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Magnetic resonance imaging for evaluation of bowel inflammation and disease activity in Crohn's disease: A systematic re...

Published in Gastroenterologia y hepatologia

The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine the performance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the diagnosis of bowel inflammation and disease activity in Crohn's disease (CD). MEDLINE, Embase and Web of Science databases of biomedical literature were systematically searched to identify studies that investigated the dia...

Perception of the need for dietary advice and dietary modifications in inflammatory bowel disease patients.

Published in Gastroenterologia y hepatologia

In inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), diet can be perceived as a trigger for relapses or clinical worsening, dietary modifications are frequent and not derived from professional advice. The aim of this study was to evaluate the perception of the need for dietary advice in patients with IBD, to know the dietary modifications adopted and, it's effect ...

Image-enhanced endoscopy in the diagnosis of gastric premalignant conditions and gastric cancer.

Published in Gastroenterologia y hepatologia

Diagnosis of early gastric cancer and its precancerous lesions remains a challenge for great part of western endoscopists. Changes seen in the mucosal pattern are generally subtle and hence difficult to identify. In this article, we will review the usefulness of conventional and virtual chromoendoscopy and magnification endoscopy in the recognition...

Portal hypertension due to hyperflow: Splenic arteriovenous fistula.

Published in Gastroenterologia y hepatologia

Serological levels of IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 in patients with Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma: Longitudinal...

Published in Gastroenterologia y hepatologia

Barrett's esophagus (BE) is an entity with a known histological progression to malignancy. The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system is involved in the carcinogenesis through obesity-related mechanisms that include IGF and it has been associated with several types of cancer. To evaluate the serological levels of IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 in patients with...

Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor in acute-on-chronic liver failure: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomiz...

Published in Gastroenterologia y hepatologia

A dysfunctional immune response is key to the pathogenesis of acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF). It has been suggested that treatment with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) increases survival in patients with ACLF by improving immune cell dysfunction and promoting liver regeneration. The aim of the study is to evaluate the survival ...

High incidence of surgery and initiation of medical therapies after colectomy for ulcerative colitis or inflammatory bow...

Published in Gastroenterologia y hepatologia

Despite novel medical therapies, colectomy has a role in the management of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and inflammatory bowel disease unclassified (IBDU). This study aimed to determine the incidence of unplanned surgery and initiation of immunomodulatory or biologic therapy (IMBT) after colectomy in patients with UC or IBDU, and identify ...

Pancreatic metastasis from sarcoma, an infrequent finding.

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Efficacy, persistence and optimization of ustekinumab in ulcerative colitis: Clinical practice data.

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Patients with severe mental illness and hepatitis C virus infection benefit from new pangenotypic direct-acting antivira...

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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a global health problem that can results in cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma and even death. HCV infection is 3-20-fold more prevalent among patients with versus without severe mental illness (SMI), such as major depressive disorder, personality disorder, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Treatment options ...