Within 5 years of integrating an intestinal ultrasound (IUS) service into an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) care model , the use of endoscopy for assessing IBD activity fell by more than 50%. This ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Doctors at Scripps are using common technology in a new way. A group of Scripps Clinic gastroenterologists are the first in San Diego County to use ultrasound technology to ...

Intestinal ultrasound (IUS) was a preferred method for monitoring inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in a higher percentage of US patients who had undergone the procedure than colonoscopy, but a larger ...

For patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), monitoring by intestinal ultrasound (IUS) results in reduced time to treatment change and to remission, according to a study presented at the annual ...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – For gastroenterologists, getting eyes on the gut traditionally requires timely MRI testing or endoscopy procedures. Patients grappling with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) must ...

Sabina Ali, MD (front) uses a new intestinal ultrasound (IUS) machine on Dhiya Ravikumar (back) at the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Walnut Creek. Photo by Brian Feulner Dhiya Ravikumar would ...

Intestinal ultrasound (IU) can be considered a screening tool for pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study published online Dec. 24 in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology ...

‘Difficult to Treat’ IBD: Is There a Consensus?

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.

Nationally recognized pediatric gastroenterologist, Michael Dolinger, MD, MBA, joins Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone as director of the Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic condition that currently does not have a cure. However, certain lifestyle measures, such as keeping an IBD journal, can help you track symptoms, identify ...

IBD commonly causes abdominal pain, diarrhea, fatigue, and urgent bowel movements. Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis often cause symptoms outside of the digestive tract. A high fever, an ...