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Multimodal endoscopic management of fistula after sleeve gastrectomy involving ...
Fortunato, Claudia; Ferreira, Carlos; Moura, Miguel; Almeida, Amélia; Marinho, Rui; Correia, LuísIntroduction: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is a bariatric surgical procedure associated with a non-negligible risk of postoperative adverse events, especially fistulas, the majority of which occur at the angle of His. This adverse event requires a multidisciplinary approach involving intensive care, surgery, interventional endoscopy, and radiology. Despite the absence of an algorithmic endoscopic appro...
Cirrhosis is associated with lower serological responses to COVID-19 vaccines i...
Simão, André; Palma, Carolina; Izquierdo-Sanchez, Laura; Putignano, Antonella; Carvalho-Gomes, Angela; Posch, Andreas; Zanaga, Paola; Girleanu, IrinaBackground & aims: The response of patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) to COVID-19 vaccines remains unclear. Our aim was to assess the humoral immune response and efficacy of two-dose COVID-19 vaccines among patients with CLD of different aetiologies and disease stages. Methods: A total of 357 patients were recruited in clinical centres from six European countries, and 132 healthy volunteers served as con...
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...
Severe acute autoimmune hepatitis: how to early predict who will not respond to...
João, Mafalda; Carvalhana, Sofia; Moura, Miguel; Freitas, Luís Carlos; Silva, Andrea; Figueiredo, Pedro; Liberal, Rodrigo; Macedo, GuilhermeBackround: In acute severe autoimmune hepatitis (AS-AIH), the early identification of predictors of non-response to corticosteroids and the optimal timing for liver transplantation (LT) remains controversial. Aims: To determine early predictors of non-response to corticosteroids and to assess the usefulness of severity scores, namely the recently developed SURFASA. Methods: Retrospective multicentre cohort stud...