Colon necrosis in acute severe pancreatitis.

A 78 year-old woman was admitted for biliary acute pancreatitis (AP). Fluid and analgesia were initially administered. Her clinical course was poor with persisting abdominal pain, intestinal paresis and fever development.

Black esophagus and diabetes: a close relationship.

The black esophagus is a rare clinical entity, down to 0.2% in autopsy series and 0.001-0.

Histopathological differences in patients with biopsy-proven non-alcoholic fatty liver disease with and without type 2 diabetes.

Background And Aims: Prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in developed countries is 30% in the general population and 50% in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The aim of this study was to compare the severity of NAFLD, as assessed by liver biopsy and using the non-invasive index NAFLD Fibrosis Score (NFS), in subjects with and without T2DM.

Patients And Methods: The study sample consisted of 217 patients with biopsy-proven NAFLD.

[Acute liver ischaemia after gastro-oesophageal variceal bleeding].

Introduction: Variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) can trigger acute hypoxic hepatitis (AHH). The aim of this study was to analyse the incidence, associated risk factors and mortality of AHH after variceal UGIB.

Patients And Methods: Retrospective study of cirrhotic patients with variceal UGIB, classified into 2 groups according to the development of AHH.

Hepatitis E seroprevalence in inflammatory bowel disease.

Background And Aims: Several cases of chronic infection by hepatitis E virus (HEV) in immunocompromised patients have been described recently. Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are frequently immunocompromised because of the disease itself or due to therapy. Our aims were to determine HEV seroprevalence in patients with IBD and to detect possible chronic forms.

Incidence, management, and course of cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

Background And Aims: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] are at increased risk for developing some types of neoplasia. Our aims were to determin the risk for cancer in patients with IBD and to describe the relationship with immunosuppressive therapies and clinical management after tumor diagnosis.

Methods: Retrospective, multicenter, observational, 5-year follow-up, cohort study.

[Acute hypertrygliceridemic pancreatitis].

Acute hypertriglyceridemic pancreatitis is the third cause of acute pancreatitis in the Western population. There is usually an underlying alteration in lipid metabolism and a secondary factor. Clinical presentation is similar to that of pancreatitis of other etiologies, but the course of acute hypertriglyceridemic pancreatitis seems to be worse and more recurrent.