Current management of bowel failure due to Crohn's disease in Spain: Results of a GETECCU survey.

Introduction: Intestinal failure is a rare pathology which requires knowledge and highly specialized multidisciplinary management. Crohn's disease (CD) being one of the most frequent causes in adults.

Material And Methods: Survey format study carried out within the GETECCU group, included closed format questions about the diagnosis, management and current knowledge of intestinal failure in CD.

[Early evaluation of anaemia in patients with acute gastrointestinal bleeding: venous blood gas analysis compared to conventional laboratory].

Background And Objective: Evaluation of patients with acute gastrointestinal bleeding (AGB) requires early clinical evaluation and analysis. The aim of this study is to evaluate early concordance of hemoglobin (Hb) and hematocrit (HTC) levels determined by conventional venous blood gas analysis (VBG) and by conventional Laboratory in Emergencies (LAB).

Patients And Methods: Observational and prospective study of patients admitted in the Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage Unit with both high and low AGB.

[Esophageal perforation following a biopsy in a patient with eosinophilic esophagitis].

Eosinophilic esophagitis is an underdiagnosed disease that should be suspected in all patients with dysphagia and food impaction. Although these are the leading symptoms, the clinical and endoscopic spectrum is highly varied. Clinicians should be aware of the risk of endoscopy-related complications in this disorder.

Radio induced cancer risk during ERCP. Is it a real clinical problem?

Background: in recent years many factors have been shown to influence dose received by the patient during ERCP. Therefore it is necessary to update radio induced cancer risk.

Objectives: to calculate lifetime attributable risk of cancer during ERCP.