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Inter rater disagreements in applying the montreal classification for Crohn's d...
Ukashi, Offir; Amiot, Aurelien; Laharie, David; Menchén, Luis; Gutiérrez, Ana; Fernandes, Samuel; Pessarelli, Tommaso; Correia, FábioBackground: The Montreal classification has been widely used in Crohn's disease since 2005 to categorize patients by the age of onset (A), disease location (L), behavior (B), and upper gastrointestinal tract and perianal involvement. With evolving management paradigms in Crohn's disease, we aimed to assess the performance of gastroenterologists in applying the Montreal classification. Methods: An online survey ...
Technological Innovations in Hepatitis C Screening and Diagnosis: Focused Liter...
Botto, Inês; Rodrigues, Inês; Bronze, Sérgio; Medina, Diogo; Freire, Rita; Serejo, FátimaIntroduction: Current Portuguese hepatitis C virus (HCV)screening guidance (2017) limits confirmation of antibody--positive test results to hospital specialist visits, using nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT). No other professionals, healthcare settings, or testing technologies are included, despite innovations toward more patient-centric care. Methods: We performed a focused review of literaturepublished ...
Influence of COVID-19 on patients with esophageal varices under prophylactic en...
Craciun, Ana; Botto, Inês; Lopes, Joao; Moura, Miguel; Carvalhana, Sofia; Cortez-Pinto, Helena; Marinho, RuiBackground and objectives: Endoscopic band ligation (EBL) plays a critical role in patients with clinically significant portal hypertension, as variceal eradication (VE) is essential to prevent further variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (GI). The emergence of COVID-19 has led to a dramatic reduction in endoscopic activity. Our study aimed to evaluate the effect of COVID-19 on VE, GI, and 6-month mortality...