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[Concluded] Belgian week of Gastroenterology 2026 – BSNM session

Description

Background

Every year the Belgian week of Gastroenterology is organised. This year another BSNM session will take place.

Program

Session 1 Moderators: Kathleen Van Malderen (UZA, Antwerp), Sébastien Kindt (UZ Brussel, Brussel)

14:00 Invited Lecture: Biomarkers in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Heiko De Schepper (University of Antwerp, Belgium)

14:30 190 N01 Belching and Rumination are more prevalent in patients with gastroparesis-like symptoms. H. MATHEUSSEN (1), F. CARBONE (2), E. COLOMIER (2), J. TACK (2), . AEGIS WORKING GROUP (3), T. VANUYTSEL (2), K. RAYMENANTS (2) / [1] University Hospitals Gasthuisberg, Leuven and KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, TARGID, [2] KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, TARGID, [3] KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, AEGIS working group

14:40 131 N02 Dose reduction of budesonide in eosinophilic oesophagitis : is less enough ? J. VERSCHAETE (1), J. DEFRANCQ (1), C. DILEWYNS (1), J. TACK (1), T. VANUYTSEL (1), K. RAYMENANTS (1), L. WAUTERS (1) / [1] University Hospitals Leuven (UZLeuven), Leuven, Belgium, Gastroenterology and Hepatology

14:50 148 N03 Functional dyspepsia/epigastric pain syndrome: are epigastric pain and epigastric burning connected or separate symptoms? An analysis from the AEGIS study. I. EL AISSAOUI (1), J. LEHOUCQ (1), F. CARBONE (2), K. VAN DEN HOUTE (1), A. AEGIS WORKING GROUP (2), J. TACK (2) / [1] Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KULeuven, Leuven, Belgium, Gastroenterology, [2] University Hospitals Gasthuisberg, Leuven and KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Gastroenterology

15:00 120 N04 Evaluation of delayed gastric emptying (gastroparesis) as a marker of disease severity in systemic sclerosis. F. FELIX TELLEZ (1), A. GUILLEN DEL CASTILLO (2), P. CLAUDIA (3), A. ARIADNA (1), C. BARBER (1), C. MALAGELADA (1), L. POLOFIGUERAS (1), L. TRIGINER (2), C. CODINA (2), M. HUGHES (4), J. SERRA (1), C. SIMEON AZNAR (2), Z. MCMAHAN (5), L. ALCALA GONZALEZ (1) / [1] Fundació Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron – Institut de Recerca, Barcelona, , Spain, Digestive System Research Unit, Department of digestive diseases, [2] Fundació Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron – Institut de Recerca, Barcelona, , Spain, Autoinmune Diseases, Internal Medicine, [3] UTHealth Houston, Houston, United States (the), Department of Pediatrics, [4] Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom (the), Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, [5] UTHealth Houston, Houston, United States (the), Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology

15:10 150 N05 Hidden Helicobacters: Unmasking Non-Helicobacter pylori Helicobacter (NHPH) infection in Uninvestigated Dyspepsia. J. VERSTRAELEN (1), C. VAN STEENKISTE (2), B. OOSTERLINCK (1), A. SMET (1), H. DE SCHEPPER (3), B. DE WINTER (1) / [1] University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium, Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics, [2] UZA, Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen, Edegem, Belgium, AZ Maria Middelares – Gastro-Enterology and Hepatology, [3] UZA, Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen, Edegem, Belgium, GastroEnterology and Hepatology

15:20 141 N06 The Effect of Stopping Long-Term Inappropriate PPI Therapy on Healthcare Resource Utilization: Findings from the PEPPER trial. J. SCHEEPERS (1), J. TACK (2), F. CARBONE (2), K. VAN DEN HOUTE (3) / [1] KUL – University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, TARGID, [2] University Hospitals Gasthuisberg, Leuven and KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, [3] KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders

15:30 Coffee break

Session 2 Moderators: Heiko De Schepper (UZA, Antwerp), Magali Surmont (UZ Brussel, Brussel)

16:00 Invited Lecture: Obstructed defecation Emma Carrington (Imperial College London, United Kingdom) – Online presentation

16:30 57 N07 A Cross-Cultural Study on the Perception of Perceived Stool Blockage in patients with Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction. A sub-analysis of the AEGIS database. C. VAN DE BRUAENE (1), F. CARBONE (1), E. COLOMIER (1), M. VAN DEN HOUTE (2), K. RAYMENANTS (1), C. VON MUHLENBROCK (3), B. BROEDERS (1), K. VAN DEN HOUTE (1), T. VANUYTSEL (1), J. TACK (1) / [1] Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KULeuven, Leuven, Belgium, Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism (Chrometa), [2] Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KULeuven, Leuven, Belgium, Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism (Chrometa), the Laboratory for Brain-Gut Axis Studies (LaBGAS), [3] Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile, Departamento de Medicina Interna

16:40 116 N08 Methane production during hydrogen breath test: evaluation of symptom profile and added value to diagnose lactose intolerance. C. GULKILIK (1), L. BROWN (2), M. HOUINSOU HANS (3), H. LOUIS (1) / [1] Erasme University Hospital – Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Bruxelles, Belgium, Hepatopancreatology and Digestive Oncology, [2] Erasme University Hospital – Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Bruxelles, Belgium, Faculty of Medicine, [3] Erasme University Hospital – Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Bruxelles, Belgium, Department of Biomedical Research

16:50 80 N09 Efficacy of lactose reduction in irritable bowel syndrome and recurrent abdominal pain: a systematic review of the literature. L. VAN DEN EECKHAUT (1), M. VAN DER MERWE (1), C. MELCHIOR (2), G. GOURCEROL (3), Y. VANDEPLAS (4), K. HUYSENTRUYT (4), S. KINDT (1) / [1] University Hospital Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium, Gastroenterology and hepatology, [2] Université de Rouen, INSERM, Normandie Univ, CHU Rouen, Rouen, France, Gastroenterology, [3] Université de Rouen, INSERM, Normandie Univ, CHU Rouen, Rouen, France, Physiology, [4] KidZ Health Castle, UZ Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium, jette, Belgium, Kindergastro-enterologie, hepatologie en nutritive

17:00 158 N10 Global IBS, Local Patterns: Regional Variability in Pain, Bloating, and Daily-Life Impact in Asian and Western European Patients from the AEGIS Epidemiology Survey. C. VON MUHLENBROCK (1), F. CARBONE (2), E. COLOMIER (2), C. VAN DE BRUAENE (2), T. VANUYTSEL (2), J. TACK (2) / [1] Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), Lab for Enteric Neuroscience (LENS), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Gastroenterology, [2] Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KULeuven, Leuven, Belgium, Gastroenterology

17:10 77 N11 Burden of investigations in patients with irritable bowel syndrome. L. PASS (1), S. KINDT (2) / [1] Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Jette, Belgium, Faculteit geneeskunde en farmacie, [2] UZ Brussel, Brussels, Belgium, Gastro-enterologie en Hepatologie

17:20 154 N12 The effect of liraglutide on MMC activity, hunger ratings and ad libitum food intake in healthy volunteers. S. KUPERUS (1), E. RUILOVA SOSORANGA (1), W. VERBEURE (1), S. WILLEKENS (1), H. GEYSEN (1), I. DEPOORTERE (1), J. TACK (1) / [1] Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KULeuven, Leuven, Belgium, TARGID

Practical

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Event Location

Hilton Antwerp

Event Time

11 February, 2026
2:00 pm

Price

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