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Validation and Application of Predictive Models for Inadequate Bowel Preparatio...

Abstract Background: Bowel preparation is a major quality criterion for colonoscopies. Models developed to identify patients with inadequate preparation have not been validated in external cohorts. We aim to validate these models and determine their applicability. Methods: Colonoscopies between April and November 2019 were retrospectively included. Boston Bowel Preparation Scale 2 per segment was considered ade...

Critical Analysis of the Applicability of Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy Perform...

Abstract Introduction: The European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) identified the need to benchmark the quality of small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) and produced a set of performance measures (PM). The aim of this study is to critically evaluate the accordance of the PM for SBCE in two Portuguese centers with different SBCE platforms. Methods: The authors conducted a cross-sectional analysis of...

Gestão da Intoxicação por Bloqueadores de Canais de Cálcio

Resumo A intoxicação por bloqueadores de canais de cálcio é geralmente subestimada, sendo uma condição potencialmente life-threatening pelos seus efeitos hemodinâmicos graves. Dependendo da idade, comorbilidades, co-ingestão de outros medicamentos e da magnitude da ingestão tóxica, a apresentação pode variar desde assintomática até choque. Altas doses de insulina parecem ser uma terapêutica adjuvante eficaz, ap...

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Gastroenterology Department Activity: The Ga...

Abstract Background: Several gastroenterology societies have created recommendations in order to reduce nonessential exposure to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus. Our aim is to evaluate the national gastroenterologists’ perspective on the impact of COVID-19 and the impact of reorganization of a gastroenterology department during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: For the first...

Unexpected Small-Bowel Finding in Overt-Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a ...

Abstract Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are the most frequent mesenchymal neoplasms affecting the gastrointestinal tract, and the small bowel is the second most frequent location. Approximately 5% of patients with GIST are not sporadic and have a familial autosomal dominant syndrome, such as neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). Gastrointestinal bleeding is a common presentation of GIST, and lesions such as s...

A ascensão eleitoral do Rassemblement National de Marine Le Pen

Resumo Em abril de 2022, Marine Le Pen apurou-se pela segunda vez consecutiva para a segunda volta das eleições presidenciais contra o Presidente incumbente Emmanuel Macron. Vinte anos antes, o seu pai, Jean-Marie Le Pen, tinha provocado um terramoto político com repercussões ao nível europeu depois de ter alcançado a segunda volta da eleição presidencial de 2002. Em comparação com os 17,8% dos votos obtidos pe...

ARP Case Report nº 24: Peribiliary Cysts - An Uncommon Diagnosis

ARP Case Report nº 24: What is your diagnosis?

Enteroscopy in the Elderly: Review of Procedural Aspects, Indications, Yield, a...

Background: As human longevity continues to increase, age-related diseases are more common, which leads to a higher use of gastroenterology services. Endoscopic procedures are generally considered to be of higher risk in the elderly with multiple comorbidities. However, some endoscopic techniques have already been proved to be well tolerated in the elderly. Summary: Enteroscopy enables the nonsurgical diagnosis...

Duodenal Crohn’s Disease Complicated by Pancreatitis and Common Bile Duct Obstr...

Introduction: Crohn’s disease (CD) is characterized by segmental and transmural involvement of any portion of the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the anus. Duodenal CD is a rare clinical entity, with the majority of the patients being symptomless - its diagnosis requires a high level of clinical suspicion. Case Presentation: We present the case of a 29-year-old male patient with a 2-month history of we...