Publications by authors named "Paola N Marques"
Endoscopic and Histopathological Findings of the Esophagus, Stomach, and Duodenum in Patients with Crohn's Disease from a Reference Center in Bahia, Brazil.
Clin Pract
June 2021
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to investigate endoscopic and histopathological changes in the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum of Crohn's disease patients through esophagogastroduodenoscopies and biopsies, assessing bacterial presence with Giemsa staining.
- - Out of 58 patients, significant findings included erosive esophagitis in 43.1%, gastritis in 55.2%, and erosive duodenitis in 13.8%, with varying inflammatory activity noted in patients with and without bacterial infection.
- - The findings revealed a prevalence of nonspecific changes linked to Crohn's disease, with rare instances of focally enhanced gastritis, while factors like time since diagnosis, age, and ongoing treatments
A novel endoscopic optical diagnosis classification system (SIMPLE) has recently been developed. This study aimed to evaluate the SIMPLE classification in a clinical cohort. All diminutive and small colorectal polyps found in a cohort of individuals undergoing screening, diagnostic, or surveillance colonoscopies underwent optical diagnosis using image-enhanced endoscopy (IEE) and the SIMPLE classification.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Standard colonoscopy practice requires removal and histological characterization of almost all detected small (< 10 mm) and diminutive (≤ 5 mm) colorectal polyps. This study aimed to test a simplified polyp-based resect and discard (PBRD) strategy that assigns surveillance intervals based only on size and number of small/diminutive polyps, without the need for pathology examination.
Methods: A post hoc analysis was performed on patients enrolled in a prospective study.