Thomas Greuter

TL;DR: Long-term EoE treatment with STCs was well tolerated, but only a minority achieved deep remission, and female gender is the only prognostic factor for attainment of such remission.

TL;DR: This article builds upon a seminar given at the recent 3rd JSGE International Topic Conference in Sendai, Japan, and reviews the areas outlined and describes alternative pathways of intercellular communication in liver diseases such as cell-derived extracellular vesicles called exosomes, which deliver cell compounds to their target cells.

TL;DR: Current knowledge on cutaneous EIMs, their diagnostic criteria and clinical presentation, natural history, pathogenesis, and treatment options are summarized.

TL;DR: It still remains unclear whether EIM is a direct result of the inflammatory process in the gut or rather a consequence of a shared genetic background leading to dysfunctional immune responses to environmental stimuli, and pathogenesis is at best partially understood.

TL;DR: This article reports on the sixth scientific workshop of the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation [ECCO] on the pathogenesis of extraintestinal manifestations [EIMs] in inflammatory bowel disease [IBD].