Challenges in inflammatory bowel disease

Clues to aetiology and pathogenesis -- Global changes in incidence / Richard F.A. Logan and Emma L Armitage -- The role of genetics in inflammatory bowel disease / John B. Beckly, Tariq Ahmad, and Derek P. Jewell -- Microbial sensing in the intestine by pattern recognition receptors / Robin G. Lorenz and Charles O. Elson -- The role of bacteria / Robert Penner and Karen Madsen -- The appendix : how might it influence susceptibility to ulcerative colitis : the legend of Qebehsenuef / Kenneth Croitoru -- Diagnosis and assessment -- What are the controversies in histopathological diagnosis? / Bryan F. Warren and Neil A. Shepherd -- The challenges of using capsule endoscopy in the diagnosis and management of inflammatory bowel disease / Gary C. Chen, Simon K. Lo -- Cross sectional imaging of inflammatory bowel disease / Stuart Taylor and Steve Halligan -- Management of ulcerative colitis -- Mesalazine for maintenance therapy in ulcerative colitis : how much, how long? / Miles P. Sparrow, Wee-Chian Lim, and Stephen B. Hanauer -- Refractory distal colitis / Simon Travis -- Pharmabiotics and inflammatory bowel disease : on the verge of evidence-based medicine / Fergus Shanahan, Jude Ryan, Shoemik Sibartie -- Current controversies in the surgical management of ulcerative colitis / R. John Nicholls and Mark J. Cheetham. What are the causes and treatment of ileoanal pouch dysfunction? / Alan F. Horgan, William J. Sandborn, and John H. Pemberton: -- Management of Crohn's disease -- Is mesalazine useful in Crohn's disease? / A. Hillary Steinhart -- Steroids or nutrition? / Miquel A. Gassull -- Do antibiotics have a role in Crohn's disease? / Séverine Vermeire and Paul Rutgeerts -- The optimal use of infliximab in Crohn's disease / Geert D'Haens -- Designer drugs : from bench to bedside / Stephan R. Targan and Loren C. Karp -- Current controversies in the surgical management of Crohn's disease / W.M. Chambers, I. Lindsey, and N.J. Mortensen -- Perianal Crohn's disease / Carl J. Brown and Robin S. McLeod -- What is dysplasia? / K. Geboes -- Colonoscopic surveillance -- if and when? / Urban Sjöqvist and Robert Löfberg --Cancer : new colonoscopic techniques / Ralf Kiesslich and Markus F. Neurath -- Molecular markers -- a realistic hope? / Jacintha N. O'Sullivan and Teresa A. Brentnall -- Adenomas versus dysplasia associated lesion or mass -- recognition and management? / Maha Guindi and Robert H. Riddell -- Special management problems -- Growth impairment in children / Thomas D. Walters and Anne M. Griffiths -- Osteopenia / Subrata Ghosh -- Pregnancy / Philippe Marteau -- Can prognosis of ulcerative colitis be predicted? / Robert Hilsden and Lloyd