This issue of Surgical Clinics of North America focuses on Inflammatory Bowel Disease and is edited by Dr. Sean Langenfeld. Articles will include: IBD presentation and diagnosis; Endoscopy in IBD; Preoperative considerations in IBD; Postoperative Considerations in IBD; IBD and cancer/dysplasia; Elective abdominal surgery for IBD; Abdominal emergencies in IBD; Anorectal Crohn’s disease; Other surgeries in IBD patients; Pediatric inflammatory bowel disease; Pouch complications; Genetic and environmental considerations for IBD; IBD and short bowel syndrome; Medical Management of IBD; and more!

Inflammatory Bowel Disease is reviewed extensively in this important Surgical Clinics of North America issue. Articles include: Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Historical Perspective, Epidemiology and Risk Factors; Diagnostic Modalities for Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Serologic Markers and Endoscopy; Diagnostic Modalities for Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Radiologic Imaging; Medical Therapy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Crohn's Disease of the Foregut and Small Intestine; Crohn's Disease of the Colon, Rectum and Anus; Indications and Options for Surgery in Ulcerative Colitis; Challenges in the Medical and Surgical Management of Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Extraintestinal Manifestations of Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Colorectal Neoplasia and Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Nutritional Support of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patient; Psychosocial Support of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patient; Genetics and Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease; and more!

This issue of Surgical Clinics of North America focuses on Inflammatory Bowel Disease and is edited by Dr. Sean Langenfeld. Articles will include: IBD presentation and diagnosis; Endoscopy in IBD; Preoperative considerations in IBD; Postoperative Considerations in IBD; IBD and cancer/dysplasia; Elective abdominal surgery for IBD; Abdominal emergencies in IBD; Anorectal Crohn's disease; Other surgeries in IBD patients; Pediatric inflammatory bowel disease; Pouch complications; Genetic and environmental considerations for IBD; IBD and short bowel syndrome; Medical Management of IBD; and more!

This issue will review the medical and surgical management of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Included within the issue will be articles devoted to the various debates surrounding different surgical techniques and long-term outcomes. Readers will benefit from discussions on the latest knowledge of the biology of IBD as well as emerging non-operative therapies.

In this issue of Gastroenterology Clinics, guest editor Dr. Sunanda V. Kane brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Medical and Surgical Management of Crohn’s Disease. Approximately 3 million people worldwide suffer with Crohn’s Disease, and this issue provides a thorough review of current treatment and management strategies in various patient populations. Topics include fecal microbiota transplant, microbiome-targeting diet, anti-TNF therapy in pediatric IBD patients, and many more. Contains 13 practice-oriented topics including mimics of Crohn’s; newer therapies for Crohn’s disease; diet and nutrition in Crohn’s disease; pediatric management of Crohn’s disease; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews of medical and surgical management of Crohn’s disease, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

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Dr. Charles Lightdale selected top expert Dr. Charles Lichtiger to serve as Guest Editor for this issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics devoted to Inflammatory Bowel Disease. The issue uniquely addresses the questions that arise when trying to treat and diagnose IBD. Further, it provides information on what the future might look like for endoscopists. Articles are devoted to the following topics: The Era of Anti-TNF’s is Over: What do we know, don’t know, and yearn to know; Prognostigating the Course of IBD- Is it an art or Science; Treat to Target: What is Target and How do we Treat; The Microbiota and the Immune Response: What is the Chicken and What is the Egg; The Role of the Radiologist in Determining Disease Severity; Capsule Endoscopy and Small Bowel Enteroscopy: Have they Rendered the Radiologist Obsolete; Dysplasia Surveillance; Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection: Are We Transitioning to it; Strictures in Crohn’s Diagnosis and UC: Is there a role for the gastroenterologist, endoscopist, or is it always the surgeon; Endoscopy in the Postoperative Patient with CD or UC: Does it Translate to better Outcomes; The Role of Histology in Determining Disease Activity, Treatment, and Prognosis: Are we there yet; Perianal Disease: The role of Endoscopy, EUS, EUA, Laser Therapy, Sealing Agents, and Stem Cells; Imaging of Mucosal Inflammation: Current Developments and Future Perspectives for IBD; Surgery in IBD: Is there any need for Open Procedures. Readers will come away with a state-of-the-art understanding about the current and future clinical picture for endoscopy in IBD.