Publications by authors named "Victor Jair Morales-Alvarado"
A 71-year-old male patient with a history of bladder neoplasia underwent Bricker-type surgery, during which an iatrogenic rectal injury occurred. During surgery, an unsuccessful suture attempt was made, leading to the appearance of fecaluria after 48 hours. A computed tomography scan revealed a small continuity defect in the rectal wall, accompanied by a 25-mm adjacent collection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAdherence to patient blood management strategy in patients with gastrointestinal bleeding: a prospective nationwide multicenter study.
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol
January 2025
Article Synopsis
- This study examined how well Patient Blood Management (PBM) strategies are followed in treating patients with gastrointestinal bleeding across multiple hospitals in a nationwide setting from March 2019 to March 2021.
- A total of 450 patients were studied, showing high adherence rates of 90.9% for transfusions and 81.8% for iron supplementation, which correlated with better outcomes such as lower mortality risk.
- Overall, the research suggests that strict adherence to PBM strategies is safe and improves treatment results for patients suffering from GI bleeding.
Introduction: The prevalence of penetrating complications in Crohn's disease (CD) increases progressively over time, but evidence on the medical treatment in this setting is limited. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of biologic agents in CD complicated with internal fistulizing disease.
Methods: Adult patients with CD-related fistulae who received at least 1 biologic agent for this condition from the prospectively maintained ENEIDA registry were included.
Background And Aims: Clinical trials and real-life studies with ustekinumab in Crohn's disease [CD] have revealed a good efficacy and safety profile. However, these data are scarcely available in elderly patients. Therefore, we aim to assess the effectiveness and safety of ustekinumab in elderly patients with CD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Aims: Crohn's disease [CD] can develop penetrating complications at any time during the disease course. Enterocutaneous fistulae [ECF] are disease-related complications with an important impact on quality of life. Our aim was to describe the outcomes of this complication, including its medical and/or surgical management and their temporal trends.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Gastric premalignant conditions (GPC) surveillance has been proposed to improve the prognosis of gastric cancer (GC), but the early GC detection rate remaining low, and missing GC during an esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy is still a problem. We aimed to explore the gastroenterologists' attitudes on the detection and management of GPC.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed based on a survey among gastroenterologists from Asociación Española de Gastroenterología.
Background: Although esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is the standard procedure for the diagnosis of gastric cancer (GC), some GCs are missed. There are no published data on the missed rate of GC in Spain.
Aims: To determine the frequency and characteristics of missed GCs and assess the quality of the EGD in a specific population with GC.