Publications by authors named "Sergio Lopez Torrez"
Article Synopsis
- The Delphi consensus study, conducted by IHPBA-APHPBA, aimed to create global practice guidelines for managing gallbladder cancer (GBC).
- Experts from 17 countries participated in a four-round consensus process, where 68 clinical questions were posed and a consensus was reached if more than 75% of participants agreed.
- The study achieved consensus on 92.6% of the questions, covering important aspects of GBC management, but noted that further research is needed on unresolved issues such as the definitions of borderline resectable and locally advanced GBC.
Introduction: A prognostic model to predict liver severity in people with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is very important, but the accuracy of the most commonly used tools is not yet well established.
Objective: The meta-analysis aimed to assess the accuracy of different prognostic serological biomarkers in predicting liver fibrosis severity in people with MASLD.
Methods: Adults ≥18 years of age with MASLD were included, with the following: liver biopsy and aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio (APRI), fibrosis index-4 (FIB-4), non-alcoholic fatty liver disease fibrosis score (NFS), body mass index, aspartate aminotransferase/alanine aminotransferase ratio, diabetes score (BARD score), FibroMeter, FibroTest, enhanced liver fibrosis (ELF), Forns score, and Hepascore.
Objectives: To assess the prevalence of and factors associated with the lifetime medical diagnosis of depression in Brazil.
Design: Population-based, cross-sectional study.
Setting: Analysis of data from the 2019 Brazilian National Health Survey.
Background/aims: There has been an increase in the incidence of neoplasms of the liver in recent years, although there is still a fear of performing aggressive surgical procedures in elderly patients, especially regarding hepatic surgery. The objective of this study was to analyse the influence of age on the morbidity and mortality of patients undergoing hepatic resection.
Methodology: This was a study of 414 patients who underwent 447 hepatic resections between November 1993 and December 2010.