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P137: Lesions of Cytomegalovirus and Epstein Barr virus of the proximal gastrointestinal tract in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease after COVID-19.ECCO'22
Year: 2022
Authors: Babayeva-Sadigova, G.(1,2);Makhmudov, U.(3);Quliyev, F.(4);Asadova, G.(1,4);Mirzazade, O.(1);Samadova, T.(1,4);Hasanova, A.(1);
(1)Azerbaijan State Advanced Training Institute for Doctors named after A.ALIYEV., department of Therapy, Baku, Azerbaijan;(2)Memorial Klinik, department of therapy and gastroenterology, Baku, Azerbaijan;(3)Modern Hospital, department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Baku, Azerbaijan;(4)National Center of Oncology, department of Invasive Diagnosis and Therapy, Baku, Azerbaijan;IBD
P138: Psychometric validation and interpretation of a patient-reported outcomes instrument to assess bowel urgency among adults with moderate to severe Ulcerative ColitisECCO'22
Year: 2022
Authors: Dubinsky, M.C.(1);Delbecque, L.(2);Lewis, J.(3);Hunter, T.(4);Shan, M.(5);
(1)Mount Sinai NY, Icahn School of Medicine, New York, United States;(2)Eli Lilly and Company, Global Patients Outcomes Real World Evidence, Brussels, Belgium;(3)University of Pennsylvania, Pereleman School of Medicine- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Philadelphia, United States;(4)Eli Lilly and Company, Global Patient Outcomes Real World Evidence, Indianapolis, United States;(5)Eli Lilly and Company, Real World Analytics, Indianapolis/IN, United States;
P139: Body composition and Crohn’s disease behavior: Is adiposity the main game changer?ECCO'22
Year: 2022
Authors: Morão, B.(1);Velho, S.(2);Agostinho, L.(3);Torres, J.(1);Cravo, M.(4);
(1)Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Gastroenterology, Lisbon, Portugal;(2)Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Nutrition, Lisbon, Portugal;(3)Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Radiology, Lisbon, Portugal;(4)Hospital da Luz, Gastroenterology, Lisboa, Portugal;
P140: Immunomodulators are protective against severe COVID 19: results from a large multicentre cohort of inflammatory bowel disease patientsECCO'22
Year: 2022
Authors: Vuitton, L.(1);Bourrier, A.(2);Uzzan, M.(3);Nachury, M.(4);Amiot, A.(5);Roblin, X.(6);Allez, M.(7);Altwegg, R.(8);Vidon, M.(9);Bourreille, A.(10);Serrero, M.(11);Pelletier, A.L.(12);Filippi, J.(13);Gilletta, C.(14);Simon, M.(15);Laharie, D.(16);Nahon, S.(17);Duveau, N.(18);Biron, A.(19);Viennot, S.(20);Abitbol, V.(21);Elgharabawy, Y.(22);Peyrin-Biroulet, L.(23);
(1)Besançon University Hospital- Franche-Comté University- UMR 1098, Department of Gastroenterology, Besançon, France;(2)Saint Antoine University Hospital- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris APHP, Gastroenterology, Paris, France;(3)Beaujon University Hospital- APHP, Gastroenterology, Clichy, France;(4)Lille University hospital, HepatoGastroenterology, Lille, France;(5)Mondor University Hospital- APHP, Hepatogastroenterology, Creteil, France;(6)St-Etienne university hospital, Hepatogastroenterology, Saint-Etienne, France;(7)Saint-Louis university hospital- APHP, Gastroenterology, Paris, France;(8)Montpellier university hospital, Hepatogastroenterology, Montpellier, France;(9)Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, HepatoGastroenterology, Créteil, France;(10)Nantes university Hospital, Hepatogastroenterology, Nantes, France;(11)Hôpital Nord de Marseille- APHM, Gastroenterology, Marseille, France;(12)Bichat hospital- APHP, Gastroenterology, Paris, France;(13)Nice University hospital, Gastroenterology, Nice, France;(14)Toulouse university hospital, Hepatogastroenterology, Toulouse, France;(15)IMM hospital, Gastroenterology, Paris, France;(16)Bordeaux university hospital, Hepatogastroenterology, Bordeaux, France;(17)Montfermeil hospital, Hepatogastroenterology, Montfermeil, France;(18)Roubaix hospital, Hepatogastroenterology, Roubaix, France;(19)Reims university hospital, Hepatogastroenterology, Reims, France;(20)Caen university hospital, Hepatogastroenterology, Caen, France;(21)Cochin university hospital- APHP, Gastroenterology, Paris, France;(22)GETAID, Methodology, Paris, France;(23)Nancy university hospital, Hepatogastroenterology, Nancy, France;GETAID COVID study group
P141: Factors Associated with Time to Clinical Remission in Pediatric Luminal Crohn’s disease: a Retrospective Cohort StudyECCO'22
Year: 2022
Authors: Sassine, S.(1,2);Fadela Zekhnine, S.(1,2);Qaddouri, M.(1,2);Djani, L.(1,2);Cambron-Asselin, C.(1,2);Savoie-Robichaud, M.(1,2);Lin, Y.F.(1,2);Grzywacz, K.(1,2,3);Groleau, V.(1,2,3);Dirks, M.(1,3);Drouin, É.(1,2,3);Halac, U.(1,3);Marchand, V.(1,3);Girard, C.(1,2,3);Courbette, O.(1,2,3);Patey, N.(1,2,4);Dal Soglio, D.(1,2,4);Deslandres, C.(1,2,3);Jantchou, P.(1,2,3);
(1)Université de Montréal, Faculty of Medicine, Montréal, Canada;(2)CHU Sainte-Justine, Research Center, Montréal, Canada;(3)CHU Sainte-Justine, Gastroenterology, Montréal, Canada;(4)CHU Sainte-Justine, Pathology, Montréal, Canada;
P142: Inflammatory bowel diseases associated with primary immunodeficiency: a multicenter studyECCO'22
Year: 2022
Authors: Malamut, G.(1);Simon, M.(2);Nachury, M.(3);Uzzan, M.(4);Serrero, M.(5);Fumery, M.(6);Trang-Poisson, C.(7);Zallot, C.(8);Abitbol, V.(1);Charbit-Henrion, F.(9);Gornet, J.M.(2);Picard, C.(10);Cerf-Bensussan, N.(11);Chaussade, S.(1);Sokol, H.(12);
(1)AP-HP. Centre- Université de Paris- Hôpital Cochin- Paris- France., Gastroenterology, Paris, France;(2)AP-HP. Nord-Université de Paris- Hôpital Saint Louis- Paris- France., Gastroenterology, Paris, France;(3)Hôpital Huriez CHRU de Lille, Gastroenterology, Lille, France;(4)AP-HP. Nord-Université de Paris- Hôpital Beaujon- Clichy- France., Gastroenterology, Clichy, France;(5)APHM Hôpital Nord, Gastroenterology, Marseille, France;(6)CHU Amiens-Picardie, Gastroenterology, Amiens, France;(7)CHU de Nantes, Gastroenterology, Nantes, France;(8)CHRU de Nancy, Gastroenterology, Gastroenterology, France;(9)AP-HP. Centre-Université de Paris- Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Molecular Genetics, Paris, France;(10)AP-HP. Centre-Université de Paris- Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Study Center of Primary Immunodeficiency, Paris, France;(11)Université de Paris- INSERM UMR 1163 and Imagine Institute, Laboratory of intestinal immunology, Paris, France;(12)AP-HP. Sorbonne Université- Hôpital Saint Antoine, Gastroenterology, Paris, France;GETAID (Groupe d'Étude Thérapeutique des Affections Inflammatoires du tube Digestif)
P143: Changes in the Clinical Phenotype and Behavior of Pediatric Luminal Crohn’s Disease at Diagnosis in the Last DecadeECCO'22
Year: 2022
Authors: Sassine, S.(1,2);Savoie-Robichaud, M.(1,2);Lin, Y.F.(1,2);Djani, L.(1,2);Christine, C.A.(1,2);Qaddouri, M.(1,2);Fadela Zekhnine, S.(1,2);Grzywacz, K.(1,2,3);Groleau, V.(1,2,3);Dirks, M.(1,3);Drouin, É.(1,2,3);Halac, U.(1,3);Marchand, V.(1,3);Girard, C.(1,2,3);Courbette, O.(1,2,3);Patey, N.(1,2,4);Dal Soglio, D.(1,2,4);Deslandres, C.(1,2,3);Jantchou, P.(1,2,3);
(1)Université de Montréal, Faculty of Medicine, Montréal, Canada;(2)CHU Sainte-Justine, Research Center, Montréal, Canada;(3)CHU Sainte-Justine, Gastroenterology, Montréal, Canada;(4)CHU Sainte-Justine, Pathology, Montréal, Canada;
P144: Changes of fecal metabolic and lipidomic features by anti-tumor necrosis factor treatment and prediction of clinical remission in patients with ulcerative colitisECCO'22
Year: 2022
Authors: ShinShin, S.(1);Kim, S.Y.(2);Park, S.J.(3);Im, J.P.(4);Kim, H.J.(5);Lee, K.M.(6); Kim, J.W.(7); Jung, S.A.(8);Lee, J.(9);Kang, S.B.(10); Shin, S.J.(11);Kim, E.S.(12); Kim, Y.S.(13);Kim, T.O.(14);Kim, H.S.(15);Park, D.I.(16);Kim, H.K.(17); Kim, E.S.(18); Kim, Y.H.(19);Teng, D.(20);Kim, J.H.(21);Kim, W.(21);Saeed, M.(2); Moon, J.M.(1);Kim, K.(1);Choi, C.H.(1);Choi, H.K.(2);
(1)Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Department of Internal medicine, Seoul, Korea- Republic Of;(2)Chung-Ang University- College of Pharmacy, Pharmacy, Seoul, Korea- Republic Of;(3)Yonsei University College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Institute of Gastroenterology, Seoul, Korea- Republic Of;(4)Seoul National University College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul, Korea- Republic Of;(5)Kyung Hee University Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology, Seoul, Korea- Republic Of;(6)The Catholic University of Korea St. Vincent’s Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology, Suwon, Korea- Republic Of;(7)Seoul National University College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research, Seoul, Korea- Republic Of;(8)Ewha Woman's University College of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Seoul, Korea- Republic Of;(9)College of Medicine- Chosun University, Department of Internal Medicine, Gwangju, Korea- Republic Of;(10)The Catholic University of Korea Daejeon St. Mary’s Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology, Daejeon, Korea- Republic Of;(11)Ajou University School of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Suwon, Korea- Republic Of;(12)Korea University Anam Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology, Seoul, Korea- Republic Of;(13)Inje University Seoul Paik Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology, Seoul, Korea- Republic Of;(14)Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology, Busan, Korea- Republic Of;(15)Chonnam National University Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology, Gwangju, Korea- Republic Of;(16)Kangbuk Samsung Hospital- Sungkyunkwan University, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul, Korea- Republic Of;(17)Inha University Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology, Incheon, Korea- Republic Of;(18)Kyungpook National University- School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Daegu, Korea- Republic Of;(19)Samsung Medical Center- Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul, Korea- Republic Of;(20)AbbVie Pte. Ltd., AbbVie Pte. Ltd., Singapore, Singapore;(21)Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Seoul, Korea- Republic Of;The IBD Research Group of the Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases
P145: Ultrasonographic parameters associated with mucosal healing 1 year after infliximab therapy in Crohn’s Disease: a multicentric and prospective studyECCO'22
Year: 2022
Authors: Nascimento, C.(1);Frias Gomes, C.(1);Morão, B.(1);Cúrdia Gonçalves, T.(2);Dias de Castro, F.(2);Moreira, M.J.(2);Cotter, J.(2);Pereira, F.(3);Caldeira, A.(3);Rosa, C.(4);Macedo, G.(4);Macedo, C.(5);Ferreira, M.(5);Cravo, M.(1);Glória, L.(1);Torres, J.(1);Palmela, C.(1);
(1)Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Gastrenterology, Loures, Portugal;(2)Hospital Nossa Senhora da Oliveira, Gastrenterology, Guimarães, Portugal;(3)Hospital Amato Lusitano, Gastrenterology, Castelo Branco, Portugal;(4)Centro Hospitalar de São João, Gastrenterology, Porto, Portugal;(5)Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Gastrenterology, Coimbra, Portugal;
P146: Initial response to induction treatment more important than type of induction treatment for achieving sustained steroid free remission at 1 year in new-onset paediatric Crohn’s diseaseECCO'22
Year: 2022
Authors: Klomberg, R.(1);van der Wal, H.(1);Sarbagili, C.(2);Kemos, P.(3);Ruemelle, F.(4);Croft, N.(3);de Ridder, L.(1);Levine, A.(2);
(1)Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital, Paediatric Gastroenterology, Rotterdam, The Netherlands;(2)PIBD research center- Wolfson Medical Center, Pediatric Gastroenterology Unit, Holon, Israel;(3)Center for Immunobiology- Blizard Institute- Barts and the London School of Medicine- Queen Mary University of London, Paediatric Gastroenterology, London, United Kingdom;(4)Université Paris Descartes- Sorbonne Paris Cité- APHP- Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, Paediatric Gastroenterology, Paris, France;PIBD-SETQ consortium
P147: Do IBD Patient Treatment Outcomes Expectations Differ by Ethnicity and Gender?ECCO'22
Year: 2022
Authors: Broide, E.(1);Richter, V.(2);Mari, A.(3);Khoury, T.(3);Shirin, H.(2);Naftali, T.(4);
(1)Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Department of Gastroenterology, Beer Ya'akov- Zerifin, Israel;(2)Shamir Medical center, Gastroenterology, Zerifin, Israel;(3)Nazareth Hospital, Gastroenterology, Nazareth, Israel;(4)Meir Medical Center, Gastroenterology, Kfar-Saba, Israel;
P148: Subclinical inflammatory bowel disease precedes the diagnosis and leads to an increase on healthcare resources utilization: multicentric case-control study in the Basque CountryECCO'22
Year: 2022
Authors: Rodríguez-Lago, I.(1);Aguirre, U.(2);Ramírez de la Piscina, P.(3);Muñagorri, A.(4);Zapata, E.(5);Higuera, R.(6);Montalvo, I.(7);Iriarte, A.(8);Fernández-Calderón, M.(9);Arreba, P.(10);Carrascosa, J.(11);Cabriada, J.L.(1);Barreiro-de Acosta, M.(12);
(1)Hospital Universitario de Galdakao, Gastroenterology, Galdakao, Spain;(2)Hospital Universitario de Galdakao. Research Network on Chronic Disease REDISSEC, Research Unit, Galdakao, Spain;(3)Hospital Universitario Araba, Gastroenterology, Vitoria, Spain;(4)Hospital Universitario Donostia, Gastroenterology, Donostia, Spain;(5)Hospital de Mendaro, Gastroenterology, Mendaro, Spain;(6)Hospital San Eloy, Gastroenterology, Barakaldo, Spain;(7)Onkologikoa, Gastroenterology, Donostia, Spain;(8)Hospital de Bidasoa, Gastroenterology, Hondarribia, Spain;(9)Hospital de Mondragón, Gastroenterology, Mondragón, Spain;(10)Hospital Universitario de Basurto, Gastroenterology, Bilbao, Spain;(11)Hospital de Zumárraga, Gastroenterology, Zumárraga, Spain;(12)Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, Gastroenterology, Santiago de Compostela, Spain;
P149: Prioritising colonoscopy by faecal immunochemical test result does not delay the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel diseaseECCO'22
Year: 2022
Authors: White, K.(1);Makin, A.(1);
(1)Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Gastroenterology, Manchester, United Kingdom;
P150: INCREASED RISK OF IBD FLARE AFTER SARS-CoV-2 INFECTION. WHO’S THE MORE GUILTY: VIRAL INFECTION OR THERAPY WITHDRAWAL?ECCO'22
Year: 2022
Authors: Bezzio, C.(1);Guarino, A.D.(1);Fiorino, G.(2);Armuzzi, A.(3);Ribaldone, D.G.(4);Furfaro, F.(5);Pugliese, D.(3);Vernero, M.(6);Variola, A.(7);Gerardi, V.(8);Scucchi, L.(9);Viganò, C.(10);Caprioli, F.A.(11);Roselli, J.(12);Coppini, F.(13);Ardizzone, S.(14);Onali, S.(15);Zingone, F.(16);Daperno, M.(17);Cortellezzi, C.(18);Carparelli, S.(19);Soriano, A.(20);Manes, G.(1);Saibeni, S.(1);
(1)Rho Hospital- ASST Rhodense, Gastroenterology Unit, Rho MI, Italy;(2)Humanitas University-, Department of Biomedical Sciences-, Milan, Italy;(3)Fondazione PoliclinicoUniversitarioGemelli IRCCS, CEMAD- IBD Unit- Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology Unit- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences-, Rome, Italy;(4)Università di Torino, Division of Gastroenterology- Department of Medical Sciences-, Torino, Italy;(5)Humanitas University, Department of Biomedical Sciences-, Milan, Italy;(6)University of Pavia, Department of medical sciences- Gastroenterology unit, Santena, Italy;(7)IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria-, Gastroenterology Unit-, Verona, Italy;(8)Poliambulanza Foundation, Gastroenterology Unit-, Brescia, Italy;(9)University Tor Vergata, Department of Systems Medicine-, Rome, Italy;(10)San Gerardo Hospital, Gastroenterology Unit-, Monza, Italy;(11)Fondazione IRCCS Ca' GrandaOspedale Maggiore Policlinico, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit-, Milan, Italy;(12)Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Gastroenterology Unit, Firenze, Italy;(13)Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Gastroenterology Unit-, Pisa, Italy;(14)ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Gastroenterology Unit, Milan, Italy;(15)University of Cagliari, Department of Medical Science and Public Health- Gastroenterology Unit, cagliari, Italy;(16)University of Padua, Department of internal medicine-, Padua, Italy;(17)Mauriziano Hospital, 19Gastroenterology Unit, Turin, Italy;(18)Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, ASST Sette Laghi- Gastroenterology and GI Endoscopy Unit-, Varese, Italy;(19)Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy;(20)Azienda USL Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, GastroenterologyDivision-, Reggio Emilia, Italy;Italian Group for the study of InflammatoryBowelDisease (IG-IBD)
P151: Rationalizing colonoscopy utilization for Inflammatory bowel disease diagnosis: time to reset the Calprotectin threshold to >600?ECCO'22
Year: 2022
Authors: Abdellah Ahmed, M.(1,3);Desoki, R.(1,2);Taylor, K.(4);Woodward, J.(1);Corbett, G.(1);Parkes, M.(1);
(1)Addenbrookes Hospital - Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT, Gastroenterology, Cambridge, United Kingdom;(2)Alexandria University, Genetics, Alexandria, Egypt;(3)Al-Azhar University, Internal Medicine, Cairo, Egypt;(4)Addenbrookes Hospital - Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT, Endocrine Laboratory- Blood Sciences., Cambridge, United Kingdom;
P152: Impact of disease location on burden of illness in patients with moderate-severe Crohn’s disease: A real-world survey in the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and United Kingdom (5EU)ECCO'22
Year: 2022
Authors: Sikirica, M.(1);Lynch, J.(2);Kershaw, J.(3);Lukanova, R.(3);Baker, S.(3);Milligan, G.(3);
(1)Janssen Global Services- LLC, Global Commercial Strategy, Horsham, United States;(2)Janssen Research & Development- LLC, Immunology, Horsham, United States;(3)Adelphi Real World, Autoimmune, Bollington, United Kingdom;
P153: The impact of seton use on clinical and patient-reported outcomes in Crohn’s disease perianal fistulas: findings from a systematic literature reviewECCO'22
Year: 2022
Authors: White, I.(1);Karki, C.(2);Geransar , P.(3);Worsfold, A.(4);Leisle, L.(5);Junker, S.(5);Fleshner, P.(6);
(1)Beilinson Hospital- Rabin Medical Centre, Colorectal Unit- Surgical Department, Petah Tikva, Israel;(2)Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., Global Evidence and Outcomes, Cambridge- MA, United States;(3)Takeda Pharmaceuticals International AG, Global Medical Affairs - Rare GI, Zurich, Switzerland;(4)M-Spective Limited, Real-World Evidence & Analytics, Cambridge, United Kingdom;(5)Ingress-Health HWM GmbH an affiliate of Cytel Inc., Real World Advanced Analytics, Berlin, Germany;(6)Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre, Division of Colon and Rectal, Los Angeles- California, United States;
P154: Evaluation of serum protein FingerPrint biomarkers of collagen, citrullinated vimentin and calprotectin in patients with inflammatory bowel diseaseECCO'22
Year: 2022
Authors: Luo, Y.(1);Saini, J.(2);Mortensen , J.(3);Bay-Jensen, A.(4);Karsdal, M.(5);Greenawalt, D.(2);Harris, S.(6);
(1)Bristol Myers Squibb, Translational Medicine, Lawrenceville, United States;(2)Bristol Myers Squibb, Predictive Science, Lawrenceville, United States;(3)Nordic Bioscience, Immunology, Herlev, Denmark;(4)Nordic Bioscience, Immunology, Hrelev, Denmark;(5)Nordic Bioscience, Immunology and Fibrosis, Herlev, Denmark;(6)Bristol Myers Squibb, Translational Medicine, San Diego, United States;
P155: Incidence and significance of vitamin D deficiency at Inflammatory Bowel Disease inception in the COVID eraECCO'22
Year: 2022
Authors: Rimmer, P.(1);Cheesbrough, J.(1);Palmer, L.(2);Meade, I.(2);Zaman Mim, M.T.(1);Mohamed, Z.(1);Shariff, S.(1);Sharma, N.(1);Cooney, R.(1);Quraishi, M.N.(1);Iqbal, T.(1);
(1)University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Gastroenterology, Birmingham, United Kingdom;(2)University of Birmingham, School of Medicine, Birmingham, United Kingdom;
P156: A multicentric study on the development and application of a deep learning algorithm for automatic detection of ulcers and erosions in the novel PillCam™ Crohn’s capsuleECCO'22
Year: 2022
Authors: Ribeiro, T.(1);Mascarenhas, M.(1);Afonso, J.(1);Cardoso, H.(1);Andrade, A.P.(1);Lopes, S.(1);Mascarenhas Saraiva, M.(2);Ferreira, J.(3);Macedo, G.(1);
(1)Centro Hospitalar de São João, Department of Gastroenterology, Porto, Portugal;(2)ManopH Gastroenterology Clinic, Department of Gastroenterology, Porto, Portugal;(3)Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Porto, Portugal;