Publications by authors named "Virginia Flores"
Background: Delayed cholecystectomy in patients with symptomatic gallstone disease is associated with recurrence. Limited data on the recurrence patterns and the factors that determine them are available.
Objective: We aimed to determine the pattern of relapse in each symptomatic gallstone disease (acute pancreatitis, cholecystitis, cholangitis, symptomatic choledocholithiasis, and biliary colic) and determine the associated factors.
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- A study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of single capsule bismuth quadruple therapy (scBQT) administered three times a day, as opposed to the recommended four times a day schedule, focusing on ease of adherence.
- Out of 3,712 cases analyzed, the three times a day regimen showed a higher cure rate of 94% compared to 91% for the four times a day schedule, though adherence and safety were similar.
- The findings suggest that the three times a day scBQT regimen is more effective, with factors like treatment adherence and the type of proton pump inhibitor used being significant predictors of infection cure.
Background: Bile acid malabsorption occurs in up to one third of patients with chronic diarrhoea of functional characteristics. The gold standard test for its diagnosis is the Selenium homocholic acid taurine (SeHCAT) test. The aim of this work is to confirm previous data suggesting that bile acid malabsorption, diagnosed by Se-HCAT test, is the underlying cause of diarrhoea in a significant proportion of patients previously diagnosed with a functional disorder.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/aims: It is estimated that up to 30% of CD patients develop abdominal abscesses; the management of active luminal CD in such patients represents a clinical challenge. The aim of this study is to assess the safety of biologics in patients with Crohn's disease and abdominal abscesses treated with percutaneous drainage and/or broad-spectrum antibiotics.
Methodology: We performed a retrospective review of the clinical charts of consecutive Crohn's disease patients with abdominal abscesses treated with anti-TNFα therapy attended in our institution.
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have an immune-deficient baseline status further modulated by immunosuppressive therapy that may promote the reactivation of latent viruses such as BK virus (BKV). The aim of this prospective study was to determine the prevalence of BKV infection in IBD patients and its potential relationship with the immunosuppressive treatment. Paired urine and plasma samples from 53 consecutive patients with IBD and 53 controls were analyzed.
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