Publications by authors named "Sonia Irene Junes Perez"
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in elderly patients is characterized by its clinical variability, different differential diagnoses and therapeutic management. The objective of our investigation is to evaluate the clinical characteristics and management of elderly patients with IBD. We developed an observational, descriptive, retrospective study from January 2011 to December 2019 in patients with IBD at the Gastroenterology Service of Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen National Hospital, Lima-Peru.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: The management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is mainly medical, however, more than 70% of patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and 25% with ulcerative colitis (UC) will require surgery during their lifetime.
Objective: To evaluate medical, surgical management and evolution in patients with moderate-to-severe IBD.
Materials And Methods: Observational, descriptive, retrospective study from January 2011 to December 2019 in the Gastroenterology Service of the Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen National Hospital, Lima-Peru.
Unlabelled: Epithelioid granuloma is a characteristic histological feature of Crohn's disease (CD), but their significance with respect to the severity and progression of the disease is still uncertain.
Objective: To evaluate the clinical characteristics of CD patients in relation to the presence or not of granulomas in histological findings.
Materials And Methods: An observational, descriptive, retrospective study in patients diagnosed with CD from January 2004 to December 2019 in the gastroenterology department of the Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen National Hospital, Lima-Peru.
Article Synopsis
- - Crohn's disease (CD) is a serious, long-lasting inflammation of the digestive system that is becoming more common in Latin America, severely affecting patients' quality of life.
- - A study at a major hospital in Lima, Peru, analyzed 55 CD patients, revealing that the average age of diagnosis was about 56 years, with common symptoms including abdominal pain and weight loss.
- - Key findings included a mix of disease locations and types, predominantly treated with corticosteroids and anti-TNF therapies; about one-third of patients required surgery, and there was a 5.4% mortality rate in the cohort.