Current Status of Diagnosis and Treatment of Colorectal Cancer in Asian Countries: A Questionnaire Survey.

Introduction: Diagnostic and therapeutic methods for colorectal cancer (CRC) have advanced; however, they may be inaccessible worldwide, and their widespread use is challenging. This questionnaire survey investigates the current status of diagnosis and treatment of early-stage CRC in Asian countries.

Methods: Responses to the questionnaire were obtained from 213 doctors at different institutions in 8 countries and regions.

A Simple 1-Day Colon Capsule Endoscopy Procedure Demonstrated to be a Highly Acceptable Monitoring Tool for Ulcerative Colitis.

Background: Second-generation colon capsule endoscopy (CCE-2) has been reported as a potential tool for monitoring ulcerative colitis (UC). However, its excretion rate is still unsatisfactory, and the bowel preparation regimen is not well tolerated. Furthermore, a standard bowel preparation regimen validated for UC has not been established.

Steroid-refractory extensive enteritis complicated by ulcerative colitis successfully treated with adalimumab.

Extracolonic involvement of the gastrointestinal tract is extremely uncommon in ulcerative colitis (UC) and rarely found in the upper gastrointestinal tract or in postoperative cases since it typically responds to steroids. Here we report a case of UC complicated by extensive ileal inflammation that was refractory to steroids. A 20-year-old man was diagnosed with UC of typical pancolitis without ileal involvement and started treatment with pH-dependent mesalazine and oral prednisolone.