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"Top ten": another alert on the prescription of proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) for the elderly

Píloro doble. Presentación de un caso y revisión de la literatura
Double pylorus. Case report and literature review

Rev. medica electron; 41 (1), 2019
RESUMEN El doble píloro es una comunicación anormal entre el antro gástrico y el bulbo duodenal y representa un raro hallazgo endoscópico. Se presentó un paciente de 80 años de edad, con antecedentes de hipertensión arterial, fumador inveterado, tomador de aspirina, que presentó melena aproximada...

Erradicación de Helicobacter pylori, consideraciones clínicas según la edad

Gastroenterol. latinoam; 30 (supl.1), 2019
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a gram negative bacteria that survives in the gastric acid environment. The infection is acquired mainly during childhood. Fifty to 70% of adult population has the infection. However, in the last 10 year, a decrease in the prevalence of this infection has been observed ...

The iatrogenic triad in a group of elderly women contracted to a health plan

Abstract Objective: to study the main elements of the iatrogenic triad in a group of elderly women with a Chronic Non-Communicable Disease (CNCD) contracted to a health plan. Method: A cross-sectional and descriptive epidemiological study was carried out by analyzing 3,501 medical prescriptions of 725 ...

Safety assessment of omeprazole use: a review

Säo Paulo med. j; 136 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Risks regarding hospital admission due to adverse drug reactions and drug interactions from use of omeprazole have been reported. The question guiding the present review was "Which adverse events occur in patients using omeprazole in a Food and Drug Administration-approved and/or o...

Prescripción-indicación de los inhibidores de la bomba de protones. Costo de la prescripción inadecuada en un primer nivel en Colombia

Acta méd. colomb; 43 (4), 2018
Resumen Introducción: los inhibidores de la bomba de protones (IBP) son medicamentos antiulcerosos que han presentado patrones de uso diferentes a los autorizados, por lo cual se buscó determinar la prescripción-indicación de los IBP en una institución de primer nivel de La Virginia, Risaralda, y e...

Pólipos de glândulas fúndicas: a histologia pode ser utilizada para prever uso de inibidores de bomba de próton?

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Fundic gland polyps allegedly increased in frequency in recent decades, and had attracted great attention due to possible association with prolonged proton pump inhibitor therapy. Prolonged use of this drug could cause parietal cell hyperplasia, obstruction of glandular lumen and c...

Doenças imunomediadas em pacientes com doença celíaca e em seus familiares: um estudo comparativo entre idade e sexo

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Up to 15% of other immune-mediated diseases (IMDs) can occur in patients with CD throughout their lives and are associated with multiple factors, including sex and sex hormone levels. Moreover, sex is associated with differences in clinical presentation, onset, progression, and out...

Consecuencias clínicas posgastrectomía vertical tubular: enfermedad por reflujo gastroesofágico

Rev. chil. cir; 70 (6), 2018
Varias publicaciones informan un aumento en la tasa de enfermedad por reflujo gastroesofágico (ERGE) después de la gastrectomía vertical tubular (GVT) o en manga a pesar que no existe aún consenso al respecto. El objetivo de este artículo es mostrar nuestra propia experiencia y de la literatura resp...