The role of magnification endoscopy in the early diagnosis of gastric signet ring cell carcinoma.

We present the case of a 67-year-old woman referred to our outpatient clinic presenting dyspepsia. Gastroscopy was performed, showing antral gastritis. Random biopsies were taken, being positive for poorly differentiated Lauren's diffuse gastric adenocarcinoma.

Hemostatic spray powder TC-325 for GI bleeding in a nationwide study: survival and predictors of failure via competing risks analysis.

Background And Aims: TC-325 (Hemospray, Cook Medical, Winston-Salem, NC) is an inorganic hemostatic powder recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

[Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. How and who to screen].

Non-alcoholic fatty acid disease (NAFLD) can develop in the context of multiple processes but the main etiologic association is undoubtedly with insulin resistance syndrome. The present review aims to provide a systematic diagnostic approach that should include the following basic elements: a) a suspected diagnosis of NAFLD, including confirmation of abstinence from alcohol, exclusion of other potential causes of liver steatosis and diagnosis of potential associated diseases; b) diagnosis of insulin resistance; c) diagnosis of potential associated diseases; d) adequate evaluation of vascular risk; e) diagnosis of the type and localization of fat, and finally, f) evaluation of the severity of NAFLD, which can be performed through invasive and non-invasive techniques.

[Results of the screening program for colorectal cancer screening in Cantabria, Spain, during the period November 2008-March 2010].

Background: The colorectal cancer (CCR) is a Public Health problem because of its high incidence and mortality. Screening programs are important for early detection of CCR. An early detection of this illness could decrease its mortality.