Minerva gastroenterologyPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2021-05-31DOI: 10.23736/S2724-5985.21.02890-4
Anna Viola, Gionata Fiorino, Giuseppe Costantino, Walter Fries
{"title":"Epidemiology and clinical course of late onset inflammatory bowel disease.","authors":"Anna Viola, Gionata Fiorino, Giuseppe Costantino, Walter Fries","doi":"10.23736/S2724-5985.21.02890-4","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S2724-5985.21.02890-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>With the increasing age of the general population in developed countries, the management of several chronic diseases becomes more and more complex due to comorbidities. Some, especially inflammatory bowel diseases, formerly believed to belong to the young adult population, have now been recognized as being present at disease onset also in the ageing population, representing medical challenges different from those in the younger population. In the past few years, knowledge on this special older population has increased, changing initial beliefs concerning epidemiology and course of disease. In the present review, we addressed the most recent evidence concerning their current incidence compared with other age groups, their clinical course, potential risk factors for the development of late-onset IBDs, associated diseases, and cancer risk beyond therapy-related neoplasias.</p>","PeriodicalId":18653,"journal":{"name":"Minerva gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"52-58"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39036399","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}
Minerva gastroenterologyPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2023-05-26DOI: 10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03441-1
Xiufen Lian, Meimiao Tan, Huiqi Zeng, Huijing Ye
{"title":"Study on the effect of cartoon video education before orbital operation.","authors":"Xiufen Lian, Meimiao Tan, Huiqi Zeng, Huijing Ye","doi":"10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03441-1","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03441-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18653,"journal":{"name":"Minerva gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"112-114"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9522875","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}
{"title":"Clinical study of HAIC via left distal branchial radial artery route in the treatment of liver tumors.","authors":"Zhengqing Hu, Yu Liu, Jianjun Jiang, Wenbin Hu, Jianhao Ou, Tian Tang","doi":"10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03514-3","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03514-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18653,"journal":{"name":"Minerva gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"128-131"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9879771","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}
{"title":"Observation of therapeutic effect of inhaled N-acetylcysteine pulmonary lavage in patients with severe pneumonia.","authors":"Zhihong Song, Xiaoqian Xu, Yuan Zhang, Yanqiong Zhao","doi":"10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03500-3","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03500-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18653,"journal":{"name":"Minerva gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"119-121"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9927782","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}
Minerva gastroenterologyPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2023-07-27DOI: 10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03515-5
Qi Guo, Yu Wang, Lijun Huo, Di Shen, Linlin Shi, Hua Ling, Peifang Wu, Yan Song
{"title":"Clinical application analysis of comfort nursing in the care of patients with acute cholecystitis.","authors":"Qi Guo, Yu Wang, Lijun Huo, Di Shen, Linlin Shi, Hua Ling, Peifang Wu, Yan Song","doi":"10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03515-5","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03515-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18653,"journal":{"name":"Minerva gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"125-128"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9879777","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}
Minerva gastroenterologyPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2021-05-31DOI: 10.23736/S2724-5985.21.02919-3
Ylenia Ingrasciotta, Mauro Grova, Federica Crispino, Valentina Isgrò, Fabrizio Calapai, Fabio S Macaluso, Francesco Mattace-Raso, Gianluca Trifirò, Ambrogio Orlando
{"title":"Safety and potential interaction of immunosuppressive drugs for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease in elderly patients.","authors":"Ylenia Ingrasciotta, Mauro Grova, Federica Crispino, Valentina Isgrò, Fabrizio Calapai, Fabio S Macaluso, Francesco Mattace-Raso, Gianluca Trifirò, Ambrogio Orlando","doi":"10.23736/S2724-5985.21.02919-3","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S2724-5985.21.02919-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Inflammatory bowel diseases, including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, are chronic diseases associated with increased morbidity and reduced quality of life. Age may represent a risk factor for adverse events, due to the multimorbidity and polypharmacy, common in elderly patients. Elderly are often not included in clinical trials evaluating efficacy and safety of study drugs for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases. Several drugs, such as aminosalicylates, systemic corticosteroids, immunosuppressant drugs, biological drugs and Janus Kinase inhibitors, are available for the management of inflammatory bowel diseases. Therefore, with the increasing spectrum of therapeutic options it is important to analyze the evidence regarding the safety of the use of these agents in elderly patients. Selection of immunosuppressive therapy is a challenge in the management of elderly patients with inflammatory bowel diseases, for whom biologics with a lower risk of infection or cancer, such as vedolizumab and ustekinumab, may be preferred in elderly patients. Concomitant therapies and comorbidities must be thoroughly investigated before initiating any immunosuppressive or biological therapy in order to minimize the risk of drug-drug interactions. This review aimed to provide an overview of the safety of thiopurines, methotrexate and target therapies as well as their drug-drug interactions in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases.</p>","PeriodicalId":18653,"journal":{"name":"Minerva gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"98-108"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39036401","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}
Minerva gastroenterologyPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2023-08-01DOI: 10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03309-0
Libo Sun, Xiaofei Zhao, Haitao Zhang, Guangming Li, Ning Li
{"title":"Relationship between STAP1 methylation in peripheral blood T cells and the clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of patients within 5-cm diameter HCC.","authors":"Libo Sun, Xiaofei Zhao, Haitao Zhang, Guangming Li, Ning Li","doi":"10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03309-0","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03309-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The aim of this study is to explore the methylation of signal transduction adaptor protein 1 (STAP1) in peripheral blood T cells as a prognostic marker for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) ≤5 cm.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 66 HCC patients who visited our hospital from November 2012 to June 2016 were retrospectively analyzed, and 55 patients who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were studied. Clinical and pathological data were collected from all patients to detect STAP1 methylation. STAP1 methylation expression was analyzed in HCC patients ≤5 cm with different clinicopathological features; univariate and independent prognostic factors were analyzed in HCC patients; and the relationship between STAP1 methylation expression and prognosis was analyzed in HCC patients.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was no significant difference in STAP1 methylation expression between patients with different gender, age, history of alcoholism, history of liver cirrhosis, recurrence, 3-year OS, 5-year OS, treatment, number of tumors, tumor diameter, HBV-DNA, HBSAg, Hbe-Ag expression, and AFP level (P>0.05); however, there was significant difference in STAP1 methylation expression between patients with different survival, 3-year DFS, and 5-year DFS (P<0.05). Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that recurrence and STAP1 methylation were independent factors for OS and DFS (P<0.05). Kaplan-Meier survival curve results showed that the median survival time, OS, and DFS of STAP1 hypermethylation expression were shorter than those of hypomethylation (P<0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>STAP1 methylation in peripheral blood T cells serves as a potential prognostic marker for HCC ≤5 cm.</p>","PeriodicalId":18653,"journal":{"name":"Minerva gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"16-21"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10269458","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}
Minerva gastroenterologyPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2023-06-20DOI: 10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03454-X
Kaiqiang He, Zhuang Yu, Yuan Wu
{"title":"To investigate the changes in colonic pouch function and retention rate after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in elderly patients with ulcerative colitis: a multicenter retrospective analysis.","authors":"Kaiqiang He, Zhuang Yu, Yuan Wu","doi":"10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03454-X","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03454-X","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18653,"journal":{"name":"Minerva gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"139-142"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9655602","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}
Minerva gastroenterologyPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2023-05-10DOI: 10.23736/S2724-5985.22.03245-4
Maria R Cesarone, Gianni Belcaro, Claudia Scipione, Valeria Scipione, Mark Dugall, Shu Hu, Beatrice Feragalli, Roberto Cotellese
{"title":"Xerostomia and prevention of dryness with a Pycnogenol® mouth spray: a pilot study.","authors":"Maria R Cesarone, Gianni Belcaro, Claudia Scipione, Valeria Scipione, Mark Dugall, Shu Hu, Beatrice Feragalli, Roberto Cotellese","doi":"10.23736/S2724-5985.22.03245-4","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S2724-5985.22.03245-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The aim of this pilot, supplement study was the evaluation of primary, idiopathic mucosal mouth dryness (xerostomia or dry mouth) in subjects without systemic diseases.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Subjects with xerostomia were managed either with standard management (SM) or with SM and a Pycnogenol<sup>®</sup> mouth spray (Hankintatukku Oy, Karkkila, Finland), at the dosage of 60 mg/day in 30 spurts, for 2 weeks.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 50 subjects were included in the study: 25 controls using only standard management (SM) and 25 subjects using the Pycnogenol<sup>®</sup> mouth spray. No side effects and no tolerability problems were observed with the Pycnogenol<sup>®</sup> mouth spray. The groups were comparable for characteristics and symptoms at baseline. These otherwise healthy subjects had a BMI<26. After 2 weeks, salivary flow and salivary oxidative stress (in Carr Units) were improved significantly with Pycnogenol<sup>®</sup> mouth spray as compared to controls (P<0.05), whereas minimal improvements in salivary flow were seen with SM. The subjective symptomatic dry mouth score and the number of mucosal breaks and ulcerations (all minimal, <1 mm in length or diameter) were significantly decreased with the Pycnogenol<sup>®</sup> mouth spray supplement compared to SM controls (P<0.05). The Pycnogenol<sup>®</sup> mouth spray led to significant improvement in salivary lysozyme levels, compared to controls (P<0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Based on these preliminary results, Pycnogenol<sup>®</sup> mouth spray could be a new supplementary option for the management of primary xerostomia.</p>","PeriodicalId":18653,"journal":{"name":"Minerva gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"36-41"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9439002","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}