Melissa E Limia, Xiu Li Liu, Jennifer Yu, Kathleen Byrnes
{"title":"Primary Non-Function of Hepatic Allograft With Preexisting Microvesicular Steatosis/Foamy Degeneration and Mild Large-Droplet Macrovesicular Steatosis.","authors":"Melissa E Limia, Xiu Li Liu, Jennifer Yu, Kathleen Byrnes","doi":"10.14740/gr1687","DOIUrl":"10.14740/gr1687","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>It has been established that more than mild large-droplet macrovesicular steatosis (LD-MAS) is associated with increased risk of graft non-function. In contrast, even severe small-droplet macrovesicular steatosis (SD-MAS) has been found to be less prognostically significant. It remains unclear if a donor liver with diffuse microvesicular steatosis is associated with an increased risk of graft dysfunction. A 56-year-old male with alcoholic cirrhosis was transplanted with a liver from a 42-year-old overweight male donor after brain death. The frozen section of the donor liver biopsy taken at harvest showed diffusely enlarged clear/foamy hepatocytes and mild LD-MAS (about 5-10% of total tissue). The reperfusion liver biopsy taken at time 0 of transplantation showed hemorrhage, pale and enlarged hepatocytes, and mild LD-MAS (about 10% of total tissue) with lipopeliosis. The graft became non-functional, and the patient was re-transplanted 24 h after the initial transplantation. Histologic examination of the failed liver allograft showed extensive hemorrhagic necrosis, neutrophilic inflammation, diffuse microvesicular steatosis, and large extracellular fat droplets (about 20% of total tissue). This case demonstrates that precautions are needed to avoid using livers with diffuse and severe microvesicular steatosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":12461,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology Research","volume":"17 1","pages":"37-40"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10923250/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140095587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wael T Mohamed, Vinay Jahagirdar, Fouad Jaber, Mohamed K Ahmed, Hassan M Ghoz, Brett W Sperry, Wendell K Clarkston
{"title":"Pre- and Post-Implant Endoscopy in Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients: A Single-Center Experience.","authors":"Wael T Mohamed, Vinay Jahagirdar, Fouad Jaber, Mohamed K Ahmed, Hassan M Ghoz, Brett W Sperry, Wendell K Clarkston","doi":"10.14740/gr1661","DOIUrl":"10.14740/gr1661","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) is common in left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) patients, but the optimal screening approach before LVAD implantation is still unclear. The aim of the study was to describe our experience with pre- and post-LVAD implantation endoscopic screening and subsequent GI bleeding in this cohort.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective review was conducted among all patients who underwent LVAD implantation at Saint Luke's Hospital, between 2010 and 2020. The data were reviewed to determine the yield and safety of endoscopic procedures performed within 1 month before LVAD placement and the incidence of GIB within 1 year after implantation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 167 LVAD patients met the inclusion criteria, and 23 underwent pre-implantation endoscopic evaluation. Angiodysplasia had a significantly higher odds ratio (OR) of 9.41 (95% confidence interval (CI): 2.01 - 44.09) in post-LVAD endoscopy, while there was no significant difference in bleeding from other sources such as peptic ulcer disease or diverticular bleeding. There was no difference in the incidence of GIB in patients who underwent endoscopic evaluation pre-LVAD compared to post-LVAD GIB (32.6% vs. 39.1%, P = 0.64). Endoscopy was well-tolerated in this cohort, and argon plasma coagulation was the most commonly used intervention to achieve hemostasis.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>According to our results, we recommend against routine pre-LVAD endoscopic screening. Instead, we suggest an individualized approach, where decisions are made on a case-by-case basis.</p>","PeriodicalId":12461,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology Research","volume":"17 1","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10923248/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140093755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Serum Activin A Is a Novel Biomarker of Endoscopic Activity in Ulcerative Colitis","authors":"Ryohei Ogihara, Hiroki Kurumi, Tsutomu Kanda, Kazuo Yashima, Hajime Isomoto, N. Yamaguchi","doi":"10.14740/gr1677","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14740/gr1677","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12461,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology Research","volume":"2 3-4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139192250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nooraldin Merza, Yusuf Nawras, Omar Saab, D. Dahiya, Zohaib Ahmed, Meghana Ranabothu, Safa Boujemaa, Mona Hassan, Abdallah A. Kobeissy, Kirthi Lilley
{"title":"Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Adalimumab and Vedolizumab in Treating Moderate to Severe Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis","authors":"Nooraldin Merza, Yusuf Nawras, Omar Saab, D. Dahiya, Zohaib Ahmed, Meghana Ranabothu, Safa Boujemaa, Mona Hassan, Abdallah A. Kobeissy, Kirthi Lilley","doi":"10.14740/gr1664","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14740/gr1664","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12461,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology Research","volume":"59 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139192901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Identifying Key Genes to the Early Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Integrating Analysis at the Blood and Tissue Levels","authors":"Xin Yu Wang, Dan Zhang","doi":"10.14740/gr1683","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14740/gr1683","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12461,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology Research","volume":"10 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139191322","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Marital Status Is a Prognostic Factor for Cardiovascular Mortality but Not a Prognostic Factor for Cancer Mortality in Siewert Type II Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagogastric Junction","authors":"Zhong Qiang Zheng, Xuan Zi Sun","doi":"10.14740/gr1670","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14740/gr1670","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12461,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology Research","volume":"26 22","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139195043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Humzah Iqbal, Rakahn Haddadin, Patrick Zhang, Hasib Haidary, Devang Prajapati
{"title":"The Impact of COVID-19 on Outcomes of Ischemic Colitis: A Nationwide Retrospective Analysis.","authors":"Humzah Iqbal, Rakahn Haddadin, Patrick Zhang, Hasib Haidary, Devang Prajapati","doi":"10.14740/gr1660","DOIUrl":"10.14740/gr1660","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Ischemic colitis is the most common presentation of mesenteric ischemia and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Coagulopathy has been associated with the development of ischemic colitis. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection can lead to a variety of pathology and physiological derangements, including coagulopathy. Some case reports have described severe ischemic colitis in patients with COVID-19 infection. Our study aimed to elucidate the impact of COVID-19 infection on ischemic colitis outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients with a diagnosis of ischemic colitis were identified using the 2020 Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS). Patients were stratified based on the presence of COVID-19 infection. Data were collected regarding mortality, shock, blood transfusion, length of stay, hospital charges, age, gender, race, primary insurance, median income, hospital region, hospital bed size, and comorbidities. The relationship between COVID-19 and outcomes was analyzed using multivariate regression analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 67,685 patients were included in the final analysis. COVID-19 was associated with an increased risk of in-hospital mortality (adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 4.006, P < 0.001), shock (aOR: 1.62, P = 0.002), and blood transfusion (aOR: 1.49, P = 0.007). COVID-19 was also associated with an increased length of stay (16.2 days vs. 8.7 days) and higher total hospital charges ($268,884.1 vs. $145,805.9).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Among hospitalized patients with ischemic colitis, COVID-19 infection was associated with worse outcomes and higher resource utilization. Further studies are needed to investigate the mechanisms underlying this association.</p>","PeriodicalId":12461,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology Research","volume":"16 5","pages":"270-275"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10627354/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71480108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"COVID-19 Outcomes in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Hospitalized Patients: A Comprehensive Analysis Using the National Inpatient Sample.","authors":"Justin M Joseph, Anum Akhlaq, Rehmat Ullah Awan, Saleha Aziz, Moon Ryu, Asif Farooq, Karthik Gangu, Ehizogie Edigin, Abu Baker Sheikh","doi":"10.14740/gr1657","DOIUrl":"10.14740/gr1657","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>There is no uniformity in the available literature concerning the effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) viral illness on people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted an analysis using the 2020 National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database to compare the outcomes of COVID-19 hospitalized patients with and without IBD.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 1,050,040 patients admitted with COVID-19, 5,750 (0.5%) also had IBD. The group with COVID-19 and IBD had higher percentages of females and White individuals and a greater prevalence of chronic lung disease, peripheral vascular disease, and liver disease. However, after accounting for confounding variables, there was no significant difference in mortality rates, length of hospital stays, or hospitalization costs between the two groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>According to our findings, the presence of IBD does not appear to elevate the risk of COVID-19 complications.</p>","PeriodicalId":12461,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology Research","volume":"16 5","pages":"262-269"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10627357/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71480104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yazan Addasi, Anny H Nguyen, Ahmed Sabri, Faran Ahmad, Rajani Rangray, Manasa Velagapudi
{"title":"Gastrointestinal Mucormycosis: A Clinical Review.","authors":"Yazan Addasi, Anny H Nguyen, Ahmed Sabri, Faran Ahmad, Rajani Rangray, Manasa Velagapudi","doi":"10.14740/gr1662","DOIUrl":"10.14740/gr1662","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mucormycosis is a devastating fungal infection that is usually seen in immunocompromised hosts. It is caused by fungi of the subphylum <i>Mucoromycotina</i>, order <i>Mucorales</i>, with most cases caused by <i>Mucor</i>, <i>Rhizopus</i>, or <i>Rhizomucor</i> species. It can involve any organ system and can disseminate in severe cases. Lately, there has been an increased number of reports for mucormycosis infection in immunocompetent patients. Gastrointestinal system involvement is rare compared to other organ systems but has been increasingly reported in the literature. Mucormycosis can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract and lead to different presentations depending on the area of involvement. Due to the paucity of the condition, there has been no specific guidelines on how to treat gastrointestinal mucormycosis. In this review, we discuss the risk factors of gastrointestinal mucormycosis, clinical presentation, approach to diagnosis, and most recent treatment modalities for gastrointestinal mucormycosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":12461,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology Research","volume":"16 5","pages":"249-253"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10627358/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71480105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}