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¿Ha disminuido la colectomía por crisis de colitis ulcerosa?

Rev. méd. Chile; 151 (3), 2023
BACKGROUND: Treatment for moderate-severe active ulcerative colitis (UC) includes steroids, biologic therapy and total colectomy. Aim: To describe the features of patients with moderate to severe active UC, their hospital evolution and need for colectomy. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Non-concurrent cohort study...

Opciones terapéuticas disponibles ante la falla al tratamiento anti-TNF en pacientes con Enfermedad Inflamatoria Intestinal

Gastroenterol. latinoam; 34 (2), 2023

Utilização da monitorização terapêutica com níveis séricos de infliximabe nas doenças inflamatórias intestinais: um algoritmo simplificado baseado em evidências

Arq. gastroenterol; 57 (4), 2020
ABSTRACT Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of infliximab (IFX) has been recognized as an important strategy in the management of secondary loss of response to this agent, guiding clinical decision-making in the management of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Although most of the data on the application ...

Fatores associados com a escolha da terapia nos pacientes com doença inflamatória intestinal no Brasil

Arq. gastroenterol; 57 (4), 2020
BACKGROUND: Biological therapy and new drugs have revolutionized the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. Ideally, the choice of medication should be a shared decision with the patient, aiming at greater satisfaction, compliance, and consequently, favorable clinical outcome. OBJECTIVE: This study a...

Infliximab-induced remission improves physical activity in patients with active Crohn's disease

SUMMARY AIM: To compare the level of physical activity (PA), exercise capacity, and body composition before and after infliximab-induced clinical remission in patients with Crohn's disease (CD). METHODS: This prospective longitudinal study evaluated 44 adult outpatients with active CD before infliximab...

Type 2 myocardial infarction resulted from the left thoracic stomach

Abstract The universal definition of myocardial infarction (MI) provides five subtypes of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We present an interesting case of a type 2 myocardial infarction caused by the dilation of the left thoracic stomach....

Octreótido de liberación prolongada para el tratamiento de hemorragia digestiva alta en Pediatría

Rev. chil. pediatr; 91 (2), 2020
Resumen: Introducción: La hemorragia digestiva por hipertensión portal, sin alternativa de tratamiento endos- cópico o quirúrgico por localizaciones ectópicas, no identificadas del sitio de sangrado o caracterís ticas anatómicas, constituye un desafío terapéutico en Pediatría. El tratamiento ...

Pérdida de respuesta a terapia anti-TNF en enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal: experiencia en un hospital de referencia en Lima - Perú

RESUMEN Objetivo: Evaluar la respuesta al tratamiento con anti-TNFs en pacientes con enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal. Materiales y métodos: Estudio prospectivo observacional realizado en el Servicio de Gastroenterología del Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara, de enero 2015 a agosto 2018. Resu...

Diagnosticar y tratar el Helicobacter pylori podría ser la mejor estrategia de manejo para la dispepsia no estudiada

Vedolizumabe no manejo das doenças inflamatórias intestinais: um estudo multicentrico observacional brasileiro

Arq. gastroenterol; 56 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: There is scarce data regarding efficacy and safety of vedolizumab in inflammatory bowel diseases in Latin America. OBJECTIVE: To describe the first observational real-world experience with vedolizumab in Latin American inflammatory bowel diseases patients. METHODS: Retrospectiv...