Uptake and barriers for implementation of the resect and discard strategy: an international survey.

 Optical real-time diagnosis (= resect-and-discard strategy) is an alternative to histopathology for diminutive colorectal polyps. However, clinical adoption of this approach seems sparse. We were interested in evaluating potential clinical uptake and barriers for implementation of this approach.

Comparing outcomes for endoscopic submucosal dissection between Eastern and Western countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aim: To compare endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) outcomes between Eastern and Western countries.

Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed using PubMed, MEDLINE, Web of Science, CINAHL and EBM reviews to identify studies published between 1990 and February 2016. The primary outcome was the efficacy of ESD based on information about either curative resection, or R0 resection rates.

Severe immune mucositis and esophagitis in metastatic squamous carcinoma of the larynx associated with pembrolizumab.

Background: Pembrolizumab is an anti-programmed death 1 (PD-1) receptor monoclonal antibody that has shown activity as second line treatment for metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Immune-related adverse events are now well described complications of PD-1 inhibitors and most organ sites have been shown to be potentially affected.

Case Presentation: We describe a 69-year old patient with a relapsed squamous cell carcinoma of the supraglottic larynx with lung metastasis after receiving adjuvant concurrent cisplatin and radiotherapy.

[Antibiotic resistance of Helicobacter pylori in Reunion Island: therapeutic consequences].

The aims of this paper were to assess resistance of Helicobacter pylori to antibiotics included in the so-called French triple regimens and to identify the possible causes of therapeutic failure in Reunion island. Antibiotic resistance was determined for 109 strains. All the strains were sensitive to amoxicillin and tetracycline, 93.

[Prevalence of hepatitis A, B, C virus markers in Réunion (south hospital and Saint Pierre prison)].

We studied the prevalence of Hepatitis A, B, C in different groups in the population of the South of Reunion Island. The aims of this study were the following: to estimate the prevalence of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) (anti-HCV antibodies) and Hepatitis B virus (HBV) (anti-HBc, HBs Ag and anti-HBs) in a population of 1455 women, who delivered in the Centre hospitalier Sud Reunion (CHSR), to estimate the prevalence of these two viruses in a population selected for risk factors (100 prisoners), to estimate the prevalence of Hepatitis A in a group of 400 persons (aged 0 to 19) hospitalised in CHSR since 1st January 1998 (100 for each 5-year age bracket), to research risks factors in these populations and immunity. The overall prevalence of anti-HCV was 0.