Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology
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Scand. J. Gastroenterol. · Mar 2003
Comparative StudySecondary osteoporosis in liver transplant recipients: a longitudinal study in patients with and without cholestatic liver disease.
Metabolic bone disease is one of the major long-term complications in liver transplant recipients, but it remains unclear which patients are at highest risk for developing severe bone disease following transplantation. ⋯ Bone loss following liver transplantation is considerable in patients with both cholestatic and non-cholestatic liver disease, the first group has the poorest starting-point while the latter group has the greatest bone loss following transplantation. Bone loss is closely correlated with biochemical markers of bone resorption and total dose of glucocorticoids given post-transplant.
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Scand. J. Gastroenterol. · Mar 2003
Case ReportsThe congenital duplication cyst: a rare differential diagnosis of retrosternal pain and dysphagia in a young patient.
Congenital cysts are malformations developing from the endoderm and mesoderm of the digestive and respiratory system in the early weeks of gestation. Unilocular or multilocular dysontogenic cysts are most commonly thoracically located adjacent to the trachea and bronchus and the development of an oesophageal duplication cyst in the oesophageal wall is extremely rare. ⋯ Next to endoscopy and computer tomography, endoscopic ultrasonography is mandatory for a distinguished and accurate preoperative evaluation. Transthoracic excision is crucial for definitive diagnosis and inhibition of complications.