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Prediction of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Portuguese Population after Hepatit...
Mascarenhas, André; Serrazina, Juliana; Bronze, Sérgio; Cortez-Pinto, Helena; Presa, José; Barreira, Ana; Carrola, Paulo; Vara-Luiz, FranciscoIntroduction: Chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) causes 25% of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cases worldwide, a major cause of morbimortality even after sustained virologic response (SVR). Universal screening to all patients with advanced liver fibrosis is currently recommended. A risk-based strategy could improve the detection rate of early HCC and diminish the surveillance burden. Although severa...
Translation, Cultural Adaptation and Validation of “PROMIS GI - Disrupted Swall...
Rodrigues, José Pedro; Mascarenhas, André; Félix, Catarina; Nascimento, David; Correia, Helena; Dias Curto, José; Chagas, Cristina; Tato Marinho, RuiIntroduction: Dysphagia is a prevalent condition (20%), and occurs more frequently in women and in older people. It negatively impacts innumerous aspects of patient’s personal and professional lives. Patient-reported outcomes allow patients to directly quantify their experience regarding dysphagia and evaluate its true impact on quality of life. Among the scales available, Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement ...
Pan-Enteric Capsule Endoscopy: Current Applications and Future Perspectives
Rosa, Bruno; Andrade, Patrícia; Lopes, Sandra; Gonçalves, Ana Rita Marques; Serrazina, Juliana; Marílio Cardoso, Pedro; Silva, AndreaBackground: The role of capsule endoscopy in the evaluation of the small bowel is well established, and current guidelines position it as a first-line test in a variety of clinical scenarios. The advent of double-headed capsules further enabled the endoscopic assessment of colonic mucosa and the opportunity for a one-step noninvasive examination of the entire bowel (pan-enteric capsule endoscopy [PCE]). Summary...
Small Bowel Enteroscopy - A Joint Clinical Guideline from the Spanish and Portu...
Pérez-Cuadrado-Robles, Enrique; Pinho, Rolando; Gonzalez, Begoña; Mão de Ferro, Susana; Chagas, Cristina; Esteban Delgado, Pilar; Carretero, CristinaThe present evidence-based guidelines are focused on the use of device-assisted enteroscopy in the management of small-bowel diseases. A panel of experts selected by the Spanish and Portuguese small bowel study groups reviewed the available evidence focusing on the main indications of this technique, its role in the management algorithm of each indication and on its diagnostic and therapeutic yields. A set of r...
Effectiveness of two dietary approaches on the quality of life and gastrointest...
Guerreiro, Maria Margarida; Santos, Zélia; Carolino, Elisabete; Correa, Julieta; Cravo, Marilia; Augusto, Fátima; Chagas, CristinaTo evaluate the effectiveness of a low FODMAP (fermentable oligosaccharides, monosaccharaides, disaccharides, and polyols) diet in the relief of symptoms and an improvement of the quality of life in individuals with irritable bowel syndrome in comparison to a standard diet according to the British Dietetic Association’s guidelines. A non-randomized clinical trial of adult patients with IBS has compared two diet...
Effectiveness of two dietary approaches on the quality of life and gastrointest...
Guerreiro, Maria Margarida; Santos, Zélia; Carolino, Elisabete; Correa, Julieta; Cravo, Marília; Augusto, Fátima; Chagas, CristinaTo evaluate the effectiveness of a low FODMAP (fermentable oligosaccharides, monosaccharaides, disaccharides and polyols) diet in the relief of symptoms and an improvement of the quality of life in individuals with irritable bowel syndrome in comparison to a standard diet according to the British Dietetic Association's guidelines. A non-randomized clinical trial of adult patients with IBS was compared two diet ...
Comparing the continuous geboes score with the Robarts Histopathology Index: de...
Magro, Fernando; Lopes, Joanne; Borralho, Paula; Lopes, Susana; Coelho, Rosa; Cotter, Jose; de Castro, Francisca Dias; Sousa, Helena TavaresBackground and Aims: The histological status of ulcerative colitis [UC] patients in clinical and endoscopic remission has gained space as an important prognostic marker and a key component of disease monitoring. Our main aims were to compare two histological indexes-the continuous Geboes score [GS] and the Robarts Histopathology index [RHI]-regarding their definitions of histological remission and response, and...
Experience of a Portuguese Center: Effectiveness of Direct-Acting Antiviral The...
Falcão, Fátima; Lopes, Carla; Viegas, Erica; Perez, Rita; Aldir, Isabel; Farinha, Helena; Carvalho, António; Mirco, Ana; Marques, SusanaIntroduction: In late 2014, Portugal implemented a national program for the treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis C with directacting antiviral agents. This program has made Portugal one of the first European countries to implement a structured measure of treatment to eliminate this serious public health problem. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of direct-acting antiviral therapy in ...
Comparison of different histological indexes in the assessment of UC activity a...
Magro, Fernando; Lopes, Joanne; Borralho, Paula; Lopes, Susana; Coelho, Rosa; Cotter, Jose; de Castro, Francisca Dias; Sousa, Helena TavaresObjective Histological remission is being increasingly acknowledged as a therapeutic endpoint in patients with UC. The work hereafter described aimed to evaluate the concordance between three histological classification systems-Geboes Score (GS), Nancy Index (NI) and RobartsHistopathologyIndex (RHI), as well as to evaluate their association with the endoscopic outcomes and the faecal calprotectin (FC) levels. D...
Accuracy of faecal calprotectin and neutrophil Gelatinase B-associated Lipocali...
Magro, Fernando; Lopes, Susana; Coelho, Rosa; Cotter, Jose; Castro, Francisca Dias de; Sousa, Helena Tavares; Salgado, Marta; Andrade, PatríciaBackground and Aims: Mucosal healing and histological remission are different targets for patients with ulcerative colitis, but both rely on an invasive endoscopic procedure. This study aimed to assess faecal calprotectin and neutrophil gelatinase B-associated lipocalin as biomarkers for disease activity in asymptomatic ulcerative colitis patients. Methods: This was a multicentric cross-sectional study includin...