{"title":"Simplified outpatient management of acute uncomplicated diverticulitis: A cohort study.","authors":"G Renau, D Abelló, C M Tugues, N Lobo, F Moreno","doi":"10.1016/j.rgmxen.2026.04.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rgmxen.2026.04.003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Traditional management of uncomplicated acute diverticulitis (UAD) includes antibiotic therapy, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and dietary restriction, albeit recent evidence questions their benefit. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of an outpatient protocol without antibiotic therapy, NSAIDs, or dietary restriction.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A single-center prospective study was conducted within the time frame of 2022 and 2024. Patients with UAD were divided into a historic cohort (HC), treated with the traditional protocol, and a study group (SG), treated with the new, simplified protocol. The results were comparatively analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 143 patients (77 HC, 66 SG) with comparable baseline characteristics were included. There were no significant differences in readmission, recurrence, clinical progression, persistent pain, colonic neoplasm, or emergency surgery. Elective surgery was more frequent in the HC (10% vs 1%; p=0.038).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Outpatient management without antibiotic therapy, NSAIDs, or dietary restriction may be a safe and efficacious strategy in selected patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":74705,"journal":{"name":"Revista de gastroenterologia de Mexico (English)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149168610","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":"Response to Teco Cortés JA regarding «Extramedullary plasmacytoma or plasmablastic lymphoma? On the role of Ki-67 in the assessment of light chain restriction».","authors":"S A Hernández, A Chaar, F Ávila, S Sambracos","doi":"10.1016/j.rgmxen.2026.09.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rgmxen.2026.09.009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74705,"journal":{"name":"Revista de gastroenterologia de Mexico (English)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149168628","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}
M A Muñoz-Leija, F J Ramos-Mejía, A M Joya-Munguía
{"title":"Mechanical obstruction of the gastrojejunal anastomosis secondary to persistent intraluminal suture after transoral outlet reduction.","authors":"M A Muñoz-Leija, F J Ramos-Mejía, A M Joya-Munguía","doi":"10.1016/j.rgmxen.2026.09.010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rgmxen.2026.09.010","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74705,"journal":{"name":"Revista de gastroenterologia de Mexico (English)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149168253","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}
S A Chávez-Sánchez, A Bellido-Caparó, J L Pinto-Valdivia
{"title":"Macroamylasemia: Differential diagnosis in persistent hyperamylasemia.","authors":"S A Chávez-Sánchez, A Bellido-Caparó, J L Pinto-Valdivia","doi":"10.1016/j.rgmxen.2026.09.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rgmxen.2026.09.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74705,"journal":{"name":"Revista de gastroenterologia de Mexico (English)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149148932","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}
R Castaño-Llano, J D Puerta, L J Palacios, M Rodríguez, N Cortés, J M Castro, D Restrepo, C Díaz, D Palacio, O Álvarez
{"title":"Efficacy of improvised EndoVAC versus covered stent in colorectal anastomotic leaks: A multicenter study with a propensity analysis.","authors":"R Castaño-Llano, J D Puerta, L J Palacios, M Rodríguez, N Cortés, J M Castro, D Restrepo, C Díaz, D Palacio, O Álvarez","doi":"10.1016/j.rgmxen.2026.09.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rgmxen.2026.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction and aims: </strong>Colorectal anastomotic leak (AL) occurs in up to 25% of cases and is the leading cause of postoperative morbidity and mortality. Self-expanding metallic stents (SEMSs) and endoscopic vacuum therapy (EVT) have recently emerged as therapeutic options. Our aim was to compare EVT and SEMS success rates in the treatment of AL, in patients with and without protective diverting ostomy.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A retrospective study was conducted at three oncology centers in Medellín, Colombia, within the time frame of January 2006 and December 2022. Fifty-four patients with AL, treated with either EVT or SEMS were included. Groups were matched 1:1 by age (±3 years), body mass index (BMI ± 3 kg/m²), and leak size.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were no significant differences between the two groups in baseline characteristics, leak size and location, time from surgery to treatment (P = .11), tumor stage, or surgical approach. The EVT group required more procedures (4.6 ± 3.1 vs 2.1 ± 1.6; P = .047), but was associated with fewer additional interventions (P = .035), shorter hospital stay (41 ± 16 vs 52 ± 23 days; P = .017), higher leak resolution rate (89% vs 67%; P = .049), higher ostomy reversal rate (83% vs 55%; P = .053), and a trend toward improved survival (log-rank P = .050).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>EVT was associated with better clinical outcomes, compared with SEMS. Larger studies are needed to confirm our findings.</p>","PeriodicalId":74705,"journal":{"name":"Revista de gastroenterologia de Mexico (English)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149148984","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}
O R Cruz Y López, O J Tamariz-Cruz, M E Cárdenas-Perea, R Rojas-Domínguez, P A Vázquez-Hernández
{"title":"Hepatic fascioliasis incidentally diagnosed through a surgical finding: A case report.","authors":"O R Cruz Y López, O J Tamariz-Cruz, M E Cárdenas-Perea, R Rojas-Domínguez, P A Vázquez-Hernández","doi":"10.1016/j.rgmxen.2025.12.019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rgmxen.2025.12.019","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74705,"journal":{"name":"Revista de gastroenterologia de Mexico (English)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149148014","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}
R Zayas-Bórquez, J Canto-Losa, E Posadas-Trujillo, N Salgado-Nesme, O Santes
{"title":"Response to Therán-León, JS, regarding \"Critical appraisal of a machine-learning model for predicting right-sided colon cancer recurrence: Toward TRIPOD+AI-compliant reporting and multicenter external validation\".","authors":"R Zayas-Bórquez, J Canto-Losa, E Posadas-Trujillo, N Salgado-Nesme, O Santes","doi":"10.1016/j.rgmxen.2026.09.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rgmxen.2026.09.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74705,"journal":{"name":"Revista de gastroenterologia de Mexico (English)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149119840","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}
J S Therán-León, D A Montagut-Bermón, C A Calderón-Salazar
{"title":"Critical appraisal of a machine-learning model for predicting right-sided colon cancer recurrence: toward TRIPOD+AI-compliant reporting and multicenter external validation.","authors":"J S Therán-León, D A Montagut-Bermón, C A Calderón-Salazar","doi":"10.1016/j.rgmxen.2026.09.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rgmxen.2026.09.005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74705,"journal":{"name":"Revista de gastroenterologia de Mexico (English)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149119811","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":"Commentary on \"Case series of a novel inflammatory bowel disease phenotype (UC2CD) in Mexican patients\".","authors":"T Li, W Lyu","doi":"10.1016/j.rgmxen.2026.09.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rgmxen.2026.09.007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74705,"journal":{"name":"Revista de gastroenterologia de Mexico (English)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149119783","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}
L O Soifer, M V Contreras, F Man, A González-Flórez
{"title":"Argentine consensus on the clinical utility of breath tests and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth management in patients with disorders of gut-brain interaction.","authors":"L O Soifer, M V Contreras, F Man, A González-Flórez","doi":"10.1016/j.rgmxen.2026.09.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rgmxen.2026.09.004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction and aim: </strong>We present herein the results of a formal consensus meeting held in Argentina, whose aim was to analyze and discuss conceptual, technical, and clinical aspects related to the use of the breath test (BT) in the diagnosis and treatment of intestinal microbial overgrowth in patients with disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI).</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>Twelve healthcare professionals with experience in conducting BTs and treating patients with DGBI participated in an in-person meeting to discuss and vote on previously selected items.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 32 items discussed, 13 reached strong agreement and 10 reached relative agreement.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>- The BT was considered a safe, useful tool in the approach to patients with DGBI. - Application of the BT was also valuable in cases of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation. - The simultaneous measurement of hydrogen (H2) and methane (CH4) is recommended. - A flat-line pattern should be considered suggestive of intestinal sulfide overproduction. - Elevated baseline H<sub>2</sub> levels may reflect inadequate adherence to pre-test dietary preparation. - A cutoff value of CH<sub>4</sub> ≥ 10 ppm for diagnosing intestinal methanogen overgrowth should be considered. - In patients with intestinal microbial overgrowth, the use of a nonabsorbable antibiotic, such as rifaximin, is recommended. - The importance of registering patient symptoms during the test is strongly encouraged.</p>","PeriodicalId":74705,"journal":{"name":"Revista de gastroenterologia de Mexico (English)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149119762","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}