{"title":"Incidence and risk factors for thromboembolic events in pediatric-onset inflammatory bowel disease: A French population-based study.","authors":"Nicolas Richard, Ariane Leroyer, Delphine Ley, Claire Dupont, Valérie Bertrand, Pauline Wils, Corine Gower-Rousseau, Dominique Turck, Nathalie Guillon, Hélène Sarter, Guillaume Savoye, Mathurin Fumery","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2024.09.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2024.09.005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at higher risk of thromboembolic events (TE). In pediatric-onset IBD, more data on incidence and risk factors of venous (VTE) and arterial events (ATE) at the population level are needed to guide thromboprophylaxis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>All patients aged ≤ 16 years diagnosed with Crohn's disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC) between 1988 and 2011 in the prospective EPIMAD population-based registry were followed until 2013. Every TE occurring during the follow-up period was included.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 1,344 patients were included: 1,007 with CD and 337 with UC, and a median diagnosis age of 14.3 years. After a median follow-up of 8.3 years, 2 (0.15 %) ATE and 15 (1.1 %) VTE occurred at median age of 20.4 years. The global incidence rate of thromboembolic events was 1.32 per 1000 person-years. Periods of active disease (HR=8.4, p = 0.0002), the 3-month-period following surgery (HR=16.4, p = 0.0002) and hospitalization (HR=21.7, p < 0.0001) were found to be associated with an increased risk of VTE. A lower rate of VTE was found in patients treated with 5-aminosalicylates (HR=0.1, p = 0.002).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The risk of TE was low in this population. VTE were strongly associated with active disease, surgery and hospitalization.</p>","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142343583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pablo Alonso-Castellano, Antonio Tugores, Zoe Mariño, Antonio Olveira, Marina Berenguer, M Pilar Huarte, Jose R Fernández-Ramos, María Lázaro-Ríos, María L González-Diéguez, José M Moreno-Planas, Manuel Hernández-Guerra, Paula Fernández-Álvarez, Manuel Delgado-Blanco, José M Pinazo-Bandera, Marta Romero, Javier Ampuero, Helena Masnou-Ridaura, Alba Cachero, Víctor Vargas, Judith Gómez-Camarero, María J Morillas-Ariño, Esther Molina-Pérez, Anna Miralpeix, Luis García-Villarreal
{"title":"Low penetrance of frequent ATP7B mutations explains the low prevalence of Wilson disease. Lessons from real-life registries.","authors":"Pablo Alonso-Castellano, Antonio Tugores, Zoe Mariño, Antonio Olveira, Marina Berenguer, M Pilar Huarte, Jose R Fernández-Ramos, María Lázaro-Ríos, María L González-Diéguez, José M Moreno-Planas, Manuel Hernández-Guerra, Paula Fernández-Álvarez, Manuel Delgado-Blanco, José M Pinazo-Bandera, Marta Romero, Javier Ampuero, Helena Masnou-Ridaura, Alba Cachero, Víctor Vargas, Judith Gómez-Camarero, María J Morillas-Ariño, Esther Molina-Pérez, Anna Miralpeix, Luis García-Villarreal","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2024.09.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2024.09.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background & aims: </strong>Wilson disease (WD) is a copper metabolism disorder caused by mutations in ATP7B gene, with significant clinical variability. Several studies have analyzed the prevalence and penetrance of mutations. We evaluated both characteristics for our more frequent mutations.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Evaluation of 260 patients from the National Registry: clinical, analytical and genetic data. Estimation of homozygotes and total cases according to Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium and comparison with Registry records.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The estimated number of homozygotes were higher than registered: p.Met645Arg (1949/6), p.His1069Gln (20/8), p.Leu708Pro (63/24) and p.Gly869Arg (147/0). p.Met645Arg homozygotes presented less cirrhosis at diagnosis, extrahepatic disease and Kayser-Fleischer ring (KFR) and more presymptomatic cases and diagnosis after 40 years of age than p.Leu708Pro and p.His1069Gln homozygotes. p.Met645Arg homozygotes presented more late diagnosis than p.Met645Arg compound heterozygotes. Compound heterozygotes carrying p.Met645Arg or p.Gly869Arg showed less cirrhosis at diagnosis, KFR and neurological symptoms and more hepatic and presymptomatic cases, despite clearly low ceruloplasmin levels. The estimated prevalence was 1:3.785, predicting more than 10.500 patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The widespread mutations p.Met645Arg and p.Gly869Arg show low penetrance. WD might be underdiagnosed in Spain due to less severe phenotype of the most frequent mutations, a crucial fact to avoid misdiagnosis and to offer early therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142343584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M Maida, G Marasco, M H J Maas, D Ramai, M Spadaccini, E Sinagra, A Facciorusso, P D Siersema, C Hassan
{"title":"Effectiveness of artificial intelligence assisted colonoscopy on adenoma and polyp miss rate: A meta-analysis of tandem RCTs.","authors":"M Maida, G Marasco, M H J Maas, D Ramai, M Spadaccini, E Sinagra, A Facciorusso, P D Siersema, C Hassan","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2024.09.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2024.09.003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aims: </strong>One-fourth of colorectal neoplasia is missed at screening colonoscopy, representing the leading cause of interval colorectal cancer (I-CRC). This systematic review and meta-analysis summarizes the efficacy of computer-aided colonoscopy (CAC) compared to white-light colonoscopy (WLC) in reducing lesion miss rates.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Major databases were systematically searched through May 2024 for tandem-design RCTs comparing lesion miss rates in CAC-first followed by WLC vs WLC-first followed by CAC. The primary outcomes were adenoma miss rate (AMR) and polyp miss rate (PMR). The secondary outcomes were advanced AMR (aAMR) and sessile serrated lesion miss rate (SMR).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Six RCTs (1718 patients) were included. AMR was significantly lower for CAC compared to WLC (RR = 0.46; 95 %CI [0.38-0.55]; P < 0.001). PMR was also lower for CAC compared to WLC (RR = 0.44; 95 %CI [0.33-0.60]; P < 0.001). No significant difference in aAMR (RR = 1.28; 95 %CI [0.34-4.83]; P = 0.71) and SMR (RR = 0.44; 95 %CI [0.15-1.28]; P = 0.13) were observed. Sensitivity analysis including only RCTs performed in CRC screening and surveillance setting confirmed lower AMR (RR = 0.48; 95 %CI [0.39-0.58]; P < 0.001) and PMR (RR = 0.50; 95 %CI [0.37-0.66]; P < 0.001), also showing significantly lower SMR (RR = 0.28; 95 %CI [0.11-0.70]; P = 0.007) for CAC compared to WLC.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>CAC results in significantly lower AMR and PMR compared to WLC overall, and significantly lower AMR, PMR and SMR in the screening/surveillance setting, potentially reducing the incidence of I-CRC.</p>","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142343581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cathy McShane, Rachel Varley, Anne Fennessy, Clodagh Byron, John Richard Campion, Karl Hazel, Conor Costigan, Eabha Ring, Alan Marrinan, Ciaran Judge, Kathleen Sugrue, Garret Cullen, Cara Dunne, Karen Hartery, Marietta Iacucci, Orlaith Kelly, Jan Leyden, Susan McKiernan, Aoibhlinn O'Toole, Juliette Sheridan, Eoin Slattery, Karen Boland, Deirdre McNamara, Laurence Egan, Subrata Ghosh, Glen Doherty, Jane McCarthy, David Kevans
{"title":"Effectiveness, safety, and cost of combination advanced therapies in inflammatory bowel disease.","authors":"Cathy McShane, Rachel Varley, Anne Fennessy, Clodagh Byron, John Richard Campion, Karl Hazel, Conor Costigan, Eabha Ring, Alan Marrinan, Ciaran Judge, Kathleen Sugrue, Garret Cullen, Cara Dunne, Karen Hartery, Marietta Iacucci, Orlaith Kelly, Jan Leyden, Susan McKiernan, Aoibhlinn O'Toole, Juliette Sheridan, Eoin Slattery, Karen Boland, Deirdre McNamara, Laurence Egan, Subrata Ghosh, Glen Doherty, Jane McCarthy, David Kevans","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.055","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>A significant proportion of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients fail to respond to advanced therapies. Combining advanced therapies may improve treatment outcome. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness, adverse events, and costs associated with combining advanced therapies in IBD patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Combination advanced therapy was defined as the concurrent use of two biological agents or one biological agent with a small molecule therapy. Clinical data, including disease characteristics, treatment regimens, and adverse events, were collected from electronic patient records. Clinical response rates, biochemical markers, and treatment costs were evaluated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study included 109 IBD patients receiving combination advanced therapies from 9 academic centers in Ireland. Corticosteroid-free clinical response rates at 12 weeks and 52 weeks were 39 % and 38 %, respectively. Adverse events occurred in 26 % of therapeutic trials, with disease-related events being the most common. Notably, there were 3 cases of non-melanomatous skin cancer and 10 infectious complications. The annual cost of maintenance therapy for combination advanced therapies ranged from €17,560 to €30,724 per patient.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Combination advanced therapies demonstrated effectiveness and acceptable safety profiles in a cohort of treatment-refractory IBD patients. Further large, prospective trials are required to definitively evaluate the role of combination advanced therapies in IBD.</p>","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142282003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emma Calabrese, Sara Onali, Angela Variola, Davide Giuseppe Ribaldone, Edoardo Vincenzo Savarino, Anna Viola, Simone Saibeni, Francesco Simone Conforti, Anna Testa, Giovanni Latella, Ambrogio Orlando, Mariabeatrice Principi, Antonino Carlo Privitera, Maria Guerra, Linda Ceccarelli, Giammarco Mocci, Davide Boy, Maria Adelaide Piccarozzi, Giuliana Gualberti, Francesca Marando, Lorenzo Gemignani, Ferdinando D'Amico
{"title":"Suboptimal disease control and contributing factors in Italian IBD patients: The IBD-PODCAST Study.","authors":"Emma Calabrese, Sara Onali, Angela Variola, Davide Giuseppe Ribaldone, Edoardo Vincenzo Savarino, Anna Viola, Simone Saibeni, Francesco Simone Conforti, Anna Testa, Giovanni Latella, Ambrogio Orlando, Mariabeatrice Principi, Antonino Carlo Privitera, Maria Guerra, Linda Ceccarelli, Giammarco Mocci, Davide Boy, Maria Adelaide Piccarozzi, Giuliana Gualberti, Francesca Marando, Lorenzo Gemignani, Ferdinando D'Amico","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.040","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aim: </strong>Suboptimal disease control (SDC) and its contributing factors in IBD according to STRIDE-II criteria is unclear. IBD-PODCAST was a non-interventional, international, multicenter real-world study to assess this.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data from the Italian IBD cohort (N=220) are presented here. Participants aged ≥19 with confirmed IBD diagnosis of ≥1 year were consecutively enrolled. A retrospective chart review and cross-sectional assessment by physicians and patients within the past 12 months were performed. SDC or optimal disease control was assessed using adapted STRIDE-II criteria.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>At the index date, 53.4 % of 116 CD patients and 49.0 % of 104 UC patients had SDC, mainly attributed to a Short Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire score <50, failure to achieve endoscopic remission, and the presence of active extra-intestinal manifestations in both diseases. Disease monitoring with imaging and/or endoscopy during the previous year was conducted in ∼50 % of patients, with endoscopy performed in ∼40 %. Potential therapeutic adjustments were reported for half of the patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study highlights SDC in a significant portion of IBD Italian patients. These results emphasize the need for more proactive management strategies in both CD and UC patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142282005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"NOSTRIN is an emerging negative regulator of decompensated cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension.","authors":"Balasubramaniyan Vairappan,Ravikumar Ts,Amit Kumar Ram,Pazhanivel Mohan,Biju Pottakkat","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.050","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND AND AIMSDecreased nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability in a cirrhotic liver contributes to high intrahepatic vascular resistance (IHVR) and portal hypertension (PHT). Nostrin is an inhibitory protein of NO synthesising enzyme endothelial NO synthase (eNOS), shown to increase in cirrhosis with PHT, however, the precise molecular mechanism is poorly documented. This study aimed to elucidate the role of Nostrin and associated derangement in hepatic NO generation in cirrhotic liver. Further, we investigate whether Nostrin could be a biomarker in the progression of cirrhosis.METHODSThis study was conducted on sixty healthy subjects and 120 cirrhotic patients. In addition, liver tissue samples were collected from cirrhotic patients for the analysis of Nostrin, eNOS and inflammatory markers.RESULTSWhen compared to healthy controls, systemic levels of Nostrin and cGMP were elevated in compensated cirrhosis. In decompensated cirrhosis, further robust increases in Nostrin and cGMP were noted. Furthermore, Nostrin expression was considerably higher whilst reduced eNOS activity and hepatic cGMP levels in cirrhotic liver compared to control liver.CONCLUSIONSIn cirrhotic patients, a robust increase in hepatic Nostrin expression may reduce eNOS activity and associated local NO generation. Furthermore, Blood Nostrin concentration was higher and parallel to disease severity and could be a key diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in cirrhotic patients with PHT.","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142263790","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt combined with dual-access thrombolysis for acute severe non-cirrhotic portal-mesenteric vein thrombosis.","authors":"Bifei Wu,Wei Yang,Yuguan Xie,Haifeng Zhou,Haibin Shi,Sheng Liu,Weizhong Zhou","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.054","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.054","url":null,"abstract":"OBJECTIVENon-cirrhotic porto-mesenteric vein thrombosis (NC-PMVT) is a rare but severe clinical condition. The study aims to assess the effectiveness and safety of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) coupled with dual-access thrombolysis in patients with acute severe NC-PMVT.METHODSFrom January 2018 to February 2023, a total of 25 patients with acute severe NC-PMVT who were treated with TIPS in conjunction with mechanical thrombectomy and dual-access thrombolysis. The period of thrombolysis was determined by the improvement of clinical symptoms and vascular recanalization. The technical success, recanalization rate, clinical success, and procedure-related complications were analyzed.RESULTSThe technical success rate was 100 %. The median duration for thrombolytic catheter removal was 5 (IQR 3.5 - 7) days. Full and partial recanalization were accomplished in 10 (40 %) and 15 (60 %) patients respectively before discharge. No significant procedure-related complications were reported. The clinical success rate was 88 %, with a mortality rate of 12 %. Over a median follow-up of 8 months, 3/22 (13.64 %) patients had a recurrence of thrombosis; 1/22 (4.54 %) patients underwent partial intestinal resection one and a half months post-discharge; the remaining patients did not experience any portal hypertensive complications.CONCLUSIONThe combination of TIPS and dual-access thrombolysis appears to be safe and effective for patients with acute severe NC-PMVT.","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142263789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gaetano Lauri, Livia Archibugi, Paolo Giorgio Arcidiacono, Alessandro Repici, Cesare Hassan, Gabriele Capurso, Antonio Facciorusso
{"title":"Primary drainage of distal malignant biliary obstruction: A comparative network meta-analysis.","authors":"Gaetano Lauri, Livia Archibugi, Paolo Giorgio Arcidiacono, Alessandro Repici, Cesare Hassan, Gabriele Capurso, Antonio Facciorusso","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.053","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.053","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The effectiveness of various primary upfront drainage techniques for distal malignant biliary obstructions (dMBO) is not well-established.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To compare the technical and clinical success rates and adverse event (AE) rates of various primary drainage techniques.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We systematically reviewed RCTs comparing the technical and clinical success and AE rates of EUS-choledochoduodenostomy (CDS) with lumen-apposing metal stent (LAMS), EUS-CDS with self-expandable metal stents (SEMS), EUS-hepaticogastrostomy (HGS), ERCP, and PTBD performed upfront.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Six RCTs involving 583 patients were analyzed. EUS-CDS with LAMS showed significantly higher technical success compared to EUS-CDS with SEMS (RR 1.21, 95 % CI 1.07-1.37) and ERCP (RR 1.17, 95 % CI 1.07-1.28). EUS-CDS with LAMS had the highest rank in technical success (SUCRA = 0.86). The clinical success rate was also higher with EUS-CDS with LAMS than with ERCP (RR 1.12, 1.01-1.25). PTBD was the worst ranked procedure for safety (SUCRA score = 0.18), while EUS-CDS with LAMS was the top procedure for procedural time (SUCRA score = 0.83).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>EUS-CDS with LAMS has the highest technical and clinical success rates and is significantly superior to ERCP as the upfront technique for dMBO treatment. PTBD should be abandoned as first-line treatment due to the poor safety profile.</p>","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142282004","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andrea Sorge, Giovanni Aldinio, Beatrice Marinoni, Pierfancesco Visaggi, Roberto Penagini, Daria Maniero, Matteo Ghisa, Elisa Marabotto, Nicola de Bortoli, Andrea Pasta, Valentina Dipace, Francesco Calabrese, Maurizio Vecchi, Edoardo Vincenzo Savarino, Marina Coletta
{"title":"Distribution of esophageal inflammation in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis and its impact on diagnosis and outcome.","authors":"Andrea Sorge, Giovanni Aldinio, Beatrice Marinoni, Pierfancesco Visaggi, Roberto Penagini, Daria Maniero, Matteo Ghisa, Elisa Marabotto, Nicola de Bortoli, Andrea Pasta, Valentina Dipace, Francesco Calabrese, Maurizio Vecchi, Edoardo Vincenzo Savarino, Marina Coletta","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.049","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study aimed to assess the distribution of esophageal inflammation in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and its impact on diagnosis and outcome.</p><p><strong>Aims and methods: </strong>Data from consecutive adult EoE patients who were followed-up at four Italian referral centers from October 2022 to October 2023 were retrospectively collected.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>One hundred forty-nine patients were included. Proximal EoE was observed in 8.1 % of patients; distal EoE in 27.5 %; and diffuse EoE in 64.4 %. Allergic rhinitis was more prevalent in distal and diffuse than proximal EoE (72.5 % vs. 61.5 % vs 33.3 %; P = 0.049). The prevalence of asthma, atopic dermatitis, oral allergy syndrome, and gastroesophageal reflux disease was not significantly different among the three EoE extent groups. Endoscopic inflammatory features at diagnosis were more prevalent in proximal EoE (91.7 % vs. 53.8 % distal [P = 0.01] vs. 66 % diffuse[P = 0.05]). No significant differences in fibrotic features and esophageal stenoses were observed. The clinical and histological remission rates after first-line therapy were comparable in all groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Esophageal inflammation in EoE more frequently involves the entire esophagus, followed by isolated distal and proximal involvement. No clear correlation was observed between the histological extent of EoE at diagnosis and comorbidities or treatment response.</p>","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142282002","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Author's reply: “Oral Budesonide and low serum albumin levels at surgery: Association with postoperative complications in Crohn's disease”","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.045","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.045","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142282001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}