Prognosis of Cirrhotic Patients After Osteoporotic Femoral Neck Fracture.

: Osteoporotic hip fractures in cirrhotic subjects are associated with increased post-fracture mortality. Our aim was to identify unfavorable factors that were associated with increased post-fracture mortality. : We employed a retrospective evaluation of the short- and long-term prognosis of cirrhotic patients that were admitted with a hip fracture to our institution.

Gradual dosing of ursodeoxycholic acid in mothers with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy may improve composite neonatal outcome.

Introduction And Objectives: Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is often accompanied by fetal and maternal complications.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective review of the clinical course of women with ICP and their neonates treated at our medical center over a 10-year period. Special attention was paid to the maternal and neonatal response to 2 different modes of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) administration.

Incidental Gastric Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma: A Call for an Aggressive Approach.

Background: Signet ring cell carcinoma (SRCC) is classified as an undifferentiated gastric carcinoma with poor prognosis. Early SRCCs are associated with improved prognosis.

Objectives: To describe the outcomes of incidental SRCC.

An Israeli national survey on ischemic colitis induced by pre-colonoscopy bowel preparation (R1).

Background And Study Aims: Ischemic colitis (IC) may occur as a complication of colonoscopy. The aim of this study was to characterize patients with IC that occurred after exposure to bowel preparation laxatives, prior to an elective colonoscopy.

Patients And Methods: A survey among Israeli gastroenterologists.