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World J Hepatol. Nov 28, 2015; 7(27): 2716-2728
Published online Nov 28, 2015. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i27.2716
Hepatic manifestations of non-steroidal inflammatory bowel disease therapy
Robert Hirten, Keith Sultan, Ashby Thomas, David E Bernstein
Robert Hirten, Keith Sultan, Ashby Thomas, David E Bernstein, Division of Gastroenterology, North Shore University Hospital-Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Manhasset, NY 11030, United States
David E Bernstein, Division of Hepatology, North Shore University Hospital-Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Manhasset, NY 11030, United States
Author contributions: Hirten R, Sultan K and Bernstein DE contributed to conception and design; Hirten R, Sultan K and Thomas A contributed to drafting of the article; Hirten R, Sultan K, Thomas A and Bernstein DE contributed to critical revision of the article for important intellectual content; Hirten R, Sultan K, Thomas A and Bernstein DE contributed to final approval of the article.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that no conflicts of interest exist.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Dr. David E Bernstein, MD, Chief of Division of Hepatology, North Shore University Hospital-Long Island Jewish Medical Center, 300 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030, United States. dbernste@nshs.edu
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Received: June 28, 2015
Peer-review started: June 29, 2015
First decision: July 28, 2015
Revised: October 25, 2015
Accepted: November 13, 2015
Article in press: November 17, 2015
Published online: November 28, 2015
Core Tip

Core tip: Recently the number of medical therapies for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has greatly increased. Each medication has its own mechanism of action and side effect profile. This review article discusses the hepatic side effects of medications used to treat IBD enabling physicians to better recognize and manage these complications.