A MODEL TO PREDICT DIAGNOSIS OF PANCREATIC NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS BASED ON EUS IMAGING FEATURES.

Background: This study aimed to determine predictive clinical and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) features for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (PNET) diagnosis, utilizing EUS-guided tissue acquisition.

Methods: A prospective study from 2018-2022 included patients with pancreatic masses undergoing EUS with elastography. Univariate binomial logistic regression followed by multiple logistic regression with significant predictors was employed.

Normal Values of High Resolution Anorectal Manometry in 132 Romanian Healthy People.

Background And Aims: The primary method for assessing anorectal function is high resolution anorectal manometry (HRAM). It is a useful tool in the diagnosis of different anorectal functional disorders such as fecal incontinence or dyssynergia. The aim of the present study was to propose a new set of normal values to be used in practice for East-European individuals, as it was proven that the results are highly influenced by race and sociocultural status.

Bowel Ultrasound: a Non-invasive, Easy to Use Method to Predict the Need to Intensify Therapy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients.

Background And Aims: Bowel ultrasound (BU) is a non-invasive, inexpensive, widely available tool, valuable for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) assessment. The aim of the present study was to investigate the clinical utility of BU to predict the need to intensify therapy in IBD patients.

Methods: One hundred seventeen IBD patients (89 Crohn's disease, and 28 ulcerative colitis) diagnosis established at least 6 months before enrolment, undergoing maintenance therapy were prospectively included in the study.