Complications of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Fig. 12.1 Enterocolic fistula (arrows) in Crohn’s disease Fig. 12.2 Enterocutaneous fistula in Crohn’s disease. (a) CT findings, (b) a skin photo Fig. 12.3 Enterovesical fistula in Crohn’s disease (arrow)…
Differential Diagnosis: Intestinal Behçet’s Disease
Fig. 3.1 Algorithm for the diagnosis of intestinal Behçet’s disease (BD) based on the type of ileocolonic ulcerations and clinical manifestations (Adapted from Cheon et al. [4]). §Complete, incomplete, and…
New Endoscopic Modalities in IBD
Fig. 9.1 High-resolution endoscopy can observe detailed mucosal inflammation in patients with UC. Even though endoscopic remission is obtained, vessel pattern is not completely normal, and white scars are detected…
Differential Diagnosis Between Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and Other Intestinal Disorders
Disease Differential diagnosis Ischemic colitis Clinical symptoms, abrupt transition to normal mucosa with sparing rectum Radiation proctitis A history of exposure to radiation Lymphoma Clinical symptoms Vasculitis Clinical symptoms and…
Therapeutic Endoscopy
Fig. 10.1 (a) Massive bleeding with ulceration is observed at the ileocolonic anastomosis of patients with Crohn’s disease, and (b) blood vessel is exposed (white arrow). (c) Endoscopic hemostasis was…
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
Fig. 7.1 A discrete esophageal ulcer in a patient with Crohn’s disease The incidence of gastric and duodenal CD varies greatly in series of patients with CD, ranging from 0.5…
Mobile Applications for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Fig. 6.1 It shows health education content category in InformHealth app category Fig. 6.2 It shows content listing in “drugs” content category in InformHealth app category Symptom Tracking Apps Unlike…
System Requirements for Delivery of Telemedicine Services
Fig. 9.1 Telemedicine consult concept sheet Once the telemedicine concept has been outlined in the document and all parties have agreed on the program, a project charter should be developed…
Self-Management Techniques in IBD
Fig. 5.1 Components of effective inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) management The Self-Management Challenge in IBD Not surprisingly, the majority of self-management interventions in IBD are based on the task of…
Telemonitoring and Self-Care in Patients with IBD
Fig. 7.1 Total inflammation burden scoring appears as a traffic light consisting of a rational sum of symptoms score and calprotectin carried out at home in this case by a…
