An unusual cause of gastrointestinal bleeding in a hemodialysis patient.

Iron deficiency caused by gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a common cause of anemia in hemodialysis patient. Herein, we report the case of an 89-year-old hemodialysis patient who presented with acute anemia and melena. Endoscopy found gastritis and diverticulosis without active bleeding.

Rate and Predictors of Mucosal Healing in Ulcerative Colitis Treated with Thiopurines: Results of a Multicentric Cohort Study.

Background And Aims: Mucosal healing (MH) with thiopurines has been poorly investigated in ulcerative colitis (UC). We aimed to assess MH rate in UC patients treated with thiopurine monotherapy.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively collected all UC patients treated with thiopurines more than 6 months who have undergone colonoscopy at baseline and after at least 6 months of treatment.

[Acute pancreatitis after treatment by celecoxib].

Drug-induced pancreatitis injury due to celecoxib, a first generation Cox-2 inhibitor, has been rarely reported. We describe one case of severe pancreatitis after treatment with celecoxib for 3 months in a woman. No aetiology has been found for pancreatitis.

Incidence and severity of non alcoholic and non biliary pancreatitis in a gastroenterology department.

Aims: Etiological investigations proposed for patients with acute pancreatitis have been evolving considerably these past few years, significantly limiting the number of cases labeled idiopathic. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of non alcoholic non biliary pancreatitis and identify causes, comparing severity by etiology.

Patient And Methods: This retrospective analysis included 108 patients managed from October 1996 to April 2005.