Gastroent Hepat Barc
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Gastroent Hepat Barc · Aug 2000
[Incidence and prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease in Gijon, Asturias, Spain].
To determine the incidence and prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease in our area and to compare our results with those of other series from Spain and other parts of the world. ⋯ Incidence and prevalence obtained in our environment were higher than those described in other areas of Spain and were similar to those found in areas of Europe and other parts of the world with a higher incidence. Incidence and prevalence have increased since 1980, probably due to the widespread use of endoscopy as a diagnostic technique. Rates were higher in the prospective study than in the retrospective one.
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Gastroent Hepat Barc · Aug 1999
[Accuracy of imaging techniques and tumor markers in the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer].
The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of: a) three imaging techniques: ultrasonography (US), computed tomography (CT) and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), and b) the serum tumor markers CEA, CA 19-9 and CA 125, in the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. ⋯ CT scan offers the greatest accuracy in the diagnosis of PC. Among the tumor markers, CA 19-9 offers the best accuracy in the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.
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Gastroent Hepat Barc · May 1999
Review Case Reports[Severe hepatitis from therapeutic doses of paracetamol in an alcoholic patient].
The case of a 36-year-old chronic alcoholic patient who came to the hospital for presenting general bad shape, arthromyalgia and jaundice and who developed severe hepatitis with an extreme elevation in the transaminase levels following the consumption of therapeutic doses of paracetamol (3 g/day for 4 days). The possibility of other causes of hepatitis were duly discarded. ⋯ Recognizing hepatotoxicity by paracetamol in alcoholics is simple if the clinical history, the marked transaminase elevation and the history of paracetamol intake are adequately evaluated. Lower doses of paracetamol or even avoidance of this drug is recommended in circumstances in which the toxicity of the drug may be potentiated by chronic alcohol consumption or by the lack of appetite associated with deficient alimentation.