Laura Harrell Raffals

Management of diseases of the ileo-anal pouch and perianal Crohn’s disease is challenging and involves multidisciplinary medical and surgical care. This session review the contemporary management of these complex clinical situations…

BACKGROUND: Prevention of postoperative recurrence (POR) in Crohn’s disease (CD) after ileo-colonic (IC) resection is still a highly debated topic. Prophylactic immunosuppression after surgery is currently recommended in presence of at least one clinical risk factor (RF)…

Designed to keep you at the forefront of the most impactful diagnostic and endoscopic advances in GI, the 2024 course will provide you with proven state-of-the-art care strategies to better support your patients…

BACKGROUND: Complex perianal fistulas are a serious complication in patients with Crohn’s disease (CD)…

BACKGROUND: Fecal urgency (FU) is common in patients with active inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and is associated with reduced well-being and poor quality of life (QOL)…

BACKGROUND: Immune activation by immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) has shown promise in the treatment of diverse cancer types at the cost of different immune-related adverse events (irAEs)…