Importance Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory condition of the colon, with a
prevalence exceeding 400 per 100 000 in North America. Individuals with UC have a lower …

The etiology of colonic emergencies includes a wide-ranging and diverse set of pathologic
conditions. Fortunately, for the surgeon treating a patient with one of these emergencies, the …

Objective The main objective of this document is to complete the guidelines already in force
to include new information, particularly regarding new medicines which have been …

BACKGROUND Indications for surgery in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) include
treatment-refractory disease or severe complications such as obstruction, severe colitis …

Background Many patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) use complementary and
alternative medicine (CAM) for disease management. There is, however, a communication …

Aim The medical management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is rapidly progressing;
however, many patients with the disease still require surgery. Often this is done as an …

Reggie J. is a 21-year-old woman with no past medical history who presents with severe
abdominal bloating, pain, and vomiting for 1 day. She reports frequent loose, and often …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are non-infectious chronic inflammatory disorders of the
gastrointestinal tract with a relapsing-remitting course that primarily include Crohn's disease …

A 45-year-old male with a history of Crohn's disease presents to the Emergency Department
(ED) with a 3-day history of increasing abdominal pain, abdominal distension, and for the …

Fulminant colitis is an extreme form of rapidly progressive acute colitis that is potentially life-
threatening and requires early recognition, hospitalization, monitoring, and resuscitation …