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Diagnosis of acute graft-versus-host disease in the gastrointestinal tract of patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. A descriptive and critical study of diagnostic tests

ABSTRACT Introduction: Acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) and has become the subject of several studies to understand and treat it. Objective: This study does a de...

Diagnóstico, tratamento e seguimento do esôfago de Barrett: revisão sistemática

Arq. gastroenterol; 57 (3), 2020
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Barrett's esophagus (BE) is a premalignant condition that raises controversy among general practitioners and specialists, especially regarding its diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up protocols. OBJECTIVE: This systematic review aims to present the particularities and to clarify c...

Serum iron and vitamin B 12 deficiency could indicate celiac disease by flexible spectral imaging color enhancement

SUMMARY INTRODUCTION Celiac disease (CeD) is an autoimmune disease that can be delayed in diagnosis due to the presence of atypical and asymptomatic cases in adulthood. Herein we aimed to study the frequency of CeD and evaluate whether magnified endoscopy and magnified/FICE (flexible spectral imaging c...

Ingesta de cuerpos extraños magnéticos en la edad pediátrica. Caso clínico de localización y extracción endoscópica con ayuda de un imán

Arch. argent. pediatr; 118 (3), 2020
La ingesta accidental de más de un imán puede producir complicaciones graves. Los protocolos actuales recomiendan la extracción endoscópica de ser posible. El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar un caso clínico de una ingesta de dos imanes y la técnica endoscópica de extracción. Niño de 11 añ...

Effects of remifentanil on awakening of propofol sedated patients submitted to upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: a randomized clinical trial

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 70 (3), 2020
Abstract Background and objectives: Sedation for endoscopic procedures aims to provide high quality sedation, lower risks, short recovery time, superior recovery quality and absence of side effects, seeking high patient level of satisfaction. The goal of the study was to assess administration of remifen...

Guía de recomendación ACCHED-SCHGE para el funcionamiento de las unidades de endoscopia durante el brote de coronavirus (COVID-19)

Gastroenterol. latinoam; 31 (1), 2020
The outbreak of COVID-19 disease has recently spread from its original place in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, to the entire world, and has been declared to be a pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020. All countries in America, in particular Chile, show an important increase in COVID-19 c...

Bezoar gástrico, una aproximación al manejo

Gastroenterol. latinoam; 31 (1), 2020
The presence of bezoars in daily clinical practice is a event that poses a challenge both diagnostic, due to the associated factors in its development, as well as therapeutic. The management of this entity is associated with medical, endoscopic and surgical procedures and it is necessary to know its usef...

Esofagitis por píldoras

Rev. argent. cir; 112 (1), 2020
Si bien no se encuentra entre las principales causas de disfagia u odinofagia, la lesión de la mucosa del esófago a causa de la medicación administrada como píldoras debe ser tenida en cuenta, en particular en algún grupo etario con patologías crónicas. Presentamos el caso de una mujer con dolor r...

Desempeño del índice FIB-4 en el despistaje de várices esofágicas en pacientes con el diagnóstico de cirrosis hepática

RESUMEN Introducción: El diagnóstico de várices esofágicas en pacientes cirróticos se realiza mediante la endoscopía digestiva alta. Se han estudiado predictores no invasivos para el diagnóstico de estas. Objetivo: El objetivo de este estudio es evaluar el desempeño del índice FIB-4 en el de...

Achados videoendoscópicos da deglutição em diferentes consistências de alimento na Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica

CoDAS; 32 (1), 2020
RESUMO Objetivo Este estudo teve por objetivo comparar os achados videoendoscópicos da deglutição orofaríngea em distintas consistências de alimento na Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica (ELA). Método Estudo clínico retrospectivo com amostra de conveniência. Foram incluídos 20 indivíduos com diag...