Publications by authors named "S Bar-Meir"
Purpose: Although pseudomembranes are the hallmark manifestation of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD), there are scant data specifically addressing their impact on the clinical outcome. We investigated whether the formation of pseudomembranes predicts a worse CDAD outcome.
Methods: CDAD patients hospitalized during 2010 underwent sigmoidoscopy and were followed prospectively.
Background And Aim: For years, the natural course of diverticulitis in the young has been debatable in terms of its severity and recurrence rate, and no consensus has been reached regarding its treatment and timing of surgery. Thus, the study aims to evaluate by meta-analysis the natural course of acute diverticulitis in the young.
Methods: Data were obtained from electronic databases and manual search of studies comparing the course of diverticulitis in young versus elderly patients.
Background: The value of azathioprine metabolites (6-thioguanine nucleotides [6-TGN]) in monitoring clinical treatment response is still controversially discussed. Data regarding thiopurine metabolite levels and endoscopic improvement are lacking.
Methods: Data were analyzed post hoc from a 1-year, multicenter, double-blind, double-dummy, randomized trial comparing azathioprine 2.
Acute diverticulitis occurs in 10-25% of patients with diverticulosis. Colonoscopy is advised 6 weeks after an attack of acute diverticulitis in order to completely evaluate the colonic lumen and exclude a potential malignancy. We conducted several studies aimed to evaluate the feasibility and safety of early colonoscopy in patients with acute diverticulitis.
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