Volume 19, Issue 4

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is characterised by chronic intestinal inflammation developing in genetically susceptible subjects in association with a dysregulated immune response, intestinal dysbiosis and environmental triggers.

Robotics has taken the surgical community by storm and is increasingly being adopted in IBD surgery. While many see true technological advancement in robotics, by virtue of its ability to facilitate complex procedures in Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis for the good of the patient, there remains scepticism. And, as always, there are two sides to the coin.

Exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) is a prescribed liquid diet providing 100% of energy intake while excluding all other foods and drinks. EEN is established as an effective therapy for Crohn's Disease (CD) that induces remission in up to 80% of patients [1, 2].

The N-ECCO Travel Award offers IBD Nurses an opportunity to visit other IBD Centres, to observe and learn from IBD nursing services. Sophie Craddock was awarded at ECCO’24 and travelled to the Meyer Children’s Hospital, in Florence Italy.

The D-ECCO Travel Award offers IBD Dietitians an opportunity to visit other IBD Centres, to learn about diet and nutrition in IBD. Guia Becherucci was awarded at ECCO’24 and travelled to the University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium.

The ECCO Topical Review on Predictive Models on IBD Disease Course and Treatment Response was launched in late December 2023 and a virtual kick-off meeting took place in early 2024.