{"title":"Neurofibromatosis type 1-associated gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the stomach","authors":"M. Cernat , L. Antoci , I. Mishin","doi":"10.1016/j.rgmxen.2024.10.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rgmxen.2024.10.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74705,"journal":{"name":"Revista de gastroenterologia de Mexico (English)","volume":"89 4","pages":"Pages 537-538"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142407315","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":"Comments on the article, “Performance of the predictive criteria of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in the diagnosis of choledocholithiasis at a secondary care public hospital in the state of Nuevo León, Mexico”","authors":"J.K. Crisostomo-Estrada , N.Y. Gonzales-Reyes , Y.I. Ñahui Sullca","doi":"10.1016/j.rgmxen.2024.06.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rgmxen.2024.06.005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74705,"journal":{"name":"Revista de gastroenterologia de Mexico (English)","volume":"89 4","pages":"Page 556"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142634358","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}
U. Lara-Orozco , V. Ortiz-Higareda , J.L. Martínez-Ordaz , E.V. Rodríguez-Negrete , Y. Choncoa-Valderrama
{"title":"Experience of endoscopy versus surgery as initial management of chronic pancreatitis","authors":"U. Lara-Orozco , V. Ortiz-Higareda , J.L. Martínez-Ordaz , E.V. Rodríguez-Negrete , Y. Choncoa-Valderrama","doi":"10.1016/j.rgmxen.2024.03.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rgmxen.2024.03.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction and aim</h3><div>Chronic pancreatitis is a pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas. Treatment includes medical management and endoscopic and/or surgical interventions. Our aim was to describe progression in patients with chronic pancreatitis whose initial management was either endoscopic or surgical.</div></div><div><h3>Material and methods</h3><div>A retrospective, analytic, observational, and longitudinal study was conducted that included patients diagnosed with chronic pancreatitis treated at the <em>Hospital de Especialidades</em> of the <em>Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI</em> from 2015 to 2021.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Twenty-two patients were included in the study; 12 underwent endoscopy and 10 underwent surgery. The mean number of interventions performed was 3 in the endoscopic management group and 1.1 in the surgical management group (<em>p</em> = 0.001). Regarding pain remission (partial or total), results were statistically significant in favor of surgical management (<em>p</em> = 0.035). Of the 12 patients that initially underwent endoscopy, 7 (58.3%) eventually required surgery during follow-up. There were no statistically significant differences with respect to opioid and pancreatin use, readmissions, weight loss, steatorrhea, newly diagnosed diabetes, or deaths during follow-up.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Pain is the main indication for invasive treatment, whether endoscopic or surgical, in patients with chronic pancreatitis. Slightly more than half of the patients that were initially managed endoscopically required surgery during follow-up. Management decisions should be multidisciplinary and individualized for each patient.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74705,"journal":{"name":"Revista de gastroenterologia de Mexico (English)","volume":"89 4","pages":"Pages 491-497"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142367786","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}
J.E. Aquino-Matus , M. Figueroa-Palafox , J. Guerrero-Ixtlahuac , L.R. Valdovinos-García
{"title":"An unusual finding after endovascular treatment of gastrointestinal bleeding: An endoscopic view of an endovascular spiral","authors":"J.E. Aquino-Matus , M. Figueroa-Palafox , J. Guerrero-Ixtlahuac , L.R. Valdovinos-García","doi":"10.1016/j.rgmxen.2024.10.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rgmxen.2024.10.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74705,"journal":{"name":"Revista de gastroenterologia de Mexico (English)","volume":"89 4","pages":"Pages 533-534"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142482699","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}
F. Higuera-de-la-Tijera , A. Servín-Caamaño , F. Lajud-Barquín , A. Tovar-Aguilar
{"title":"Weight change and lifestyle modifications implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown are associated with the development of gastrointestinal symptoms","authors":"F. Higuera-de-la-Tijera , A. Servín-Caamaño , F. Lajud-Barquín , A. Tovar-Aguilar","doi":"10.1016/j.rgmxen.2024.09.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rgmxen.2024.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction and aims</h3><div>Pandemic lockdown measures are a cause of concern, regarding their negative impact on the mental health of individuals. The results of numerous studies have associated the appearance of gastrointestinal symptoms with different psychologic disorders, such as stress, depression, and anxiety, due to gut-brain axis interaction. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of, and factors associated with, gastrointestinal symptom onset related to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and various lifestyle modifications.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>An analytic, observational, and cross-sectional study was conducted on an open population that agreed to participate within the time frame of January to May 2021.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 298 subjects, 165 of whom were women (55.4%), agreed to participate and the mean patient age was 36.1 ± 12.6 years. There was a significant increase in the frequency of several gastrointestinal symptoms: epigastric burning, early satiety, heartburn, regurgitation, constipation, and diarrhea. Changes in weight and modifications in lifestyle were found to be associated variables.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The results of this study showed a significant increase in a wide variety of gastrointestinal symptoms related to lifestyle changes due to the pandemic lockdown. Weight change, supplement and multivitamin intake, and reduced physical activity were the main associated risk factors. Public healthcare systems should take a multidisciplinary approach into consideration for the care of affected individuals.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74705,"journal":{"name":"Revista de gastroenterologia de Mexico (English)","volume":"89 4","pages":"Pages 481-490"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142334025","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}
S.A. Chávez-Sánchez , S. Ordinola-Solís , V. Aguilar-Sánchez , C. García-Encinas
{"title":"Chylous ascites secondary to pancreatic pseudocyst: A case report","authors":"S.A. Chávez-Sánchez , S. Ordinola-Solís , V. Aguilar-Sánchez , C. García-Encinas","doi":"10.1016/j.rgmxen.2024.10.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rgmxen.2024.10.005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74705,"journal":{"name":"Revista de gastroenterologia de Mexico (English)","volume":"89 4","pages":"Pages 541-543"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142402300","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}
R. Bigliardi , M. Morici , G. Messere , G. Ortiz , J. Fernandez , A. Varela , J. Vidal , F. Diaz , J. Salas , M.C. Riccheri
{"title":"Colorectal adenocarcinoma in children and adolescents","authors":"R. Bigliardi , M. Morici , G. Messere , G. Ortiz , J. Fernandez , A. Varela , J. Vidal , F. Diaz , J. Salas , M.C. Riccheri","doi":"10.1016/j.rgmxen.2024.02.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rgmxen.2024.02.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Colorectal adenocarcinoma is rare in children and adolescents and tends to present with nonspecific signs and symptoms, leading to late diagnoses.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>Our aim was to describe the clinical presentation and progression in children and adolescents with colorectal adenocarcinoma treated at our hospital and detect possible predisposing conditions of this disease.</div></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><div>Eight patients with colorectal adenocarcinoma were followed at the Hospital Posadas within the time frame of January 2000 and December 2021. We searched for diseases predisposing to this cancer.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The mean patient age was 16 years (between 11 and 17 years of age). Clinical presentation was abdominal pain in the 8 patients; 4 of them had pain in the right hypochondrium, 3 had abdominal tumor, 4 had rectal bleeding, and 3 had weight loss. Mean symptom duration was 9 weeks (range: 1-24 weeks). None of the patients showed predisposing illnesses. One patient presented with polyposis, with no cases in any other family member. Histology showed mucinous adenocarcinoma in all the patients, 4 of whom had the signet ring cell subtype. The primary tumor was located in the right colon in 6 patients. At diagnosis, staging according to the modified Dukes classification was: I: one patient; IIb: one patient; IIIb: one patient; IIIc: one patient; and IV: 4 patients. All patients except 2 received chemotherapy and one patient received radiotherapy. Overall survival at 3 years was 25%.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>All patients presented with mucinous adenocarcinoma, no predisposing diseases were found, and the children with colorectal cancer had a very poor prognosis. Colorectal cancer diagnosis should be considered in children presenting with acute abdominal pain, abdominal tumor, or lower gastrointestinal bleeding, especially if there is weight loss.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74705,"journal":{"name":"Revista de gastroenterologia de Mexico (English)","volume":"89 4","pages":"Pages 474-480"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142367784","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":"Chronic nausea and vomiting syndrome and impact on quality of life","authors":"F.A. Félix-Téllez , J.A. Velarde-Ruiz Velasco , J.M. Aldana-Ledesma , E.S. García-Jiménez , E.C. Morel-Cerda , A.R. Flores-Rendón , J.M. Remes-Troche","doi":"10.1016/j.rgmxen.2024.10.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rgmxen.2024.10.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction and aim</h3><div>Chronic nausea and vomiting syndrome is a disorder of gut-brain interaction that affects the productive-age population. Our aim was to determine the association of this disorder with quality of life, workplace performance, and socioeconomic impact related to gastrointestinal health.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A cross-sectional study on a Mexican population was conducted. The patients were classified as having chronic nausea and vomiting syndrome or other disorders of gut-brain interaction. A comparative analysis of quality of life, workplace productivity, annual medical consultations, and digestive health-related expenses was carried out, applying a logistic regression model.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>One thousand patients were included, 79.2% of whom met the criteria for a disorder of gut-brain interaction. Of the 792 patients, 10.3% presented with chronic nausea and vomiting syndrome. Said syndrome was associated with a negative impact on usual activities (OR 4.34, 95% CI 1.90-9.30, p ≤ 0.001), pain/discomfort (OR 2.09, 95% CI 1.31-3.33, p ≤ 0.001), anxiety/depression (OR 2.08, 95% CI 1.30-3.40, p ≤ 0.001), workplace presenteeism (OR 3.96, 95% CI 2.47-6.44, p ≤ 0.001), and workplace absenteeism (OR 2.54, 95% CI 1.52-4.16, p ≤ 0.001). There was also a higher number of annual medical consultations for digestive health (p = 0.013), without generating a greater annual expense due to digestive health (p = 0.08).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Chronic nausea and vomiting syndrome produces a negative impact on quality of life, which could be secondary to its symptomatology or its association with anxiety and depression.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74705,"journal":{"name":"Revista de gastroenterologia de Mexico (English)","volume":"89 4","pages":"Pages 506-512"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142402299","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":"Response to the Letter to the Editor by Castrillón-Lozano JL, et al. “Application of artificial intelligence regarding the performance of the predictive criteria of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in the diagnosis of choledocholithiasis”","authors":"C. Ovalle-Chao","doi":"10.1016/j.rgmxen.2024.10.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rgmxen.2024.10.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74705,"journal":{"name":"Revista de gastroenterologia de Mexico (English)","volume":"89 4","pages":"Page 555"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142395838","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":"Rice and esophageal motility","authors":"S.R. Achem , G. Vázquez-Elizondo","doi":"10.1016/j.rgmxen.2023.12.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rgmxen.2023.12.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74705,"journal":{"name":"Revista de gastroenterologia de Mexico (English)","volume":"89 4","pages":"Pages 463-466"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141297520","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}