Publications by authors named "Marta Abadia Barno"
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- Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is a rare form of cholecystitis often caused by infections, with common pathogens being Salmonella typhii and Epstein-Barr virus, but also including rare cases related to hepatitis A virus (HAV).
- A case was reported involving a 29-year-old male who presented symptoms such as jaundice, abdominal pain, and fever, leading to a diagnosis of AAC due to HAV infection.
- The patient responded well to conservative treatment, with follow-up tests showing normal lab results and ultrasound findings after seven days.
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- Transabdominal ultrasound pancreatic 2D-SWE elastography is an emerging technique that requires a standardized protocol for effective use.
- The study involved taking ten measurements of pancreatic elasticity in healthy volunteers, focusing on specific areas and adhering to a strict methodology.
- Results showed high reliability and internal consistency, with a recommendation to take at least five measurements in the most accessible area at a depth of less than 4.8cm for accurate assessment.
Background: there is controversy about the need to maintain vasoconstrictor treatment after adequate haemostasis is achieved through endoscopic band ligation (EBL) in bleeding esophageal varices (BEV). Measuring a "before and after urgent-EBL" hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) in acute variceal hemorrhage is very difficult. Thus, the goal of this study was to determine hemodynamic variations after an EBL session.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: simple, reliable and non-invasive biomarkers are needed to enable the early detection of inflammatory activity for the correct management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). One of these biomarkers may be serum calprotectin (SC).
Material And Methods: a prospective study was performed of patients with IBD due to undergo a colonoscopy as part of the common clinical practice.
Amyloidosis is a chronic multisystem disease that could show multitude of nonspecific symptoms. Gastrointestinal amyloidosis is a very unusual cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding and it does not usually lead the patient to death. We report a case of a 73-year-old woman who presented a severe, refractory lower gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to ileal ulcers due to amyloid deposit.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS) is an uncommon form of portal hypertension that occurs in hematopoietic-cell transplant recipients who receive intense conditioning treatments. The diagnosis is clinical and it is usually delayed, because in these patients there are many causes that can damage the liver and can delay its detection. We present the case of a 47-year-old man, whose diagnosis was made with clinical and analytical data supported by ultrasound signs that showed hepatic congestion.
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