Transvaginal Management of Vaginal Cuff Dehiscence with Bowel Evisceration following Delayed Diagnosis by Samantha Bleull, Hunter Smith, Robert Shapiro

“…One of the most serious complications that can arise from hysterectomy is vaginal cuff dehiscence with subsequent bowel evisceration. Treatment via vaginal approach has been utilized in early cases of vaginal cuff dehiscence where the need for bowel resection is less likely. …”
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Defining Quality Indicators for Best-Practice Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Canada by Geoffrey C Nguyen, Shane M Devlin, Waqqas Afif, Brian Bressler, Steven E Gruchy, Gilaad G Kaplan, Liliana Oliveira, Sophie Plamondon, Cynthia H Seow, Chadwick Williams, Karen Wong, Brian M Yan, Jennifer Jones

“…BACKGROUND: There is a paucity of published data regarding the quality of care of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Canada. Clinical quality indicators are quantitative end points used to guide, monitor and improve the quality of patient care. …”
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In vitro Superoxide Production by Peripheral Neutrophils from Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease by O. H. Nielsen, D. Berild, I. Ahnfelt-Rønne

“…Activated polymorphonuclear leucocytes, which are accumulated in inflammatory lesions of inflammatory bowel disease, produce tissue destructive, oxygen derived free radicals and other inflammatory mediators. …”
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Pyogenic Granuloma: An Unusual Cause of Massive Gastrointestinal Bleeding from the Small Bowel by Dana C Moffatt, Paul Warwryko, Harminder Singh

“…Small bowel hemorrhage is responsible for approximately 4% of all cases of gastrointestinal bleeding. …”
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A Rare Case of Endometrial Cancer Metastatic to the Sigmoid Colon and Small Bowel by Jeffrey A. Hubers, Anurag Soni

“…Metastatic endometrial cancer to the small bowel or colon has been described but is quite rare. …”
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Application of Proteomics to Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research: Current Status and Future Perspectives by Arash Assadsangabi, Caroline A. Evans, Bernard M. Corfe, Alan Lobo

“…Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic relapsing/remitting inflammatory illness of the gastrointestinal tract of unknown aetiology. …”
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Delayed Presentation of Traumatic Diaphragmatic Rupture with Herniation of the Left Kidney and Bowel Loops by Amiya Kumar Dwari, Abhijit Mandal, Sibes Kumar Das, Sudhansu Sarkar

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Therapeutic potential and mechanism of functional oligosaccharides in inflammatory bowel disease: a review by Xiaochun Yang, Deyong Zeng, Chongyang Li, Wenchen Yu, Guilin Xie, Yingchun Zhang, Weihong Lu

“…Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is characterized by recurrent attacks and long courses, and the number of patients has expanded rapidly year by year. …”
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Improvement of the specialized medical care at short bowel syndrome: resolution of the advisory council by V. T. Ivashkin, S. F. Bagnenko, A. V. Grishin, M. A. Kucher, V. M. Luft, Ye. A. Poluektova, T. S. Popova, A. A. Ryk, S. V. Sviridov, Ya. . Soboski, A. S. Trukhmanov, A. Ye. Shestopalov, O. S. Shifrin

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Brown Bowel Syndrome in a Middle-Aged Woman with Chronic Idiopathic Malabsorption by Renato Parente, Maurizio Pinamonti, Stefania Martina

“…Brown bowel syndrome (BBS) is an extremely unusual condition characterized by an orange-brown discoloration of the bowel and intestinal motility disorders secondary to fat-soluble vitamin deficiency and malabsorption from many different causes. …”
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Herpes Simplex Proctitis Mimicking Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a Teenaged Male by Kristen E. Sandgren, Nathan B. Price, Warren P. Bishop, Patrick J. McCarthy

“…Though proctitis is most commonly due to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), infectious etiologies must also be considered, including sexually transmitted causes of infectious proctitis. …”
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The Establishment of a National Tissue Bank for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research in Canada by Stephen M Collins, Kevin McHugh, Ken Croitoru, Micheal Howorth

“…The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada (CCFC) has established a national bank for tissue, serum and blood from patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Investigators from across the country submit material to the bank together with clinical data. …”
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Biological therapy for inflammatory bowel disease: cyclical rather than lifelong treatment? by Christian Philipp Selinger, Konstantina Rosiou, Marco V Lenti

“…Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) treatment was revolutionised with the arrival of biological therapy two decades ago. …”
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Blockade of PLD2 Ameliorates Intestinal Mucosal Inflammation of Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Guangxi Zhou, Lin Yu, Wenjing Yang, Wei Wu, Leilei Fang, Zhanju Liu

“…Background. Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), are chronically remittent and progressive inflammatory disorders. …”
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Effect of Physician-Delivered Patient Education on the Quality of Bowel Preparation for Screening Colonoscopy by Tze-Yu Shieh, Ming-Jen Chen, Chen-Wang Chang, Chien-Yuan Hung, Kuang-Chun Hu, Yang-Che Kuo, Shou-Chuan Shih, Horng-Yuan Wang

“…Background. Inadequate bowel preparation is common in outpatients undergoing screening colonoscopy because of unawareness and poor adherence to instruction. …”
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Review of Rome-IV criteria for the irritable bowel syndrome: are there any basic changes? by A. A. Sheptulin, M. A. Vize-Khripunova

“…To analyze the changes in the Rome IV criteria of the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in comparison to their previous version. …”
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Therapy of Inflammatory Bowel Disease using New 5-ASA Compounds: An Introduction by Ulrich Klotz

“…However, the new azocompound olsalazine induced diarrhea or loose stool in at least 10 to 15% of the treated patients which might limit its use in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In conclusion, the ‘old’ metabolite 5-ASA, in a ‘new’ design, offers an effective and very safe choice for the treatment of IBD.…”
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The Impact of Farnesoid X Receptor Activation on Intestinal Permeability in Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Maja Stojancevic, Karmen Stankov, Momir Mikov

“…Defects in the intestinal epithelial barrier have been observed in several intestinal disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Recent studies have identified a number of factors that contribute to development of IBD including environmental triggers, genetic factors, immunoregulatory defects and microbial exposure. …”
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Cytoplasmic-Staining Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody and Extensive Colitis by Hugh James Freeman

“…A cohort of 18 patients with inflammatory bowel disease who were characterized by the presence of cytoplasmic-staining antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (cANCA) and extensive colitis is reported. …”
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Nitric Oxide - Its Importance in Swallowing, Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy by ABR Thomson

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