Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology
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Scand. J. Gastroenterol. · Aug 2018
Multicenter Study Observational StudyRapid and persistent decline in soluble CD163 with successful direct-acting antiviral therapy and associations with chronic hepatitis C histology.
Soluble CD 163 (sCD163) is released from activated liver macrophages in chronic viral hepatitis C (HCV) and serum levels reflect liver disease severity. The impact of direct-acting antiviral (DAA)-therapy on sCD163-levels and the ability of sCD163 to predict the presence of liver fibrosis remain unclear. In a combined observational and prospective study, we aimed to investigate changes in sCD163 with DAA-treatment, to investigate associations between sCD163 and histopathological activity and fibrosis and to validate the sCD163-based fibrosis score in HCV-patients. ⋯ sCD163-levels decline rapidly with successful DAA therapy and are associated with histological inflammatory activity and fibrosis, confirming a key role for macrophages in HCV inflammation and fibrosis and supporting sCD163 as a biomarker of treatment response.
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Scand. J. Gastroenterol. · Aug 2018
Anemia following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity; a 5-year follow-up study.
Patients are at risk of anemia post Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). We sought to determine the prevalence of anemia and related nutritional deficiencies 5 years after RYGB and to evaluate adherence to nutritional supplements with iron, vitamin B12, and folate. ⋯ We observed a long-term increase in anemia and iron deficiency after RYGB in both genders, but most pronounced in women. Our postoperative protocol for prevention of vitamin B12 and folate deficiencies appear acceptable. Iron status and iron supplementation seems to need stronger emphasis during follow-up after RYGB.
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Scand. J. Gastroenterol. · Aug 2018
Predictive factors of therapeutic intervention in on-call endoscopy for suspected gastrointestinal bleeding.
Performing an endoscopy out of hours confer significant burdens on limited health-care resources. However, not all on-call endoscopies lead to therapeutic interventions. The purpose of the present study was to analyze predictive factors for performing therapeutic intervention in patients with suspected gastrointestinal bleeding. ⋯ Hematemesis and prolonged PT-INR were predictive factors of therapeutic intervention when on-call endoscopy was performed in patients with suspected gastrointestinal bleeding.
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Scand. J. Gastroenterol. · Aug 2018
Long-term outcomes of patients with symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease treated with vonoprazan.
The novel potassium-competitive acid blocker, vonoprazan, provides rapid and effective acid suppression. The aim of this study is to evaluate the long-term outcomes of patients with symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) treated with vonoprazan. ⋯ One-year treatment with vonoprazan significantly improves GERD symptoms and endoscopic healing of erosive esophagitis is satisfactory. The long-term use of vonoprazan is effective and useful to control GERD.