Case study 1: Longstanding ulcerative colitis with stricturing

A 37-year-old woman with a longstanding history of ulcerative colitis presents to the gastroenterology clinic complaining of tenesmus

Case study 1

Crohn’s is an inflammatory disease with protean presentations that can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract, from the mouth to the perianal area, but can have a variety of extra intestinal manifestations. 

It can give rise to a multitude of clinical presentations of varying...

Helicobacter pylori has not gone away. An estimated 35% of Irish adults will test positive for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), making it still one of the commonest infections encountered in Ireland. It is associated with significant disease including peptic ulcers and gastric cancer. While the global prevalence...

Iron deficiency anaemia can occur as a result of nutritional deficiency, iron malabsorption and blood loss. In the western world, iron deficiency anaemia has a prevalence of 2-5% among adult men and post-menopausal women, the commonest cause is bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract. In premenopausal women,...