Gastroenterology

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Journal Articles

Journal Article

03/02/2026

Impact of treatment strategy after malignant bowel obstruction in stage IV gastrointestinal cancer: population-based cohort study

Ribeiro T, Bondzi-Simpson A, Bateni S, Chan WC, Coburn N, Law C, Hallet J. BJS Open. 2026; 10(1):zraf171.

Journal Article

20/01/2026

Completeness of initial laboratory evaluation impacts chronic Hepatitis B outcomes

Imsirovic H, Hung J-H, Dumicho AY, Manuel D, MacFadden DR, Cooper CL. Livers. 2026; 6(1): 5.

Journal Article

28/12/2025

Validity of the leading causes of death classification for premature mortality in inflammatory bowel disease: a population-based comparison with ICD-10 coding in Ontario, Canada

Postill G, Kuenzig ME, Olivera PA, Itanyi IU, Harish V, Tang F, Buajitti E, Rosella LC, Benchimol EI. Clin Epidemiol. 2025; 17:1163-1175.

Journal Article

23/12/2025

Contemporary emergency management and 1-year outcomes of colonic diverticulitis: a population-based cohort study

Telesnicki T, Stukel TA, Wilton AS, van Overstraeten AB, de Mestral C, Gomez D. Gastrointest Surg. 2025; Dec 23 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

18/11/2025

Machine learning identifies clusters of multimorbidity among decedents with inflammatory bowel disease

Postill G, Harish V, Itanyi IU, Tang F, Buajitti E, Kuenzig ME, Rosella LC, Benchimol EI. Commun Med (Lond). 2025; 5(1):476.

Journal Article

17/11/2025

The impact of gastroenterologist and patient gender on health care utilization following initial gastroenterological consultation

Wang G, Matai L, Wang X, Herblum J, Baxter NN, Benchimol EI, Targownik L. Gastroenterology. 2025; S0016-5085(25)06524-2. Epub 2025 Nov 17.

Journal Article

11/11/2025

A population-based matched cohort study of extra-digestive cancer incidence and mortality in individuals with and without inflammatory bowel disease

Murthy SK, Ahmed F, Pugliese M, Taljaard M, Tandon P, Matthews P, Kaplan GG, Coward S, Bernstein CN, Benchimol EI, Kuenzig ME, Targownik LE, Singh H; Canadian Gastro‐Intestinal Epidemiology Consortium (CanGIEC). Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2025; Nov 11 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

14/10/2025

Evaluating the association between a backlog of scheduled colectomies for diverticulitis and concurrent rates of emergency diverticulitis procedures: a natural experiment using population-based data

Telesnicki T, Stukel TA, de Buck van Overstraeten A, Wilton A, de Mestral C, Gomez D. J Gastrointest Surg. 2025; 29(12):102257. Epub 2025 Oct 14.

Journal Article

06/10/2025

Effect of sustained virologic response on liver-related mortality among individuals living with hepatitis C by treatment era: a population-based retrospective cohort study

Erman A, Everett K, Wong WWL, Forouzannia F, Greenaway C, Janjua N, Kwong JC, Sander B. PLoS One. 2025; 20(10):e0333584.

Journal Article

12/06/2025

Perioperative risks and risk factors in patients with cirrhosis undergoing abdominal wall hernia repair: a population-level analysis

Bennett S, Flemming JA, Djerboua M, Wiseman V, Moore J, Szasz P, Nanji S. Surgery. 2025; 184:109447. Epub 2025 Jun 12.

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13/06/2019

Research Programs and appointed ICES Scientists

ICES scientists are appointed to the ICES Research Program which best fits their interests and, as such, become members of a network of health services researchers from across Ontario.

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Gastroenterology

Journal Articles

Impact of treatment strategy after malignant bowel obstruction in stage IV gastrointestinal cancer: population-based cohort study

Completeness of initial laboratory evaluation impacts chronic Hepatitis B outcomes

Validity of the leading causes of death classification for premature mortality in inflammatory bowel disease: a population-based comparison with ICD-10 coding in Ontario, Canada

Contemporary emergency management and 1-year outcomes of colonic diverticulitis: a population-based cohort study

Machine learning identifies clusters of multimorbidity among decedents with inflammatory bowel disease

The impact of gastroenterologist and patient gender on health care utilization following initial gastroenterological consultation

A population-based matched cohort study of extra-digestive cancer incidence and mortality in individuals with and without inflammatory bowel disease

Evaluating the association between a backlog of scheduled colectomies for diverticulitis and concurrent rates of emergency diverticulitis procedures: a natural experiment using population-based data

Effect of sustained virologic response on liver-related mortality among individuals living with hepatitis C by treatment era: a population-based retrospective cohort study

Perioperative risks and risk factors in patients with cirrhosis undergoing abdominal wall hernia repair: a population-level analysis

News Releases

Are we using biologic therapy properly?

New research shows that women with inflammatory bowel disease are at greater risk of mental illness postpartum

People living in rural households have lower risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease

Inflammatory bowel diseases on the rise in very young Canadian children

Younger immigrants at higher risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

Ontario has one of the highest rates of IBD in the world

No difference in risk of adverse gastrointestinal events with two popular eye drugs

Flu vaccine safe for children with IBD: study

Low-income children with IBD are more likely to undergo surgery than their wealthier counterparts

50 per cent increase in inflammatory bowel disease in Ontario children

Research Programs and appointed ICES Scientists