Current gastroenterology reports

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This manuscript addresses high-yield topics related to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) in adolescents and young women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) including puberty, menstruation, contraception, fertility, p…

Purpose of reviewImmune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have revolutionized cancer care and work primarily by blocking CTLA-4 (cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4), and/or PD-1 (programmed cell death protein 1), and/or PD-L1 (programmed…

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Not all injuries of the terminal ileum are Crohn's disease. It is the purpose of this review to consider the differential diagnosis of other acute and chronic ileal lesions. RECENT FINDINGS: The recognition of a granulom…

Autoimmune Pancreatitis (AIP) is a recently recognized chronic fibro-inflammatory disease of the pancreas. Although rare, its recognition continues to increase worldwide. Patients often present with painless obstructive jaundice mimicking p…

Ileitis, or inflammation of the ileum, is often caused by Crohn's disease. However, ileitis may be caused by a wide variety of other diseases. These include infectious diseases, spondyloarthropathies, vasculitides, ischemia, neoplasms, medi…

Pelvic floor disorders that affect defecation consist of structural disorders (eg, rectocele) and functional disorders (eg, dyssynergic defecation). Evaluation includes a thorough history and physical examination, a careful digital rectal e…

Chronic pancreatitis is an inflammatory disease of the pancreas leading to progressive fibrosis that presents with severe abdominal pain and may result in exocrine and/or endocrine insufficiency at later stages. Although alcohol is the stro…

Chronic symptoms of abdominal pain and irregular bowel habits in women evoke a broad differential diagnosis including irritable bowel syndrome, infection, malabsorption, and inflammatory bowel disease. Endometriosis, a common disorder in yo…

Inflammatory disease of the pancreas falls into two major classifications: acute and chronic. Acute pancreatitis is a reversible process, whereas chronic pancreatitis produces irreversible changes in the architecture and function of the pan…