Precancerous colorectal lesions occurring in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are now described as either polypoid, nonpolypoid, or invisible. Patients diagnosed with colonic IBD should ...

The oral cavity may be involved (ie, with ulcers), but the esophagus and pharynx are rarely involved. The antrum and duodenum are the most common sites involved in the upper gastrointestinal tract.

In two journal articles, a University of Houston biomedical researcher reports a step forward in diagnosing intestinal diseases, including colorectal cancer, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease ...

(WSPA)—Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) targets your digestive system. As part of our “Ask the Expert” series, in partnership ...

BERLIN — A multicenter study comparing three endoscopic imaging techniques used to monitor patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) for neoplasia found that virtual chromoendoscopy has the ...

Researchers from Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University created an endoscope that uses Raman spectroscopy, a chemical-fingerprinting technique, to detect inflammatory bowel disease in the colon.

University Medical Center has opened a new Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease.  The center provides specialized care for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Artificial intelligence has been used extensively in gastroenterology for polyp detection and is expanding into ...

A fecal lactoferrin test can detect intestinal inflammation. High lactoferrin levels in stool suggest that inflammation is present. This may indicate a bacterial infection or inflammatory bowel ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Noninvasive monitoring could improve outcomes, reduce costs and minimize surgeries for pediatric IBD.

Share on Pinterest Researchers say artificial intelligence systems may be able to spot hard-to-see cancerous lesions in people with IBD. Rebecca Conway/Getty Images Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) ...