Publications by authors named "H Leon-Brito"

Introduction: Acute pancreatitis is one of the main reasons for digestive admissions. Adequate pain treatment is crucial in its management. However, there are hardly any descriptions of the analgesic guidelines used in our setting.

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A 54-year-old male with a medical history of diabetes mellitus type 2 and tonsil cancer treated with radiochemotherapy years previously was admitted to hospital due to one-month progressive diarrhea, epigastric pain and 14-kg weight loss. Laboratory tests revealed mild anemia (Hb 10.8 g/dl).

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Primary eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders include a spectrum of inflammatory chronic diseases in which eosinophils infiltrate the gut in the absence of known causes of such tissue eosinophilia. They may affect any area of the gastrointestinal tract although exclusive colonic disease is exceptional. Due to their low prevalence these disorders are not usually taken into account when making a differential diagnosis in a patient with chronic diarrhea, which is the reason why in many cases the diagnosis can take many years.

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This document summarizes the contents of the Clinical Guidelines for the Endoscopic Mucosal Resection of Non-Pedunculated Colorectal Lesions that was developed by the working group of the Spanish Society of Digestive Endoscopy (GSEED of Endoscopic Resection). This document presents recommendations for the endoscopic management of superficial colorectal neoplastic lesions.

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This document summarizes the contents of the Clinical Guidelines for the Endoscopic Mucosal Resection of Non-Pedunculated Colorectal Lesions that was developed by the working group of the Spanish Society of Digestive Endoscopy (GSEED of Endoscopic Resection). This document presents recommendations for the endoscopic management of superficial colorectal neoplastic lesions.

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