{"title":"[Endoscopic transgastric retrograde cholangiopancreatography assisted by laparoscopy in a patient with gastric bypass].","authors":"Carmelo Blasco, Carolina Miranda, Sergio Morinigo, Maisa Vallejos","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Endoscopic procedures, currently, are characterized by being minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic methods, which allow the management of a wide number of pathologies and in the hands of a good operator, present few complications. Both traumatic and spontaneous splenic rupture is a rare entity, mainly associated with abdominal trauma or splenomegaly due to hematological diseases, respectively. Splenic rupture secondary to endoscopic studies is a complication with a mortality close to 5%, of which only 100 cases have been reported to date, none of them in Colombia. Thereafter is the case of a patient who, after an upper digestive endoscopy and colonoscopy, presented a splenic rupture, in whom the non-operative management initially proposed failed, requiring emergent splenectomy, with satisfactory results.</p>","PeriodicalId":35807,"journal":{"name":"Revista de gastroenterologia del Peru : organo oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterologia del Peru","volume":"45 1","pages":"75-78"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144081120","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":"[Certification and skill: the foundations of competence in gastroenterology].","authors":"Hugo Guillermo Cedrón Cheng","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35807,"journal":{"name":"Revista de gastroenterologia del Peru : organo oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterologia del Peru","volume":"45 1","pages":"5-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144081126","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}
Oscar Corsi Sotelo, Eduardo Fuentes-López, Gonzalo Latorre Selvat, Manuel A Espinoza Sepúlveda, Paula Margozzini Maira, Hugo Monrroy Bravo, Alberto Espino Espino, Arnoldo Riquelme Pérez
{"title":"[Gastric cancer screening in Chile. Results of the National Health Survey 2016-2017].","authors":"Oscar Corsi Sotelo, Eduardo Fuentes-López, Gonzalo Latorre Selvat, Manuel A Espinoza Sepúlveda, Paula Margozzini Maira, Hugo Monrroy Bravo, Alberto Espino Espino, Arnoldo Riquelme Pérez","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Gastric cancer (GC) is the leading cause of oncologic death in Chile. Since 2006, the health authority has recommended upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGE) for symptomatic individuals ≥40 years old. In 2010, the UGE coverage in this group was estimated at 14%.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate UGE coverage for GC screening in Chile using data from the National Health Survey (NHS) 2016-17.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>The NHS 2016-17 surveyed 6,233 adults about the presence of persistent epigastric pain, possible upper gastrointestinal bleeding, and UGE. UGE prevalences among different groups were compared, and multivariate models adjusted for sex, age, income, education, area of residence, and belonging to an indigenous group were constructed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Both persistent epigastric pain and possible upper gastrointestinal bleeding were reported by 4.7%, being higher in the ≥ 40-year-old group and lower educational level. The prevalence of UGE performed at least once in life reached 20.8%, being higher in women, ≥40 years old, privately insured individuals, and the non-indigenous Hispanic population. The coverage of UGE in the last year among symptomatic individuals ≥40 years old increased to 19.8%, with no significant differences in the multivariate analysis.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The coverage of UGE in the last year in symptomatic individuals ≥40 years old for GC screening in Chile is 19.8%. Lowest socioeconomic status and indigenous peoples are disadvantaged groups.</p>","PeriodicalId":35807,"journal":{"name":"Revista de gastroenterologia del Peru : organo oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterologia del Peru","volume":"45 1","pages":"24-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144081061","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}
José Augusto Urrego, William Otero, Hugo Cedrón, Hernando Marulanda, Alejandro Piscoya, Juan Sebastián Frías-Ordoñez, Lina Otero
{"title":"[Potassium-competitive acid blockers: state of the art].","authors":"José Augusto Urrego, William Otero, Hugo Cedrón, Hernando Marulanda, Alejandro Piscoya, Juan Sebastián Frías-Ordoñez, Lina Otero","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Potassium-competitive acid blockers (PCABs) constitute an emerging class of drugs for the treatment of acid-related disorders. They represent an alternative to proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), which have been the standard therapy but present certain limitations. Currently, PCABs are available in Latin America and offer a promising therapeutic option. This review compares both drug classes across various key aspects. Potassium-competitive acid blockers (PCABs) offer significant advantages over proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) in terms of speed of action, potency, and duration of acid suppression, as well as efficacy in the treatment of erosive esophagitis and Helicobacter pylori eradication, among other aspects. Additionally, they exhibit lower interindividual variability. Currently, PCABs are available in Latin America and represent a promising therapeutic option. This review compares both drug classes across various key aspects.</p>","PeriodicalId":35807,"journal":{"name":"Revista de gastroenterologia del Peru : organo oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterologia del Peru","volume":"45 1","pages":"38-55"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144081064","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}
Wilmer Gustavo Quiroga-Purizaca, Diego Ricardo Páucar-Aguilar, Emma Calderón-Yeren, Daniel Andrei Vargas-Blácido
{"title":"[Pre-procedure endoscopic features associated with difficult cannulation in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in a referral hospital in Lima, Peru].","authors":"Wilmer Gustavo Quiroga-Purizaca, Diego Ricardo Páucar-Aguilar, Emma Calderón-Yeren, Daniel Andrei Vargas-Blácido","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Several variables have been studied to predict difficult cannulation during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), but none have been identified that can effectively predict this difficulty and help make decisions to prevent complications.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To determine whether endoscopic variables of the duodenal papilla, as well as the sign of bile aspiration, are associated with difficult cannulation during ERCP.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A prospective and analytical study that included 203 patients who underwent ERCP, establishing an association between the type of duodenal papilla, location, presence of periampullary diverticulum and the sign of bile aspiration, and difficult cannulation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>140 (69.97%) women and 63 (31.03%) men were included, with an average age of 54.35 years. Difficult cannulation criteria were present in 32.51% of patients. Type 1 duodenal papilla had a lower rate of difficult cannulation, while types 3 and 4 had a higher cannulation difficulty (OR=1.89, 95% CI: 1.01-3.54 and OR=4.37, 95% CI: 1.54-12.4 respectively). The distal location of the duodenal papilla had an OR=1.32 for difficult cannulation, while the presence of a periampullary diverticulum had an OR=0.54 and the endoscopic sign of bile aspiration OR=0.9, without being statistically significant.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Types 3 and 4 duodenal papilla are significantly associated with difficult cannulation. The location of the papilla, as well as the presence of a periampullary diverticulum and bile aspiration, are not significantly associated with difficult cannulation.</p>","PeriodicalId":35807,"journal":{"name":"Revista de gastroenterologia del Peru : organo oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterologia del Peru","volume":"45 1","pages":"32-37"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144081067","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":"Endoscopic features of drug-induced esophageal ulcer: \"the kissing ulcer\".","authors":"Felipe Silva, Gonzalo Latorre, Alberto Espino","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Drug-induced esophageal ulcers constitute an acquired chemical injury to the esophageal mucosa, most frequently associated with tetracyclines, particularly doxycycline. We report a case of \"kissing ulcers\" diagnosed through esophagogastroduodenoscopy in a young woman undergoing doxycycline treatment for rosacea. The pathogenesis is linked to drug-specific factors, such as caustic effects, hyperosmolar properties, and prolonged mucosal contact with the medication, in addition to patient-specific risks, including esophageal motility disorders, reduced saliva production, and mid-esophageal anatomical compression. Clinically, patients commonly present with abrupt-onset chest pain, dysphagia, and odynophagia, while endoscopic findings often reveal mucosal erythema, erosions, and specular distribution esophageal ulcers (referred to as \"kissing ulcers\"). Management involves discontinuation of the causative drug, initiation of proton pump inhibitors or sucralfate, and implementation of preventive measures, such as ensuring adequate hydration during medication intake. This condition is generally self-limiting, with symptoms resolving within two weeks, underscoring the importance of prompt diagnosis and treatment to avoid potential complications.</p>","PeriodicalId":35807,"journal":{"name":"Revista de gastroenterologia del Peru : organo oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterologia del Peru","volume":"45 1","pages":"56-59"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144081069","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}
Gonzalo Miranda Manrique, Herman Vildózola Gonzales
{"title":"[Risk Factors for metabolic fatty liver disease with high suspicion of advanced fibrosis in lean patients attended at the Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, 2012-2022].","authors":"Gonzalo Miranda Manrique, Herman Vildózola Gonzales","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To determine the sociodemographic, anthropometric, biochemical-metabolic risk factors, and presence of comorbidities associated with metabolic hepatic steatosis with high suspicion of advanced fibrosis in thin patients compared to overweight or obese patients, treated at the Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo 2012-2022.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>The sample included 160 patients, 80 cases and 80 controls from the medical records of patients treated in the Endocrinology Office. The research was quantitative, observational and analytical of cases and controls. It evaluated socio-demographic, clinical, biochemical variables and comorbidities. Descriptive analysis was used. Chi-square tests, calculation of OR, and confidence interval were applied, and logistic regression analysis was performed to evaluate confounding variables.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Sociodemographic: 77.5% female and 36.3% over 60 years of age p<.05. Anthropometric: 52.5% had abnormal abdominal circumference. Biochemical: 83.8% HDL low p<0.05 OR 10.6; 68.8% hypercholesterolemia <0.05; 72.5% hypertriglyceridemia p<0.05 OR 1.78; 61.3% elevated HbA1c p=0.48; 86.3% elevated LDL p>0.05 and 93.8% Increased ferritin p<0.05 OR 11.8.</p><p><strong>Clinical: </strong>Metabolic syndrome p<0.05 1.22 (0.9-1.44) and within the comorbidities 62.5% had diabetes mellitus p=0.26. After logistic regression analysis: Ferritin, decreased HDL and hypertriglyceridemia with a value of p<0.05.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Increased ferritin, decreased HDL, and hypertriglyceridemia influence the risk of developing metabolic dysfunction associated with steatohepatitis with advanced fibrosis in lean patients treated at the Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo 2012-2022.</p>","PeriodicalId":35807,"journal":{"name":"Revista de gastroenterologia del Peru : organo oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterologia del Peru","volume":"45 1","pages":"16-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144081042","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":"[Comparison of two maneuvers to identify Carnett's sign in patients with chronic abdominal pain. Randomized controlled clinical trial].","authors":"William Otero Regino, Gilberto Jaramillo Trujillo, Lina Otero Parra, Hernando Marulanda Fernández, Juan Sebastián Frías, Julián Cardona González, Elder Otero Ramos","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Chronic abdominal pain (CAP) is a challenge in daily consultation. The most frequent cause is anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES), which is diagnosed when the Carnett sign is positive. There are two ways to identify the Carnett sign: elevating the head and trunk or elevating the lower extremities. To date, these two ways of looking for the Carnett sign have not been compared.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To compare the effectiveness of the two maneuvers to identify the Carnett sign, evaluate the effectiveness of infiltration of the tender points with 2% lidocaine, and estimate the cost of examinations before diagnosis.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>Randomized controlled study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>1320 patients were included and 660 patients were randomly assigned to group A: elevation of the head and trunk and 660 to group B: elevation of the lower extremities. Both maneuvers were similarly effective in identifying the Carnett sign. Infiltration of the points produced immediate relief in most patients. The costs of different studies before definitive diagnosis were approximately US$ 861 000 (dollars) versus US$ 66.00, which would be equivalent to 7.6% of the expenses incurred for tests performed before diagnosis.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The two ways of exploring the Carnett sign have similar efficacy. Infiltration with 2% lidocaine produced rapid and significant improvement of pain with minimal side effects. Not knowing the Carnett sign increases health costs.</p>","PeriodicalId":35807,"journal":{"name":"Revista de gastroenterologia del Peru : organo oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterologia del Peru","volume":"45 1","pages":"8-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144081110","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}
Luis Enrique Flores-Egocheaga, Eloy Puente De La Vega-Cáceres, Álvaro Bellido-Caparó
{"title":"[Unusual etiology of lower digestive bleeding in a patient with constipation].","authors":"Luis Enrique Flores-Egocheaga, Eloy Puente De La Vega-Cáceres, Álvaro Bellido-Caparó","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The stercoral colitis is an inflammatory caused by fecal impactation. The etiology is poorly managed chronic constipation in specific risk groups. Patients usually present with abdominal pain, abdominal distension, and fever; in severe cases, peritoneal signs, shock or multiorgan failure may occur. It is important to have a high index of suspicion and request an abdominal CT scan with contrast. Treatment is conservative in the absence of peritoneal signs or hemodynamic instability; otherwise, management is surgical. We present the case of an 86-year-old male with a history of ischemic stroke, dysmobility and chronic constipation that presented with hematochezia. The imaging study showed thickening of the wall of the distal sigmoid colon and rectum, as well as feces inside. The endoscopic study revealed ulcers in the rectum and the recto-sigmoid junction. Conservative treatment with enemas and laxatives was indicated, with favorable clinical evolution.</p>","PeriodicalId":35807,"journal":{"name":"Revista de gastroenterologia del Peru : organo oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterologia del Peru","volume":"45 1","pages":"71-74"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144081045","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}
Juan Antonio Chirinos-Vega, Oscar Eduardo Ponce de León Molina
{"title":"[Ecoendoscopy guided hepaticogastrostomy for management of hepatolithiasis and anastomotic stricture after Roux en Y hepaticojejunostomy].","authors":"Juan Antonio Chirinos-Vega, Oscar Eduardo Ponce de León Molina","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Endoscopic ultrasound-guided anterograde cholangiopancreatography (EUS-guided APC) allow us to address pathologies of the bile duct that are not treatable by endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERCP), such as: post-surgical benign strictures in altered anatomy, hepatolithiasis, gastric outlet obstruction, among others. Previously, when ERCP was not effective, surgical interventions such as Hepaticojejunostomy (HJ) or percutaneous transperietohepatic drainage (PTHD) were resorted to. However, EUS-guided APC has been shown to have greater clinical success, be less invasive and have a lower incidence of complications. We present the case of a 61-years-old patient with a history of HJ bypass surgery who presented abdominal pain due to hepatholitiasis and post-anastomosis benign biliary stricture, in whom the antegrade technique was performed by endoscopic ultrasound through the proximal stomach, called hepaticogastrostomy (HG) with good results.</p>","PeriodicalId":35807,"journal":{"name":"Revista de gastroenterologia del Peru : organo oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterologia del Peru","volume":"45 1","pages":"79-83"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144081111","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}