Effect of long-term proton pump inhibitors on phosphocalcium metabolism and bone mineral density.

Although Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are well-tolerated, their long-term use may be associated with decreased bone mass. This is a case-control study including patients treated with PPIs (>1 year) and control subjects who have not received PPIs treatment. A total of 90 patients and 90 matched controls were included.

Squamous cell carcinoma and Crohn's disease: a sometimes-challenging diagnosis.

Non-melanoma skin cancers are more common in people with inflammatory bowel disease. However, these tumors can rarely mimic a cutaneous manifestation of the disease, which delays diagnosis and clouds prognosis. A 35-year-old man with stenosing and fistulizing ileocolic Crohn's disease developed squamous cell carcinoma mimicking a groin fold abscess.

Assessment of histology's performance compared with PCR in the diagnosis of infection.

Histology is the most widely used test to detect . PCR is less used but allows the detection of both infection and antibiotics' resistance. We conducted a monocentric cross-sectional study, collecting 97 symptomatic patients to assess the diagnostic performance of histology in the detection of infection compared with PCR.

Bladder metastasis originating from gastric signet-ring cell carcinoma: a case report.

Bladder metastasis of gastric adenocarcinoma is a rare phenomenon. Hereby, we report a case of a 52-year-old patient who presented with upper gastro-intestinal bleeding and ascites and was diagnosed with gastric signet-ring cell carcinoma. A CT scan revealed peritoneal infiltration and anterior parietal thickening of bladder wall.

Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy: a subject that's always topical.

Cirrhosis is the final stage in the development of hepatic fibrosis in chronic liver disease. It is associated with major hemodynamic disturbances defining the hyperdynamic circulation and may be complicated by specific cardiac involvement or cirrhotic cardiomyopathy which is a silent clinical condition that typically remains asymptomatic until the late stages of liver disease. Recently, new criteria defining CC, based on modern concepts and knowledge of heart failure, have been proposed.