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27April2018

ECCO-AOCC Visiting Travel Grant 2018

Jihye Park, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

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Most patients with chronic IBD are diagnosed at a young age. After baseline diagnosis many of these young patients have to undergo repeated imaging procedures during the variable clinical course of their disease. Ultrasound, CT and MRI are used to image transmural alterations and extra-intestinal manifestations of the disease and to monitor response to treatment. 

Posted in ECCO News, SciCom, Committee News, Volume 13, Issue 1

27April2018

ECCO Fellowships and Grants Report

Janneke van der Woude, SciCom Chair

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Janneke van der Woude
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One of the main goals of ECCO is to promote IBD-related basic and clinical research as well as to foster interaction and productive collaboration among European research groups working in the IBD field. To achieve this goal, ECCO continues to award Grants, Fellowships and Travel Awards.

For 2018 the number of awardees has increased to an amazing total of more than 30.

 

Posted in ECCO News, SciCom, Committee News, Volume 13, Issue 1

27April2018

Report on the 6th SciCom Workshop at ECCO'18

Shomron Ben-Horin and Michael Scharl, SciCom Members

Shomron Ben Horin
Shomron Ben-Horin
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Michael Scharl3
Michael Scharl
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Fat in IBD – Much more than an innocent bystander 

Within the framework of the 6th SciCom Workshop, the role of fat and lipids in IBD pathogenesis was highlighted. Six highly interesting talks shed light on the fact that fat is much more than an innocent bystander in IBD.

Posted in ECCO News, SciCom, Committee News, ECCO'18, Congress News, Volume 13, Issue 1

12December2017

Y-ECCO Literature Review: Sandra Bohn Thomsen

Sandra Bohn Thomsen

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Sandra Bohn Thomsen 
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Evolution after anti-TNF discontinuation in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A multicentre long-term follow-up study

Casanova MJ, Chaparro M, García-Sánchez V, Nantes O, Leo E, Rojas-Feria M, et al.
Am J Gastroenterol. 2017;112:12031

Posted in ECCO News, Y-ECCO Literature Reviews, Committee News, Y-ECCO, Volume 12, Issue 4

12December2017

Y-ECCO Literature Review: Kapil Sahnan

Kapil Sahnan

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Kapil Sahnan 
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Laparoscopic ileocaecal resection versus infliximab for terminal ileitis in Crohn’s disease: A randomised controlled, open-label, multicentre trial 

Ponsioen CY, de Groof EJ, Eshuis EJ, Gardenbroek TJ, Bossuyt PMM, Hart A, et al. 
Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017;2:785–92. 

Posted in ECCO News, Y-ECCO Literature Reviews, Committee News, Y-ECCO, Volume 12, Issue 4

12December2017

Y-ECCO Literature Review: Bobby Zhao Sheng Lo

Bobby Zhao Sheng Lo

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Bobby Zhao Sheng Lo
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Bobby Zhao Sheng Lo

Prediction of complicated disease course for children newly diagnosed with Crohn’s disease: A multicentre inception cohort study

Kugathasan S, Denson LA, Walters TD, Kim MO, Marigorta UM, Schirmer M, et al.
Lancet. 2017;389:1710–8.

Posted in ECCO News, Y-ECCO Literature Reviews, Committee News, Y-ECCO, Volume 12, Issue 4

12December2017

Y-ECCO Literature Review Introduction

Dominik Bettenworth, Y-ECCO Literature Review Admin

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Dominik Bettenworth 
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Dear Y-ECCO Friends,

A warm welcome to the Y-ECCO Literature Review section, where you will find a summary and discussion of cutting-edge clinical trials as well as basic science studies in the field of IBD. 

If you are a Y-ECCO Member and you are looking for an opportunity to get actively involved in ECCO and gain some visibility, contribute your article to the Y-ECCO Literature Review corner, together with a short self-description and your picture.

Posted in ECCO News, Y-ECCO Literature Reviews, Committee News, Y-ECCO, Volume 12, Issue 4

12December2017

Y-ECCO Interview Corner: Palle Bager

Isabelle Cleynen, Y-ECCO Chair

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Nuha Yassin  ©  ECCO

 

Dear Y-ECCO Friends,

We are revisiting the multidisciplinary IBD team. Today, I am delighted to be joined by Palle Bager, an IBD nurse specialist and the current N-ECCO Chair.

Please contact me for any interview suggestions for the Y-ECCO Interview Corner.

Nuha Yassin
Y-ECCO Interview Corner Coordinator

 

Posted in ECCO News, Committee News, Y-ECCO, Volume 12, Issue 4

12December2017

Y-ECCO Members' Address

Isabelle Cleynen, Y-ECCO Chair

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Dear Y-ECCO Friends,

This will be the last time that I address you as Y-ECCO Chair. At the next ECCO Congress (2018, Vienna), I shall be stepping down and it is with great pleasure that I will then hand over the position of Chair to Nuha Yassin (UK), who has been serving on the Committee for three years. There will also be a new member joining the Committee, for which the selection process has been completed. We received seven excellent applications, and would like to encourage those who were not selected this time to re-apply in coming years.

Posted in ECCO News, Committee News, Y-ECCO, Volume 12, Issue 4

12December2017

Treatment of functional bowel symptoms in IBD

Miranda Lomer, D-ECCO WG Member

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At least a third of patients with inactive IBD have coexisting functional bowel symptoms (e.g.  abdominal pain, bloating, increased flatulence, diarrhoea and/or constipation) and these symptoms may be mistaken for active IBD. Patients may also experience increased anxiety/depression and reduced quality of life. Objective markers of disease activity (histological and inflammatory markers, e.g. faecal calprotectin, C-reactive protein), in conjunction with assessment of clinical symptoms, help to distinguish between functional bowel symptoms and active IBD. Identification of functional bowel symptoms in inactive IBD is important to avoid unnecessary and potentially harmful treatment strategies; on the other hand, active disease should be excluded before establishing that symptoms are functional in nature.

Posted in ECCO News, Committee News, D-ECCO, Volume 12, Issue 4