Publications by authors named "Fernando Pons Renedo"
In relation to the article published in this journal by Valdivielso Cortázar et al., we have recently diagnosed a massive digestive hemorrhage secondary to a Dieulafoy's lesion inside a duodenal diverticulum. This was successfully treated with endoscopy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The prevalence of portal vein thrombosis (PVT) in patients that have undergone liver transplantation (LT) is 9.7% (SD 4.5).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFatal Campylobacter jejuni ileocolitis.
Rev Esp Enferm Dig
October 2016
Article Synopsis
- Campylobacter infection typically begins in the jejunum and ileum, moving further down the digestive tract.
- The overall death rate is low, but it poses a higher risk to the elderly or those with existing health issues.
- In severe cases, antibiotics like macrolides and fluoroquinolones are recommended, but increasing resistance to quinolones, particularly in Spain, should be considered for effective treatment.
Background: Transarterial chemoembolisation (TACE), having demonstrated survival benefits, is the treatmentof choice in intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma, although there is great heterogeneity in its clinical application.
Material And Methods: A survey was sent to the Madrid Regional hospitals to assess applicability, indications and treatment protocols. The assessment was made overall and according to the type of hospital (groups A vs.
Introduction And Objectives: prevalence of viral hepatitis (B and C) changes geographically. Our aim was to determinate the prevalence of hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) serological markers in healthy working population and to describe the epidemiological characteristics associated to its presence.
Methods: blood samples and epidemiological data of 5,017 healthy workers from Murcia and Madrid were recorded prospectively.
Aims: The aim of this work is to investigate the accuracy of the urea breath test (UBT) performed immediately after emergency endoscopy in peptic ulcer bleeding (PUB).
Methods: Urea breath test was carried out right after emergency endoscopy in patients with PUB. The accuracy of this early UBT was compared to a delayed one after hospital discharge that was considered the gold standard.