e-WGN Expert Point of View Articles Collection
Welcome to the collection of scientific and expert point of view articles from WGO's e-WGN from the past five years. Please click on a topic to view a list of its respective articles. Then click the title of any individual article to read the full article. Scientific articles published prior to 2011 can be found in the e-WGN issue archive.
Biliary
The Growing Global Burden of Gallstone Disease
Monica Acalovschi, MD
Frank Lammert, MD
Vol. 17, Issue 4 (December 2012)
Primary Biliary Cholangitis: New treatment goals and novel salvage therapy
Dauris Rosario Lora, MD
Zoë Post, MD
Nancy S. Reau, MD
Vol. 28, Issue 1 (March 2023)
Climate Change
The World Gastroenterology Organisation Climate Change Committee: Meeting the Challenge of Environmental Change
Desmond Leddin, MB, MSc, FRCPC, FRCPI
Anahita Sadeghi, MD
Rui Jorge Guedes Morais, MD
Vol. 29, Issue 2 (June 2024)
Impact of Climate Change on Gastrointestinal Health and Diseases
Geoffrey Metz, MBBS (Hons), FRACP
Vol. 26, Issue 3 (December 2021)
Climate Change and Gastrointestinal Health. Time to Educate and Advocate.
Desmond Leddin, MB, MSc, FRCPI, FRCPC
Finlay Macrae, MD, MBBS, FRACP, MWGO
Vol. 25, Issue 1 (May 2020)
Colon
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and Refractory Constipation
Noemi Baffy, MD, MPH
Lucinda A. Harris, MD
Amy E. Foxx-Orenstein, DO
Vol. 22, Issue 1 (May 2017)
Heartburn and Chronic Constipation: The Asian Perspective
Kwong-Ming Fock, MD
Daphne Ang, MD
Poh Choo Hean, MD
Vol. 17, Issue 2 (July 2012)
Colon Cancer
The Future of Colorectal Cancer Prevention in Developing Countries
René Lambert, MD
Vol. 18, Issue 1 (March 2013)
The Future of Colorectal Cancer Prevention in the United States
Dennis J. Ahnen, MD
Vol. 18, Issue 1 (March 2013)
Colorectal Cancer in More and Less Developed Countries
René Lambert, MD
Vol. 17, Issue 1 (March 2012)
Gastroenterology Practice in COVID-19 Pandemic
Lu Xia, MD, PhD
Kaichun Wu, MD
Vol. 25, Issue 2 (March 2021)
Personal Protection Equipment for Endoscopy in Low Resource Settings during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Guidance from the World Gastroenterology Organisation.
Desmond Leddin, MB, BCh, MSc, FRCPI, FRCPC, CAGF
David Armstrong MB, BChir, FRCPC, CAGF, AGAF, FACG
Vol. 25, Issue 2 (March 2021)
WGO Guidance for Patients with COVID-19 and Liver Disease
Cihan Yurdaydin, MD
Saeed Hamid, MD
Vol. 25, Issue 2 (March 2021)
Antibody Testing for SARS-CoV-2: Role in Management of the Disease
Kaichun Wu, MD
Desmond Leddin, MB, MSc, FRCPI, FRCPC
Vol. 25, Issue 2 (March 2021)
Endoscopy
Telementoring for the Training of Flexible Endoscopy in Resource Limited Situations
Sandie Thomson, ChM, FRCS (Ed & Eng), FRCP(Ed), MWGO
Chris Hair, MBBS BSc, FRACP, EGCOB, FGESA
Srisha Hebbar, MBBS, FRCP
Sabina Beg, MBBS BSc, PhD
Vol. 28, Issue 4 (December 2023)
Need for Endoscopic Interventions and a Multimodality Approach in the Era of Living Donor Liver Transplantation in South Korea
DongKi Lee, MD, PhD
Vol. 28, Issue 3 (September 2023)
Green Endoscopy: Championing Sustainability in the Endoscopy Suite
Sridhar Sundaram, MD, DM, FISG
Vol. 28, Issue 2 (June 2023)
Quality in Diagnostic Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Gary Morrison, MB BCh BAO, MRCP
Tony C Tham, MD, MSc, FRCP, FESGE
Vol. 28, Issue 2 (June 2023)
At the Frontiers of Bariatric & Metabolic Endoscopy: A Conversation with Dr. Roberto Simons-Linares, Director of Bariatric Endoscopy at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA and Dr. Christopher Thompson, Director of Endoscopy at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Vivek Kaul, MD
Vol. 20, Issue 4 (December 2022)
Bariatric and Metabolic Endoscopy – The Future is Now!
Roberto Simons-Linares, MD, MSc
Christopher C. Thompson, MD, MSc, AGAF, FACG, FASGE, FJGS
Vol 27. Issue 4 (December 2022)
Endoscopic Surgery – An Evolving Interdisciplinary Subspecialty!
Amol Bapaye, MD, MS, FASGE, FJGES, FISG, FSGEI
Vol. 27, Issue 2 (June 2022)
Endoscopy: The Future is Wireless, Indeed
Konstantinos Triantafyllou, MD, PhD, FEBGH
Chrysoula Malli, MD
Vol. 21, Issue 3 (November 2016)
Quality in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in 2015. Providing the Best Care for Our Patients
Maria Claudia Stefanoli, MD
Vol. 20, Issue 3 (September 2015)
Esophagus
Oesophageal Cancer: Practicalities of Palliation in Sub-Saharan Africa
Michael M. Mwachiro, MBChB, MPH, FCS(ECSA)
Mark D. Topazian, MD
Sandie R. Thomson, ChM, FRCS (Ed & Eng), FRCP (Ed), MWGO
Vol. 26, Issue 2 (September 2021)
Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Update on Treatments for an Emerging Disorder
John Fang M.D.
Kavel Visrodia, MD
Vol. 26, Issue 1 (May 2021)
Heartburn and Chronic Constipation: The Asian Perspective
Kwong-Ming Fock, MD
Daphne Ang, MD
Poh Choo Hean, MD
Vol. 17, Issue 2 (July 2012)
Hepatology
Fatty Liver Disease in Pakistan: An Underestimated Threat
Talal Khurshid Bhatti, MD
Lubna Kamani, MD, FCPS, MRCP(UK), FRCP(London)
Vol. 29, Issue 3 (September 2024)
Should We Routinely Measure and Correct Coagulopathy Prior to Paracentesis in Patients with Liver Disease? A Review of Available Outcome Data
Ana Maria Davila Morales, MD
Zoë Post, MD
Costica Aloman, MD
Vol. 29 Issue 1 (2024)
Viral Hepatitis Elimination Program in Türkiye
Suna Yapali, MD
Vol. 28, Issue 4 (December 2023)
Should Society Guidelines Move Towards More Permissive Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis
B Virus Infections?
Manavi Bhagwat, MD
Zoë Post, MD
Nancy S. Reau, MD
Vol. 28, Issue 3 (September 2023)
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Global Scenario, Challenges, and Preparedness
Akash Roy, MD, DM
Mahesh K Goenka, MD, DM, AGAF, FACG, FASGE, FRCP (Glasgow & London)
Vol. 28, Issue 3 (September 2023)
Changing Paradigms in HBV Management
Zaigham Abbas, FCPS, FRCP, FACP, FACG, AGAF
Vol. 26, Issue #3 (December 2021)
Emerging Issues in Hepatitis D
Zaigham Abbas, MBBS, FCPS, FRCP, FRCPI, FACP, FACG, AGAF
Vol. 21, Issue #2 (July 2016)
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy: Even Today a Puzzling Disease of Pregnancy
Rodrigo Zapata MD, FAASLD
Vol. 21, Issue #2 (July 2016)
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease – A Growing Public Health Problem
Davor Stimac, MD, PhD
Ivana Mikolasevic, MD, PhD
Vol. 20, Issue #4 (January 2016)
Outcomes and Treatments of Dual Chronic Hepatitis B and C
Chun-Jen Liu, MD, PhD
Vol. 19, Issue #4 (January 2015)
HIV/HBV and HIV/HCV Co-infection in Sub-Saharan Africa: Transmission, Disease Outcomes, and Treatment Options
Mark W. Sonderup, MD
C. Wendy Spearman, MD
Vol. 19, Issue #4 (January 2015)
WGO Lectureship, Georges Brohée Medal and Lecture: New Views on NASH Pathogenesis – How Should They Inform Management?
Geoffrey C. Farrell, MD, FRACP
Vo0l. 18, Issue #3 (September 2013)
New Era of Antiviral Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C Infection: Implications on Global Health
Joseph K. Lim, MD
Vol. 17, Issue #4 (December 2012)
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Practice of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in IBD
Karoline Soares Garcia, MD
Camilla de Almeida Martins, MD, PhD
Natália Sousa Freitas Queiroz, MD, PhD
Vol. 29, Issue 1 (March 2024)
IBD Mimickers in Tropical Countries
Tanyaporn Chantarojanasiri, MD
Quang Trung Tran, MD, MSc
Vol. 26, Issue 3 (December 2021)
Role of Endoscopic Stricturotomy in Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Associated Strictures
Gianna Baker, MS
Sandra El-Hachem, MD
Gursimran Singh Kochhar, MD, FACP, CNSC
Vol. 26, Issue 2 (September 2021)
Appropriate use of Fecal Calprotectin
VG Naidoo, MD
Vol. 23, Issue 1 (April 2018)
Colorectal dysplasia in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases
Haleh Vaziri, MD
Chioma Ihunnah, MD, MPH
Vol. 21, Issue 4 (February 2017)
Pediatric-to-Adult Transition of Care in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A common and necessary process
Anita Afzali MD, MPH
Vol. 21, Issue 3 (November 2016)
Gut Microbiota, Diet, and Antibiotics in IBD Pathogenesis; from a Developing Country Perspective
Tarkan Karakan, MD
Vol. 20, Issue 4 (January 2016)
Migratory Movements and the Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Manuel Barreiro-de Acosta, MD, PhD
J. Enrique Domínguez-Muñoz, MD
Vol. 20, Issue 1 (April 2015)
The Impact of Racial and Ethnic Differences in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Phenotype in the United States
Anita Afzali, MD, MPH
Vol. 20, Issue 1 (April 2015)
Mini Guts – Human Stem-Cell Derived Organoids as Tools to Study Epithelial Properties
Michael Schultz, MD
A. Grant Butt, MD
Vol. 19, Issue 3 (October 2014)
Microbiome
Challenges of Implementing Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
Georgiana Gîlcă-Blanariu, MD, PhD
Sahil Khanna, MBBS, MS
Vol. 27, Issue 3 (September 2022)
Gut Microbiota, Diet, and Antibiotics in IBD Pathogenesis; from a Developing Country Perspective
Tarkan Karakan, MD
Vol. 20, Issue 4 (January 2016)
Is Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Through the Mid-Gut a Rescue Therapy for Refractory IBD?
Faming Zhang, MD, PhD
Vol. 19, Issue 2 (July 2014)
Gut Microbes
Virginia Robles-Alonso, MD
Francisco Guarner, MD
Vol. 19, Issue 2 (July 2014)
Is Diet Related to IBS No Matter Where You Live or What You Eat?
Max Schmulson, MD
Enrico Corazziari, MD
Dan Dumitrascu, MD
Carlos Francisconi, MD
Shin Fukudo, MD, PhD
Ami Sperber, MD
and the Rome Foundation International Liaison Committee
Vol. 16, Issue 3 (September 2011)
Pancreas
Nutrition Management in Acute Pancreatitis
Andrea Kulyk, MD, FRCPC
Donald Duerksen, MD, FRCPC
Vol. 28, Issue 4 (December 2023)
Fatty Pancreatic Disease Among DMtype2 Obese & Non-obese People and the Role of Microbiome‑Metabolomics
Reda Elbadawy, MD
Vol. 28, Issue 2 (June 2023)
Expanding Indications for Islet Cell Autotransplantation
Steven M. Hadley, Jr., AB
Timothy B. Gardner, MD, MS
Vol. 27, Issue 3 (September 2022)
Small Intestine
Diagnosis of Celiac Disease
Edgardo Smecuol, MD
Julio C. Bai, MD
Vol. 16, Issue 2 (June 2011)
Stomach
Misuse of Proton Pump Inhibitors: Time for PPI Stewardship
Vaneet Jearth, MD, DM
Amit Dutta, MD, DM
Vishal Sharma, MD, DM
Vol. 29, Issue 3 (September 2024)
Management of Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Africa: The Challenges and Peculiarities
Evaristus S. Chukwudike, MB BCh, FWACP
Steven F. Moss, MD, AGAF, FACG
Akwi W. Asombang, MD, MPH, FACG, FASGE
Vol. 27, Issue 2 (June 2022)
Bariatric Surgery and the Gastroenterologist
Srikantaiah Manjunatha, MBBS, MD, MRCP(UK)
Michael Schultz, MD, PhD
Vol. 21, Issue 1 (May 2016)
The Healthy Stomach Initiative
Peter Malfertheiner, MD
Vol. 19, Issue 1 (April 2014)
Other
The Future of Gastroenterology
José C. Marín-Gabriel, MD
Julia Arribas, MD
María Moreno-Sánchez, MD
Vol. 28, Issue 4 (December 2023)
Comprehensive Cancer Care Requires a Dedicated Gastroenterologist
Toufic Kachaamy, MD, FASGE, AGAF
Vol. 27, Issue 1 (March 2022)
The Global Prevalence of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders – Results of the First Global Study
Eamonn M M Quigley, MD, FRCP, FACP, MACG, FRCPI, MWGO
Vol. 26, Issue 1 (May 2021)
Adenosine Deaminase (ADA) in Peritoneal Tuberculosis
Tahiri Joutei Hassani Mohammed
Hliwa Wafaa
Badre Wafaa
Vol. 22, Issue 2 (October 2017)
Dietary recommendations for IBS patients
Dan L. Dumitrascu MD, PhD, AGAF, RFF
Vol. 23, Issue 2 (October 2018)
Neuroendocrine Neoplasm in China —Present and Future
Min-Hu Chen, MD, PhD
Jie Chen, MD, PhD
Vol. 21, Issue 1 (May 2016)
More Women Leaders: Patching the Leaky Pipeline
Christina M. Surawicz, MD, MACG
Vol. 20, Issue 2 (August 2015)
Post Graduate Education in Gastroenterology
Alejandro Piscoya, MD
Vol. 19, Issue 3 (October 2014)
Mini Guts – Human Stem-Cell Derived Organoids as Tools to Study Epithelial Properties
Michael Schultz, MD
A. Grant Butt, MD
Vol. 19, Issue 3 (October 2014)
How Does Language Affect the Impact of a TTT Course?
Dr. Eddy Rios
Dr. Roque Sáenz
Dr. Eamonn Quigley
Along with the Faculty of the Chilean Spanish Language TTT May 2010, Santiago, Chile: Drs. Fernando Fluxá, Cecilia Castillo, Marisol Sirham, Zoltan Berger, Alex Navarro, Percy Brante, Victor Corzo, Ricardo Santander and Carlos Bustos
Vol. 16, Issue 3 (September 2011)
Is Diet Related to IBS No Matter Where You Live or What You Eat?
Max Schmulson, MD
Enrico Corazziari, MD
Dan Dumitrascu, MD
Carlos Francisconi, MD
Shin Fukudo, MD, PhD
Ami Sperber, MD
and the Rome Foundation International Liaison Committee
Vol. 16, Issue 3 (September 2011)
