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Surgical management of Boerhaave’s syndrome with early and delayed diagnosis in adults: a retrospective study of 88 patients
669-674
Xiao-Liang Yan, Li Jing, Lin-Jing Guo, Yun-Kui Huo, Yong-Cai Zhang, Xiu-Wen Yan, Yong-Zhi Deng,
Background: spontaneous esophageal rupture (Boerhaave’s syndrome) is a rare and challenging clinical condition.
Objective: to evaluate the outcome of different surgical treatments for patients with Boerhaave’s...
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Relationship between gastroenterologists and hospital pharmacists: the results of a national survey. The CONDIFA study
675-681
Federico Argüelles Arias, Javier Crespo, Miguel Ángel Calleja Hernández,
Introduction: project CONDIFA (“Consenso Digestivo-Farmacia Hospitalaria”) aims to establish lines of agreement between both specialties in order to improve patient care and resource optimization. In this...
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Association between autoimmune pancreatitis and ulcerative colitis: a report of 12 patients
682-687
Paula Almeida, Carla Almeida, Macarena Gompertz, Zoltán Berger,
Introduction: pancreatic manifestations in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) mainly include acute pancreatitis secondary to drugs and, less frequently, autoimmune pancreatitis, in particular type 2 autoimmune...
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Quality of care through the eyes of the patient in a Spanish inflammatory bowel disease unit
688-693
María José Casanova, María Chaparro, Carlos García-Cotarelo, Javier P. Gisbert,
Introduction: the quality of care perceived by the patient is a fundamental aspect of the accreditation program of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) units. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality...
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Colonic stent vs surgical resection of the primary tumor. Effect on survival from stage-IV obstructive colorectal cancer
694-700
Agustín Seoane Urgorri, Esteban Saperas, Elena O'Callaghan Castella, Miguel Pera Román, Agnès Raga Gil, Faust Riu Pons, Luis Barranco Priego, Josep María Dedeu Cusco, Miguel Pantaleón Sánchez, Xavier Bessa Caserras, Marco Antonio Álvarez-González,
Background and objectives: the impact of surgical primary tumor resection on survival of obstructive metastatic colorectal cancer remains controversial. The primary goal of this study was to analyze survival...
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The 100 top cited articles in the field of digestive endoscopy: from 1950 to 2017
701-707
Shali Tan, Wanjie Huang, Liangxiu Gao, Yutang Ren, Yan Peng, Xiaowei Tang,
Background: the present study aimed to describe the characteristics of articles that had the most citations in the field of digestive endoscopy.
Method: articles included were obtained from the Web of...
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Radical surgery in hepatic hydatidosis: analysis of results in an endemic area
708-711
José Manuel Ramia Ángel, Alba Manuel Vázquez, Cecilia Gijón Román, Raquel Latorre Fragua, Roberto de la Plaza Llamas,
Introduction: radical surgery in hepatic hydatidosis is associated with less morbidity and recurrence than conservative surgery.
Material and methods: a retrospective observational study of patients with...
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Endoscopic stenting for gastroduodenal outlet obstruction of a malignant origin, real life experience in a single center
712-715
Luis Alcalá-González, Miquel Masachs Perecaula, Joan Dot Bach, Monder Abu-Suboh Abadia, Jordi Armengol Bertroli, Mario José Pascasio-Hernández, Anna Benages Curell, María Dolores Castillo Cejas, Marc Pigrau Pastor, Denisse Sihuay Diburga, Jorge Guevara Cubas, Luz María Castro-Reyes, César Jiménez Hernández, Stephanie Tasayco Huaman, José Ramón Armengol Miró,
Aim: to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of self-expandable metal stent placement for malignant gastric outlet obstruction (GOO).
Methods: a retrospective, analytic cohort study at a single, tertiary-care...
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Sentinel lymph node mapping for metastasis detection in colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
722-730
Likui Qiao,
Introduction: controversy exists on the diagnostic performance of sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping in colorectal cancer. This study aimed to provide a more precise estimation of its clinical significance.
Materials...
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Genetic alterations in colorectal cancer: implications for the prognosis and treatment of the disease
716-721
Sofía del Carmen, José María Sayagués, Mar Abad,
In recent years, important advances have been achieved in the understanding of the genetic abnormalities present in colorectal tumors and their association with their ontogeny and progression. Accordingly,...
Digestive Diseases Image
Hemosuccus pancreaticus with a variant of separate orifices in the duodenal papilla treated with a covered self-expandable metal stent
731-732
Honggeun An, Chang-Nyol Paik, Dae-Bum Kim, Hyun A. Kim,
This is the peculiar report of endoscopic treatment with metal stent in a patient with hemosuccus pancreaticus by pancreatic cancer, who refused surgical treatment due to old age and patient's intention....
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Refractory tracheoesophageal fistula management with Amplatzer Occluder® placement
733-734
João Carlos Silva, Pedro Braga, Daniel Coutinho, Carlos Fernades,
Tracheoesophageal fistulas (TEF) in adults can be managed either surgically or endoscopically, depending on their etiology, size, anatomy and patient comorbidities. A 68-year-old female was admitted to...
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Enteroscopy in the diagnosis of melanoma metastases
735-736
María del Mar Díaz Alcázar, Antonio José Ruiz-Rodríguez, Francisco Javier Casado Caballero, Alicia Martín-Lagos Maldonado,
We present abdominal computed tomography and enteroscopy images of a 48-year-old male patient with a previous melanoma who presented with epigastric pain. The pain was not controlled with medical management....
Research letter
Effective treatment of autoimmune hepatitis-primary biliary cholangitis overlap syndrome with obeticholic acid
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Juan Diego Castro Limo, Marta Romero-Gutiérrez, Juan Ruiz Martín,
There is no consensus treatment for patients with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) – primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) overlap syndrome who are not responding to conventional therapy. We present a case of a...
Research letter
Chronic abdominal pain due to mesenteric schwannoma
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Inés Cañas García, Enrique Dabán Collado, Clotilde Moreno Cortés,
This is a clinical case of a 48-year-old patient with chronic abdominal pain in association with a mesenteric tumor of neurogenic strain. Intra-abdominal schwannomas are an infrequent entity, characterized...
Research letter
Secondary gastric lymphoma - Do we know its endoscopic findings?
738-739
Vanessa Barcelos, Ana Carolina Ferreira, Margarida Flor de Lima,
The proportion of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL) is higher in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is the most common primary site of extra-nodal...
Research letter
Abdominal splenosis: a rare entity with a possible non-invasive diagnosis
739-740
María Belvis Jiménez, Reyes Aparcero López, Ángel Caunedo Álvarez,
Splenosis is an uncommon pathology whose diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion. In most cases they are incidental findings, so their suspicion is essential to carry out a non-invasive diagnosis....
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Urgent left lobectomy as a treatment for broken and infected late subcapsular hepatic hematoma following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
740-741
José Luis Beristain-Hernández, José-Luis Beristain-Silva,
We present the unique case of a young female woman with an infected left liver hematoma as a complication of a previous endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for a choledocolithiasis. Urgent liver...
Research letter
Hemoperitoneum and giant hepatic hematoma secondary to nasal melanoma metastases
741-742
Isabel Mora Oliver, Alba Torroella Vallejo, Rocío García Pérez,
Nontraumatic hepatic haemorrhage is a rare emergency situation (< 1 %) that requires rapid diagnosis and treatment. Hepatocarcinoma and adenoma are the most common causes representing metastatic lesions...
Research letter
Gastrointestinal tuberculosis, the great simulator. From inflammatory disease to a tumor
742
María del Mar Díaz Alcázar, Alicia Martín-Lagos Maldonado, Eloísa Cervilla Sáez de Tejada,
A 52-year-old Senegalese male presented due to abdominal pain and fever, with findings suggestive of a stenosing tumor of the right colon. Biopsies during colonoscopy were compatible with adenocarcinoma...
Research letter
Intestinal-type gastric adenocarcinoma in a patient with ataxia-telangiectasia syndrome
742-743
José María López Tobaruela, Marta Librero Jiménez, Clara Heredia Carrasco,
We introduce a 20-year-old patient, with prior diagnosis of ataxia-telangiectasia syndrome, urgently assesed because of an upper gastrointestinal bleeding, identifying in the urgent endoscopy an intestinal-type...