Right-side diverticulitis.

Colonic diverticula develop at specific weak spots, where the vasa recta enter the colonic circular smooth muscle layer.1 They are usually seen in the left colon. Their most common complication is diverticulitis, with mild cases resolving even without antibiotic therapy.

Jejunal Dieulafoy's lesion as a cause of difficult-to-manage obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. Combined endoscopic treatment.

Dieulafoy's lesion (DL) is an uncommon vascular malformation-an aberrant, dilated submucosal arteriole (1-3 mm thick, 10 x nv). It runs near the mucosal surface and protrudes, and may potentially induce gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB). It usually originates in the stomach (upper lesser curvature), with endoscopy being the diagnostic, therapeutic modality of choice.

Choledocholithiasis in a patient with an intragastric balloon. Removal or direct endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography?

Endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) is a diagnostic, therapeutic technique for the management of pancreato-biliary conditions. Technical contraindications include the presence of intraluminal foreign bodies precluding endoscope passage. Intragastric balloon (IGB) is a bariatric procedure that provides sensations of early fullness and satiety from intragastric occupation, thus leading to weight loss.

Hematoma post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is one of the most frequently performed procedures in the treatment of biliary-pancreatic diseases. Hematoma after ERCP is an infrequent and highly serious complication. We present three cases with hepatic hematoma after a CPRE.

[Relationship of demographic and dietary hygiene factors with the pathology found in outpatient colonoscopies performed in a Castilla y León Health Service center].

Background: colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most frequent tumors in terms of incidence and mortality. Several elements, both inherited and environmental, have been related with its pathogenesis. Aims: to analyze the influence of age, gender and nutritional factors on the diagnosis of colonic polyps and CRC.

Gastrointestinal lymphoma, a rare endoscopic lesion.

We present the case of a 77-year-old male patient with iron deficiency anemia. His personal medical history is: dyslipidemia, high-grade diffuse centrofollicular lymphoma localized in the tonsil in 1984 and metastatic prostate cancer treated with hormone therapy.

A huge rectal ulcer due to argon plasma coagulation in a patient with radiation proctitis.

Radiation proctitis (RP) is a complication of radiotherapy in patients with pelvic cancer. A 64-year-old male underwent brachytherapy 2 years previously due to prostate cancer. Subsequently, he developed RP which was treated with argon plasma coagulation (APC).

A retrospective, multicenter analysis of incidents associated with Axios™ lumen-apposing stents.

Introduction: there is controversy with regard to the risks associated with lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMSs), with significant variations between available reports.

Objectives: to describe the types and proportions of complications that arise during the permanence time and removal of Axios™ LAMS. Furthermore, the relationship between patency time, therapeutic target and the presence of complications was also described.

Autochthonous acute hepatitis E: an increasingly frequent diagnosis. Clinical-epidemiological analysis of our experience.

Background: In Europe, acute hepatitis caused by the hepatitis E virus (HEV) traditionally was an infection found in people who had travelled to endemic zones, mainly Asia and Africa. However, a growing number of sporadic autochthonous cases are now being diagnosed in the Western world.

Objective: To analyze the cases of acute HEV hepatitis diagnosed in our setting, with the identification of the clinical-epidemiological characteristics.

[A comparison of medical versus surgical treatment in Barrett's esophagus acid control].

Introduction: Barrett's oesophagus (BE) is an oesophageal injury caused by gastroesophageal acid reflux. One of the main aims of treatment in BE is to achieve adequate acid reflux control.

Objective: To assess acid reflux control in patients with BE based on the therapy employed: medical or surgical.