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{"title":"Association between perineural infiltrations and delayed gastric emptying after Whipple procedure for periampullary tumours, and the relationship with other clinicopathological factors and overall survival.","authors":"Konstantinos Bouchagier, Francesk Mulita, Georgios-Ioannis Verras, Steffen Nehr, Ioannis Perdikaris, Konstantinos Tasios, Andreas Antzoulas, Angelos Samaras, Serafeim Klimopoulos, Ioannis Maroulis","doi":"10.5114/pg.2023.129464","DOIUrl":"10.5114/pg.2023.129464","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Pancreaticoduodenectomy is a major procedure. Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) is a frequent postoperative complication that is attributed to several factors.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To investigate the probable association between perineural infiltrations and DGE, and the effects on overall survival.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>A total of 123 patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy were enrolled in the study. Factors like the presence of perineural infiltrations and post-operative DGE along with age, gender, presence of postoperative fistula, and grade of fistula and postoperative haemorrhage were analysed, and survival analyses were conducted.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The presence of perineural infiltrations is statistically associated with DGE occurrence (<i>p</i> = 0.01). Moreover, the occurrence of DGE is statistically associated with male gender (<i>p</i> = 0.001), worse grade of postoperative fistula (<i>p</i> < 0.01), and the presence of postoperative haemorrhage (<i>p</i> = 0.03). There was no statistical association between the presence of perineural infiltrations and the other factors. Cox regression and Kaplan-Meier survival analyses showed that increased overall survival is associated with low age (<i>p</i> = 0.018 and <i>p</i> = 0.028, respectively), absence of perineural infiltrations (<i>p</i> = 0.005 and <i>p</i> = 0.003, respectively), better grade of postoperative fistula (<i>p</i> < 0.001), and absence of postoperative haemorrhage (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Multivariate analysis showed that independent prognostic factors for survival prognosis are perineural infiltrations, age, the presence of postoperative pancreatic fistula, and the presence of postoperative haemorrhage.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This is the first study that proves a statistically significant association between the presence of perineural infiltrations and the occurrence of DGE. Moreover, perineural infiltrations are an important independent prognostic factor for overall survival, along with other clinical factors.</p>","PeriodicalId":20719,"journal":{"name":"Przegla̜d Gastroenterologiczny","volume":"1 1","pages":"89-96"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10985752/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70474926","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":"A case report of a forgotten Christmas gift.","authors":"Francesk Mulita, Michail Vailas, Stylianos Kapiris, Elena Mavrodimitraki, Georgios Kyriakopoulos, Dimitrios Schizas, Maria Sotiropoulou","doi":"10.5114/pg.2024.136324","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/pg.2024.136324","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20719,"journal":{"name":"Przegla̜d Gastroenterologiczny","volume":"19 1","pages":"99-100"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10985754/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140859442","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":"Intrahepatic aneurysm in a branch of the right hepatic artery in a patient with vasculitis due to systemic lupus erythematosus.","authors":"Zoi Nitsa, Francesk Mulita, Maria Sotiropoulou, Andreas Panagakis, Markos Despotidis, Lysandros Karydakis, Dimitrios Schizas, Michail Vailas","doi":"10.5114/pg.2024.136247","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/pg.2024.136247","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20719,"journal":{"name":"Przegla̜d Gastroenterologiczny","volume":"19 2","pages":"214-216"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11200073/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141470338","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":"Safety and efficacy of Single-Pass Albumin Dialysis (SPAD), Prometheus, and Molecular Adsorbent Recycling System (MARS) liver haemodialysis vs. Standard Medical Therapy (SMT): meta-analysis and systematic review.","authors":"Eyad Gadour, Mohammed Abdullah Kaballo, Khalid Shrwani, Zeinab Hassan, Ahmed Kotb, Ahmed Aljuraysan, Bogdan Miuţescu, Nouf Sherwani, Waleed Mahallawi","doi":"10.5114/pg.2024.139297","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/pg.2024.139297","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Because not all liver dysfunction patients are suitable for transplantations and there is a shortage of grafts, liver support therapies have gained interest. In this regard, extracorporeal albumin dialysis devices such as single-pass albumin dialysis (SPAD), Prometheus, and molecular adsorbent recycling system (MARS) have been valuable in supplementing standard medical therapy (SMT). However, the efficacy and safety of these devices is often questioned.Aim: We performed a systematic review to summarize the efficacy and safety of MARS, SPAD, and Prometheus as supportive treatments for liver dysfunction.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>PubMed, Medline, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Google Scholar electronic databases were extensively searched for all randomized trials published in English. In addition, meta-analytic analyses were performed with Review Manager software, and Cochrane's risk of bias tool embedded in this software was used for bias assessment.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twelve trials including a total of 653 patients were eligible for inclusion. Subgroup analyses of data from these trials revealed that MARS and Prometheus were associated with significant removal of bilirubin (MD = -5.14 mg/dl; 95% CI: -7.26 - -3.02; <i>p</i> < 0.00001 and MD = -8.11 mg/dl; 95% CI: -12.40 - -3.82; <i>p</i> = 0.0002, respectively) but not bile acids and ammonia when compared to SMT. Furthermore, MARS was as effective as Prometheus and SPAD in the reduction of bilirubin (MD = 2.98 mg/dl; 95% CI: -4.26 - 10.22; <i>p</i> = 0.42 and MD = 0.67 mg/dl; 95% CI: -2.22 - 3.56; <i>p</i> = 0.65), bile acids (MD = -17.06 µmol/l; 95% CI: -64.33 - 30.20; <i>p</i> = 0.48 and MD = 16.21 µmol/l; 95% CI: -17.26 - 49.68; <i>p</i> = 0.34), and ammonia (MD = 26 µmol/l; 95% CI: -12.44 - 64.44; <i>p</i> = 0.18). In addition, MARS had a considerable effect in improving hepatic encephalopathy (HE) (RR = 1.54; 95% CI: 1.15-2.05; <i>p</i> = 0.004). However, neither MARS nor Prometheus had a mortality benefit compared to SMTRR (0.86; 95% CI: 0.71-1.03; <i>p</i> = 0.11 and RR = 0.87; 95% CI: 0.66-1.14; <i>p</i> = 0.31, respectively).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>MARS, SPAD, and Prometheus, as liver support therapies, are equally effective in reducing albumin-bound and water-soluble substances. Moreover, MARS is associated with HE improvement. However, none of the therapies was associated with a significant reduction in mortality or adverse events.</p>","PeriodicalId":20719,"journal":{"name":"Przegla̜d Gastroenterologiczny","volume":"19 2","pages":"101-111"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11200067/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141470341","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":"Correlation of mental and psychological status with disease activity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease using SCL-90 R Questionnaire.","authors":"Ezzat Ali, Doaa Header, Khaled Abdel Aty, Nada Othman, Moamen Fawzy, Hussein El Amin, Mohamed Elnady","doi":"10.5114/pg.2024.139579","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/pg.2024.139579","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can affect mental health. There is no evidence that stress is a direct cause of the disease. Most IBD patients describe an emotional impact, mainly feelings of depression and anxiety. Many questionnaires are used to assess anxiety in those patients, including SCL-90.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To investigate the correlation between mental and psychological status to disease activity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease using 90-Item Symptom Checklist (SCL-90 R) questionnaire.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The study included 100 patients (50 Crohn's disease (CD) patients - 50 ulcerative colitis (UC) patients). Detailed history taking, systemic physical examination, laboratory investigations, colonoscopy, and the SCL-90-R symptom checklist - a self-report psychometric instrument (questionnaire) for each patient.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean age of Crohn's disease patients was 24.2 ±3.6 years. In ulcerative colitis the mean age was 28.5 ±7.3 years. No age or gender relation could be detected with the SCL-90 score in both groups. Our study showed a direct correlation of CD disease activity (CDAI) and endoscopic activity (SES) according to the SCL-90 R questionnaire. There was direct correlation of UC disease activity (SCCAI) and endoscopic activity (UCEIS) according to the SCL-90 R questionnaire.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>There is a direct correlation between disease activity and endoscopic activity in UC and CD according to the SCL-90 R questionnaire.</p>","PeriodicalId":20719,"journal":{"name":"Przegla̜d Gastroenterologiczny","volume":"19 2","pages":"165-174"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11200066/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141470391","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":"Inflammatory bowel diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic.","authors":"Edyta Derda, Edyta Szymańska, Magda Sokolek, Jarosław Kierkuś","doi":"10.5114/pg.2024.143143","DOIUrl":"10.5114/pg.2024.143143","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the safety of those with compromised immune systems and chronic disease has been of particular concern for health care providers. Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic, incurable conditions of digestive system with unknown aetiology, but one of the causes is disordered immune response. Medical therapies most frequently used in IBD are immune suppressing or modifying with the rising use of biologic treatment. All these aspects make patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis a group of particular risk. Therefore, the aim of this review is to discuss potential mechanisms, risks, and management of patients with IBD during COVID-19 pandemic.</p>","PeriodicalId":20719,"journal":{"name":"Przegla̜d Gastroenterologiczny","volume":"19 3","pages":"231-235"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11718498/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142972079","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":"Primary hydatid cysts of the left thigh.","authors":"Evgenia Mela, Michail Vailas, Francesk Mulita, Konstantinos Laios, Crysovalantis Vergadis, Maria Sotiropoulou, Dimitrios Schizas","doi":"10.5114/pg.2024.143047","DOIUrl":"10.5114/pg.2024.143047","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20719,"journal":{"name":"Przegla̜d Gastroenterologiczny","volume":"19 3","pages":"333-336"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11718502/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142972082","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":"Von Meyenburg complexes as an incidental finding in a patient with Crohn's disease.","authors":"Weronika Frąk, Danuta Domżał-Magrowska, Ewa Malecka-Wojciesko","doi":"10.5114/pg.2024.145538","DOIUrl":"10.5114/pg.2024.145538","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20719,"journal":{"name":"Przegla̜d Gastroenterologiczny","volume":"16 4","pages":"454-455"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11726229/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142984597","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":"Gastric polyps: a retrospective cohort analysis of 23,668 endoscopies indicates changing epidemiological and phenotypic characteristics.","authors":"Christina Kapizioni, Panagiotis Kourkoulis, Sofia Kartsoli, Georgios Koutoufaris, Panagiotis Giannelis, Aristotelis Mellos, Konstantia Milioni, George Michalopoulos, Spyridon Vrakas, Vasileios Xourgias","doi":"10.5114/pg.2024.136236","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/pg.2024.136236","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Growing adoption of endoscopic procedures in clinical practice has gradually increase the detection rate of gastric polypoid lesions.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To identify the epidemiologic characteristics of gastric polyps as well as changes of these parameters during a 15-year period.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>We reviewed all the upper endoscopies archived in our database reporting a polypoid lesion from 2003 to 2018. Demographic data, indication for endoscopy, morphological characteristics of polyps, histology, and presence of <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> were collected. We compared the abovementioned data between 2 periods: 2003-2010 and 2010-2018.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 989 (4.2%) patients from 23,668 reviewed were identified to harbour a polypoid lesion. Mean patient age was 63.2 years, with 58.8% being female. Most polyps (65.2%) were less than 5 mm in diameter and located in the fundus. Hyperplastic polyps (HPs) were the predominant type (28.6%) while fundic gland polyps (FGPs) were found in 24.1% of patients. Adenomas were the least common type (2.7%). Other pathology was identified in 43.3%. Comparison between the 2 periods revealed a rise of FGPs against HPs with a concomitant shift of location from antrum to fundus and an increase in the number of polyps per patient.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>FGPs and HPs were the most common polyps found in our cohort, with a change of their pattern during the 15 years. It is imperative to acknowledge the distinct characteristics of gastric polyps so as to properly assess the malignant potential that some of them, or their surrounding gastric mucosa, harbour.</p>","PeriodicalId":20719,"journal":{"name":"Przegla̜d Gastroenterologiczny","volume":"19 1","pages":"54-59"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10985756/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140870029","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":"Vonoprazan a novel potassium competitive acid blocker; another leap forward.","authors":"Maha Elsabaawy, Ahmed Shaban, Ahmed Ezz Al-Arab, Osama Elbahr, Ahmed Edrees, Sameh Afify","doi":"10.5114/pg.2024.139426","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/pg.2024.139426","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The eradication rate of <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> (<i>H. pylori</i>) has decreased due to antibiotics resistance and inadequate acid suppression. Vonoprazan is a novel potassium-competitive acid blocker (P-CAB), which has a rapid and sustained acid inhibitory effect and may be more effective than conventional proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) in <i>H. pylori</i> eradication.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>to study the efficacy and safety of vonoprazan as a component of first-line <i>H. pylori</i> eradication treatment compared with conventional PPI-based therapy.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>This randomised (one to one) non-blinded study was conducted on 400 consecutive proven <i>H. pylori</i> infected patients, of whom 200 received vonoprazan-based triple therapy, while 200 patients received PPI-based triple therapy for 14 days. The study outcomes were evaluated as eradication rate and adverse events in both patient groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The eradication rate was 86% in the vonoprazan group and 74.5% in the PPI group. The vonoprazan eradication rate was significantly higher than that of PPIs (<i>p</i> = 0.004). There was no significant difference regarding adverse events between both patient groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Vonoprazan-based therapy was more effective than PPI-based therapy as a first-line <i>H. pylori</i> eradication treatment. Vonoprazan was generally safe and well tolerated.</p>","PeriodicalId":20719,"journal":{"name":"Przegla̜d Gastroenterologiczny","volume":"19 2","pages":"135-142"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11200074/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141470343","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}