INTRODUCTION: the aim of this study was to determine the risk factors for rebleeding following device-assisted enteroscopy therapy of small bowel vascular lesions. METHODS: this is a systematic review and meta-analysis. A ...
INTRODUCTION: Dieulafoy's lesion of the small bowel is an uncommon cause of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding that often recurs after endoscopic treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS: we report an observational, descriptive, ...
Within the project "Quality Indicators in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy," under the leadership of the Sociedad Española de Patología Digestiva (SEPD), our goal is to propose the procedures and the structure, process, and ...
The present evidence-based guidelines are focused on the use of device-assisted enteroscopy in the management of small-bowel diseases. A panel of experts selected by the Spanish and Portuguese small-bowel study groups ...
Follicular pancreatitis (FP) is an extremely odd entity characterized by the presence of a pseudotumor that histologically presents lymphoid aggregates and germinal centers. The authors present the case of a 67-year-old ...
A 68-year-old woman with stage IV pancreatic adenocarcinoma (liver and lymph node metastases) on first-line treatment with gemcitabine. As a non-oncological comorbidity, the patient was anticoagulated with enoxaparin 8000 ...
In this randomized phase II study (GEM-KyCyDex, clinicaltrials gov. Identifier: NCT03336073), the combination of weekly carfilzomib 70 mg/m2, cyclophosphamide and dexamethasone (KCd) was compared to carfilzomib and ...
Standard therapy using device-assisted enteroscopy includes different hemostatic therapies, polypectomy, dilation and other possibilities. The most frequent indication is small bowel bleeding. However, other specific ...
A jejunal varix with high transfusion requirement is treated by double-balloon enteroscopy with cyanoacrylate/ lipiodol with radiological control. The patient had not gastrointestinal hemorrhage or transfusion requeriment ...
Pinar-Sánchez, Juana; Navarro-Bravo, Beatriz; Celorrio-Bustillo, María-Luisa; Bermejo-López, Pablo; Solera-Santos, José-Javier; Solís-García-del-Pozo, Julián(Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo, 2022-05)
OBJECTIVE: Studies report a higher prevalence of HCV, HBV and HIV in the population with Alcohol Use Disorder. Our objective is to determine the seroprevalence for hepatitis B and C and the human immunodeficiency virus ...
A 40-year-old male presented to the Emergency Department after a driving accident with blunt abdominal trauma. An abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a mesenteric injury in the right lower quadrant. He was ...
Echenique et al. described a lymphangioma as a rare cystic neoplasm of the pancreas. We present a similar intra-abdominal lesion diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology.
We have read the article published by Abdulkader I et al., which described two cases of a rhabdoid tumor of the small bowel diagnosed by surgery. We present a similar case in the jejunum diagnosed by double balloon enteroscopy ...
Severe thrombocytopenia (platelet count < 50 x 109/l) is the most frequent hematological disorder in patients with chronic liver disease, affecting 64-84 % of individuals with cirrhosis. The pathophysiological mechanisms ...
We have read the article published by Sánchez-Velázquez P et al., which described a clinical case of gastrointestinal hemorrhage secondary to gastric ulcer due to Mucor. We present a similar clinical case, as an example ...
The purpose of this rapid review is to provide an update on the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on Gastroenterology and Hepatology departments, our patients, and our new way of working. The gastrointestinal tract and the ...
BACKGROUND: data on the long-term outcome of patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) with positive small bowel findings in capsule endoscopy but negative small bowel findings in device-assisted enteroscopy ...
Device-assisted enteroscopy is currently lacking a validated training model, in contrast to the other major technique used for the study of the small bowel, namely capsule endoscopy. Training should be based on defining ...