Najwa El-Nachef

BACKGROUND: Mesenteric fat is increasingly believed to exert an important influence on intestinal inflammation. A hallmark of severe Crohn's disease (CD) is the accumulation of mesenteric fat around the inflamed intestine, typically in the terminal ileum…

Pouchitis is common among patients with ulcerative colitis who have had colectomy with J-pouch creation. Frequent antibiotic courses are first-line treatment for pouchitis, which increases the potential for gut colonization with multi-drug resistant organisms (MDRO)…