Publications by authors named "Alexandra Weir"
High prevalence of eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders in patients with atopic disease.
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- Cannabis use is rising among people for both recreational and medical reasons, but there isn't much research on its effects in eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE).
- A study involved 983 newly diagnosed EoE patients, with 80 reporting cannabis use, mainly through inhalation and daily consumption.
- Findings indicated that cannabis users had milder initial symptoms but showed worse inflammatory responses after treatment compared to non-users, suggesting that cannabis may negatively affect EoE management.
Leaving the abdominal cavity open is a well-described and frequently utilized technique in the treatment of severe intra-abdominal sepsis. Irrigation through a negative pressure wound therapy device is a technique employed to assist in the closure of wounds as well as the reduction of bacterial contamination. Furthermore, hypochlorous acid has been found to be safe and effective in microorganismal elimination from extremity wounds.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Endoscopic sclerotherapy using sodium morrhuate has been used to treat patients with weight regain after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass whose presumed etiology is loss of restriction due to gastrojejunostomy dilation. Weight loss and stability have been demonstrated in several studies with short-term follow-up evaluation.
Methods: This retrospective review evaluated all the patients who underwent sclerotherapy for a dilated gastrojejunostomy between 2007 and 2012.