Marta Fernández Carrasco, Ana Delgado Maroto, Álvaro Hernández Martínez
{"title":"Trombosis cerebral como manifestación de mal control en enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal","authors":"Marta Fernández Carrasco, Ana Delgado Maroto, Álvaro Hernández Martínez","doi":"10.1016/j.gastrohep.2024.502256","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gastrohep.2024.502256","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12802,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterologia y hepatologia","volume":"48 1","pages":"Article 502256"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142345151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alejandro García Martínez , María del Pilar Lobato de la Sierra , Teresa Castro Aguilar-Tablada
{"title":"Tratamiento biológico combinado en paciente con urticaria crónica espontánea y enfermedad de Crohn","authors":"Alejandro García Martínez , María del Pilar Lobato de la Sierra , Teresa Castro Aguilar-Tablada","doi":"10.1016/j.gastrohep.2024.502213","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gastrohep.2024.502213","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12802,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterologia y hepatologia","volume":"48 1","pages":"Article 502213"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141179481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
María del Mar Calvo Bernal , Elena Pérez Campos , Adrián Aparicio Mota , Álvaro Hernández Martínez
{"title":"Evaluación de la calidad de vida de los pacientes con enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal","authors":"María del Mar Calvo Bernal , Elena Pérez Campos , Adrián Aparicio Mota , Álvaro Hernández Martínez","doi":"10.1016/j.gastrohep.2024.502192","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gastrohep.2024.502192","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) are diseases that cause a significant impact on patients’ quality of life. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL).</div></div><div><h3>Material and methods</h3><div>Observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study, carried out at Torrecárdenas Hospital (Almería). Patients over 14 years of age diagnosed with CD or UC were included. For the assessment of HRQoL, the reduced 9-item IBDQ-9 questionnaire was used.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>106 patients with a mean age of 44 years were included, with a female predominance. Forty-five percent of the patients in the sample had UC compared to 55% with CD. Of the patients, 69.8% were in clinical remission. The median questionnaire score was 60.8 points out of 100. Statistically significant differences were observed between sexes, with worse HRQoL for females. No differences were observed between patients with UC and CD. Differences were also detected between patients who underwent surgery and those who did not.</div><div>A negative association was observed between the number of flares and the questionnaire score.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>In our study population, there is an acceptable HRQoL, with no differences observed between CD and UC. Female sex, absence of clinical remission, number of previous outbreaks, and surgery have a negative association with HRQoL.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12802,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterologia y hepatologia","volume":"48 1","pages":"Article 502192"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140891141","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Francisca Isabelle da Silva e Sousa , Raiza Lima Silva , Cezar Nilton Rabelo Lemos Filho , Maria Tereza Oliveira Pereira Santos , Luiz Eduardo Soares Martins , Thais Carvalho de Abreu , Leonardo Freire Alves Nogueira , Sâmya Correia Marques , Marcellus Henrique Loiola Ponte de Souza , Lucia Libanez Bessa Campelo Braga
{"title":"Vaccine adherence and adverse events of the SARS-COV vaccine in patients with inflammatory bowel disease","authors":"Francisca Isabelle da Silva e Sousa , Raiza Lima Silva , Cezar Nilton Rabelo Lemos Filho , Maria Tereza Oliveira Pereira Santos , Luiz Eduardo Soares Martins , Thais Carvalho de Abreu , Leonardo Freire Alves Nogueira , Sâmya Correia Marques , Marcellus Henrique Loiola Ponte de Souza , Lucia Libanez Bessa Campelo Braga","doi":"10.1016/j.gastrohep.2024.502202","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gastrohep.2024.502202","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To assess adherence to and the adverse effects of the SARS-COV vaccine in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).</div></div><div><h3>Patients and methods</h3><div>This is an observational, analytical, cross-sectional study. Sociodemographic and clinical data, SARS-COV vaccine data, medications for IBD with use during the vaccination period, and adverse events during the vaccination period were collected. Carried out logistic regressions with robust variance estimation to estimate the odds ratio with the respective 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) to assess the factors associated with non-serious adverse effects following vaccine doses as outcome variables.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>194 patients participated, with vaccine compliance of 78.3% for three doses of any vaccine (<em>n</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->152). Local symptoms and mild systemic symptoms predominated, regardless of the type of vaccine. The first dose of the SARS-COV vaccine with AstraZeneca had a higher percentage of patients with vaccine symptoms. AstraZeneca vaccine increased the chance of non-serious adverse effects in IBD patients by 2.65 times (95% CI: 1.38–5.08; <em>p</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->0.003), regardless of age, gender, physical activity, excess weight, use of disease-modifying drugs, immunobiological and corticosteroids. CoronaVac vaccine was associated with asymptomatic patients at the first dose and reduced the chance of adverse effects by 0.28 times (OR: 0.284; 95%CI: 0.13–0.62; <em>p</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->0.002).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Local symptoms and mild systemic symptoms predominated, regardless of the type of vaccine. Using CoronaVac in the first dose reduced the chances of adverse effects, while AstraZeneca increased the risk of adverse effects.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12802,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterologia y hepatologia","volume":"48 1","pages":"Article 502202"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140897831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Saioa Vicente-Santamaría, María Emilia Torres-Guerrero, Miguel García-González, Ana Tabares-González, Celia Gascón-Galindo, Concepción Marina López-Cárdenes, Enrique Blitz-Castro, Ana Morales-Tirado, María Inmaculada Mota-Goitia, José Ramón Gutiérrez-Martínez, Carlos Tutau-Gómez, Ruth García-Romero, Enrique Salcedo-Lobato, Luis Peña-Quintana, Ana Reyes-Domínguez, Encarnación Torcuato-Rubio, Pilar Ortiz-Pérez, Ana Estefanía Fernández-Lorenzo, Ana Moreno-Álvarez, Alfredo Solar-Boga, Henar Romero-Rey, Marina Álvarez-Beltrán, Etna Masip-Simó, David González-Jiménez
{"title":"Assessment of cystic fibrosis related liver disease in a pediatric cohort.","authors":"Saioa Vicente-Santamaría, María Emilia Torres-Guerrero, Miguel García-González, Ana Tabares-González, Celia Gascón-Galindo, Concepción Marina López-Cárdenes, Enrique Blitz-Castro, Ana Morales-Tirado, María Inmaculada Mota-Goitia, José Ramón Gutiérrez-Martínez, Carlos Tutau-Gómez, Ruth García-Romero, Enrique Salcedo-Lobato, Luis Peña-Quintana, Ana Reyes-Domínguez, Encarnación Torcuato-Rubio, Pilar Ortiz-Pérez, Ana Estefanía Fernández-Lorenzo, Ana Moreno-Álvarez, Alfredo Solar-Boga, Henar Romero-Rey, Marina Álvarez-Beltrán, Etna Masip-Simó, David González-Jiménez","doi":"10.1016/j.gastrohep.2024.502321","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gastrohep.2024.502321","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive, chronic, potentially lethal genetic disease. CF manifestations are due to mutations in the CF transmembrane receptor transporter (CFTR) gene which codes for a protein (CFTR) that acts as an anion transporter, mainly chlorine, at epithelial cells where it is expressed. Cystic fibrosis related liver disease (CFRLD) includes a spectrum of hepatobiliary manifestations whose diagnosis and follow-up remains a challenge.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Cross-sectional, descriptive study from 10 Spanish cystic fibrosis units. Clinical and biochemical data obtained. Patients categorized into 3 groups according to liver involvement based on ESPGHAN 2017 criteria. Liver stiffness assessed by transient elastography (TE) and findings from abdominal ultrasound recorded. Statistics performed using SPSS v25.0.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We obtained hepatic TE data from 155 pediatric CF patients. Forty-four classified as CFRLD, 38 (86%) had CFRLD without cirrhosis and 6 (14%) had cirrhosis. Fourteen patients without CFRLD (12%) had ultrasound abnormalities. Mean liver elastography value (kPa) was 4.7 (3.5-5.3) in non-CFRLD and 6.09 (4.4-6.7) in CFRLD (p=0.01; T Student [T]).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>CFRLD is common in children with CF. Transient elastography is a useful method for diagnosis and follow-up, as higher values of TE are found in patients with CFRLD.</p>","PeriodicalId":12802,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterologia y hepatologia","volume":" ","pages":"502321"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142828337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Raúl Alberto Jiménez-Castillo, Carlos Eugenio González-Martínez, Elianee María Tovar-Bojorquez, Carlos Alejandro Cortez-Hernández, Joel Omar Jaquez-Quintana, José Alberto González-González, José Gerardo González-González, Héctor Jesús Maldonado-Garza
{"title":"Prognostic value of relative adrenal insufficiency in patients with severe alcohol-associated hepatitis-A prospective clinical study.","authors":"Raúl Alberto Jiménez-Castillo, Carlos Eugenio González-Martínez, Elianee María Tovar-Bojorquez, Carlos Alejandro Cortez-Hernández, Joel Omar Jaquez-Quintana, José Alberto González-González, José Gerardo González-González, Héctor Jesús Maldonado-Garza","doi":"10.1016/j.gastrohep.2024.502322","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gastrohep.2024.502322","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background/aims: </strong>Relative adrenal insufficiency (RAI) is frequent in patients with liver cirrhosis and affects their prognosis. Scarce data on RAI in patients with alcohol-associated hepatitis (AAH) exists. This study aimed to document the prevalence and prognostic implication of RAI in patients with severe AAH.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>Adults with a first episode of AAH were selected. The delta cortisol level was the difference between the serum basal cortisol and 60min after ACTH stimulation. Cox proportional-hazard regression model was used for univariate analysis of prognostic factors with 95% confidence intervals. The Kaplan-Meier and log-rank tests were applied for survival analysis between patients with RAI and without RAI.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twenty-five subjects with a first episode of AAH were included. Eight (32.0%) deaths occurred in our cohort. Univariate analysis showed that presence of RAI (p=0.049) had a significant impact on 90-day Overall Survival (OS). Serum albumin (p=0.991), serum creatinine (p=0.954), sodium (p=0.986) and international normalized ratio (p=0.073) did not show a significant impact on 90-day OS. Ninety-day overall survival for patients with RAI was 50.0% vs. 90.9% in those without RAI, (p=0.040).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The presence of RAI seems to be a fair predictor of intermediate-term survival in AAH patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":12802,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterologia y hepatologia","volume":" ","pages":"502322"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142824036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mariam Aguas Peris, Javier Del Hoyo Francisco, Pilar Nos Mateu, Ana Echarri Piudo, Marta Calvo Moya, Beatriz Gros, María Dolores Martín-Arranz, Emilio Monte Boquet, Sergio Inglán Agustín, Antonio Valdivia Martínez, Marisa Correcher, Manuel Barreiro-de Acosta, Miriam Mañosa Ciria, Francisco Rodriguez-Moranta, Yamile Zabana, Ana Gutiérrez Casbas
{"title":"Position statement of the Spanish Working Group on Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis on the use of Telemedicine in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.","authors":"Mariam Aguas Peris, Javier Del Hoyo Francisco, Pilar Nos Mateu, Ana Echarri Piudo, Marta Calvo Moya, Beatriz Gros, María Dolores Martín-Arranz, Emilio Monte Boquet, Sergio Inglán Agustín, Antonio Valdivia Martínez, Marisa Correcher, Manuel Barreiro-de Acosta, Miriam Mañosa Ciria, Francisco Rodriguez-Moranta, Yamile Zabana, Ana Gutiérrez Casbas","doi":"10.1016/j.gastrohep.2024.502320","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gastrohep.2024.502320","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a chronic digestive condition that requires continuous monitoring by healthcare professionals to determine appropriate therapy and manage short- and long-term complications. Telemedicine has become an essential approach for managing chronic conditions such as IBD, improving care accessibility and continuity, decreasing hospitalization rates, and optimizing patient follow-up. It enables rapid treatment adjustments and encourages patient self-management. Additionally, it reduces the burden on the healthcare system by decreasing unnecessary in-person visits and provides real-time support, thereby improving quality of life and clinical outcomes. The objective of this position statement by the Spanish Working Group on Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis (GETECCU) is to establish recommendations for the use of telemedicine in its different modalities (teleconsulting, telemonitoring, mobile applications and telepharmacy) for patients with IBD and address the legal, ethical, and technical aspects necessary for its proper implementation.</p>","PeriodicalId":12802,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterologia y hepatologia","volume":" ","pages":"502320"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142821802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cautar El Maimouni, Henry Córdova, Sterling Feliz-Ruiz, Irina Luzko Scheid, Leticia Moreira, Joan Llach, Isis K Araujo, Begoña González-Suárez, Àngels Ginés, Gloria Fernández-Esparrach
{"title":"Association of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with head and neck cancer.","authors":"Cautar El Maimouni, Henry Córdova, Sterling Feliz-Ruiz, Irina Luzko Scheid, Leticia Moreira, Joan Llach, Isis K Araujo, Begoña González-Suárez, Àngels Ginés, Gloria Fernández-Esparrach","doi":"10.1016/j.gastrohep.2024.502318","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gastrohep.2024.502318","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objectives: </strong>Esophageal squamous cell carcinomas (ESCC) are often accompanied by head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and vice versa. Our study aimed to describe the prevalence of HNSCC in patients with ESCC, the chronology of appearance and the impact on survival.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective review was carried out through a computerized database of patients diagnosed with ESCC at Hospital Clinic of Barcelona between January 1999 and June 2019. Demographic data, date of ESCC diagnosis, survival time, primary tumor location, diagnosis of HNSCC and chronological relationship were recorded.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 231 patients with ESCC confirmed histologically were included in the study with a median age of 64 years (IQR, 56.0-72.0), and 178 (77%) were male. The majority of the patients had a history of smoking and alcohol consumption (69.7% and 60.6%, respectively). The predominant location of ESCC was the middle esophagus (n=124, 53.7%). Forty-one patients (17.7%) had HNSCC: 21 (51.2%) were previous, 14 (34.1%) synchronous and 6 (14.6%) metachronous. All the patients were followed and 196 (84.8%) died with a median survival time of 19 months (IQR, 7-66). There were not statistically significant differences among the living patients and the deceased.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In our setting, a 17.7% of patients with ESCC have an associated HNSCC with no significant differences in survival between patients with both ESCC and HNSCC compared to those with only ESCC. However, the implementation of a screening program could allow the detection of a second primary tumor at early stages.</p>","PeriodicalId":12802,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterologia y hepatologia","volume":" ","pages":"502318"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142812782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marta Fernández Carrasco, Ana Plaza Fernández, Olga Sánchez García
{"title":"Hyperinfestation by Strongyloides stercolaris in an immunodepressed patient due to inflammatory bowel disease.","authors":"Marta Fernández Carrasco, Ana Plaza Fernández, Olga Sánchez García","doi":"10.1016/j.gastrohep.2024.502317","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gastrohep.2024.502317","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12802,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterologia y hepatologia","volume":" ","pages":"502317"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142768280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marc Lleixà Rioboo, Karmele Sáez de Gordoa, Oswaldo Ortiz
{"title":"A rare case of Colonic Spirochetosis.","authors":"Marc Lleixà Rioboo, Karmele Sáez de Gordoa, Oswaldo Ortiz","doi":"10.1016/j.gastrohep.2024.502316","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gastrohep.2024.502316","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12802,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterologia y hepatologia","volume":" ","pages":"502316"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142768278","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}