UEG Journal

Ahsen Ustaoglu interviews Dr Celia Escudero-Hernandez on their transcriptomic study delving into the pathogenesis of lymphocytic colitis, where they identified two subtypes of lymphocytic colitis: channelopathic and inflammatory lymphocytic colitis, which could pave the way for novel biomarkers and therapeutic avenues. 

In this episode, Ahsen Ustaoglu interviews Prof Vincent Wong on their comprehensive review of non-invasive biomarkers and imaging tools for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease which has a rapidly rising incidence worldwide. 

Ahsen Ustaoglu interviews Dr Matthias Brugel on their targeted screening analysis of pancreatic adenocarcinoma risk with organoclorine pesticides from the PESTIPAC study

In this episode, Dr. Tarik Kani  interviews Dr Christian Agboton from USA about the optimal position of Vedolizumab in long-term Crohn's Disease

Join Ahsen Ustaoglu and H. Tarik Kani as they interview Dr Asa Frandemark on their study investigating work impairment in disorders of gut-brain interactions which assessed retrospective data from the Rome Foundation Global Epidemiology Study 

In this episode, Dr. Tarik Kani  interviews Dr Milou van Riswijk from The Netherlands about a new bowel cleansing system which was designed to overcome an important issue for endoscopists and patients.

In this episode, Ahsen Ustaoglu interviews Dr Raul Velamazan to discuss their findings from the multicentre RELAPSTONE study on recurrence patterns and risk factors for relapse after first admission of patients with symptomatic gallstone disease

Dr. Tarik Kani  interviews Dr Alberto Zanetto from Italy, on their study which they were created a new model to predict acute-on-chronic liver failure in decompensated cirrhosis.

Dr Ahsen Ustaoglu interviews Dr Rajan Singh and Dr Hannah Zogg from the University of Nevada, USA, on their study which investigated the role of microRNA 10b-5p in regulating gut barrier function in an in vivo model of diabetes and gastrointestinal dysmotility, important mechanistic work in the field of Neurogastroenterology.

In this December special episode, your UEG Journal podcast hosts H. Tarik Kani and Ahsen Ustaoglu are joined by UEG Talks podcast hosts Egle Dieninyte and Pradeep Mundre in hosting very special guests at UEG Week 2023 in Copenhagen. You can expect to hear important insights from Dr Enrique de Madaria and UEG Journal Editor-in-Chief Prof Joost Drenth, as well as Young GIs.

Dr. H. Tarik Kani talks to Dr. Anouk Wijnands (Netherlands) about her multicenter cohort study that investigated the relationship between smoking and colorectal neoplasia in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease with a 10-year follow-up.

Dr Ahsen Ustaoglu interviews Dr Iris Levink on her study investigating the additive value of CA19.9 monitoring in a pancreatic cyst surveillance program, part of the PACYFIC-trial (www.pacyfic.net).

Dr. H. Tarik Kani talks to Dr. Axel Dignass (Germany) about his recent publication about the impact of Ustekinumab on health-related quality of life in moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease which was an open-label, multicenter, randomized study evaluated the quality of life prospectively in Crohn's patients who treated with Ustekinumab.

Ahsen Ustaoglu talks to Dr Martjin Jong (the Netherlands) on their recent paper developing an image-based deep learning system for primary detection of early Barrett's neoplasia

Dr. H. Tarik Kani talks to Dr Gabriele Dragoni (Italy) about his recent paper about the comparison of two strategies for the management of postoperative recurrence in Crohn's disease which was a multicenter study evaluated the two strategies which are using in postoperative follow-up.

Ahsen Ustaoglu talks to Dr Nik Dekkers and Dr Jurjen Boonstra (the Netherlands) on their recent study investigating suitable imaging biomarker targets to differentiate high-grade dysplasia (HGD) and T1 colorectal cancer (T1CRC) from low-grade dysplasia (LGD) in colorectal polyps.

H. Tarik Kani talks to Dr Samuel Raimundo Fernandes (Portugal) about his recent paper about impact of transmural remission on clinical outcomes in Crohn's disease which was a multicenter study evaluated the clinical outcomes up to 5 years.

Ahsen Ustaoglu talks to Dr Nathaniel Cohen (Israel) about his recent paper on treat to target and sequencing therapies in Crohn's disease, part of the Special issue: Changing Paradigms in Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Iago Rodríguez-Lago talks to Dr Erchinger (Norway) about his recent paper about pancreatic enzyme treatment, where he and all co-authors have evaluated the adherence to guidelines in a European cross‐sectional observational study.

Iago Rodríguez-Lago talks to Dr Savarino (Italy) about his recent paper about functional bowel disorders with diarrhoea, where he and all co-authors have performed a Delphi consensus with experts from 10 European countries. This multinational group of European expertssummarize the current state of consensus on the definition, diagnosis, and managementof these disorders.

Katarzyna Pawlak talks to Dr Goessens (Belgium) about his recent paper on the efficacy and safety of combining biologic agents and small molecules in IBD, recognized with the UEG Journal 2022 Best Paper Award.

Iago Rodríguez-Lago talks to Dr Vujasinovic (Sweden) about the relationship between autoimmune pancreatitis and inflammatory bowel disease, that has been explored by his research group through an analysis of the experience from two referral centers and a systematic review of the literature.

Katarzyna Pawlak talks to Dr Melchior (France) and Dr Keszthelyi (The Netherlands) about how to the interest in Neurogastroenterology nowadays, as this is an area with a great future.

Iago Rodríguez-Lago talks to Prof Siew Ng (Hong Kong, China) about her research about the presence of extended‐spectrum beta‐lactamase organisms and the COVID‐19 pandemic impact on donor recruitment for fecal microbiota transplantation.

Iago Rodríguez-Lago talks to Nina Barner-Rasmussen (Helsinki, Finland) about her research on the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma in Finland.

Iago Rodríguez-Lago talks to Neil O'Morain (Galway, Ireland) about his research about the effect of angiotensin receptor blockers in patients on a gluten-free diet.

Katarzyna Pawlak and Iago Rodríguez-Lago talk to Nicolas Richard and Chloé Melchior about their research about the best treatment strategy for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, awarded as the best paper in UEG Journal published during 2021.

Katarzyna Pawlak, social media editor, talks to Alexandre Nuzzo about his recent findings from a prospective study about the role of serum procalcitonin in patients with acetaminophen poisoning.

Katarzyna Pawlak, social media editor, talks to Fernando Magro and Candida Abreu (Hospital de São João, Porto, Portugal ) about the most up to date evidence about the impact of COVID-19 on the management of IBD patients and current vaccination recommendations.

Iago Rodríguez-Lago, trainee editor, talks to Ferdinando D'Amico (Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Milan, Italy) about the recent international consensus evaluating the most important methodological issues of fecal calprotectin measurement in IBD.

Katarzyna Pawlak, social media editor, talks to Enrique de-Madaria (Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain) about his paper about the steps observed during a successful academic career recently published in the Young GI Angle section of UEG Journal.

Iago Rodríguez-Lago, trainee editor, talks to Stephan Miehlke (Center for Digestive Diseases, Hamburg, Germany) about the recent guidelines from the European Microscopic Colitis Group published in UEG Journal.

Katarzyna Pawlak, UEG Journal's social media editor, talks to Elsa Soons (Radboud University Medical Center, The Netherlands) about her recent paper about the endoscopic management of duodenal adenomatosis in familial adenomatous polyposis patients.