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Viazis N, Manolakis A, Vraka M, Mylonas I, Tsoukali E, Karamanolis G, Mantzaris GJ, Papakonstantinou I. Anal defecatory function in ulcerative colitis patients after total proctocolectomy and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis: a prospective cohort study. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2024; 36:313-317. [PMID: 38179872 DOI: 10.1097/meg.0000000000002706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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BACKGROUND Total proctocolectomy (TPC) followed by ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) remains the only viable option whenever different treatment modalities fail in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). OBJECTIVE Prospective cohort pre/post study examining the anal defecatory function and competence in UC patients undergoing TPC plus IPAA using high-resolution anorectal manometry (HR-ARM). PATIENTS Patients undergoing TPC and IPAA were enrolled in the study and subjected to HR-ARM prior to and 6 months after surgery. The anal resting, squeeze and push pressures were recorded, together with the rectal sensation and the rectal balloon expulsion test. The number of bowel movements, symptoms/signs related to fecal incontinence, as well as the IBDQ-32 quality of life questionnaires were documented during both HR-ARM visits. RESULTS A total of 20 consecutive UC patients were recruited in our study. The mean (SD) number of bowel movements before the TPC plus IPAA was 10.1 (2.8), while the same number after the pouch surgery was 7.7 (3.1) [ P = 0.01]. Symptoms or signs of fecal incontinence were noted in one of our patients prior to the operation; however, none of our patients reported any such symptoms after the pouch surgery. The median (IQR) IBDQ-32 questionnaire scores before and after surgery were 121.5 (13.5) and 142.5 (16.0) respectively. At the same time, the anorectal function remained intact since both the anal resting and squeeze pressures were not significantly changed. CONCLUSION UC patients subjected to TPC-IPAA exhibit improved bowel movements and a normal anal defecatory function and competence post-surgery.
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- Nikos Viazis
- Gastroenterology Department, Evangelismos-Polykliniki General Hospital, Athens
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- Gastroenterology Department, Evangelismos-Polykliniki General Hospital, Athens
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- Gastroenterology Department, Evangelismos-Polykliniki General Hospital, Athens
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- Gastroenterology Department, Evangelismos-Polykliniki General Hospital, Athens
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Ellul P, Schembri J, Baldacchino VA, Molnar T, Resal T, Allocca MA, Furfaro F, Dal Buono, Theodoropoulou A, Fragaki M, Tsoukali E, Mantzaris GJ, Phillips F, Radford S, Moran G, Gonzalez HA, Sebastian S, Fousekis F, Christodoulou D, Snir Y, Lerner Z, Yanai H, Michalopoulos G, Tua J, Camilleri L, Papamichael K, Karmiris K, Katsanos K. Post-inflammatory polyps burden as a prognostic marker of disease-outcome in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. J Crohns Colitis 2022; 17:489-496. [PMID: 36322687 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjac169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION AND AIM Post-inflammatory polyps (PIPs) are considered as indicators of previous episodes of severe inflammation and mucosal ulceration. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), namely Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), exhibit a perpetuating, relapsing, and remitting pattern and PIPs is a frequent sequela of chronicity. The aim of this study was to determine whether a high PIPs burden is associated with a more severe disease course in patients with IBD. METHODS This was a multinational, multicentre, retrospective study. IBD patients previously diagnosed with PIPs were retrieved from the endoscopic database of each centre. PIPs burden was evaluated and associated with demographic and clinical data as well as factors indicating a more unfavorable disease course. RESULTS A total of 504 IBD patients with PIPs were recruited (male: 61.9%). The mean age at IBD diagnosis was 36.9 (±16.8) years. Most patients (74.8%) were diagnosed with UC. A high PIPs burden was present in 53.4% of patients. On multivariable Cox regression analysis, high PIPs burden was independently associated with treatment escalation (HR 1.35, 95% CI 1.04-1.75; P=0.024), hospitalization (HR 1.90; 95% CI 1.24 - 2.90; P=0.003), need for surgery (HR 2.28; 95% CI 1.17-4.44, P=0.02) and younger age at diagnosis (HR 0.99, 95% CI 0.98-0,99; p=0.003). CONCLUSION PIPs burden was associated with a more severe outcome. Future prospective studies should focus on the characterisation of PIPs burden as to further risk stratify this patient cohort.
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- P Ellul
- Division of Gastroenterology, Mater Dei hospital, Malta
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Mater Dei hospital, Malta
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- Department of Medicine, Szent-Györgyi Albert Medical School, University of Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medicine, Szent-Györgyi Albert Medical School, University of Szeged, Hungary
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, IRCCS Hospital San Raffaele and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, IRCCS Hospital San Raffaele and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Venizeleio General Hospital, Heraklion, Greece
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Venizeleio General Hospital, Heraklion, Greece
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- Department of Gastroenterology, GHA "Evangelismos-Polykliniki', Athens, Greece
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- Department of Gastroenterology, GHA "Evangelismos-Polykliniki', Athens, Greece
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- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, England
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- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, England
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- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, England
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- Hull University Teaching Hospitals, Hull, UK
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Gastroenterology department "Tzaneion" General Hospital of Piraeus, Greece
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Mater Dei hospital, Malta
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- Faculty of Science, University of Malta, Malta
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- Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Division of Gastroenterology, Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Venizeleio General Hospital, Heraklion, Greece
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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Prantsidis A, Raikos N, Pantelakis Ι, Spagou K, Tsoukali E. Unusual mercury poisoning from tattoo dye. Hippokratia 2017; 21:197-200. [PMID: 30944512 PMCID: PMC6441351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Tattoos have become very popular in modern societies due to the gradual change in aesthetics and psychosocial acceptability. Consequently, tattoo reactions are seen more commonly than in the past. Cutaneous lesions associated with tattoos can be divided into three major groups: allergic/granulomatous/lichenoid, infectious, and coincidental lesions. Early identification and proper treatment of these skin lesions is challenging and necessitates close coοperation of different medical specialties. CASE DESCRIPTION We report an unusual case of mercury poisoning in a young person manifested with local skin reactions following amateur tattooing. The tattoo induced inflammatory foreign body reactions and required multiple surgical excisions to be removed. The unique feature of this case is the use of the elemental form of mercury in the tattoo dye and the resulting mercury poisoning. The poisoning was confirmed by detection of mercury in blood, urine, and hair samples. CONCLUSION This is a rare case of tattoo-associated skin reaction and mercury poisoning by the elemental form of mercury contained in the tattoo dye. In the literature, many conditions have been documented in association with tattoos and the process of tattoo application, especially when red dyes are used, but no similar cases of elemental mercury poisoning from the tattoo dye exist. HIPPOKRATIA 2017, 21(4): 197-200.
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- A Prantsidis
- Dermatology Department, Army Share Fund hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Forensic and Toxicological Laboratory, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Forensic and Toxicological Laboratory, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Forensic and Toxicological Laboratory, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Tsoukali E, Gouvas N, Tsiaoussis J, Pechlivanides G, Zervakis N, Mantides A, Xynos E. Specific esophagogram to assess functional outcomes after Heller's myotomy and Dor's fundoplication for esophageal achalasia. Dis Esophagus 2011; 24:451-7. [PMID: 21385281 DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2011.01178.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Esophageal emptying assessed at the 'timed barium' esophagogram correlates well with symptomatic outcomes after pneumatic dilation for esophageal achalasia, although 30% of patients with satisfactory outcome exhibit partial improvement in emptying. The aim of the study was to investigate any correlation of esophageal emptying to symptomatic response after laparoscopic Heller's myotomy and Dor's fundoplication. 'Bread and barium' (transit time of a barium opaque bread bolus) and 'timed barium' (height of esophageal barium column 5 minutes after ingestion of 200-250 mL of barium suspension) esophagogram was used to assess esophageal emptying in 73 patients with esophageal achalasia before 1 and 5 years (31 cases) after laparoscopic myotomy and anterior fundoplication. Symptoms assessment was based to a specific score. At 1-year follow-up, excellent and good symptomatic results were obtained in 95% of the cases. Esophageal maximum diameter, esophageal transit time, and esophageal barium column were significantly correlated to each other and to symptom score postoperatively (P < 0.001). Complete and partial (<90% and 50-90% postoperative reduction in barium column, respectively) emptying was seen in 55% and 31% of patients with excellent result. Patients with a pseudodiverticulum postoperatively had a more delayed esophageal emptying than those without. Symptomatic outcome and esophageal emptying did not deteriorate at 5-year follow-up. Esophageal emptying assessed by 'barium and bread' and 'timed barium' esophagogram correlated well with symptomatic outcome after laparoscopic myotomy for esophageal achalasia. Complete symptomatic relief does not necessarily reflect complete esophageal emptying. Outcomes do not deteriorate by time. Because of wide availability, esophagogram can be applied in follow-up of postmyotomy patients in conjunction with symptomatic evaluation.
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- E Tsoukali
- Unit of Gastrointestinal Motility, Medical School, University of Crete, Crete, Greece
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