Celiac disease suspected at endoscopy in patients with chronic liver disease.

Endoscopic findings of celiac disease have high specificity and sensitivity. We evaluated records of 137 consecutive patients who had endotherapy for variceal hemorrhage, and who had features of celiac disease at endoscopy; patients who had such markers at endoscopy had undergone duodenal histology and serology. Thirty-one patients had changes of portal hypertensive vasculopathy in the duodenum, 8 had scalloping, and 6 had mosaic pattern; 3 patients also had decreased fold height or sparse folds in the descending duodenum.

Clinical, biochemical, and radiologic parameters at admission predicting formation of a pseudocyst in acute pancreatitis.

Goals: To evaluate clinical, biochemical, and radiologic parameters at admission, which predict the development of acute pseudocyst (AP) after acute pancreatitis.

Background: There is limited data on factors that predict the development of AP.

Study: Seventy-five consecutive patients with AP were prospectively enrolled and subjected to clinical, laboratory, and radiologic investigation.

Clinical profile and outcome of aluminum phosphide-induced esophageal strictures.

Aluminum phosphide (AlP) is a lethal solid fumigant pesticide which has been recently linked to esophageal stricture formation. This paper aims to study the clinical profile and response to treatment of AlP-induced esophageal strictures. Data on all patients of AlP-induced strictures seen between January 2004 and June 2008 were retrieved and analyzed for clinical parameters and response to endoscopic dilation.

Early endoscopic balloon dilation in caustic-induced gastric injury.

Background: There are no reports on endoscopic balloon dilation (EBD) for caustic-induced gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) in the acute or subacute phase.

Objective: To study the efficacy of early EBD in patients with caustic-induced gastric injury.

Setting: Tertiary care center in India.

Comparative evaluation of nasoenteral feeding and jejunostomy feeding in acute corrosive injury: a retrospective analysis.

Background: Nutritional support in corrosive injury patients is traditionally achieved through total parenteral nutrition (TPN) or jejunostomy feeding (JF). There are no reports of nasoenteral tube feeding in patients with corrosive ingestion.

Objective: We report our experience with nasoenteral tube feeding (NETF) and compare the outcome of these patients with those undergoing JF.

Enteral nutrition in severe acute pancreatitis.

Context: There is controversy concerning the merits of enteral and parenteral nutrition in the management of patients with severe acute pancreatitis.

Objective: This study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of enteral nutrition versus parenteral nutrition on serum markers of inflammation and outcome in patients with severe acute pancreatitis.

Setting: Tertiary care centre in North India.