{"title":"Adenocarcinoma of the ascending portion of the duodenum.","authors":"Chun-Lin Ying, Zheng-Yang Yan, Wei Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.056","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.056","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":"142282000","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":"Second-line systemic therapy after atezolizumab plus bevacizumab: Is it time to boldly go beyond the known?","authors":"Edoardo G Giannini","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.051","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142269277","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":"Safety evaluation of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy for pancreatic stones: Experience based on a large chronic pancreatitis cohort.","authors":"Yu Liu,Jin-Hui Yi,Peng-Yuan Wang,Peng Fu,Ying Kang,Teng Wang,Di Zhang,Xi-Hong Zhang,Jin-Jie Xu,Song-Lin Zhang,Pei-Dong Han,Fan Wang,Xiao-Yu Zhou,Jia-Sheng Feng,Jia-Jun Xu,Jia-Hao Qian,Dan Wang,Hui Chen,Run-Hui Liu,Fang-Yu Wang,Zhao-Shen Li,Liang-Hao Hu","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.043","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUNDThe safety of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for pancreatic stones (P-ESWL) and adverse events were not evaluated and classified within large sample population. This study aimed to evaluate the safety and classify the adverse events of P-ESWL based on a large sample cohort.METHODSThis is an observational study based on the large prospective chronic pancreatitis (CP) cohort. Patients with painful pancreatic stones over 5 mm who underwent P-ESWL between March 2011 and June 2018 at Shanghai Changhai Hospital were included. Adverse events after P-ESWL including complications and transient adverse events (TAEs) were recorded. Risk factors of adverse events were analyzed through univariable and multivariable logistics regression analysis. Sensitivity analysis was conducted to test the stability of the study.RESULTSTotally 2,071 patients underwent 5,002 sessions of P-ESWL were included. The overall complication rate and TAEs rate after all P-ESWL procedures were 5.2% and 20.9%. The complications and TAEs rate decreased obviously within the first 6 sessions. Several independent risk factors for adverse events after P-ESWL were identified. Sensitivity analysis suggested the stability of the results.CONCLUSIONSP-ESWL is a safe treatment for pancreatic stones. Multiple P-ESWL sessions did not increase the complications and TAEs rate. ClincialTrials.gov number, NCT05916547.","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142197657","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}
Lin Tian,Gang Huang,Feng-Yu Tian,Jia-Yi Li,Xiao-Han Zhao,Xin-Rui Guo,Yan-Bo Yu
{"title":"Improving management in gastroesophageal reflux disease through leveraging WeChat platform for mobile health care: A randomized control trial.","authors":"Lin Tian,Gang Huang,Feng-Yu Tian,Jia-Yi Li,Xiao-Han Zhao,Xin-Rui Guo,Yan-Bo Yu","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.052","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUNDGastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) refers to a clinical condition characterized by gastric content reflux into the esophagus, causing symptoms like acid regurgitation and heartburn. While patient education is essential for GERD treatment, traditional educational models often struggle to effectively improve treatment outcomes.METHODSBetween January 2021 and April 2022, we enrolled 257 patients and assessed their GERD knowledge. The patients were randomly assigned to either the WeChat group (60 participants) for health education via WeChat platform or the control group (60 participants) for conventional education only. GERD-Q scores were collected at 1, 3, and 6 months post-intervention, with compliance and satisfaction assessed at the study's conclusion.RESULTSThe overall awareness rate of GERD among patients was approximately 22.3 %. The WeChat group showed better compliance than the control group in terms of adhering to a proper diet, taking medication on time, and engaging in moderate exercise (P < 0.05 for all). Furthermore, the WeChat group demonstrated significantly higher treatment effectiveness and satisfaction than the control group (P < 0.05 for all).CONCLUSIONPatients have a relatively low level of knowledge regarding GERD. WeChat has the potential to facilitate lifestyle changes and improve compliance, treatment effectiveness, and treatment satisfaction among patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease.","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142197659","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":"Addressing the safety and efficacy of tofacitinib in ulcerative colitis: A response to the TOFA-UC study.","authors":"Maryam Shahid,Isma Farid,Maryum Shahzad","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.048","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142197658","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}
Nitin Jagtap, Digvijay Chavan, Hardik Rughwani, Sana Fathima Memon, Sundeep Lakhtakia, Shujaath Asif, Rakesh Kalapala, Mohan Ramchandani, D Nageshwar Reddy
{"title":"Impact of timing of ERCP on long term outcomes of ERCP for acute cholangitis - A single center retrospective study.","authors":"Nitin Jagtap, Digvijay Chavan, Hardik Rughwani, Sana Fathima Memon, Sundeep Lakhtakia, Shujaath Asif, Rakesh Kalapala, Mohan Ramchandani, D Nageshwar Reddy","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.037","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.037","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Acute cholangitis is a critical medical emergency. The association between the timing of ERCP and clinical outcomes of acute cholangitis is still debated. The current study aims to evaluate whether ERCP within 48 h (urgent) is associated with improved long term clinical outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study is a single-center retrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained database. All patients admitted with acute cholangitis as per Tokyo guidelines at AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad between January 2022 to December 2022 were included. We evaluated the association between urgent ERCP and length of hospital stay, need for reintervention and readmissions, and mortality.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of consecutive 301 patients underwent ERCP for acute cholangitis; of which 217 patients (31.3 % females; mean age 54.02 ± 14.9 years) underwent urgent ERCP. The remaining 84 (32.1 % females; mean age 56.56 ± 13.9 years) underwent routine ERCP. Fifty-eight (26.7 %) and 22 (26.2 %) patients with Grade III underwent urgent and routine ERCP respectively. The median (IQR) hospital stay for urgent ERCP was 8.00 (6.00 - 11.00) days and for routine ERCP was 11.00(8.00 - 15.00; p value 0.0001), with similar hospital stay post ERCP (p 0.26). There was no significant difference in mortality upto one year between patients who underwent urgent (22.1 %;48/217) or routine ERCP (31.0 %;26/84, p 0.135). The cox proportional hazard model showed that mortality is independently associated with older age (HR 1.034;95 %CI: 1.013 - 1.054; p 0.001) and malignancy (HR 8.64;95 %CI:4.728 - 15.790; p 0.0001). There was no significant difference between two groups in terms of need for reinterventions and readmissions.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Urgent ERCP for acute cholangitis is associated comparable overall mortality, need for reinterventions, and readmissions with decreased total length of hospital stay. There is an unmet need to confirm these findings by randomized controlled studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142153431","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: “Enhancing colorectal cancer (CLC) research: Insights & areas for improvement”","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.047","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.047","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142145380","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":"Enhancing the applicability and rigor of precision surgical techniques in laparoscopic hepatectomy.","authors":"Xiaolong Guo, Yongfeng Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.046","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142145382","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}
Mathurin Fumery, Romain Altwegg, Philippe Aygalenq, Jérome Filippi, Vincent Ghestem, Isabelle Jamonneau, Justin Kirion, Stéphane Bouée, Camille Robert
{"title":"Disease burden of patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis: A French multicenter real-life study (THEFAR).","authors":"Mathurin Fumery, Romain Altwegg, Philippe Aygalenq, Jérome Filippi, Vincent Ghestem, Isabelle Jamonneau, Justin Kirion, Stéphane Bouée, Camille Robert","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.044","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Specific studies on the impact of ulcerative colitis (UC) and bowel urgency (BU) on disability and quality of life (QoL) of patients on advanced therapies are missing.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Clinical and therapeutic management data were collected by Gastroenterologists from adult patients with UC treated with advanced therapies. Patients reported outcomes on QoL were collected using patient-reported questionnaires.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Forty-one sites enrolled 293 patients. Median age was 42.0 years, median disease duration was 6.0 years. 38.9 % had active disease (partial Mayo score>1). Median treatment duration was 16.9 months. 166 (57.0 %) patients had BU [median UNRS=2] and 78.3 % had fecal incontinence [median Wexner score=8.0]. Moderate to severe disability (IBD-Disk score≥40) was reported in 37.8 % patients. BU patients had a higher Wexner score [10.0 vs 5.2, p < 0.0001] and moderate to severe disability rate (53.7% vs 16.9 %, p < 0.0001), lower QoL and work productivity than those in BU remission: mean EQ-5D-5 L utility [0.846 vs 0.943, p < 0.0001], VAS for self-rated health [66.2 vs 82.1, p < 0.0001], and overall work impairment [35.7% vs 11.3 %, p < 0.0001].</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The burden of moderate to severe UC, especially in patients with BU, is high. These findings highlight that BU control remains an unmet medical need in UC patients and underscore the need for new innovative treatments.</p>","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142145381","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}
Tommaso Maria Manzia, Silvia Trapani, Alessandra Nardi, Andrea Ricci, Ilaria Lenci, Bruno Sensi, Roberta Angelico, Tullia Maria De Feo, Salvatore Agnes, Enzo Andorno, Umberto Baccarani, Amedeo Carraro, Matteo Cescon, Umberto Cillo, Michele Colledan, Domenico Pinelli, Luciano De Carlis, Paolo De Simone, Davide Ghinolfi, Fabrizio Di Benedetto, Giuseppe Maria Ettorre, Salvatore Gruttadauria, Luigi Giovanni Lupo, Francesco Tandoi, Vincenzo Mazzaferro, Renato Romagnoli, Giorgio Rossi, Lucio Caccamo, Massimo Rossi, Marco Spada, Giovanni Vennarecci, Marco Vivarelli, Fausto Zamboni, Giuseppe Tisone, Massimo Cardillo, Mario Angelico
{"title":"Fairness and pitfalls of the Italian waiting list for elective liver transplantation: The ECALITA registry study.","authors":"Tommaso Maria Manzia, Silvia Trapani, Alessandra Nardi, Andrea Ricci, Ilaria Lenci, Bruno Sensi, Roberta Angelico, Tullia Maria De Feo, Salvatore Agnes, Enzo Andorno, Umberto Baccarani, Amedeo Carraro, Matteo Cescon, Umberto Cillo, Michele Colledan, Domenico Pinelli, Luciano De Carlis, Paolo De Simone, Davide Ghinolfi, Fabrizio Di Benedetto, Giuseppe Maria Ettorre, Salvatore Gruttadauria, Luigi Giovanni Lupo, Francesco Tandoi, Vincenzo Mazzaferro, Renato Romagnoli, Giorgio Rossi, Lucio Caccamo, Massimo Rossi, Marco Spada, Giovanni Vennarecci, Marco Vivarelli, Fausto Zamboni, Giuseppe Tisone, Massimo Cardillo, Mario Angelico","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2024.08.039","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The challenge of transplant waiting-lists is to provide organs for all candidates while maintaining efficiency and equity.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>We investigated the probability of being transplanted or of waiting-list dropout in Italy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data from 12,749 adult patients waitlisted for primary liver-transplantation from January 2012 to December 2022 were collected from the National Transplant-Registry.The cohort was divided into Eras:1 (2012-2014);2 (2015-2018);and 3 (2019-2022).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The one-year probability of undergoing transplant increased (67.6 % in Era 1vs73.8 % in Era 3,p < 0001) with a complementary 46 % decrease in waiting-list failures. Patients with hepatocellular-carcinoma were transplanted more often than cirrhotics[at model for end-stage liver-disease (MELD)-15:HR = 1.28,95 %CI:1.21-1.35;at MELD-25:HR = 1.04,95 %CI:0.92-1.19) and those with other indications (at MELD-15:HR = 1.27,95 %CI:1.11-1.46) across all eras. Candidates with Hepatitis-B-virus (HBV)related disease had a greater probability of transplant than those with Hepatitis-C virus-related (HR = 1.13,95 %CI:1.07-1.20), alcohol-related (HR = 1.13,95 %CI:1.05-1.21), and metabolic-related (HR = 1.18,95 %CI:1.09-1.28)disease. Waiting-list failures increased by 27 % every 5 MELD-points and by 14 % for every 5-year increase in recipient-age and decreased by 10 % with each 10-cm increase in stature. Blood-group O patients showed the highest probability of waiting-list failure (HR = 1.28,95 %CI:1.15-1.43).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Liver-transplantation waiting-list success-rates have significantly improved in Italy, with patients with hepatocellular-carcinoma and/or HBV-related diseases being favored. High MELD-score, old-age, short-stature, and blood-group O were significant risk-factors for waiting-list failure. Efforts to improve organ-allocation and prioritization-policies are underway.</p>","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142139600","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}