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BACKGROUND: The sleeve gastrectomy (SG) has become the most common bariatric procedure worldwide. However, insufficient weight loss or weight recidivism is frequent, which may require effective and safe revisional procedures. OBJECTIVE: To determine the technical feasibility and safety of a minimally invasive, duodeno-ileal side-to-side anastomosis using a Sutureless Neodymium Anastomosis Procedure (SNAP) for patients with weight recidivism or inadequate weight loss following SG. METHODS: This is a prospective, single-arm, open-label pilot study that enrolled patients with obesity to assist in weight reduction following an SG performed > 12 months prior. For the SNAP, self-assembling magnets were deployed into the ileum (laparoscopically) and duodenum (per-oral endoscopy). Magnets were coupled under laparoscopic and fluoroscopic guidance to create a compression anastomosis. The primary endpoints were technical feasibility, weight loss, and rate of serious adverse events (SAEs). RESULTS: Successful duodeno-ileal diversions were created with SNAP in 27 participants (mean age: 50.6 ± 9.1, mean BMI: 38.1 ± 4.6 kg/m2) with no device-related serious adverse events. Upper endoscopy at 3 months confirmed patent, healthy anastomoses in all patients. At 9 months, patients (n = 24) experienced 11.9 ± 6.2%, 14.5 ± 10.8%, and 17.0 ± 13.9% TBWL at 3, 6, and 9 months, respectively. There were no device-related SAEs. CONCLUSION: The SNAP is technically feasible and relatively safe, with all patients presenting widely patent anastomosis at 3 months. Patients experienced a progressive, clinically meaningful weight loss. Further studies are needed to confirm our findings.
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Anastomosis Quirúrgica , Duodeno , Estudios de Factibilidad , Gastrectomía , Pérdida de Peso , Humanos , Femenino , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estudios Prospectivos , Proyectos Piloto , Gastrectomía/métodos , Anastomosis Quirúrgica/métodos , Duodeno/cirugía , Adulto , Neodimio , Obesidad Mórbida/cirugía , Íleon/cirugía , Cirugía Bariátrica/métodos , Resultado del Tratamiento , Laparoscopía/métodosRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: We aimed to evaluate the safety and technical success of an easy-to-use technique that applies underwater cap suction pseudopolyp formation to facilitate the resection of flat lesions or those at the appendiceal orifice or ileocecal valve. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed a register of consecutive cap suction underwater endoscopic mucosal resection (CAP-UEMR) procedures performed at two centers between September 2020 and December 2021.âProcedures were performed using a cone-shaped cap, extending 7âmm from the endoscope tip, to suction the lesion while submerged underwater, followed by underwater snare resection. Our primary end point was technical success, defined as macroscopic complete resection. RESULTS: We treated 83 lesions (median size 20 mm; interquartile range [IQR] 15-30âmm) with CAP-UEMR: 64 depressed or flat lesions (18 previously manipulated, 9 with difficult access), 11 from the appendix, and 8 from the ileocecal valve. Technical success was 100â%. There were seven intraprocedural bleedings and two delayed bleedings, all managed endoscopically. No perforations or other complications occurred. Among the 64 lesions with follow-up colonoscopy, only one recurrence was detected, which was treated endoscopically. CONCLUSIONS: CAP-UEMR was a safe and effective technique for removing nonpolypoid colorectal lesions, including those arising from the appendiceal orifice or ileocecal valve.
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Apéndice , Neoplasias Colorrectales , Resección Endoscópica de la Mucosa , Válvula Ileocecal , Humanos , Válvula Ileocecal/cirugía , Válvula Ileocecal/patología , Apéndice/cirugía , Apéndice/patología , Resección Endoscópica de la Mucosa/efectos adversos , Resección Endoscópica de la Mucosa/métodos , Succión , Estudios Retrospectivos , Neoplasias Colorrectales/cirugía , Neoplasias Colorrectales/patología , Colonoscopía/métodos , Mucosa Intestinal/cirugía , Mucosa Intestinal/patologíaRESUMEN
INTRODUCTION: A substantial proportion of adult patients with celiac disease on a gluten-free diet exhibit persistent villous atrophy, and inadvertent gluten exposure may be one of the causes. The aim of the present study was to evaluate villous atrophy persistence after 2 years on a gluten-free diet in de novo adult patients with celiac disease with strict control of gluten exposure. METHODS: Symptomatic de novo adult patients with celiac disease were prospectively included. Clinical visits and dietary surveillance were scheduled every 6 months during a 2-year follow-up period. At each visit, fecal samples were collected and stored at -20 °C until analysis for gluten immunogenic peptides (f-GIPs). A follow-up duodenal biopsy was performed at 2 years. We evaluated the variables associated with persistent villous atrophy. RESULTS: Seventy-six patients completed the study (36.5 ± 1.6 years, 73% women); persistent villous atrophy was observed in 40 (53%), whereas 72.5% were asymptomatic and 75% had negative serology. Detectable f-GIP >0.08 µg/g in at least 1 fecal sample was seen in 69% of patients. There were no significant differences in the median f-GIP at each visit and median area under the curve over the serial measurements between patients with persistent villous atrophy and those who recovered. On multivariate analysis, only older age was associated with persistent villous atrophy (32% for 16-30 years; 67% for >30 years; P = 0.016). DISCUSSION: The rate of persistent villous atrophy after 2 years was high in adult patients with celiac disease on an intentionally strict gluten-free diet. Low-level ongoing inadvertent gluten exposure could be a contributing factor to persistent villous atrophy.
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Enfermedad Celíaca/dietoterapia , Enfermedad Celíaca/patología , Dieta Sin Gluten , Mucosa Intestinal/patología , Microvellosidades/patología , Adulto , Atrofia , Biopsia , Heces/química , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Estudios Prospectivos , EspañaRESUMEN
This corrects the article DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2016.439.
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Neoplasias Duodenales , Resección Endoscópica de la Mucosa , Tumores Neuroendocrinos , Neoplasias Duodenales/patología , Neoplasias Duodenales/cirugía , Duodeno/patología , Humanos , Mucosa Intestinal/patología , Tumores Neuroendocrinos/patología , Tumores Neuroendocrinos/cirugía , Estudios Retrospectivos , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
INTRODUCTION: Blastocystis hominis (B. hominis) is a protozoan commonly found in the gastrointestinal tract. There are doubts about its clinical significance. Metronidazole (MTZ) is the recommended first-line treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective review was carried out between 2011 and 2012. A total of 151 samples were randomly selected from 383 samples positive for B. hominis. Inclusion criteria were: suggestive symptoms, treatment indication and microbiological follow-up. A systematic review was performed of all studies that evaluated the effect of MTZ on B. hominis infection. RESULTS: Forty-six patients met the inclusion criteria (64% women; age, 44.2±2 years). MTZ was used in 39 patients, 31 of whom obtained a clinical response (79.5%) but only 15 a microbiological response (48.4%). No dose-effect relationship was observed. Twenty patients with no initial microbiological response received a second round of treatment (MTZ, cotrimoxazole, paramomycin, others), with a microbiological response in 70%. Overall, B. hominis was cured in 72% (95% CI: 57%-83%). Of 54 treatments associated with a clinical response, a microbiological response occurred in 31 (57%), while in the remaining 12 with no clinical response, microbiological cure was observed in only 2 (17%) (P=.022). The eradication rate in the systematic review varied between 0% and 100%. CONCLUSIONS: There seems to be a relationship between the clinical and microbiological response to B. hominis treatment. The microbiological response to MTZ treatment is insufficient in our geographical setting. The systematic review shows that the response to MTZ is very variable.
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Antiprotozoarios/uso terapéutico , Infecciones por Blastocystis/tratamiento farmacológico , Blastocystis hominis/efectos de los fármacos , Diarrea/tratamiento farmacológico , Metronidazol/uso terapéutico , Anciano , Antiprotozoarios/farmacología , Infecciones por Blastocystis/parasitología , Blastocystis hominis/aislamiento & purificación , Diarrea/parasitología , Resistencia a Medicamentos , Sustitución de Medicamentos , Dispepsia/tratamiento farmacológico , Dispepsia/parasitología , Heces/parasitología , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Metronidazol/farmacología , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estudios Retrospectivos , Muestreo , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
OBJECTIVES: Treatment for celiac disease (CD) is a lifelong strict gluten-free diet (GFD). Patients should be followed-up with dietary interviews and serology as CD markers to ensure adherence to the diet. However, none of these methods offer an accurate measure of dietary compliance. Our aim was to evaluate the measurement of gluten immunogenic peptides (GIP) in stools as a marker of GFD adherence in CD patients and compare it with traditional methods of GFD monitoring. METHODS: We performed a prospective, nonrandomized, multicenter study including 188 CD patients on GFD and 84 healthy controls. Subjects were given a dietary questionnaire and fecal GIP quantified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Serological anti-tissue transglutaminase (anti-tTG) IgA and anti-deamidated gliadin peptide (anti-DGP) IgA antibodies were measured simultaneously. RESULTS: Of the 188 celiac patients, 56 (29.8%) had detectable GIP levels in stools. There was significant association between age and GIP in stools that revealed increasing dietary transgressions with advancing age (39.2% in subjects ≥13 years old) and with gender in certain age groups (60% in men ≥13 years old). No association was found between fecal GIP and dietary questionnaire or anti-tTG antibodies. However, association was detected between GIP and anti-DGP antibodies, although 46 of the 53 GIP stool-positive patients were negative for anti-DGP. CONCLUSIONS: Detection of gluten peptides in stools reveals limitations of traditional methods for monitoring GFD in celiac patients. The GIP ELISA enables direct and quantitative assessment of gluten exposure early after ingestion and could aid in the diagnosis and clinical management of nonresponsive CD and refractory CD. Trial registration number NCT02711397.
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Autoanticuerpos/inmunología , Enfermedad Celíaca/dietoterapia , Registros de Dieta , Dieta Sin Gluten , Heces/química , Proteínas de Unión al GTP/inmunología , Gliadina/inmunología , Glútenes/análisis , Inmunoglobulina A/inmunología , Cooperación del Paciente , Transglutaminasas/inmunología , Adolescente , Factores de Edad , Anticuerpos/inmunología , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Enfermedad Celíaca/inmunología , Niño , Preescolar , Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática , Femenino , Humanos , Lactante , Masculino , Estudios Prospectivos , Proteína Glutamina Gamma Glutamiltransferasa 2 , Pruebas Serológicas , Encuestas y Cuestionarios , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
INTRODUCTION: Celiac disease (CD) affects health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients suffering it. The exclusion of gluten from the diet (GFD) improves HRQOL, but involves difficulties in following the diet that could adversely affect HRQOL. OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of adherence to the diet on HRQOL of adult CD patients. METHODS: A prospective, cross-sectional, multicenter study of CD patients treated with a GFD for longer than 1 year. Adherence to the GFD was measured using the Morisky scale, and health status using the specific CD-QOL questionnaire and the generic EuroQol-5D questionnaire. RESULTS: 366 patients from 7 hospitals were included: 71.5% of patients reported a perfect treatment adherence, 23.5% unintentional poor adherence and 5% intentional poor adherence. Good adherence to a GFD was related to a higher mean score onthe CD-QOL (75 vs. 68, respectively, p < 0.05) and EuroQol-5D (0.9 vs. 0.8, respectively, p < 0.05). Ease of adherence to a GFD was also related to a better HRQOL (total CD-QOL score of 82 vs. 67 in patients who consider the GFD difficult to follow, p < 0.05). Good symptom control was also related to a better HRQOL (total CD-QOL score of 78 vs. 67 in asymptomatic vs. symptomatic patients, p < 0.01). The worse scored dimension of CD-QOL was related to "inadequate treatment". CONCLUSIONS: In CD, good adherence to a GFD and adequate symptom control result in improved HRQOL. Many patients consider that the lack of therapeutic alternatives to diet worsens their quality of life.
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Enfermedad Celíaca/dietoterapia , Dieta Sin Gluten/psicología , Cooperación del Paciente/estadística & datos numéricos , Calidad de Vida , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Enfermedad Celíaca/psicología , Estudios Transversales , Femenino , Indicadores de Salud , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estudios Prospectivos , Resultado del Tratamiento , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
INTRODUCTION: celiac disease is a chronic condition that requires continued treatment, with the resultant impact on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of people who suffer it. Most studies in this field have used generic questionnaires to measure HRQOL in celiac patients. It was therefore decided to conduct a study to translate into Spanish and validate a specific questionnaire for celiac disease, the Celiac Disease Quality Of Life Survey (CD-QOL). OBJECTIVES: to translate and validate in Spanish the specific celiac disease questionnaire CD-QOL. METHODS: a multicenter, prospective, observational study was designed consisting of two phases: In the first phase, the questionnaire was translated and adapted into Spanish using the translation/back translation procedure and an understandability study. In the second phase, internal consistency of the translated questionnaire was analyzed. For this, results of the CD-QOL were compared to those of EuroQol and the Daily Fatigue Impact Scale (D-FIS). Understandability of the translated and adapted questionnaire was tested in six patients, and the validation study was done in 298 celiac patients (201 treated with a gluten-free diet and 97 at diagnosis). RESULTS: in both celiac groups, Cronbach´s alpha coefficient was high (0.90), feasibility was excellent (99.2 % of patients completed all questions), and there were no ceiling and floor effects. Spearman correlation to EuroQol and D-FIS was statistically significant (p < 0.05). CD-QOL score was different depending on whether state of health was good, fair, or poor based on the EuroQol score. CONCLUSION: the Spanish version of the CD-QOL is a valid tool for measuring HRQOL in celiac patients.
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Enfermedad Celíaca , Características Culturales , Calidad de Vida , Encuestas y Cuestionarios , Adulto , Enfermedad Celíaca/diagnóstico , Estudios Transversales , Femenino , Encuestas Epidemiológicas , Humanos , Lenguaje , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estudios Prospectivos , España , Adulto JovenAsunto(s)
Enfermedad Celíaca/genética , Genotipo , Antígenos HLA-DQ/genética , Frecuencia de los Genes , Humanos , EspañaRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Universal vaccination for hepatitis B virus (HBV) and migratory movements have changed the demographic characteristics of this disease in Spain and in Europe. Therefore, we evaluated the characteristics of the disease and the possible differences according to origin (immigrants vs non-immigrants) and access to treatment. METHODS: This is a multicenter cross-sectional study (June 2014 to May 2015) in which outpatients with a positive HBsAg were seen and followed in four Hepatology units. Demographic and clinical data and indication and access to treatment were collected in two different regions of Catalonia (Spain) where there are no barriers to treatment due to a comprehensive coverage under the National Health System. RESULTS: A total of 951 patients were evaluated (48.1% men). Of these, 46.6% were immigrants (58.7% of them were born in Africa) and were significantly younger compared to non-immigrants. The proportions of patients with alcohol consumption, being overweight, and other indicators of metabolic co-morbidities were significantly higher in non-immigrants. Among the 937 patients receiving HBeAg examination, 91.7% were HBeAg-negative. Chronic HBeAg-positive infection was significantly higher in immigrants (3.9% vs 0.6%, P = 0.001) and chronic HBeAg-negative hepatitis was higher non-immigrants (31.7% vs 21.4%, P < 0.001). Not only was the proportion of patients who met treatment criteria significantly higher among non-immigrants (38.4% vs 29.2%, P = 0.003), but also the proportion of those with indication of effectively receiving therapy at the time of data collection (83.2% vs 57.8 %, P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The immigrant population with HBV is younger and has a lower prevalence of metabolic co-morbidities and a higher frequency of chronic HBeAg infection. Despite having access to care and an indication for treatment, some do not get adequately treated due to several factors including local adaptation that precludes access to treatment.
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A percentage of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients fail direct acting antiviral (DAA)-based treatment regimens, often because of drug resistance-associated substitutions (RAS). The aim of this study was to characterize the resistance profile of a large cohort of patients failing DAA-based treatments, and investigate the relationship between HCV subtype and failure, as an aid to optimizing management of these patients. A new, standardized HCV-RAS testing protocol based on deep sequencing was designed and applied to 220 previously subtyped samples from patients failing DAA treatment, collected in 39 Spanish hospitals. The majority had received DAA-based interferon (IFN) α-free regimens; 79% had failed sofosbuvir-containing therapy. Genomic regions encoding the nonstructural protein (NS) 3, NS5A, and NS5B (DAA target regions) were analyzed using subtype-specific primers. Viral subtype distribution was as follows: genotype (G) 1, 62.7%; G3a, 21.4%; G4d, 12.3%; G2, 1.8%; and mixed infections 1.8%. Overall, 88.6% of patients carried at least 1 RAS, and 19% carried RAS at frequencies below 20% in the mutant spectrum. There were no differences in RAS selection between treatments with and without ribavirin. Regardless of the treatment received, each HCV subtype showed specific types of RAS. Of note, no RAS were detected in the target proteins of 18.6% of patients failing treatment, and 30.4% of patients had RAS in proteins that were not targets of the inhibitors they received. HCV patients failing DAA therapy showed a high diversity of RAS. Ribavirin use did not influence the type or number of RAS at failure. The subtype-specific pattern of RAS emergence underscores the importance of accurate HCV subtyping. The frequency of "extra-target" RAS suggests the need for RAS screening in all three DAA target regions.
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Antivirales/uso terapéutico , Farmacorresistencia Viral Múltiple/genética , Hepacivirus/efectos de los fármacos , Hepacivirus/genética , Mutación , Antivirales/farmacología , Estudios de Cohortes , Quimioterapia Combinada , Genotipo , Hepatitis C/tratamiento farmacológico , Secuenciación de Nucleótidos de Alto Rendimiento , Humanos , España , Insuficiencia del TratamientoRESUMEN
OBJECTIVES: It has been suggested that paucicellular lymphocytic colitis (PLC) should be considered to be part of the morphological spectrum of microscopic colitis. The aim of the study was to evaluate whether PLC may be considered to be a true microscopic colitis, and in this case, whether it is a minor form of lymphocytic colitis (LC) or a different entity. METHODS: All incident cases of PLC, LC, and collagenous colitis (CC) during the period 2004-2006 were included. The incidence rate and the clinical, histopathological, and immunological features of PLC were assessed and compared with those of both LC and CC. Immunoreactivities to CD25, c-Kit, and FOXP3 in lamina propria were assessed. RESULTS: In all, 19 patients with CC, 19 with LC, and 26 with PLC were identified. CD25+FOXP3+ expression was seen only in classical forms of microscopic colitis: 12 of 19 LC, 14 of 20 CC, and none of 20 PLC cases (P < 0.0001). Diarrhea ceased in 21 of the 26 patients, with a decrease in the daily stool number from 5.08 +/- 0.44 to 1.7 +/- 0.2 (P < 0.005). The five patients with no response to therapy fulfilled the Rome II criteria of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). CONCLUSIONS: The incidence rate of PLC, identified using objective histological criteria, was higher than those of CC and LC. The lack of expression of CD25+FOXP3+ cells in PLC, in contrast to those seen in both LC and CC, would suggest the existence of different pathophysiological mechanisms and does not support that PLC is a minor form of LC.
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Colitis Microscópica/inmunología , Colitis Microscópica/patología , Adolescente , Adulto , Distribución por Edad , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Análisis de Varianza , Biopsia con Aguja , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Estudios de Cohortes , Colitis Linfocítica/epidemiología , Colitis Linfocítica/inmunología , Colitis Linfocítica/patología , Colitis Microscópica/epidemiología , Colonoscopía/métodos , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Diarrea/diagnóstico , Diarrea/etiología , Femenino , Humanos , Inmunohistoquímica , Incidencia , Mucosa Intestinal/inmunología , Mucosa Intestinal/patología , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Células de Paneth/patología , Pronóstico , Valores de Referencia , Medición de Riesgo , Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad , Distribución por Sexo , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Determining whether patients with lymphocytic enteritis (LE) have coeliac disease is a challenge. We analysed the variables associated with a low-grade coeliac enteropathy diagnosis in patients with suspected coeliac disease but without villous atrophy, and developed a scoring system to identify them. METHODS: We collected data from 2010 through to 2016 on patients with lymphocytic enteritis and persistent symptoms compatible with the clinical spectrum of coeliac disease. One hundred and four patients starting on a gluten-free diet (GFD) were included. Duodenal biopsies were collected before the GFD and analysed for numbers of CD3+ T-cell receptor gamma delta+ (TCRγδ+), and CD3- intraepithelial lymphocytes. We performed a logistic regression analysis to identify factors associated with a low-grade coeliac enteropathy diagnosis. RESULTS: Sixty-two patients achieved clinical remission after the GFD. Fifty of these 62 patients were diagnosed with low-grade coeliac enteropathy. Multivariate analysis identified the presence of >25% intraepithelial lymphocytosis, HLA-DQ2.5, positive serology, and increased numbers of TCRγδ+ cells with a low-grade coeliac enteropathy diagnosis. We developed a scoring system that identified patients with an area under the ROC curve (AUC) of 0.91. Scores of >10 had 86% sensitivity and 85% specificity. CONCLUSION: We developed a scoring system that identifies patients likely to be diagnosed with low-grade coeliac enteropathy with an AUC value of 0.91.
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Enfermedad Celíaca/diagnóstico , Enfermedad Celíaca/patología , Adulto , Femenino , Proteínas de Unión al GTP/metabolismo , Humanos , Inmunoglobulina A/metabolismo , Intestinos/patología , Modelos Logísticos , Masculino , Análisis Multivariante , Proteína Glutamina Gamma Glutamiltransferasa 2 , Factores de Riesgo , Transglutaminasas/metabolismoRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: An on-site, rapid, fingertip, whole-blood point-of-care test (POCT) is attractive for active case-finding of coeliac disease (CD) in primary care because of its simplicity. AIM: The aim of this article is to assess the usefulness and cost-effectiveness of adult case-finding using a POCT based on deamidated gliadin peptide antibodies (IgA/IgG-DGP) in primary care for CD diagnosis. METHODS: A case-finding study for CD was conducted by using an easy-to-use, on-site, whole-blood for IgA/IgG-DGP-based fingertip POCT compared with tTG2 in 350 individuals. Sample size was calculated based on 0.28% prevalence in the reference population. Duodenal biopsies for histology, intraepithelial lymphocytes and in situ deposition of tTG2 were obtained if tTG2 and/or POCT were positive. Accuracy and cost-effectiveness of strategies using serology or POCT were calculated. RESULTS: Prevalence of CD was 1.14% (95% CI, 0.3-3.4), almost double what was previously observed. Four patients were diagnosed with CD. tTG2 was positive in three (0.85%) and POCT in 29 (8.2%). Sensitivity of POCT for CD was 100%, specificity 93%, PPV 14%, and NPV 100%. POCT followed by duodenal biopsy was the most cost-effective approach in our setting (standard diagnosis: 13,033/case; POCT + duodenal biopsy: 7360/case). CONCLUSIONS: A negative POCT allows ruling out CD in primary care, making it suitable for case-finding. POCT strategy was the most cost effective.
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BACKGROUND AND AIM: Drug-eluting bead transarterial chemoembolization (DEB-TACE) improves the survival of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), intermediate stage [i.e. Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer-B (BCLC-B)]. The aim of our study was to analyse the overall survival (OS) and prognostic factors of patients with HCC treated with DEB-TACE. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients' clinical course was recorded from January 2005 to July 2014. The median OS was obtained by the Kaplan-Meier method and compared using the log-rank test. The prognosis factors associated with OS were determined by a multivariate Cox regression analysis and the accuracy of the OS prediction was determined by calculation of the assessment for retreatment with TACE score (ART score). RESULTS: A cohort of 147 consecutive patients treated with DEB-TACE was included. Median age of the patients was 73.4 years. Overall, 68.7% were men, and all had cirrhosis, with 68.8% being hepatisis C virus positive. Moreover, 35.2% were staged as BCLC-A and 60.2% as BCLC-B. After a median follow-up of 19.2 months, 29.3% were alive, 4.3% needed treatment with sorafenib and 56.1% underwent DEB-TACE retreatment. Median OS was 22.8 [95% confidence interval (CI)=19.6-25.9]. After censoring for ascites and more than one nodule, OS was 23.87 (95% CI =20.72-27.01) and 26.89 (95% CI =21.00-32.78), respectively. The risk of death decreased by 22.3% with the number of DEB-TACE sessions (hazard ratio=0.777) and increased by 25.9% with higher Child-Pugh score (hazard ratio=1.259). Overall, 61.2% of the cohort had an ART score between 0 and 1.5. There were no statistical differences in OS between cohort groups with ART of 0-1.5 and at least 2.5. CONCLUSION: The results validate the efficacy and safety of DEB-TACE in patients with HCC and the importance of some prognostic factors for patient survival.
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Carcinoma Hepatocelular/terapia , Quimioembolización Terapéutica/métodos , Neoplasias Hepáticas/terapia , Anciano , Antibióticos Antineoplásicos/administración & dosificación , Antibióticos Antineoplásicos/efectos adversos , Quimioembolización Terapéutica/efectos adversos , Doxorrubicina/administración & dosificación , Doxorrubicina/efectos adversos , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Humanos , Estimación de Kaplan-Meier , Masculino , Microesferas , Pronóstico , Medición de Riesgo/métodos , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Functional abdominal bloating is a functional bowel disorder dominated by a feeling of abdominal fullness without sufficient criteria for another functional gastrointestinal disorder. Gas-related complaints (i.e., passage of flatus), which are present in a subgroup of these patients, might be associated with carbohydrate malabsorption. AIM: To evaluate the presence of lactose and/or fructose plus sorbitol malabsorption, and the long-term efficacy of malabsorbed sugar-free diets, in patients with Rome II criteria of functional abdominal bloating and gas-related symptoms. METHODS: Thirty-six consecutive patients (age, 51+/-3.1 years; sex, 12 M, 24 W) with Rome II criteria of functional abdominal bloating and gas-related symptoms were included in a pilot study. In all cases, the presence of malabsorption of both lactose (20 g) and fructose plus sorbitol (20+3.5 g) was assessed by means of hydrogen breath test. Patients with sugar malabsorption were put on a malabsorbed sugar-free diet. Follow-up visits were scheduled at both 1 and 12 months after starting the diet. Global rating scales of change as compared to the beginning of the study were used to assess symptom changes. RESULTS: Twenty-six of 36 patients (72.2%) presented sugar malabsorption (six lactose, 12 fructose plus sorbitol, and eight both). Seventeen of the 26 (65%) patients with malabsorption had symptoms of sugar intolerance during the 3-h breath testing period. All 26 were put on malabsorbed sugar-free diets. Eighty-one per cent of patients referred clinical improvement at 1-month visit, which was maintained at 12 months in 67% of them (complete improvement in 50% and partial improvement in 16.7%). CONCLUSIONS: Sugar malabsorption and intolerance seem to be frequent in patients with functional abdominal bloating and gas-related complaints. A malabsorbed sugar-free diet might be a long-term effective therapy in a high percentage of patients. Further controlled clinical trials are warranted.
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Enfermedades Funcionales del Colon/dietoterapia , Carbohidratos de la Dieta/administración & dosificación , Carbohidratos de la Dieta/metabolismo , Flatulencia/dietoterapia , Síndromes de Malabsorción/dietoterapia , Pruebas Respiratorias , Enfermedades Funcionales del Colon/etiología , Enfermedades Funcionales del Colon/metabolismo , Femenino , Flatulencia/etiología , Flatulencia/metabolismo , Fructosa/administración & dosificación , Fructosa/metabolismo , Humanos , Absorción Intestinal , Lactosa/administración & dosificación , Lactosa/metabolismo , Intolerancia a la Lactosa/dietoterapia , Intolerancia a la Lactosa/etiología , Intolerancia a la Lactosa/metabolismo , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Proyectos Piloto , Sorbitol/administración & dosificación , Sorbitol/metabolismo , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: The role of gluten as a trigger of symptoms in non-coeliac gluten sensitivity has been questioned. AIM: To demonstrate that gluten is the trigger of symptoms in a subgroup of patients fulfilling the diagnostic criteria for non-coeliac gluten sensitivity (NCGS), which presented with lymphocytic enteritis, positive celiac genetics and negative celiac serology. METHODS: Double-blind randomized clinical trial of gluten vs placebo rechallenge. INCLUSION CRITERIA: >18 years of age, HLA-DQ2/8+, negative coeliac serology and gluten-dependent lymphocytic enteritis, and GI symptoms, with clinical and histological remission at inclusion. Eighteen patients were randomised: 11 gluten (20 g/day) and 7 placebo. Clinical symptoms, quality of life (GIQLI), and presence of gamma/delta+ cells and transglutaminase deposits were evaluated. RESULTS: 91% of patients had clinical relapse during gluten challenge versus 28.5% after placebo (p = 0.01). Clinical scores and GIQLI worsened after gluten but not after placebo (p<0.01). The presence of coeliac tissue markers at baseline biopsy on a gluten-free diet allowed classifying 9 out of the 18 (50%) patients as having probable 'coeliac lite' disease. CONCLUSION: This proof-of-concept study indicates that gluten is the trigger of symptoms in a subgroup of patients fulfilling the diagnostic criteria for NCGS. They were characterized by positive celiac genetics, lymphocytic enteritis, and clinical and histological remission after a gluten-free diet. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02472704.
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Enfermedad Celíaca/diagnóstico , Dieta Sin Gluten , Enteritis/diagnóstico , Glútenes/química , Glútenes/inmunología , Linfocitos/citología , Adulto , Anciano , Método Doble Ciego , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Calidad de Vida , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Lymphocytic (LC) and collagenous (CC) colitis are the two major forms of microscopic colitis (MC). The aim of this study was to identify similarities and differences in their mucosal immune characteristics. METHODS: Colonic biopsies from 15 CC, 8 LC, and 10 healthy controls were collected. Mucosal lymphocytes were assessed by flow cytometry. Tissue gene expression and protein levels were determined by real-time PCR and ELISA, respectively. RESULTS: LC patients had lower numbers of CD4(+) and double-positive CD4(+)CD8(+)mucosal T lymphocytes, and higher numbers of CD8(+) and CD4(+)TCRγδ(+) mucosal T cells, compared with controls and CC patients. Regulatory Treg (CD4(+)CD25(+)FOXP3(+)) and double-negative (CD3(+)CD4(-)CD8(-)) T cell percentages were higher in both CC and LC compared with controls, coupled with higher levels of the anti-inflammatory IL-10, both at mRNA and protein levels. By contrast, Th1 and Th17 cells were lower in both CC and LC, although gene expression of Th1/Th17 cytokines was higher in both. CONCLUSION: CC and LC share some regulatory and effector mechanisms, but not others. Higher IL-10 levels and higher Treg and double-negative T cell percentages, found in both CC and LC, could be responsible for the lack of progression of structural damage and the blockade of proinflammatory cytokine production. However, CC and LC are revealed as separate, independent entities, as they show clearly different mucosal lymphocyte profiles, which could be caused by different luminal triggers of the two diseases. Hence, CC and LC are two closely related but independent intestinal disorders.
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Linfocitos T CD4-Positivos/metabolismo , Linfocitos T CD8-positivos/metabolismo , Colitis Colagenosa/inmunología , Colitis Linfocítica/inmunología , Mucosa Intestinal/inmunología , Adulto , Anciano , Biomarcadores/metabolismo , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Citocinas/metabolismo , Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática , Femenino , Citometría de Flujo , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa , Linfocitos T Reguladores/metabolismo , Células TH1/metabolismo , Células Th17/metabolismoRESUMEN
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: There is very limited information regarding region-specific immunological response in human intestine. We aimed to determine differences in immune compartmentalisation between ileum and colon in healthy and inflamed mucosa. METHODS: T cell profile and its apoptosis were measured by flow cytometry, Th1, Th17, Treg [CD4(+)CD25(+)FOXP3(+)], double positive [DP, CD3(+)CD4(+)CD8(+)] and double negative T cells [DN, CD3(+)CD4(-)CD8(-)], immunohistochemistry [FOXP3, caspase-3], and real-time polymerase chain reaction [PCR] [IFN-γ, IL-17-A, and FOXP3] on biopsies from different regions of healthy intestine and of intestine in inflammatory bowel diseases. RESULTS: Healthy colon showed higher percentages of Treg, Th17, and DN, and lower numbers of DP T cells compared with ileum [p < 0.05]. Some but not all region-specific differences were lost in inflammatory conditions. Disease-specific patterns were found: a Th1/Th17 pattern and a Th17 pattern in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis respectively, whereas a reduction in Th1/Th17 was found in microscopic colitis. In colonic Crohn's disease and microscopic colitis, DN T cells had a pattern inverse to that of Th1/Th17 (increase in microscopic colitis [p < 0.05] and decrease in Crohn's disease [p < 0.005]). Higher levels of lymphocyte apoptosis were found in healthy colon compared with the ileal counterparts [p = 0.001]. All forms of colonic inflammation presented a dramatic decrease in apoptosis compared with healthy colon. By contrast ileal Crohn's disease showed higher levels of cleaved-Caspase(+) CD3(+) cells. CONCLUSIONS: Immunological differences exist in healthy gastrointestinal tract. Inflammatory processes overwhelm some location-specific differences, whereas others are maintained. Care has to be taken when analysing immune response in intestinal inflammation, as location-specific differences may be relevant.