Digestive diseases are the fourth leading cause of outpatient care in Peruvian healthcare centers, with gastritis and peptic ulcers being the most common. This is a retrospective, cross-sectional, descriptive study of secondary analysis of medical record data to evaluate the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in patients undergoing upper digestive endoscopy during 2019 at Clinica Delgado, Lima, Peru. An association between males (PRa 1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction And Objectives: Viral infections have been described to increase the risk of decompensation in patients with cirrhosis. We aimed to determine the effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on outcome of hospitalized patients with cirrhosis and to compare the performance of different prognostic models for predicting mortality.
Patients: We performed a prospective cohort study including 2211 hospitalized patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection from April 15, 2020 through October 1, 2020 in 38 Hospitals from 11 Latin American countries.
Introduction & Objectives: The independent effect of liver biochemistries as a prognostic factor in patients with COVID-19 has not been completely addressed. We aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of abnormal liver tests on admission of hospitalized patients with COVID-19.
Materials & Methods: We performed a prospective cohort study including 1611 hospitalized patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection from April 15, 2020 through July 31, 2020 in 38 different Hospitals from 11 Latin American countries.
Rev Gastroenterol Peru
January 2014
A 45 year-old married man, with several sexual partners, initiated symptoms with nodosum erythema and in August 2008, is diagnosed of chronic hepatitis due to hepatitis B virus (HBV). Later he was diagnosed of Child A cirrhosis and hepatocarcinoma. He began HBV treatment with Entecavir 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Acute Hepatic Insufficiency (AHI) is a rare syndrome but has a high mortality rate. The purpose of this study was to determine the clinico-epidemiological characteristics of AHI.
Materials And Methods: Open study, prospective, descriptive of patients diagnosed with AHI in the Liver Unit of the Edgardo Rebagliati Martins State Hospital (HNERM) from February 1999 until January 2003.
Rev Gastroenterol Peru
February 2005
The case of a patient, 37 years old, born and resident of Lima, suffering rheumatoid arthritis who underwent treatment with prednisone, methotrexate, and chloroquine is reported. This therapy was substituted for gold salts one month before her admission. After the third dose she presented symptoms of abdominal pain and diarrhea, itching, and jaundice, associated with asthenia and a feverish sensation.
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February 2005
Chronic liver disease is a clinical entity of different origins. It is most frequently caused by viral infection and alcohol consumption. The entities of immunological origin are listed in third place including autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliar cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, as well as superposition syndromes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report the case of a 26-year-old woman from Cerro of Pasco - Per , with hydatid cyst in the liver associated with portal hypertension. We know that the echinococcosis in the liver is usually asymptomatic, although can produce clinical features that depend of the size and localization in the liver. The clinical, radiological and endoscopic findings are presented, due to the uncommon presentation and the few cases reported in the literature about this asociation
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