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Long-term outcomes and clinical impact of anti-HLA donor-specific antibodies (DSA) after liver transplantation: a prospective study in a pilot cohort
557-562
Aranzazu Caballero Marcos, Raquel Díaz Ruiz, Mario Romero Cristóbal, Ainhoa Fernández Yunquera, Fernando Díaz-Fontenla, Leticia Pérez Carazo, María Isabel Peligros Gómez, José Luis Vicario Moreno, Magdalena Salcedo Plaza, Rafael Bañares Cañizares,
Introduction: the presence of donor-specific antibodies (DSA) is thought to affect survival of the allograft and patient after liver transplantation (LT). However, their significance is not well understood.
Patients...
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Hepatic osteodystrophy in cirrhosis due to alcohol-related liver disease
563-569
Flávio Pereira, Richard Azevedo, Marisa Linhares, João Pinto, Cátia Leitão, Ana Caldeira, José Tristan, Eduardo Pereira, Rui Sousa, António Banhudo,
Introduction: hepatic osteodystrophy, including osteoporosis, is an abnormal bone metabolism related with chronic liver diseases. Osteoporosis is associated with an increased risk of bone fractures, with...
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Regional differences in colorectal cancer mortality trends, Spain (1980-2018)
570-575
Lucia Cayuela, Susana Rodríguez-Domínguez, Álvaro Giráldez, Aurelio Cayuela,
Introduction: the aim of this study was to describe the trends of colorectal cancer (CRC) mortality by autonomous communities (ACs) and gender in Spain (1980-2018).
Methods: the age-standardized mortality...
Original
Clinical study of a 125I particle-integrated esophageal covered stent and hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of advanced esophageal cancer
576-579
Qi-zhou Zhang, Guo-liang Li, Jian-biao Shang, Yi-min Ren, Jian-li Xie,
Objective: this study aimed to investigate the clinical efficacy and feasibility of the treatment of advanced esophageal cancer with a combination of a 125I particle-integrated esophageal covered stent...
Original
Pan-enteric capsule for bleeding high-risk patients. Can we limit endoscopies?
580-584
Cristina Carretero, César Prieto de Frías, Ramón Angós, Maite Betés, Maite Herráiz, Susana de la Riva, Francisco Zozaya, María Fernández-Calderón, Iago Rodríguez-Lago, Miguel Muñoz Navas,
Introduction: obscure gastrointestinal bleeding is defined as bleeding from a source that cannot be identified on upper or lower gastrointestinal endoscopy and capsule endoscopy is the next step in these...
Original
Detection of anti-kelch-like 12 and anti-hexokinase 1 antibodies in primary biliary cholangitis patients in China
585-590
Zhao Yang Liu, Lishan Xu, Bin Liu,
Objectives: primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic cholestatic disease, characterized by positive anti-mitochondrial autoantibodies (AMA) in 90-95 % patients. Anti-kelch-like 12 (anti-KLHL12) and...
Original
Predictive factors for post-ERCP bleeding. Influence of direct oral anticoagulants
591-596
Ernesto Parras Castañera, Pelayo Rodríguez López, Alberto Álvarez, Fernando Muñoz Núñez, Fernando Geijo Martínez, Antonio Velasco Guardado,
Introduction: there is a rising number of patients receiving antiplatelet and anticoagulation therapy who require endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), probably due to the increased morbidity...
Original
Prospective comparative study of the treatment of Helicobacter pylori with antibiotic susceptibility testing-guided triple therapy compared to quadruple therapy with Pylera®
597-601
Rocío Bonoso Criado, Laura Pérez Citores, Antonio Germán Pérez Millán, Ángela Montero Moretón, Elena González de Castro, Luis Cabezudo Molleda, María Antonia García Castro, Bruno Antonio Moreira Da Silva, Sergio Maestro Antolín, Fernando Santos Santamarta, Javier Barcenilla Laguna,
Introduction: the current indicated first-line treatment for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is the quadruple therapy with bismuth (Pylera®), or the quadruple concomitant therapy without bismuth....
Review
Endoscopic management of local complications of chronic pancreatitis
602-609
Juan J. Vila, Federico Bolado,
Endoscopic treatment of local complications in patients with chronic pancreatitis has gained ground over the surgical alternative in the last few years. The lower aggressiveness of endoscopic treatment,...
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Dubin-Johnson syndrome as a laparoscopic finding
610-611
Alba Cebrián García, David Ruiz-Clavijo García, Alba Larrea Ramírez, Beñat Arín Palacios,
We present the case of a 35-year-old female with a history of polycystic ovary syndrome, treated with oral contraceptives. She was under study due to nine months evolution of pain in the right iliac fossa,...
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Emphysematous hepatitis: a very rare entity with a poor prognosis
612-614
Beatriz Estébanez-Ferrero, Orlando Fuentes-Porcel, Miguel Ángel Lorenzo-Liñán, María del Mar Rico-Morales,
A 67-year-old female, with no alterations in glucose metabolism or other relevant history, presented to the Emergency Department due to abdominal pain and vomiting after a syncopal episode. Physical examination...
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Superior mesenteric vein aneurysm
615-616
José López-Fernández, Gabriel García Plaza, Sara María García Quesada, Juan Ramón Hernández Hernández,
A 41-year-old female patient was under study for abdominal pain located in the epigastrium and mesogastrium with no other associated symptoms. There was no record of previous episodes of pancreatitis and...
Letter
Ischemic skin necrosis secondary to the use of terlipressin
617
María Reyes Busta Nistal, Natalia Mora Cuadrado, Luis Fernández Salazar,
We present the case of a 45-year-old male with alcoholic liver cirrhosis Child-Pugh C and chronic left lower limb lymphedema, hospitalized because of ascites and renal impairment (Cr 2.33 mg/dl). He received...
Letter
Hematochezia secondary to hemosuccus pancreaticus due to a pseudoaneurysm associated with a pancreatic pseudocyst
618
Cristina Dávila Arias, Antonio José Ruiz-Rodríguez, Álvaro Cabrera Peña,
The patient had a history of recurrent acute necrotizing pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis and a pancreatic pseudocyst with an associated pseudoaneurysm in the superior mesenteric artery. He presented...
Letter
Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in the management of obstructive defecation
619
Esperanza Martos Vizcaíno, Constanza Ciriza de los Ríos, Fernando Canga Rodríguez-Valcárcel,
Chronic constipation is a very common disease in daily clinical practice with a significant deterioration in quality of life that increases when associated with obstructive defecation. For this reason,...
Letter
Diffuse hemorrhagic gastropathy as an infrequent complication of necrotizing acute pancreatitis
620
Lorena Carballo-Folgoso, María Rodríguez-Peláez, Adolfo Suárez,
Acute hemorrhagic gastropathy is characterized by the presence of acute gastrointestinal mucosal lesions (AGML) induced by irritation or ischemia due to exogenous or endogenous factors. Most frequent endoscopy...
Letter
Complete extraction of a long hepatic hydatid cyst with endoscopic retrograde cholangiography
621
Edson Guzmán-Calderón,
Hydatid disease or echinococcosis is a systemic zoonosis caused by Echinococcus granulosus larvae. We report the case of a 63 year-old Peruvian female patient who presented with diffuse abdominal pain...
Letter
Double strangeness: a young male with intestinal obstruction secondary to gastrointestinal follicular lymphoma
621-622
Teresa Valdés Delgado, María Belén Maldonado Pérez, Ángel Caunedo Álvarez,
Primary follicular lymphomas (FL) of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract are very rare and constitute < 4 % of all non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas at this location. We report our experience with primary FL of the...
Letter
Ischemic gastritis and severe diabetic ketoacidosis
622-623
Teresa Valdés Delgado, Francisco Bellido Muñoz, Pedro Hegueta Delgado,
Ischemic gastritis (IG) is an extremely rare entity due to the rich gastric vascularization. The present case is the ideal setting to suspect this condition.
Letter
Telemedicine, time to change the paradigm of hepatitis C management: improve access and reduce costs
In reference to: Chronic viral hepatitis C micro-elimination program using telemedicine. The Mexican experience, by Pérez Hernández et al.
623-624
Joaquín Cabezas, Susana Llerena, Javier Crespo,
Hepatitis C (HCV) management has dramatically changed with the advent of direct-acting antivirals. Their high efficacy and safety are changing the paradigm of detection and treatment of patients with an...
Letter
Chronic viral hepatitis C micro-elimination program using telemedicine. The Mexican experience
624-625
José Luis Pérez Hernández, Mª de Fátima Higuera de la Tijera, César Alejandro Arce Salinas,
In response to the kind letter from Joaquín Cabezas et al., we agree that medical care in the COVID era has radically changed and using new mechanisms in the care of different diseases is undoubtedly now...
Letter
Use of the Boston Bowel Preparation Scale in the real life setting: what affects it?
625
Sofia Saraiva, Isadora Rosa, António Dias Pereira,
Adequacy of bowel cleansing is a quality measure for colonoscopy, affecting both its safety and diagnostic accuracy. Among several bowel preparation quality scales referred to in literature, the Boston...