Alcohol Consumption Post-Liver Transplantation: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Listing patients with alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) for liver transplant (LT) remains challenging especially due to the risk of alcohol resumption post-LT. We aimed to evaluate post-LT alcohol consumption at a Portuguese transplant center.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study including LT recipients from 2019 at Curry Cabral Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal.

Mycotic Aortic Aneurysm As A Rare Case Of Constipation And Weight Loss.

Mycotic aortic aneurysm is a rare entity, manifesting with nonspecific symptoms of abdominal pain, fever, general malaise. We present a case of an 83-years-old-man, with hematemesis, generalized abdominal pain, and a six-month history of constipation, anorexia, and involuntary weight loss. Upper endoscopy revealed an erosion with oozing hemorrhage and hemostasis was performed.

CC-CLEAR (Colon Capsule Cleansing Assessment and Report): the novel scale to evaluate the clinical impact of bowel preparation in capsule colonoscopy - a multicentric validation study.

Background: Colon Capsule Cleansing Assessment and Report (CC-CLEAR) is a novel quantitative bowel preparation scale for colon capsule.

Aim: The aim of this study is to validate the association between CC-CLEAR's classification and major CC outcomes: lesion detection rate, surveillance recommendations and post-CC endoscopic treatment.

Methods: Multicentric cohort of consecutive CCs.