Segmental colitis associated with diverticulosis (SCAD) in a colorectal cancer screening population: Prevalence, endoscopic features and oncological outcomes.

Background: Segmental colitis associated with diverticulosis (SCAD) is characterized by a chronic inflammatory response involving the inter-diverticular colonic mucosa, sparing the rectum and the right colon.

Aims: to assess the prevalence of SCAD in a CRC screening program and to evaluate the differences in terms of oncological outcomes between SCAD and diverticulosis.

Methods: retrospective analysis from a prospectively-maintained database including all subjects undergoing first screening colonoscopy.

Quality of bowel cleansing in hospitalized patients undergoing colonoscopy: A multicentre prospective regional study.

Background: Quality of bowel cleansing in hospitalized patients undergoing colonoscopy is often unsatisfactory. No study has investigated the inpatient or outpatient setting as cause of inadequate cleansing.

Aims: To assess degree of bowel cleansing in inpatients and outpatients and to identify possible predictors of poor bowel preparation in the two populations.

Alterations of the intestinal barrier in patients with autism spectrum disorders and in their first-degree relatives.

Objectives: Intestinal permeability (IPT) was investigated in patients with autism as well as in their first-degree relatives to investigate leaky gut hypothesis. Faecal calprotectin (FC) was also measured in patients with autism, either with or without gastrointestinal symptoms, and in their first-degree relatives.

Patients And Methods: IPT results, assessed by means of the lactulose/mannitol test, were compared with adult and child controls and with FC values.