Jan Borns
Gastroenterology Prof Abe Fingerhut, Professo
GASTROENTEROLOGY 5.1 DECEMBER 2016 Director Spe
Welcome Greetings, and welcome to the 2016 edi
See what you could be missing.
Foreword
10 GASTROENTEROLOGY • December 2016
GASTROENTEROLOGY • December 2016
12 GASTROENTEROLOGY • December 2016
Congress Highlights Updates to Guide
access different pathways, ultimately leading to
Dr Bennet commented: “This raises the p
The Berliner TransitionsProgramm: Care for Young
Protein in Wheat Triggers Inflammation of Chronic
Sorin T. Barbu Professor of Surgery, “Iuliu Hati
Randomised controlled trials have demonstrated la
(the first surgeon to be in this organisati
guidelines for diagnosis and management, but
The paper ‘Analysis of research activit
of Patras, Patras, Greece, I undertook an electiv
One of the highlights of UEG Week is the
Q: Research in the field of the gut microbiome and
I have experienced how important it can be when t
A: It is an excellent platform for medical
PREVENTING COLLATERAL DAMAGE IN THE INF
inflammation in IBD can lead to poor outcomes, and
Simple demographic and clinical features can guid
disease state. An asymptomatic patient with CD ha
The impact of the disease on patients with CD has
(London, England). 2015;386(10006): 1825-34.
INTRODUCING BIOSIMILARS INTO CURRENT INFLAMMATOR
and 23 biological assays, a Phase I study demonst
pharmaceutical form and strength, indications
ADAs. Data from reference infliximab clinical tria
patients receiving SB2 continued to receive SB2 u
100 80 SB2 ACR20 SB2 ACR50 SB2 ACR70 60 40
Transferring Clinical Data into Clinical Prac
7. European Medicines Agency, Committee for Medic
Tillotts Pharma AG (“Tillotts”), part of the Japa
RELEVANCE OF PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES FOR TH
Learning Objectives The aim of this webinar was t
patient themselves and based on the patient
patients to take control of their own health, cre
Table 2: Safety of inflammatory bowel disease drug
Summary and Conclusions As the knowledge and
CROHN’S DISEASE: SUPPORTING PATIENTS IN THEIR
70 Patients requiring major surgery (%) 60 50
Yes Biologics
15 years as a monotherapy, as part of combination
To achieve full control of CD, the focus must be
that, anti-TNFs are also effective. It is also im
profile, and rapidly clears systemic inflammation.
an open randomised trial. Lancet. 2008;37
Exclusive Interviews from the 24th United
Abstract Reviews EXPERIENCE OF THE
UEG 2016 A Kaplan–Meier survival curve was perfo
Abstract Reviews from both the upper and lower r
UEG 2016 best exam to obtain this classification
Abstract Reviews Our experience with endoscop
UEG 2016 surgery should it become necessary, eit
Abstract Reviews treatment (starting at 30–32 we
UEG 2016 1990 to 2013: findings from the Global B
Abstract Reviews achieve complete polyp resectio
UEG 2016 PLR 7.27, 95% CI: 3.74–14.2); Rome
Abstract Reviews colonoscopist blinded to the in
UEG 2016 small tumour pieces distinguished betwe
Abstract Reviews Complete snare resection
UEG 2016 UNSUPERVISED TRANSCRIPTOMICS- BASED CL
Abstract Reviews Conversely, the subgroup exh
UEG 2016 medications and/or prokinetics were sto
EDITOR’S PICK In this pe
INTRODUCTION Proton pump inhibitors (PPI) were i
PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS AND NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY
reduce ascorbic acid and cobalamin levels, leadin
evaluating regular PPI use in patients with gastr
Data for the years 2004–2011 was obtained from Ge
138(3):896-904. 13. Ngamruengphong S et al.
57. Antoniou T et al. Proton pump inhibitors and
ASSESSING ALTERATIONS IN FOOD PREFERENCE AS A
absolute threshold of dietary fat tolerance, by 1
and 3 months postoperatively. The RYGB group demo
breakpoint between groups.22 However, we have see
the pleasure attributed to a specific food reward
(PET) with a D2 receptor agonist radioligand was
10. El Labban S et al. The Effect of Roux
EOSINOPHILIC OESOPHAGITIS:
EOSINOPHILIC OESOPHAGITIS: A TRULY BRIEF HISTORY
OESOPHAGEAL MICROBIOME AND EOSINOPHILIC OESOPHAGI
LOCAL IMMUNOGLOBULIN E PRODUCTION Local IgE prod
change. In the report of Kagawalla et al.,
other allergic disease continued, and the number
12(4):589-96.e1. 10. Alexander ES et al. Twin and
EOSINOPHILIC OESOPHAGITIS: CURRENT UNDERSTANDI
This review also highlights emerging controversie
Patients with EoE are commonly young adults
(e.g. urticaria, anaphylaxis). Patients’ response
A B C D E F Figure 2: Characteristic endoscop
Both dysmotility and fibrosis contribute
Oesophageal eosinophilia on biopsy 8-WEEK PP
this benefit is sustained.50 A 50-week randomised
predicts fibrotic complications34 suggesting t
epidemic of eosinophilic oesophagitis. Best Pr
budesonide maintenance treatment is part
INFLIXIMAB AND TUMOUR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA
INTRODUCTION Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
and other influencing factors which are yet to be
track-etched membrane in 24 multiwell plates
IFX levels
were pooled together. Similar findings were found
These demonstrated the interaction betwee
REFERENCES 1. Strober W et al. The fundamental b
macrophages and decreased IL-17 expressi
BARRETT’S OESOPHAGUS IN 2016
patients who were undergoing colonoscopy and neve
and bile,29 thus duodenogastro-oesophageal reflux
Barrett's mucosa Figure 4: Endo
• Aged >50 years • Non-Hispanic white populat
SURVEILLANCE The main objective of surveillance
eradicating both intestinal metaplasia and dyspla
a surveillance programme. All patients with BO
adenocarcinoma of the esophagus or cardia. Ca
MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY-BASED THERAPY FOR EOS
The treatment of EoE is complex, requiring the us
INTERLEUKIN-5 The tissue localisation of IL-5 in
a fully humanised mAb against the IL-4R-α chain,
increased soluble IL-5 receptor alpha in the
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