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Vernero M, Bezzio C, Ribaldone DG, Costa S, Scalvini D, Tribocco E, Manes G, Saibeni S. Efficacy and Safety of Adalimumab Biosimilar GP2017 in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. J Clin Med 2023; 12:6839. [PMID: 37959304 PMCID: PMC10647534 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12216839] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
Abstract
(1) Background: GP2017 is one of the biosimilar drugs of adalimumab, one of the anti-TNF agents used for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). To date, there is little real-world data about the use of GP2017 in IBD patients. The aim of our study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of this biosimilar in an IBD population. (2) Methods: This is an observational retrospective study including patients that were all treated with GP2017 as a first step or as a switch from the originator or other biosimilars. The clinical activity was evaluated at baseline and after 6 and 12 months of therapy. The therapy discontinuation and side effects were also evaluated. (3) Results: a total of 72 patients were included (65 with Crohn's disease and 7 with ulcerative colitis). Of the 29 patients starting GP2017 as a first adalimumab therapy, clinical remission was achieved in 58.6%. Of the patients starting GP2017 as a switch from the originator (33 patients) or other biosimilars (10 patients), clinical remission was maintained in 78.8% and in 70%, respectively. Regarding the safety, only 11 patients experienced non-serious side effects. During the follow-up, nine patients suspended treatment mainly due to side effects or secondary failure. (4) Conclusions: GP2017 is an effective and safe therapy for IBD patients.
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- Marta Vernero
- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, 10100 Turin, Italy; (M.V.); (E.T.)
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- IBD Centre, Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, 20017 Rho, Italy; (C.B.); (D.S.); (G.M.)
- IBD Centre, IRCCS Humanitas, Research Hospital, 20089 Rozzano, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, 10100 Turin, Italy; (M.V.); (E.T.)
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Legnano Hospital, ASST Ovest Milanese, 20025 Legnano, Italy;
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- IBD Centre, Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, 20017 Rho, Italy; (C.B.); (D.S.); (G.M.)
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, 10100 Turin, Italy; (M.V.); (E.T.)
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- IBD Centre, Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, 20017 Rho, Italy; (C.B.); (D.S.); (G.M.)
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- IBD Centre, Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, 20017 Rho, Italy; (C.B.); (D.S.); (G.M.)
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Manes G, de Nucci G. Gastric cancer: Looking for the pink when everything seems dark. Dig Liver Dis 2023; 55:1098-1099. [PMID: 37336712 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2023.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2023] [Revised: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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- Gianpiero Manes
- Department of Gastroenterology, ASST Rhodense, Rho and Garbagnate Milanese Hospitals, Milano, Italy.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, ASST Rhodense, Rho and Garbagnate Milanese Hospitals, Milano, Italy
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de Nucci G, Gabbani T, Impellizzeri G, Deiana S, Biancheri P, Ottaviani L, Frazzoni L, Mandelli ED, Soriani P, Vecchi M, Manes G, Manno M. Linear EUS Accuracy in Preoperative Staging of Gastric Cancer: A Retrospective Multicenter Study. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:diagnostics13111842. [PMID: 37296694 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13111842] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2023] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Preoperative gastric cancer (GC) staging is the most reliable prognostic factor that affects therapeutic strategies. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) and radial endoscopic ultrasound (R-EUS) scans are the most commonly used staging tools for GC. The accuracy of linear EUS (L-EUS) in this setting is still controversial. The aim of this retrospective multicenter study was to evaluate the accuracy of L-EUS and CECT in preoperative GC staging, with regards to depth of tumor invasion (T staging) and nodal involvement (N staging). MATERIALS AND METHODS 191 consecutive patients who underwent surgical resection for GC were retrospectively enrolled. Preoperative staging had been performed using both L-EUS and CECT, and the results were compared to postoperative staging by histopathologic analysis of surgical specimens. RESULTS L-EUS diagnostic accuracy for depth of invasion of the GC was 100%, 60%, 74%, and 80% for T1, T2, T3, and T4, respectively. CECT accuracy for T staging was 78%, 55%, 45%, and 10% for T1, T2, T3, and T4, respectively. L-EUS diagnostic accuracy for N staging of GC was 85%, significantly higher than CECT accuracy (61%). CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that L-EUS has a higher accuracy than CECT in preoperative T and N staging of GC.
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- Germana de Nucci
- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, ASST Rhodense, 20094 Garbagnate Milanese, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Azienda USL Modena, 41012 Carpi, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Azienda USL Modena, 41012 Carpi, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Azienda USL Modena, 41012 Carpi, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Azienda USL Modena, 41012 Carpi, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Azienda USL Modena, 41012 Carpi, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Surgical and Medical Sciences Department, Sant'Orsola Malpighi Hospital, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, ASST Rhodense, 20094 Garbagnate Milanese, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Azienda USL Modena, 41012 Carpi, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Major Policlinic Hospital, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, ASST Rhodense, 20094 Garbagnate Milanese, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Azienda USL Modena, 41012 Carpi, Italy
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Bezzio C, Vernero M, Ribaldone DG, Alimenti E, Manes G, Saibeni S. Cancer Risk in Patients Treated with the JAK Inhibitor Tofacitinib: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15082197. [PMID: 37190126 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15082197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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Tofacitinib is approved for several immune-mediated inflammatory diseases, but safety concerns have recently been raised. We searched PubMed (accessed on 27 February 2023) for original articles regarding tofacitinib's cancer risk when used for rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis. Of the 2047 initial records, 22 articles describing 26 controlled studies (including 22 randomized controlled trials) were selected. In the comparison between tofacitinib and any control treatment, the relative risk (RR) for any cancer was 1.06 (95% CI, 0.86-1.31; p = 0.95). In separate comparisons between tofacitinib and either a placebo or biological therapy, no difference was found in the overall cancer risk (vs. placebo, RR = 1.04; 95% CI, 0.44-2.48; p = 0.95; vs. biological drugs, RR = 1.06; 95% CI, 0.86-1.31; p = 0.58). When tofacitinib was compared to tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors, the overall cancer RR was 1.40 (95% CI, 1.06-2.08; p = 0.02). Similarly, significant results were obtained for all cancers, except for non-melanoma skin cancer (RR = 1.47; 95% CI, 1.05-2.06; p = 0.03), and for this skin cancer alone (RR = 1.30; 95% CI, 0.22-5.83; p = 0.88). In conclusion, no difference in the overall cancer risk was found between tofacitinib and either a placebo or biological drugs, while a slightly higher risk was found in patients treated with tofacitinib than anti-TNF agents. Further studies are needed to better define the cancer risk of tofacitinib therapy.
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- Cristina Bezzio
- IBD Center, Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, 20017 Rho, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, 10124 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- IBD Center, Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, 20017 Rho, Italy
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- IBD Center, Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, 20017 Rho, Italy
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Mangiavillano B, Crinò SF, Facciorusso A, Di Matteo F, Barbera C, Larghi A, Rizzatti G, Carrara S, Spadaccini M, Auriemma F, Fabbri C, Binda C, Coluccio C, Marocchi G, Staiano T, Conti Bellocchi MC, Bernardoni L, Eusebi LH, Cirota GG, De Nucci G, Stigliano S, Manes G, Bonanno G, Ofosu A, Lamonaca L, Paduano D, Spatola F, Repici A. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy with or without macroscopic on-site evaluation: a randomized controlled noninferiority trial. Endoscopy 2023; 55:129-137. [PMID: 36044915 DOI: 10.1055/a-1915-5263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND : The advantage of using the macroscopic on-site evaluation (MOSE) technique during endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy (EUS-FNB) performed with 22G Franseen needles has not been investigated. We aimed to compare EUS-FNB with MOSE vs. EUS-FNB performed with three needle passes. METHODS : This randomized trial involved 10 Italian referral centers. Consecutive patients referred for EUS-FNB of pancreatic or nonpancreatic solid lesions were included in the study and randomized to the two groups. MOSE was performed by gross visualization of the collected material by the endoscopists and considered adequate when a white/yellowish aggregate core longer than 10 mm was retrieved. The primary outcome was diagnostic accuracy. Secondary outcomes were specimen adequacy, number of needle passes, and safety. RESULTS : 370 patients with 234 pancreatic lesions (63.2 %) and 136 nonpancreatic lesions (36.8 %) were randomized (190 EUS-FNB with MOSE and 180 with standard EUS-FNB). No statistically significant differences were found between EUS-FNB with MOSE and conventional EUS-FNB in terms of diagnostic accuracy (90.0 % [95 %CI 84.8 %-93.9 %] vs. 87.8 % [95 %CI 82.1 %-92.2 %]; P = 0.49), sample adequacy (93.1 % [95 %CI 88.6 %-96.3 %] vs. 95.5 % [95 %CI 91.4 %-98 %]; P = 0.31), and rate of adverse events (2.6 % vs. 1.1 %; P = 0.28). The median number of passes was significantly lower in the EUS-FNB with MOSE group (1 vs. 3; P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS : The accuracy of EUS-FNB with MOSE is noninferior to that of EUS-FNB with three needle passes. MOSE reliably assesses sample adequacy and reduces the number of needle passes required to obtain the diagnosis with a 22G Franseen needle.
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- Benedetto Mangiavillano
- Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Humanitas Mater Domini - Castellanza, Varese, Italy.,Humanitas University, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, The Pancreas Institute, G.B. Rossi University Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Humanitas Mater Domini - Castellanza, Varese, Italy
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- Endoscopy Unit, Morgagni-Pietrantoni Hospital, Forlì-Cesena, Italy
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- Endoscopy Unit, Morgagni-Pietrantoni Hospital, Forlì-Cesena, Italy
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- Endoscopy Unit, Morgagni-Pietrantoni Hospital, Forlì-Cesena, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Candiolo Cancer Institute IRCCS, Candiolo, Turin, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, The Pancreas Institute, G.B. Rossi University Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, ASST Rhodense, Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, ASST Rhodense, Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy, Humanitas - Istituto Clinico Catanese, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Humanitas Mater Domini - Castellanza, Varese, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Humanitas Mater Domini - Castellanza, Varese, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Humanitas Mater Domini - Castellanza, Varese, Italy
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- Humanitas University, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy.,Humanitas Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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Cassinotti A, Mezzina N, De Silvestri A, Di Paolo D, Lenti MV, Bezzio C, Stradella D, Mauri M, Zadro V, Ricci C, Casini V, Radice E, Massari A, Maconi G, Saibeni S, Caprioli F, Tari R, Fichera M, Cortelezzi CC, Parravicini M, Tinelli C, Testoni PA, Pace F, Segato S, Invernizzi P, Occhipinti P, Manes G, Di Sabatino A, Pastorelli L, Vecchi M, Ardizzone S. Continuous clinical remission with biologics in ulcerative colitis: the 'AURORA' comparison study. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022; 34:1238-1246. [PMID: 36165081 DOI: 10.1097/meg.0000000000002443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES Comparative trials among biological drugs for the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC) provided conflicting results. After patent expire of infliximab originator, adalimumab, infliximab biosimilar, golimumab and vedolizumab have been approved in Italy.We compared the efficacy of these four biologics in UC according to the concept of continuous clinical remission (CCR). METHODS In a retrospective, multicentre study, all UC patients treated with adalimumab, infliximab biosimilar, golimumab or vedolizumab between 2014 and 2019 were included. All drugs were compared to each other according to the 1-year CCR rate, defined as Mayo partial score ≤2, with bleeding subscore = 0, without any relapse or optimization with dose escalation, topical treatments or steroid use after first clinical remission. RESULTS Four-hundred sixteen patients (adalimumab = 90, infliximab biosimilar = 105, golimumab = 79, vedolizumab = 142) were included. CCR was achieved in similar percentages among the groups (33%, 37%, 28%, 37%, respectively). All drugs were equivalent in biologic-naive patients, while vedolizumab was better than a second anti-TNFα in prior anti-TNFα agent failures. No differences were found according to type of adverse events or severe adverse events. CONCLUSIONS Based on a strict definition of clinical remission, all biologics appear equally effective at 1 year. Changing to vedolizumab is more effective than switching to another anti-TNFα in TNFα failures.
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- Andrea Cassinotti
- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Biochemical and Clinical Sciences "L. Sacco", University of Milan, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan
- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, ASST Sette Laghi, Varese
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Biochemical and Clinical Sciences "L. Sacco", University of Milan, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan
- Postgraduate School in Gastroenterology, University of Milan, Milan
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- Postgraduate School in Gastroenterology, University of Milan, Milan
- Gastroenterology Unit, Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Center for Autoimmune Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca
- European Reference Network on Hepatological Diseases (ERN RARE-LIVER), San Gerardo Hospital, Monza
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Biochemical and Clinical Sciences "L. Sacco", University of Milan, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan
- Postgraduate School in Gastroenterology, University of Milan, Milan
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- Gastroenterology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili Brescia, Brescia
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Biochemical and Clinical Sciences "L. Sacco", University of Milan, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Biochemical and Clinical Sciences "L. Sacco", University of Milan, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Ospedale Maggiore della Carità, Novara
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Center for Autoimmune Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca
- European Reference Network on Hepatological Diseases (ERN RARE-LIVER), San Gerardo Hospital, Monza
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, ASST Sette Laghi, Varese
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Biometry, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia
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- Gastroenterology Unit, ASST Bergamo Est, Seriate
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, ASST Sette Laghi, Varese
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Center for Autoimmune Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca
- European Reference Network on Hepatological Diseases (ERN RARE-LIVER), San Gerardo Hospital, Monza
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Postgraduate School in Gastroenterology, University of Milan, Milan
- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Biochemical and Clinical Sciences "L. Sacco", University of Milan, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan
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Spada C, Fiori G, Uebel P, Tontini GE, Cesaro P, Grazioli LM, Soru P, Bravi I, Hinkel C, Prada A, Di Paolo D, Zimmermann T, Manes G, Valats JC, Jakobs R, Elli L, Carnovali M, Ciprandi G, Radaelli F, Vecchi M. Oral mannitol for bowel preparation: a dose-finding phase II study. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2022; 78:1991-2002. [PMID: 36287232 DOI: 10.1007/s00228-022-03405-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Abstract
Background
Successful bowel preparation (BP) for colonoscopy depends on the instructions, diet, the laxative product, and patient adherence, which all affect colonoscopy quality. Nevertheless, there are no laxatives which combine effectiveness, safety, easy self-administration, good patient acceptance, and low cost. However, mannitol, a sugar alcohol, could be an attractive candidate for use in clinical practice if it is shown to demonstrate adequate efficacy and safety.
Aims
The present phase II dose-finding study compared three doses of mannitol (50, 100, and 150 g) to identify the best dose to be used in a subsequent phase III study.
Methods
The Boston Bowel Preparation Scale, caecal intubation rate, adherence, acceptability, and safety profile, including measurement of potentially dangerous colonic gas concentrations (CH4, H2, O2), were considered in all patients. A weighted algorithm was used to identify the best mannitol dose for use in the subsequent study.
Results
The per-protocol population included 60 patients in the 50 g group, 54 in the 100 g group, and 49 in the 150 g group. The 100 g dose was the best as it afforded optimal colon cleansing efficacy (94.4% of patients had adequate BP), adherence, acceptability, and safety, including negligible gas concentrations.
Conclusions
The present study demonstrated that the colon cleansing efficacy and safety of mannitol were dose dependent. Conversely, gas concentrations were not dose dependent and negligible in all patients. Combined evaluation of efficacy, tolerability, and safety, using a weighted algorithm, determined that mannitol 100 g was the best dose for the phase III study.
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Fiori G, Spada C, Soru P, Tontini GE, Bravi I, Cesana BM, Cesaro P, Manes G, Orsatti A, Prada A, Quadarella A, Schettino M, Spina L, Trovato C, Carnovali M, Vecchi M, Cavallaro F, Codazzi M, De Nucci G, De Roberto G, Devani M, Di Paolo D, Elli L, Hinkel C, Jakobs R, Janke D, Lombardo V, Lovera M, Radaelli F, Ravizza D, Uebel P, Valats JC, Vollmar J, Zimmermann T, Ciprandi G. Pharmacokinetics of oral mannitol for bowel preparation for colonoscopy. Clin Transl Sci 2022; 15:2448-2457. [PMID: 37074807 PMCID: PMC9579383 DOI: 10.1111/cts.13373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Revised: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
Abstract
This study aimed to define the pharmacokinetics (PKs) of oral mannitol used as an osmotic laxative for bowel preparation for colonoscopy. The PKs of oral mannitol was evaluated in a substudy as part of a phase II dose‐finding, international, multicenter, randomized, parallel‐group, endoscopist‐blinded study. Patients were randomly assigned to take 50, 100, or 150 g mannitol. Venous blood samples were drawn at baseline (T0), 1 h (T1), 2 h (T2), 4 h (T4), and 8 h (T8) after completion of mannitol self‐administration. The mean mannitol plasma concentrations (mg/ml) were dose‐dependent with a consistent difference among doses. The mean maximum concentration (Cmax) ± SD was 0.63 ± 0.15, 1.02 ± 0.28, and 1.36 ± 0.39 mg/ml, in the three dosage groups, respectively. The mean area under the curve from zero to infinity (AUC0−∞) was 2.667 ± 0.668, 4.992 ± 1.706, and 7.403 ± 3.472 mg/ml*h in the 50, 100, and 150 g mannitol dose groups, respectively. Bioavailability was similar in the three dose groups and was just over 20% (0.243 ± 0.073, 0.209 ± 0.081, and 0.228 ± 0.093 in the 50, 100, and 150 g mannitol dose groups, respectively). The present study showed that the bioavailability of oral mannitol is just over 20% and is similar for the three tested doses (50, 100, and 150 g). The linear increase in Cmax, AUC0−t8, and AUC0−∞ must be considered when choosing the oral mannitol dose for bowel preparation to avoid its systemic osmotic effects.
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- Giancarla Fiori
- Divisione di Endoscopia, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia IRCCS Milan Italy
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- U.O. Endoscopia Digestiva, Fondazione Poliambulanza – Istituto Ospedaliero Brescia Italy
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- Divisione di Endoscopia, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia IRCCS Milan Italy
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Organ Transplantation University of Milan Milan Italy
- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit IRCCS Fondazione Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Milan Italy
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- Divisione di Endoscopia, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia IRCCS Milan Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Transactional Medicine, Statistics and Biomathematics Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery University of Brescia Brescia Italy
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- U.O. Endoscopia Digestiva, Fondazione Poliambulanza – Istituto Ospedaliero Brescia Italy
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- U.O.C. Gastroenterologia, ASST Rhodense Presidi di Rho e Garbagnate Garbagnate Milanese (MI) Italy
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- Servizio Gastroenterologia ed Endoscopia Digestiva Istituto Auxologico Italiano Milan Italy
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- U.O. Endoscopia Digestiva, Fondazione Poliambulanza – Istituto Ospedaliero Brescia Italy
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- U.O.C. Gastroenterologia, ASST Rhodense Presidi di Rho e Garbagnate Garbagnate Milanese (MI) Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit IRCCS Fondazione Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Milan Italy
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- Divisione di Endoscopia, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia IRCCS Milan Italy
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Organ Transplantation University of Milan Milan Italy
- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit IRCCS Fondazione Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Milan Italy
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Bezzio C, Della Corte C, Vernero M, Di Luna I, Manes G, Saibeni S. Inflammatory bowel disease and immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: looking at the less frequent associations. Therap Adv Gastroenterol 2022; 15:17562848221115312. [PMID: 35924080 PMCID: PMC9340394 DOI: 10.1177/17562848221115312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) often have other immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs), and the prevalence of any IMID is higher in IBD patients than in the general population. IBD and other IMIDs involve alterations in innate and adaptive immune responses. Their co-occurrence depends on shared immune and inflammatory processes, pathogenic mechanisms, and genetic and environmental risk factors, including drugs, especially tumor necrosis factor inhibitors. The more common IMIDs associated with IBD have been widely described, so this review focuses on the less frequent associations. The IMIDs discussed here are skin disorders (psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, vitiligo, epidermolysis bullosa acquisita, cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa, and hidradenitis suppurativa), hepato-pancreatic diseases (autoimmune hepatitis, granulomatous hepatitis, and autoimmune pancreatitis), endocrine diseases (autoimmune thyroid diseases, and type 1 diabetes mellitus), multiple sclerosis, and respiratory diseases (asthma, bronchiectasis, and interstitial pneumonia). The early detection of IMIDs in IBD patients is important to prevent their deleterious clinical course and limit their psychological impact. Care for IBD patients with IMIDs should be multispecialist, with a single therapeutic strategy instead of treating each disease separately.
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Bezzio C, Vernero M, Ribaldone DG, Manes G, Saibeni S. Insights into the role of gastrointestinal ultrasound in ulcerative colitis. Therap Adv Gastroenterol 2021; 14:17562848211051456. [PMID: 34707688 PMCID: PMC8543554 DOI: 10.1177/17562848211051456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Endoscopic evaluation with histological sampling is the gold standard for the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but in the past few years, gastrointestinal ultrasound (GIUS) has been gaining ground. Due to the transmural nature of inflammation in Crohn's disease, GIUS has been mainly applied in this context. However, GIUS is now being reported to be accurate also for ulcerative colitis (UC). This review summarizes current knowledge on the use of GIUS in UC, with a focus on clinical practice. The review covers topics such as GIUS parameters, especially bowel wall thickness; the use of GIUS in assessing disease extent and in monitoring disease activity; GIUS indexes and scores; and the combination of GIUS with transperineal ultrasound for a better assessment of the rectum. With the always growing body of evidence supporting the accuracy of GIUS in UC, this diagnostic imaging modality can be expected to play a bigger role in disease flare evaluation, early treatment monitoring, and acute severe disease management.
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- Cristina Bezzio
- Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Corso Europa 250, 20017 Rho (MI), Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Rho, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Rho, Italy
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Andreozzi P, de Nucci G, Devani M, Redaelli D, Schettino M, Iuliano D, Zulli C, Maurano A, Bottiglieri ME, Paspatis G, Dinelli M, Manes G. The high rate of spontaneous migration of small size common bile duct stones may allow a significant reduction in unnecessary ERCP and related complications: results of a retrospective, multicenter study. Surg Endosc 2021; 36:3542-3548. [PMID: 34494152 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-021-08676-8] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Common bile duct stones (CBDS) can spontaneously migrate through the duodenal papilla. In this case, ERCP could be unnecessary and a significant rate of complications could be avoided. In this study, we aim at retrospectively evaluating the rate of spontaneous stone passage in patients with an imaging diagnosis of CBDS and at analysing the factors associated to spontaneous stone migration. METHODS We conducted a retrospective multi-centre analysis of patients undergoing ERCP for CBDS in a 12-month period. 1016 patients with CBDS were analysed. In all patients CBDS was diagnosed with adequate imaging methods performed prior to ERCP. ERCPs with failed biliary cannulation were excluded. Data regarding patients' characteristics, imaging findings and ERCP procedure were analysed. RESULTS 1016 patients with CBDS undergoing ERCP were analysed (male sex 43.3%; mean age 69.9 ± 16.5 years). Diagnosis of CBDS was obtained by EUS in 415 patients (40.8%), MR in 343 (33.8%), CT in 220 (21.7%), and US in 38 (3.7%). No stones were found at ERCP in 179 patients (17.6%), in 14 (6.2%) when ERCP was performed within 6 h from imaging study, in 114 (18.5%) between 7 h and 7 days, in 32 (24.6%) between 8 and 29 days, and in 19 (43.2%) after 30 days. The rate of unnecessary ERCP occurred significantly more frequently in patients in whom imaging methods demonstrated either sludge or ≤ 5 mm CBDS (29.9 vs. 8.3%; p < 0.001). DISCUSSION Spontaneous migration of small CBDS is a frequent event, and ≤ 5 mm size and a delay in ERCP > 7 days represent predictive factors for it. We suggest that CBDS ≤ 5 mm should not undergo immediate removal and this fact would allow reducing the rate of unnecessary ERCP with their related complications. Prospective studies are needed to confirm these results and demonstrate the safety of a conservative management in this setting.
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- Paolo Andreozzi
- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, ASL Caserta, Marcianise Hospital, Marcianise, Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, ASST Rhodense, Rho and Garbagnate M.se Hospitals, Viale Forlanini 95, Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, ASST Rhodense, Rho and Garbagnate M.se Hospitals, Viale Forlanini 95, Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, ASST Rhodense, Rho and Garbagnate M.se Hospitals, Viale Forlanini 95, Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, ASST Rhodense, Rho and Garbagnate M.se Hospitals, Viale Forlanini 95, Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, ASL Caserta, Marcianise Hospital, Marcianise, Caserta, Italy
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- Endoscopic Unit of Fucito Hospital, University Hospital of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Endoscopic Unit of Fucito Hospital, University Hospital of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Department, Benizelion General Hospital, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, ASST Rhodense, Rho and Garbagnate M.se Hospitals, Viale Forlanini 95, Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy.
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Crinò SF, Di Mitri R, Nguyen NQ, Tarantino I, de Nucci G, Deprez PH, Carrara S, Kitano M, Shami VM, Fernández-Esparrach G, Poley JW, Baldaque-Silva F, Itoi T, Manfrin E, Bernardoni L, Gabbrielli A, Conte E, Unti E, Naidu J, Ruszkiewicz A, Amata M, Liotta R, Manes G, Di Nuovo F, Borbath I, Komuta M, Lamonaca L, Rahal D, Hatamaru K, Itonaga M, Rizzatti G, Costamagna G, Inzani F, Curatolo M, Strand DS, Wang AY, Ginès À, Sendino O, Signoretti M, van Driel LMJW, Dolapcsiev K, Matsunami Y, van der Merwe S, van Malenstein H, Locatelli F, Correale L, Scarpa A, Larghi A. Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided Fine-needle Biopsy With or Without Rapid On-site Evaluation for Diagnosis of Solid Pancreatic Lesions: A Randomized Controlled Non-Inferiority Trial. Gastroenterology 2021; 161:899-909.e5. [PMID: 34116031 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2021.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.0] [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: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The benefit of rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE) on the diagnostic accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy (EUS-FNB) has never been evaluated in a randomized study. This trial aimed to test the hypothesis that in solid pancreatic lesions (SPLs), diagnostic accuracy of EUS-FNB without ROSE was not inferior to that of EUS-FNB with ROSE. METHODS A noninferiority study (noninferiority margin, 5%) was conducted at 14 centers in 8 countries. Patients with SPLs requiring tissue sampling were randomly assigned (1:1) to undergo EUS-FNB with or without ROSE using new-generation FNB needles. The touch-imprint cytology technique was used to perform ROSE. The primary endpoint was diagnostic accuracy, and secondary endpoints were safety, tissue core procurement, specimen quality, and sampling procedural time. RESULTS Eight hundred patients were randomized over an 18-month period, and 771 were analyzed (385 with ROSE and 386 without). Comparable diagnostic accuracies were obtained in both arms (96.4% with ROSE and 97.4% without ROSE, P = .396). Noninferiority of EUS-FNB without ROSE was confirmed with an absolute risk difference of 1.0% (1-sided 90% confidence interval, -1.1% to 3.1%; noninferiority P < .001). Safety and sample quality of histologic specimens were similar in both groups. A significantly higher tissue core rate was obtained by EUS-FNB without ROSE (70.7% vs. 78.0%, P = .021), with a significantly shorter mean sampling procedural time (17.9 ± 8.8 vs 11.7 ± 6.0 minutes, P < .0001). CONCLUSIONS EUS-FNB demonstrated high diagnostic accuracy in evaluating SPLs independently on execution of ROSE. When new-generation FNB needles are used, ROSE should not be routinely recommended. (ClinicalTrial.gov number NCT03322592.).
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- Stefano Francesco Crinò
- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, The Pancreas Institute, G.B. Rossi University Hospital, Verona, Italy.
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, ARNAS Civico Di Cristina Benfratelli Hospital, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia
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- Endoscopy Service, Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services, Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies (IRCCS-ISMETT), Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Rho and Garbagnate Milanese Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Endoscopic Unit, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center- IRCCS, Rozzano (MI), Italy
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Endoscopy Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBEREHD, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Upper GI Diseases, Unit of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, Section of Pathology, G.B. Rossi University Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, The Pancreas Institute, G.B. Rossi University Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, The Pancreas Institute, G.B. Rossi University Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, ARNAS Civico Di Cristina Benfratelli Hospital, Palermo, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, ARNAS Civico Di Cristina Benfratelli Hospital, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia
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- Endoscopy Service, Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services, Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies (IRCCS-ISMETT), Palermo, Italy
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- Pathology Service, Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services, Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies (IRCCS - ISMETT), Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Rho and Garbagnate Milanese Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Milano, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, ASST Rhodense, Garbagnate Milanese (MI), Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Pathology, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Endoscopic Unit, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center- IRCCS, Rozzano (MI), Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center-IRCCS, Rozzano (MI), Italy
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy; CERTT, Center for Endoscopic Research Therapeutics and Training, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Endoscopy Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBEREHD, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Endoscopy Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBEREHD, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Digestive and Liver Disease Unit, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Karolinska University Laboratory, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, G.B. Rossi University Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, The Pancreas Institute, G.B. Rossi University Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, Section of Pathology, G.B. Rossi University Hospital, Verona, Italy; ARC-Net Research Centre, University of Verona, G.B. Rossi University Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy; CERTT, Center for Endoscopic Research Therapeutics and Training, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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Radaelli F, Frazzoni L, Repici A, Rondonotti E, Mussetto A, Feletti V, Spada C, Manes G, Segato S, Grassi E, Musso A, Di Giulio E, Coluccio C, Manno M, De Nucci G, Festa V, Di Leo A, Marini M, Ferraris L, Feliziani M, Amato A, Soriani P, Del Bono C, Paggi S, Hassan C, Fuccio L. Clinical management and patient outcomes of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding. A multicenter, prospective, cohort study. Dig Liver Dis 2021; 53:1141-1147. [PMID: 33509737 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2021.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 10/25/2020] [Revised: 01/02/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIM Although acute lower GI bleeding (LGIB) represents a significant healthcare burden, prospective real-life data on management and outcomes are scanty. Present multicentre, prospective cohort study was aimed at evaluating mortality and associated risk factors and at describing patient management. METHODS Adult outpatients acutely admitted for or developing LGIB during hospitalization were consecutively enrolled in 15 high-volume referral centers. Demographics, comorbidities, medications, interventions and outcomes were recorded. RESULTS Overall 1,198 patients (1060 new admissions;138 inpatients) were included. Most patients were elderly (mean-age 74±15 years), 31% had a Charlson-Comorbidity-Index ≥3, 58% were on antithrombotic therapy. In-hospital mortality (primary outcome) was 3.4% (95%CI 2.5-4.6). At logistic regression analysis, independent predictors of mortality were increasing age, comorbidity, inpatient status, hemodynamic instability at presentation, and ICU-admission. Colonoscopy had a 78.8% diagnostic yield, with significantly higher hemostasis rate when performed within 24-hours than later (21.3% vs.10.8%, p = 0.027). Endoscopic hemostasis was associated with neither in-hospital mortality nor rebleeding. A definite or presumptive source of bleeding was disclosed in 90.4% of investigated patients. CONCLUSION Mortality in LGIB patients is mainly related to age and comorbidities. Although early colonoscopy has a relevant diagnostic yield and is associated with higher therapeutic intervention rate, endoscopic hemostasis is not associated with improved clinical outcomes [ClinicalTrial.gov number: NCT04364412].
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- Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy
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- Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, Varese, Italy
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- Città della Salute e della Scienza, Presidio Le Molinette, Torino, Italy
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- Azienda USL di Modena, Ospedale di Carpi e Mirandola, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- ASST Valle Olona, Presidio Ospedaliero di Gallarate, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Ospedale Valduce, Como, Italy
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- Azienda USL di Modena, Ospedale di Carpi e Mirandola, Italy
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- Policlinico Sant'Orsola Malpighi, Università di Bologna, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Ospedale Valduce, Como, Italy
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- Policlinico Sant'Orsola Malpighi, Università di Bologna, Italy
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Schettino M, Guarino AD, Manes G. The lower the volume of a cleansing product the higher its osmolarity and thus the risk of determining electrolyte imbalances in predisposed patients. Endosc Int Open 2021; 9:E1205-E1206. [PMID: 34447865 PMCID: PMC8383080 DOI: 10.1055/a-1487-5876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Mario Schettino
- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, ASST Rhodense, Garbagnate Milanese and Rho Hospitals, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, ASST Rhodense, Garbagnate Milanese and Rho Hospitals, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, ASST Rhodense, Garbagnate Milanese and Rho Hospitals, Milan, Italy
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Triantafyllou K, Gkolfakis P, Gralnek IM, Oakland K, Manes G, Radaelli F, Awadie H, Camus Duboc M, Christodoulou D, Fedorov E, Guy RJ, Hollenbach M, Ibrahim M, Neeman Z, Regge D, Rodriguez de Santiago E, Tham TC, Thelin-Schmidt P, van Hooft JE. Correction: Diagnosis and management of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline. Endoscopy 2021; 53:C10. [PMID: 34139774 DOI: 10.1055/a-1528-2092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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- Konstantinos Triantafyllou
- Hepatogastroenterology Unit, Second Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatopancreatology, and Digestive Oncology, CUB Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel.,Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Digestive Diseases and Renal Department, HCA Healthcare, London, UK
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, ASST Rhodense, Garbagnate Milanese and Rho, Milan, Italy
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- Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel
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- Gastroenterology Department, Saint-Antoine Hospital, APHP Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital & Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Moscow University Hospital, Pirogov Russia National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Emergency General Surgery, Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birkenhead, Wirral, UK
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- Medical Department II, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt
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- Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Radiology Unit, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo.,Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, University of Alcala, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Spain
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Ulster Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- Department of Medicine (Solna), Karolinska Institute and Department of Medicine, Ersta Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Triantafyllou K, Gkolfakis P, Gralnek IM, Oakland K, Manes G, Radaelli F, Awadie H, Camus Duboc M, Christodoulou D, Fedorov E, Guy RJ, Hollenbach M, Ibrahim M, Neeman Z, Regge D, Rodriguez de Santiago E, Tham TC, Thelin-Schmidt P, van Hooft JE. Diagnosis and management of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline. Endoscopy 2021; 53:850-868. [PMID: 34062566 DOI: 10.1055/a-1496-8969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [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: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
1: ESGE recommends that the initial assessment of patients presenting with acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding should include: a history of co-morbidities and medications that promote bleeding; hemodynamic parameters; physical examination (including digital rectal examination); and laboratory markers. A risk score can be used to aid, but should not replace, clinician judgment.Strong recommendation, low quality evidence. 2 : ESGE recommends that, in patients presenting with a self-limited bleed and no adverse clinical features, an Oakland score of ≤ 8 points can be used to guide the clinician decision to discharge the patient for outpatient investigation.Strong recommendation, moderate quality evidence. 3 : ESGE recommends, in hemodynamically stable patients with acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding and no history of cardiovascular disease, a restrictive red blood cell transfusion strategy, with a hemoglobin threshold of ≤ 7 g/dL prompting red blood cell transfusion. A post-transfusion target hemoglobin concentration of 7-9 g/dL is desirable.Strong recommendation, low quality evidence. 4 : ESGE recommends, in hemodynamically stable patients with acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding and a history of acute or chronic cardiovascular disease, a more liberal red blood cell transfusion strategy, with a hemoglobin threshold of ≤ 8 g/dL prompting red blood cell transfusion. A post-transfusion target hemoglobin concentration of ≥ 10 g/dL is desirable.Strong recommendation, low quality evidence. 5: ESGE recommends that, in patients with major acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding, colonoscopy should be performed sometime during their hospital stay because there is no high quality evidence that early colonoscopy influences patient outcomes.Strong recommendation, low quality of evidence. 6 : ESGE recommends that patients with hemodynamic instability and suspected ongoing bleeding undergo computed tomography angiography before endoscopic or radiologic treatment to locate the site of bleeding.Strong recommendation, low quality evidence. 7 : ESGE recommends withholding vitamin K antagonists in patients with major lower gastrointestinal bleeding and correcting their coagulopathy according to the severity of bleeding and their thrombotic risk. In patients with hemodynamic instability, we recommend administering intravenous vitamin K and four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC), or fresh frozen plasma if PCC is not available.Strong recommendation, low quality evidence. 8 : ESGE recommends temporarily withholding direct oral anticoagulants at presentation in patients with major lower gastrointestinal bleeding.Strong recommendation, low quality evidence. 9: ESGE does not recommend withholding aspirin in patients taking low dose aspirin for secondary cardiovascular prevention. If withheld, low dose aspirin should be resumed, preferably within 5 days or even earlier if hemostasis is achieved or there is no further evidence of bleeding.Strong recommendation, moderate quality evidence. 10: ESGE does not recommend routinely discontinuing dual antiplatelet therapy (low dose aspirin and a P2Y12 receptor antagonist) before cardiology consultation. Continuation of the aspirin is recommended, whereas the P2Y12 receptor antagonist can be continued or temporarily interrupted according to the severity of bleeding and the ischemic risk. If interrupted, the P2Y12 receptor antagonist should be restarted within 5 days, if still indicated.Strong recommendation, low quality evidence.
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- Konstantinos Triantafyllou
- Hepatogastroenterology Unit, Second Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatopancreatology, and Digestive Oncology, CUB Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel.,Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Digestive Diseases and Renal Department, HCA Healthcare, London, UK
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, ASST Rhodense, Garbagnate Milanese and Rho, Milan, Italy
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- Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel
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- Gastroenterology Department, Saint-Antoine Hospital, APHP Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital & Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Moscow University Hospital, Pirogov Russia National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Emergency General Surgery, Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birkenhead, Wirral, UK
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- Medical Department II, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt
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- Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Radiology Unit, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo.,Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, University of Alcala, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Spain
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Ulster Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- Department of Medicine (Solna), Karolinska Institute and Department of Medicine, Ersta Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Della Torre S, de Nucci G, Lombardi PM, Grandi S, Manes G, Bollina R. Long-term complete response in metastatic poorly-differentiated neuroendocrine rectal carcinoma with a multimodal approach: A case report. World J Clin Oncol 2021; 12:500-506. [PMID: 34189072 PMCID: PMC8223717 DOI: 10.5306/wjco.v12.i6.500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2020] [Revised: 12/24/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Neuroendocrine gastrointestinal tumors (NETs) are rare and have different natural behaviors. Surgery is the gold standard treatment for local disease while radiotherapy has been demonstrated to be ineffective. Poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinomas (NECs) represent only 5%-10% of digestive NETS. Due to aggressive growth and rapid metastatic diffusion, early diagnosis and a multidisciplinary approach are mandatory. The role of surgery and radiotherapy in this setting is still debated, and chemotherapy remains the treatment of choice.
CASE SUMMARY A 42-year-old male with an ulcerated bleeding rectal lesion was diagnosed with a NEC G3 (Ki67 index > 90%) on May 2015 and initially treated with 3 cycles of first-line chemotherapy, but showed early local progressive disease at 3 mo and underwent sphincter-sparing open anterior low rectal resection. In September 2015, the first post-surgery total-body computed tomography (CT) scan showed an early pelvic disease relapse. Therefore, systemic chemotherapy with FOLFIRI was started and the patient obtained only a partial response. This was followed by pelvic radiotherapy (50 Gy). On April 2016, a CT scan and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography imaging showed a complete response (CR) of the pelvic lesion, but pathological abdominal inter-aortocaval lymph nodes were observed. Due to disease progression of abdominal malignant nodes, the patient received radiotherapy at 45 Gy, and finally obtained a CR. As of January 2021, the patient has no symptoms of relapse and no late toxicity after chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
CONCLUSION This case demonstrates how a multimodal approach can be successful in obtaining long-term CR in metastatic sites in patients with high grade digestive NECs.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Garbagnate Milanese Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Garbagnate Milanese 20024, Italy
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- Robotic and Emergency Surgery, General Surgery Division, Manzoni Hospital, Lecco 23900, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, ASST Rhodense-Garbagnate Milanese, Garbagnate Milanese 20054, Italy
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Vanbiervliet G, Moss A, Arvanitakis M, Arnelo U, Beyna T, Busch O, Deprez PH, Kunovsky L, Larghi A, Manes G, Napoleon B, Nalankilli K, Nayar M, Pérez-Cuadrado-Robles E, Seewald S, Strijker M, Barthet M, van Hooft JE. Endoscopic management of superficial nonampullary duodenal tumors: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline. Endoscopy 2021; 53:522-534. [PMID: 33822331 DOI: 10.1055/a-1442-2395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [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: 02/08/2023]
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1: ESGE recommends that all duodenal adenomas should be considered for endoscopic resection as progression to invasive carcinoma is highly likely.Strong recommendation, low quality evidence. 2: ESGE recommends performance of a colonoscopy, if that has not yet been done, in cases of duodenal adenoma.Strong recommendation, low quality evidence. 3: ESGE recommends the use of the cap-assisted method when the location of the minor and/or major papilla and their relationship to a duodenal adenoma is not clearly established during forward-viewing endoscopy.Strong recommendation, moderate quality evidence. 4: ESGE recommends the routine use of a side-viewing endoscope when a laterally spreading adenoma with extension to the minor and/or major papilla is suspected.Strong recommendation, low quality evidence. 5: ESGE suggests cold snare polypectomy for small (< 6 mm in size) nonmalignant duodenal adenomas.Weak recommendation, low quality evidence. 6: ESGE recommends endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) as the first-line endoscopic resection technique for nonmalignant large nonampullary duodenal adenomas.Strong recommendation, moderate quality evidence. 7: ESGE recommends that endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for duodenal adenomas is an effective resection technique only in expert hands.Strong recommendation, low quality evidence. 8: ESGE recommends using techniques that minimize adverse events such as immediate or delayed bleeding or perforation. These may include piecemeal resection, defect closure techniques, noncontact hemostasis, and other emerging techniques, and these should be considered on a case-by-case basis.Strong recommendation, low quality evidence. 9: ESGE recommends endoscopic surveillance 3 months after the index treatment. In cases of no recurrence, a further follow-up endoscopy should be done 1 year later. Thereafter, surveillance intervals should be adapted to the lesion site, en bloc resection status, and initial histological result. Strong recommendation, low quality evidence.
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- Geoffroy Vanbiervliet
- Department of Digestive Endoscopy, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Nice, France
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- Department of Endoscopic Services, Western Health, Melbourne, Australia.,Department of Medicine - Western Health, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Gastroenterology, Hepatopancreatology, and Digestive Oncology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Surgery, Centre for Digestive Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, University Hospital Brno, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.,Department of Surgery, University Hospital Brno, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Aziende Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Rhodense, Gastroenterology, Garbagnate Milanese, Italy
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- Service de Gastroentérologie, Hôpital Privé Jean Mermoz, Ramsay Générale de Santé, Lyon, France
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- Department of Endoscopic Services, Western Health, Melbourne, Australia.,Department of Medicine - Western Health, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Georges-Pompidou European Hospital, AP-HP Centre - Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Center of Gastroenterology Centre, Klinik Hirslanden, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hôpital Nord, Assistance publique des hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hôpital Nord, Assistance publique des hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
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Bezzio C, Manes G, Schettino M, Arena I, de Nucci G, Della Corte C, Devani M, Mandelli E, Morganti D, Omazzi B, Pellegrini L, Picascia D, Redaelli D, Reati R, Saibeni S. Inflammatory bowel disease in a colorectal cancer screening population: Diagnosis and follow-up. Dig Liver Dis 2021; 53:587-591. [PMID: 32863160 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2020.07.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Revised: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is usually diagnosed in subjects with gastrointestinal symptoms, but may also be asymptomatic and diagnosed incidentally. AIMS to determine the prevalence of IBD in asymptomatic adults. METHODS we identified subjects who underwent colonoscopy between 1 September 2013 and 31 August 2019 in a regional colorectal cancer screening program with endoscopic findings suggestive of IBD, and retrieved their clinical, histological and therapeutic information. RESULTS 5116 subjects underwent colonoscopy, and 4640 persons were considered assessable. Of these, 54 (1.16%) had endoscopic findings suggestive of IBD, including 40 of Crohn's disease (CD) and 14 of ulcerative colitis (UC). A definite diagnosis of IBD was made in 19 patients, for an overall IBD prevalence of 0.41%, with 13 cases of CD (0.28%) and 6 of UC (0.13%). The mean follow-up was 26.8 months after the first colonoscopy. Therapy was started in 5 of 13 CD patients and all UC patients. CONCLUSION Endoscopic findings suggestive of IBD are not infrequent in an asymptomatic colorectal cancer screening population. Visualization of the terminal ileum is recommended in this setting. A definite diagnosis of IBD was made in about 1 out of 3 subjects with endoscopic lesions. Most IBD patients had a mild form of disease, but some needed biologic therapy.
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- Cristina Bezzio
- Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Corso Europa 250, 20017 Rho (MI), Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Corso Europa 250, 20017 Rho (MI), Italy; Gastroenterology Unit, Garbagnate Milanese Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Corso Europa 250, 20017 Rho (MI), Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Corso Europa 250, 20017 Rho (MI), Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Garbagnate Milanese Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Corso Europa 250, 20017 Rho (MI), Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Corso Europa 250, 20017 Rho (MI), Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Garbagnate Milanese Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Garbagnate Milanese Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Corso Europa 250, 20017 Rho (MI), Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Corso Europa 250, 20017 Rho (MI), Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Garbagnate Milanese Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Garbagnate Milanese Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Garbagnate Milanese Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Corso Europa 250, 20017 Rho (MI), Italy.
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Vanbiervliet G, Strijker M, Arvanitakis M, Aelvoet A, Arnelo U, Beyna T, Busch O, Deprez PH, Kunovsky L, Larghi A, Manes G, Moss A, Napoleon B, Nayar M, Pérez-Cuadrado-Robles E, Seewald S, Barthet M, van Hooft JE. Endoscopic management of ampullary tumors: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline. Endoscopy 2021; 53:429-448. [PMID: 33728632 DOI: 10.1055/a-1397-3198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [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: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
1: ESGE recommends against diagnostic/therapeutic papillectomy when adenoma is not proven.Strong recommendation, low quality evidence. 2: ESGE recommends endoscopic ultrasound and abdominal magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) for staging of ampullary tumors.Strong recommendation, low quality evidence. 3: ESGE recommends endoscopic papillectomy in patients with ampullary adenoma without intraductal extension, because of good results regarding outcome (technical and clinical success, morbidity, and recurrence).Strong recommendation, moderate quality evidence. 4: ESGE recommends en bloc resection of ampullary adenomas up to 20-30 mm in diameter to achieve R0 resection, for optimizing the complete resection rate, providing optimal histopathology, and reduction of the recurrence rate after endoscopic papillectomy.Strong recommendation, low quality evidence. 5: ESGE suggests considering surgical treatment of ampullary adenomas when endoscopic resection is not feasible for technical reasons (e. g. diverticulum, size > 4 cm), and in the case of intraductal involvement (of > 20 mm). Surveillance thereafter is still mandatory.Weak recommendation, low quality evidence. 6: ESGE recommends direct snare resection without submucosal injection for endoscopic papillectomy.Strong recommendation, moderate quality evidence. 7: ESGE recommends prophylactic pancreatic duct stenting to reduce the risk of pancreatitis after endoscopic papillectomy.Strong recommendation, moderate quality evidence. 8: ESGE recommends long-term monitoring of patients after endoscopic papillectomy or surgical ampullectomy, based on duodenoscopy with biopsies of the scar and of any abnormal area, within the first 3 months, at 6 and 12 months, and thereafter yearly for at least 5 years.Strong recommendation, low quality evidence.
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- Geoffroy Vanbiervliet
- Department of Digestive Endoscopy, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Nice, France
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- Department of Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Gastroenterology, Hepatopancreatology and Digestive Oncology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Centre for Digestive Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Düsseldorf, Dusseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, University Hospital Brno, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.,Department of Surgery, University Hospital Brno, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Aziende Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Rhodense, Gastroenterology, Garbagnate Milanese, Italy
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- Department of Endoscopic Services, Western Health, Melbourne, Australia.,Department of Medicine, Western Health, Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Service de Gastroentérologie, Hôpital Privé Jean Mermoz, Ramsay Générale de Santé, Lyon, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Georges-Pompidou European Hospital, AP-HP Centre - Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Gastroenterology Center, Klinik Hirslanden, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hôpital Nord, Assistance publique des hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
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Donato G, Forti E, Mutignani M, Laterra MA, Arese D, Coppola F, Zaccari P, Mariani A, Arcidiacono PG, Pigò F, Conigliaro R, Costa D, Tringali A, Lavagna A, Rocca R, Gabbiadini R, Fugazza A, Repici A, Fava G, Marini F, Mosca P, Urban F, Monica F, Crinò SF, Gabbrielli A, Blois M, Binda C, Sbrancia M, Fabbri C, Frego R, Dinelli M, Imbesi V, Gambitta P, Balzarini M, Segato S, Grazioli LM, Spada C, Amato A, Venezia G, Aragona G, Rosa C, Alvisi C, Devani M, Manes G, Dell’Amico I, Gemme C, Reati R, Auriemma F, Mangiavillano B, Rodi M, Bertani H, Mazzucco D, Armellini E, Cantù P, Penagini R, Occhipinti P. A multicenter survey on endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography during the COVID-19 pandemic in northern and central Italy. Endosc Int Open 2021; 9:E629-E634. [PMID: 33880397 PMCID: PMC8050562 DOI: 10.1055/a-1380-3419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background and study aims COVID-19 has dramatically impacted endoscopy practice because upper endoscopy procedures can be aerosol-generating. Most elective procedures have been rescheduled. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is frequently performed in emergency or urgent settings in which rescheduling is not possible. We evaluated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ERCP in Italy during the SARS-CoV-2 lockdown, in areas with high incidence of COVID-19. Patients and methods We performed a retrospective survey of centers performing ERCP in high COVID-19 prevalence areas in Italy to collect information regarding clinical data from patients undergoing ERCP, staff, case-volume and organization of endoscopy units from March 8, 2020 to April 30, 2020. Results We collected data from 31 centers and 804 patients. All centers adopted a triage and/or screening protocol for SARS-CoV-2 and performed follow-up of patients 2 weeks after the procedure. ERCP case-volume was reduced by 44.1 % compared to the respective 2019 timeframe. Of the 804 patients undergoing ERCP, 22 (2.7 %) were positive for COVID-19. Adverse events occurred at a similar rate to previously published data. Of the patients, endoscopists, and nurses, 1.6 %, 11.7 %, and 4.9 %, respectively, tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 at follow up. Only 38.7 % of centers had access to a negative-pressure room for ERCP. Conclusion The case-volume reduction for ERCP during lockdown was lower than for other gastrointestinal endoscopy procedures. No definitive conclusions can be drawn about the percentage of SARS-CoV-2-positive patients and healthcare workers observed after ERCP. Appropriate triage and screening of patients and adherence to society recommendations are paramount.
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- Giulio Donato
- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Oncological and Specialty Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Digestive and Operative Endoscopy Unit, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Digestive and Operative Endoscopy Unit, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Torino, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Torino, Italy
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- Pancreatobiliary Endoscopy and EUS Division, Pancreas Translational and Clinical Research Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Pancreatobiliary Endoscopy and EUS Division, Pancreas Translational and Clinical Research Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Pancreatobiliary Endoscopy and EUS Division, Pancreas Translational and Clinical Research Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy – Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Modena, Ospedale di Baggiovara, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy – Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Modena, Ospedale di Baggiovara, Italy,Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Modena, Policlinico di Modena, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, ULSS 2 Marca Trevigiana, Ospedale Conegliano-Vittorio Veneto, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, ULSS 2 Marca Trevigiana, Ospedale Conegliano-Vittorio Veneto, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, AO Ordine Mauriziano, Torino, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center – IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center – IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center – IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- SOD Malattie Apparato Digerente, Endoscopia Digestiva, Malattie Infiammatorie Croniche Intestinali, Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, Italy
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- SOD Malattie Apparato Digerente, Endoscopia Digestiva, Malattie Infiammatorie Croniche Intestinali, Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, Italy
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- SOD Malattie Apparato Digerente, Endoscopia Digestiva, Malattie Infiammatorie Croniche Intestinali, Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, ASU GI Ospedale di Cattinara Trieste, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, ASU GI Ospedale di Cattinara Trieste, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, The Pancreas Institute, Verona, Italy
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- Operative Endoscopy Unit, Azienda Usl Toscana Nord-Ovest, Livorno, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Forlì-Cesena Hospitals, AUSL Romagna, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Forlì-Cesena Hospitals, AUSL Romagna, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Forlì-Cesena Hospitals, AUSL Romagna, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, ASST Ovest Milanese, Legnano, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, ASST Ovest Milanese, Legnano, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, ASST Sette-Laghi, Varese, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero, Brescia, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Ospedale Valduce, Como, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera S.Croce e Carle, Cuneo, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, Ospedale Civile, AUSL Piacenza, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, ASST Pavia, Ospedali Voghera-Vigevano, Pavia, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, ASST Pavia, Ospedali Voghera-Vigevano, Pavia, Italy
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- Endoscopy Unit, Azienda Usl Toscana Nord-Ovest, Massa Carrara, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy
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- ASST Rhodense, Presidio di Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Humanitas – Mater Domini, Castellanza, Varese, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Ospedale S. Andrea, ASL VC, Vercelli, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Modena, Policlinico di Modena, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, ASST Bergamo Est, Bergamo, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Oncological and Specialty Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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Bezzio C, Manes G, Bini F, Pellegrini L, Saibeni S. Infliximab for severe ulcerative colitis and subsequent SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia: a stone for two birds. Gut 2021; 70:623-624. [PMID: 32554621 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2020-321760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Revised: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Cristina Bezzio
- Gastroenterology Unit, ASST Rhodense, Garbagnate Milanese, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, ASST Rhodense, Garbagnate Milanese, Italy
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- Pneumology Unit, ASST Rhodense, Garbagnate Milanese, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, ASST Rhodense, Garbagnate Milanese, Italy
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Manes G, Saibeni S, Pellegrini L, Picascia D, Pace F, Schettino M, Bezzio C, de Nucci G, Hassan C, Repici A. Improvement in appropriateness and diagnostic yield of fast-track endoscopy during the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Italy. Endoscopy 2021; 53:162-165. [PMID: 32942316 PMCID: PMC7869040 DOI: 10.1055/a-1265-3315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND During the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy, only fast-track endoscopic procedures have been performed; nevertheless, a significant drop in their number has been reported. We evaluated whether the pandemic has impacted the appropriateness and diagnostic yield of fast-track endoscopic procedures compared with those performed in 2019. METHODS This retrospective study involved endoscopy services in Northern Italy. We compared data regarding endoscopic procedures performed in March and April 2020 with those performed during the same period in 2019. RESULTS In 2020, there was a 53.6 % reduction in the number of fast-track endoscopic procedures compared with 2019. Patients undergoing endoscopy in 2020 were younger than in 2019. Both appropriate referral and diagnostic yield increased in 2020 for both upper and lower endoscopy. A higher rate of cancer was diagnosed in 2020 by upper endoscopy (3.6 % vs. 6.6 %; P = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS The high level of inappropriate endoscopy referrals registered in 2019 significantly improved during the COVID-19 outbreak of 2020, with an increase in the diagnostic yield.
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- Gianpiero Manes
- ASST Rhodense, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy,ASST Rhodense, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Rho, Milan, Italy
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- ASST Rhodense, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy,ASST Rhodense, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Rho, Milan, Italy
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- ASST Rhodense, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy,ASST Rhodense, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Rho, Milan, Italy
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- ASST Rhodense, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy,ASST Rhodense, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Rho, Milan, Italy
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- Bolognini Hospital, Gastroenterology Unit, Seriate, Italy
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- ASST Rhodense, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy,ASST Rhodense, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Rho, Milan, Italy
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- ASST Rhodense, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy,ASST Rhodense, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Rho, Milan, Italy
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- ASST Rhodense, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy,ASST Rhodense, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Rho, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Nuovo Regina Margherita Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Humanitas University, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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Pasquale L, Maurano A, Cengia G, Da Massa Carrara P, Germanà B, Graziani MG, Manes G, Pisani A, Golia M, Marciano E, Rodella L, Schiffino L, Gandolfo C, Terrosi C, Cusi MG. Infection prevention in endoscopy practice: comparative evaluation of re-usable vs single-use endoscopic valves. Infect Prev Pract 2021; 3:100123. [PMID: 34368741 PMCID: PMC8336158 DOI: 10.1016/j.infpip.2021.100123] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Re-usable air/water and suction valves used in endoscopes often demonstrate risk of infection. To the authors' knowledge, the safety and efficacy of re-usable and single-use valves have not been compared to date. As such, a laboratory investigation was undertaken to compare the safety and efficacy of re-usable and single-use valves at 11 Italian endoscopy sites. Safety was evaluated by analysing the rinse liquid of reprocessed re-usable valves ready for use, and efficacy was assessed based on the completion of endoscopic procedures without valve malfunction. This study found significantly lower contamination of single-use valves compared with re-usable valves (0 vs 29.1%, respectively; P=0.007) and similar efficacy (97.6 vs 98.8%, respectively; P=ns). Microbiological analysis of the rinse liquid of reprocessed re-usable valves identified various surviving micro-organisms and highlighted their potential pathogenicity. Such data suggest that sterile single-use valves may be safer than re-usable valves, and have comparable performance.
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- L Pasquale
- Gastroenterology and General Medicine Unit, Civil Hospital 'Frangipane' di Ariano Irpino, Avellino, Italy
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- University Hospital, Mercato S. Severino, Salerno, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, ASST Garda, Manerbio Hospital, Manerbio, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Azienda USL Toscana Centro, Pistoia, Italy
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- AULSS1 Dolomiti, Belluno Hospital, Belluno, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, S. Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, ASST Rhodense, Garbagnate Milanese and Rho Hospital, Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS de Bellis, Castellana Grotte, Bari, Italy
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- Diagnostic and Endoscopic Surgery Unit, Monza Hospital, Monza, Italy
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- Pisana University Hospital, Presidio Cisanello, Pisa, Italy
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- Surgical Unit, Borgo Trento Hospital, Piazzale Stefani, Verona, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, G.B. Grassi Hospital, Ostia, Rome, Italy
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- Santa Maria alle Scotte University Hospital, Siena, Italy
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- Virology Unit, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Santa Maria alle Scotte University Hospital, Siena, Italy.,Virology Unit, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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Sampietro GM, Sampietro GM, Corbellini C, Baldi C, Barberi S, Bollina R, De Angelis G, Giuliani G, Manes G, Omazzi B, Pessina C. Surgery Safety Protocol for Patients and Staff During the COVID-19 Global Pandemic – A Prospective Study of 78 Consecutive, Open and Laparoscopic Surgical Procedures. Surg Case Rep 2020. [DOI: 10.31487/j.scr.2020.12.28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background: To evaluate safety, for patients and staff, and efficacy of a protocol for the surgical treatment
of patients during COVID-19 pandemic (50 days period) in a hospital located in the northern Italy.
Methods: Two different pathways were adopted (non-COVID-19 and COVID-19), with dedicated OR and
ICU, and PPE for personnel. A monitoring of patients and staff for COVID-19 was carried out.
Results: 78 patients were included. Laparoscopy was used in 33.4% without gas filtration. COVID-19-
positive patients (11.5%) were older men (0.04%), with elevated ASA score (0.002), and two or more
comorbidities (0.02). They experienced longer hospitalization (0.003), more complications and more deaths
(0.0001). All COVID-19 related deaths were due to severe acute respiratory syndrome. None of the patients
included resulted infected, but one out of 47 staff personnel (<2%).
Conclusion: COVID-19 is largely unknown, but a safe and effective surgical pathway is feasible.
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Imperatore N, de Nucci G, Mandelli ED, de Leone A, Zito FP, Lombardi G, Manes G. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: a systematic review of the literature. Endosc Int Open 2020; 8:E1759-E1764. [PMID: 33269308 PMCID: PMC7671767 DOI: 10.1055/a-1261-9605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background and study aims Surgery is the mainstay therapy for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (P-NETs), but it is associated with significant adverse events (AEs). In recent years, endoscopic ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (EUS-RFA) has been described for treating P-NETs. We performed a systematic literature review aimed at exploring the feasibility, effectiveness, and safety of EUS-RFA in treatment of P-NETs. Methods The literature review was performed in PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, and SCOPUS to identify all case reports of EUS-RFA for treatment of P-NETs. Results Sixyt-one patients (males 49.2 %, mean age 64.5 years) and 73 tumors (mean size 16 mm, insulinomas 30.1 %) treated with EUS-RFA were included from 12 studies. The overall effectiveness of EUS-RFA was 96 % (75 % - 100 %) without differences between functional vs. non-functional P-NETs ( P = 0.3) and without relevant issues about safety (mild AEs 13.7 %). While tumor location was not predictive for incomplete/non-response to EUS-RFA, greater tumor dimensions predicted treatment failure (21.8 ± 4.71 mm in the non-response group vs 15.07 ± 7.34 mm in the response group, P = 0.048). At ROC analysis, a P-NET size cut-off value ≤18 mm predicted response to treatment, with a sensitivity of 80 % (95 % CI 28.4 % - 99.5 %), a specificity of 78.6 % (95 % CI 63.2 % - 89.7 %), a positive predictive value of 97.1 % (95 % CI 84.7 % - 99.9 %) and a negative predictive value of 30.8 % (95 % CI 9.1 % - 61.4 %), with an area under the curve of 0.81 (95 % CI 0.67 - 0.95). Conclusions EUS-RFA is safe and effective for treating P-NETs. It may be reasonable to consider EUS-RFA for small P-NETs, irrespective of the functional status.
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- Nicola Imperatore
- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, AORN A Cardarelli, Naples, Italy
- Gastroenterology, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, School of Medicine Federico II of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, ASST Rhodense, Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, AORN A Cardarelli, Naples, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, AORN A Cardarelli, Naples, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, ASST Rhodense, Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy
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de Nucci G, Imperatore N, Mandelli ED, di Nuovo F, d’Urbano C, Manes G. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: a case series. Endosc Int Open 2020; 8:E1754-E1758. [PMID: 33269307 PMCID: PMC7671764 DOI: 10.1055/a-1261-9359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Background and study aims Surgery is the considered the therapeutic cornerstone for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (P-NETs), although burdened by high risk of significant adverse events. Recently, endoscopic ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (EUS-RFA) has been described for P-NETs. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of EUS-RFA for treatment of P-NETs. Patients and methods We prospectively included all consecutive patients with P-NET ≤ 20 mm who were treated with EUS-RFA and were followed-up for at least 12 months. Results Ten patients (5 males, mean age 78.6 years, mean body mass index 28.2) with 11 P-NETs (mean size 14.5 mm; range 9 - 20 mm) localized in the pancreatic head (3 lesions), pancreatic body (5 lesions), and tail (3 lesions) underwent complete EUS ablation with one session of RFA. Complete ablation of P-NET was reached using a single-session RFA with a mean of 2.3 treatment applications per session. At both 6 - and 12-months computed tomography scans, all the patients had complete disappearance of lesions with radiological normalization. Regarding safety, only two cases of mild abdominal pain were recorded in two subjects with pancreatic head lesion, which were effectively treated with analgesics. The mean duration of hospital stay was 4 days (range 3 - 7 days). Conclusions EUS-RFA is effective and safe in treating P-NETs. It may be considered an effective therapeutic option in the treatment of small P-NETs independently from their functional status.
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- Germana de Nucci
- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, ASST Rhodense, Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, School of Medicine Federico II of Naples, Naples, Italy,Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, AORN A Cardarelli, Naples, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, ASST Rhodense, Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, ASST Rhodense, Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy
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Frazzoni L, Spada C, Radaelli F, Mussetto A, Laterza L, La Marca M, Piccirelli S, Cortellini F, Rondonotti E, Paci V, Bazzoli F, Fabbri C, Manno M, Aragona G, Manes G, Occhipinti P, Cadoni S, Zagari RM, Hassan C, Fuccio L. 1L- vs. 4L-Polyethylene glycol for bowel preparation before colonoscopy among inpatients: A propensity score-matching analysis. Dig Liver Dis 2020; 52:1486-1493. [PMID: 33250131 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2020.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 07/05/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Inpatients are at risk for inadequate colon cleansing. Experts recommend 4L-polyethylene-glycol (PEG) solution. A higher colon cleansing adequacy rate for a hyperosmolar 1L-PEG plus ascorbate prep has been recently reported. AIMS We aimed to determine whether 1L-PEG outperforms 4L-PEG among inpatients. METHODS post-hoc analysis of a large Italian multicenter prospective observational study among inpatients (QIPS study). We performed a propensity score matching between 1L-PEG and 4L-PEG group. The primary outcome was the rate of adequate colon cleansing as assessed by unblinded endoscopists through Boston scale. Secondary outcome was the safety profile. RESULTS Among 1,004 patients undergoing colonoscopy, 724 (72%) were prescribed 4L-PEG and 280 (28%) 1L-PEG. The overall adequate colon cleansing rate was 69.2% (n = 695). We matched 274 pairs of patients with similar distribution of confounders. The rate of patients with adequate colon cleansing was higher in 1L-PEG than in 4L-PEG group (84.3% vs. 77.4%, p = 0.039). No different shift in serum concentration of electrolytes (namely Na+, K+, Ca2+), creatinine and hematocrit were observed for both preparations. CONCLUSION We found a higher rate of adequate colon cleansing for colonoscopy with the 1L-PEG bowel prep vs. 4L-PEG, with apparent similar safety profile, among inpatients. A confirmatory randomized trial is needed. (ClinicalTrials.gov no: NCT04310332).
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- Leonardo Frazzoni
- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, S. Maria delle Croci Hospital, Ravenna, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Unit of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Forli-Cesena Hospital, AUSL Romagna, Forli-Cesena, Italy
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- UOSD Gastroenterologia ed Endoscopia Digestiva, Azienda USL di Modena, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, "Guglielmo da Saliceto" Hospital, Via Taverna 49, Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, ASST Rhodense, Rho and Garbagnate Milanese Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Ospedale Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Centro Traumatologico-Ortopedico Hospital, Iglesias, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Endoscopy Unit, Nuovo Regina Margherita Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
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Nucci GD, Imperatore N, Picascia D, Mandelli ED, Bezzio C, Arena I, Omazzi B, Larghi A, Manes G. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage in pancreatic cancer and cholangitis: A case report. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2020; 12:488-492. [PMID: 33269057 PMCID: PMC7677881 DOI: 10.4253/wjge.v12.i11.488] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Revised: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Head pancreatic cancers often present with clinical challenges requiring biliary drainage for chemotherapy or palliative scope. If usual endoscopic modalities fail or if percutaneous approach is not feasible, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) guided biliary drainage can be considered. Here we describe and discuss an interesting clinical case in which EUS-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) was chosen to treat acute severe cholangitis in a patient with advanced pancreatic cancer.
CASE SUMMARY An 84-year-old female with a previous EUS-biopsy proven diagnosis of head pancreatic cancer presented with clinical signs of acute cholangitis. In September 2018 she had positioned a biliary and duodenal stent to relieve jaundice and an initial duodenal substenosis. In the emergency ward, an abdominal computed tomography scan showed proximal biliary stent occlusion due to neoplastic progression, but endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography was impossible because of worsening duodenal stenosis and the absence of a chance to reach the Vater’s papilla area. EUS-guided choledocoduodenostomy was not technically feasible but because the cystic duct was free of neoplastic infiltration, an EUS-GBD using an Axios™ stent was successfully performed. The patient started to feed after 48 h and was discharged 1 wk later. No other hospitalizations due to cholangitis or symptoms of Axios™ stent occlusion/dysfunction were observed up until her death 6 mo later due to underlying disease.
CONCLUSION This case demonstrated how different EUS therapeutic approaches could have a key role to treat critical and seemingly unsolvable situations and that they could play a more fundamental role in the next future.
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- Germana de Nucci
- Department of Gastroenterology, Garbagnate Milanese Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Milan 20024, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Cardarelli Hospital, Naples 80131, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Federico II University, Naples 80100, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Garbagnate Milanese Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Milan 20024, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Garbagnate Milanese Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Milan 20024, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Garbagnate Milanese Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Milan 20024, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Garbagnate Milanese Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Milan 20024, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Roma 00168, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Garbagnate Milanese Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Milan 20024, Italy
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Bezzio C, Schettino M, Manes G, Andreozzi P, Arena I, Della Corte C, Costetti M, Devani M, Omazzi BF, Saibeni S. Tolerability of Bowel Preparation and Colonoscopy in IBD Patients: Results From a Prospective, Single-Center, Case-Control Study. Crohns Colitis 360 2020; 2:otaa077. [PMID: 36777747 PMCID: PMC9802087 DOI: 10.1093/crocol/otaa077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Endoscopy plays a fundamental role in the management of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The aim of this study was to prospectively evaluate the tolerability and efficacy of bowel preparation and colonoscopy in ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) patients compared to subjects participating in a colorectal cancer population screening program. Methods Consecutive enrolment of CD and UC patients and screening subjects (SS) undergoing colonoscopy. Bowel preparation was done by split dose of 2 L PEG-ELS + simethicone. We recorded endoscopic, clinical, and demographic features; cleanliness rating using the Boston Bowel Preparation Scale (BBPS); and sedation doses. Bowel-preparation tolerability, discomfort, and pain during colonoscopy were assessed using a Visual Analogue Scale from 0 to 100 mm. Results Sixty-three UC (mean age 49.9 ± 14.9 years), 63 CD (mean age 44.0 ± 14.0 years), and 63 SS (mean age 59.9 ± 6.3 years) patients were enrolled. Bowel preparation was similarly tolerated in UC, CD, and SS (P = 0.397). A complete colonoscopy was similarly performed in UC (59/63, 93.7%), CD (58/63, 92.1%), and SS (60/63, 95.2%) (P = 0.364). The BBPS did not show significant differences between UC (6.2 ± 1.6), CD (6.1 ± 1.3), and SS (6.2 ± 1.4) (P = 0.824). The need to increase sedation doses was significantly higher in CD (24/63, 38.1%) and UC (16/63, 25.4%) than in SS (4/63, 6.3%) (P < 0.0001). Conclusions Bowel preparation is equally tolerated and efficacious in IBD patients and in healthy SS. In IBD, higher sedation doses are needed to guarantee an equally tolerated colonoscopy.
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- Cristina Bezzio
- Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Rho, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Rho, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Rho, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, ASL Caserta, Marcianise Hospital, Marcianise, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Rho, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, San Matteo Hospital and University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Rho, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Rho, Italy,Address correspondence to: Simone Saibeni, MD, PhD, Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Corso Europa 250, I-20017 Rho (MI), Italy ()
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de Nucci G, della Corte C, Reati R, Imperatore N, Arena I, Larghi A, Manes G. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis: a case report test for efficacy and future perspectives. Endosc Int Open 2020; 8:E1713-E1716. [PMID: 33140029 PMCID: PMC7581477 DOI: 10.1055/a-1236-3105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background The percutaneous approach allows for effective and safe treatment of liver lesions. But in case of subcapsular or left segments location, this approach seems to be less effective or unsafe. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (EUS-RFA) is a new technique used to treat pancreatic and neuroendocrine tumors in patients unfit for surgery. Methods Hereby, we describe the case of a 70-year-old patient with cirrhosis with a large subcapsular hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in II-III-IVb segments, in which surgery or percutaneous therapies were not feasible, treated with EUS-RFA. The HCC was treated using an EUS-RFA (EUSRA) system, which consists of a 19G water-cooled monopolar RFA needle and a dedicated generator system. Results After a multidisciplinary discussion, the lesion was ablated in two different sessions, which resulted in destruction of about 70 % of neoplastic tissue. A second step surgery was required but initially refused by the patient. Conclusions EUS-RFA could be an effective way to treat left hepatic lesions not manageable with conventional percutaneous methods. This case report does not highlight concerns about safety of this approach and this observation needs to be validated in a larger cohort of patients with cirrhosis.
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- Germana de Nucci
- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, ASST Rhodense, Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, ASST Rhodense, Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, AORN Cardarelli, Naples, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, ASST Rhodense, Rho, Milan, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, ASST Rhodense, Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy,Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, ASST Rhodense, Rho, Milan, Italy
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Bezzio C, Pellegrini L, Manes G, Arena I, Picascia D, Della Corte C, Devani M, Schettino M, Saibeni S. Biologic Therapies May Reduce the Risk of COVID-19 in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2020; 26:e107-e109. [PMID: 32869831 PMCID: PMC7499633 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izaa242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Cristina Bezzio
- Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Rho (MI), Italy,Address correspondence to: Cristina Bezzio, MD, PhD, Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Corso Europa 250, I-20017, Rho (MI), Italy ()
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Rho (MI), Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Rho (MI), Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Rho (MI), Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Rho (MI), Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Rho (MI), Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Rho (MI), Italy
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de Nucci G, Reati R, Arena I, Bezzio C, Devani M, Corte CD, Morganti D, Mandelli ED, Omazzi B, Redaelli D, Saibeni S, Dinelli M, Manes G. Efficacy of a novel self-assembling peptide hemostatic gel as rescue therapy for refractory acute gastrointestinal bleeding. Endoscopy 2020; 52:773-779. [PMID: 32316041 DOI: 10.1055/a-1145-3412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [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: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Acute gastrointestinal bleeding (AGIB) results in significant morbidity and mortality. Topical hemostatic products have been developed for endoscopic use to help in the management of difficult bleeding. Our aim was to demonstrate the ease of use, safety, and efficacy of PuraStat, a novel hemostat, to control AGIB. METHODS We describe 77 patients (41 men) who were treated for acute upper and lower AGIB in a 2-year period. In 50 patients, bleeding occurred as a complication of a previous endoscopic procedure, predominantly endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP); however, in the other 27 patients, it derived from peptic ulcers, angiodysplasia, cancers, and surgical anastomoses. Bleeding was spurting in 13 of the 77 patients and oozing in 64. PuraStat was used after the failure of at least two conventional hemostatic methods. RESULTS A mean of 2.6 conventional hemostatic methods had been attempted prior to the application of PuraStat. PuraStat achieved successful hemostasis in 90.9 % of patients. In 41 patients, once hemostasis was obtained with PuraStat, endoscopists further stabilized hemostasis by using at least one additional method. Recurrence of bleeding was observed in eight patients (10.4 %). In 16 patients with intraprocedural bleeding, it was possible to complete the procedures (14 EMR, 2 ERCP) after PuraStat hemostasis. No adverse events related to PuraStat were recorded. CONCLUSIONS PuraStat is feasible, safe, and effective in controlling different types of gastrointestinal hemorrhage after failure of conventional hemostatic methods. Its application also does not hinder continuing endotherapy.
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- Germana de Nucci
- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Aziende Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Rhodense - Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Aziende Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Rhodense - Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Aziende Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Rhodense - Rho Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Aziende Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Rhodense - Rho Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Aziende Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Rhodense - Rho Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Aziende Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Rhodense - Rho Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Aziende Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Rhodense - Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Aziende Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Rhodense - Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Aziende Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Rhodense - Rho Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Aziende Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Rhodense - Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Aziende Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Rhodense - Rho Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Aziende Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Rhodense - Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy.,Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Aziende Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Rhodense - Rho Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Gianpiero Manes
- ASST Rhodense, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Units, Garbagnate Milanese and Rho, Milano, Italy
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- ASST Rhodense, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Units, Garbagnate Milanese and Rho, Milano, Italy
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- ASST Rhodense, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Units, Garbagnate Milanese and Rho, Milano, Italy
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Schettino M, Saibeni S, Bezzio C, de Nucci G, Manes G. Efficacy, safety and tolerability, the imperfect triangle arising from the new low volume colon preparations. Dig Liver Dis 2020; 52:840-841. [PMID: 32616461 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2020.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Revised: 06/06/2020] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Mario Schettino
- ASST Rhodense, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Garbagnate Milanese and Rho Hospitals, Milano, Italy
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- ASST Rhodense, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Garbagnate Milanese and Rho Hospitals, Milano, Italy
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- ASST Rhodense, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Garbagnate Milanese and Rho Hospitals, Milano, Italy
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- ASST Rhodense, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Garbagnate Milanese and Rho Hospitals, Milano, Italy
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- ASST Rhodense, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Garbagnate Milanese and Rho Hospitals, Milano, Italy.
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Manes G, Repici A, Radaelli F, Bezzio C, Colombo M, Saibeni S. Planning phase two for endoscopic units in Northern Italy after the COVID-19 lockdown: An exit strategy with a lot of critical issues and a few opportunities. Dig Liver Dis 2020; 52:823-828. [PMID: 32605868 PMCID: PMC7303656 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2020.05.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Revised: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Gianpiero Manes
- ASST Rhodense, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Garbagnate Milanese, Milano, Italy,ASST Rhodense, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Rho, Milano, Italy,Corresponding author.
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- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Rozzano (Milan), Italy,Humanitas University, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Rozzano (Milan). Italy
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- ASST Rhodense, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Rho, Milano, Italy
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- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Rozzano (Milan), Italy,Humanitas University, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Rozzano (Milan). Italy
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- ASST Rhodense, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Rho, Milano, Italy
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Armellini E, Repici A, Alvisi C, Dinelli M, Gambitta P, Manes G, Mutignani M, Orlando S, Radaelli F, Salerno R, Venezia G, Verna C, Penagini R, Pace F. Analysis of patients attitude to undergo urgent endoscopic procedures during COVID-19 outbreak in Italy. Dig Liver Dis 2020; 52:695-699. [PMID: 32425732 PMCID: PMC7229951 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2020.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Revised: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
We conducted a survey to investigate to what extent the fear of COVID-19 has influenced the patients decision to undergo or to cancel endoscopic procedures. We collected data from 847 patients from 13 centres. The main indication for endoscopy was anemia, followed by pain and unexplained weight loss. The percentage of not presenters progressively increased throughout the three weeks of study, from 15.1% at the beginning to 48.2% at the end. 37 (34.2%) upper GI endoscopies and 112 (56.3 %) colonoscopies showed an organic cause explaining the symptoms presented by the patients, respectively; 5 cases of gastric cancer (4.6%) and 16 cases of colorectal cancer (CRC) (6.0%), respectively, were detected; during the second week the percentage of organic diseases found at upper endoscopy was 19 (33.3%) with 5 cancer (8.7%), and 61 (49.1% ) at colonoscopy, with 2 CRC (1.6%); finally, during the third week the corresponding figures were 19 (48.7%) for upper GI examinations, with 3 gastric cancers (7.7%), and 43 (60.5%) with 4 (6.5%) CRC cases found.We conclude that patients weighted the fear of having a clinically relevant disease with the fear of becoming infected by coronavirus, and a relevant percentage of them (29.4%) decided not to attend the endoscopy suites at the scheduled date.
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, ASST Pavia, Vigevano
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- Interventional Endoscopy Unit, S. Gerardo Hospital, Monza
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Legnano Hospital, Legnano
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- Department of Gastroenterology, ASST Rhodense, Rho and Garbagnate Milanese Hospitals, Rho
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Niguarda Hospital, Milano
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Valduce Hospital, Como
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- Endoscopy Unit, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan
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- Endoscopy Unit, S. Croce e Carle Hospital, Cuneo
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Alessandria Hospital, Alessandria
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano,Department of Pathophysiology and Transpantation, University of Milano
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- GI Unit, ASST Bergamo Est, Seriate
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Bezzio C, Saibeni S, Variola A, Allocca M, Massari A, Gerardi V, Casini V, Ricci C, Zingone F, Amato A, Caprioli F, Lenti MV, Viganò C, Ascolani M, Bossa F, Castiglione F, Cortelezzi C, Grossi L, Milla M, Morganti D, Pastorelli L, Ribaldone DG, Sartini A, Soriano A, Manes G, Danese S, Fantini MC, Armuzzi A, Daperno M, Fiorino G. Outcomes of COVID-19 in 79 patients with IBD in Italy: an IG-IBD study. Gut 2020; 69:1213-1217. [PMID: 32354990 PMCID: PMC7242872 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2020-321411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 247] [Impact Index Per Article: 61.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Revised: 04/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES COVID-19 has rapidly become a major health emergency worldwide. Patients with IBD are at increased risk of infection, especially when they have active disease and are taking immunosuppressive therapy. The characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 in patients with IBD remain unclear. DESIGN This Italian prospective observational cohort study enrolled consecutive patients with an established IBD diagnosis and confirmed COVID-19. Data regarding age, sex, IBD (type, treatments and clinical activity), other comorbidities (Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI)), signs and symptoms of COVID-19 and therapies were compared with COVID-19 outcomes (pneumonia, hospitalisation, respiratory therapy and death). RESULTS Between 11 and 29 March 2020, 79 patients with IBD with COVID-19 were enrolled at 24 IBD referral units. Thirty-six patients had COVID-19-related pneumonia (46%), 22 (28%) were hospitalised, 7 (9%) required non-mechanical ventilation, 9 (11%) required continuous positive airway pressure therapy, 2 (3%) had endotracheal intubation and 6 (8%) died. Four patients (6%) were diagnosed with COVID-19 while they were being hospitalised for a severe flare of IBD. Age over 65 years (p=0.03), UC diagnosis (p=0.03), IBD activity (p=0.003) and a CCI score >1 (p=0.04) were significantly associated with COVID-19 pneumonia, whereas concomitant IBD treatments were not. Age over 65 years (p=0.002), active IBD (p=0.02) and higher CCI score were significantly associated with COVID-19-related death. CONCLUSIONS Active IBD, old age and comorbidities were associated with a negative COVID-19 outcome, whereas IBD treatments were not. Preventing acute IBD flares may avoid fatal COVID-19 in patients with IBD. Further research is needed.
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- Cristina Bezzio
- Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, Rho (MI), ASST Rhodense, Garbagnate Milanese, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, Rho (MI), ASST Rhodense, Garbagnate Milanese, Italy
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- IBD Unit, Don Calabria Sacred Heart Hospital, Negrar, Veneto, Italy
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- IBD Center, Gastroenterology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milano, Lombardia, Italy
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- Medicine, Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Department, Poliambulanza Brescia Hospital, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy
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- UOC Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, ASST Bergamo Est, Seriate, Lombardia, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Gastroenterological Sciences, University of Padua, Padova, Veneto, Italy
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- Division of Digestive Endoscopy and Gastroenterology, Valduce Hospital, Como, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, La Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore di Milano Policlinico, Milano, Lombardia, Italy
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milano, Lombardia, Italy
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Lombardia, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo, Monza, Lombardia, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Ospedale Santa Maria di Ca Foncello, Treviso, Veneto, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, IRCCS Ospedale Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Puglia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Aging Science, University Gabriele d'Annunzio of Chieti and Pescara, Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, Firenze, Toscana, Italy
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- Gastreonterology Unit, ASST Rhodense, Garbagnate Milanese, Lombardia, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Danato, San Donato Milanese, Lombardia, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Torino, Piemonte, Italy
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- Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology Unit, Bufalini Hospital, AUSL della Romagna, Cesena, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Division, Arcispedale S Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, ASST Rhodense, Garbagnate Milanese, Lombardia, Italy
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- IBD Center, Gastroenterology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Gastroenterology, Department of Medical Science and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy
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- IBD Unit, Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Roma, Lazio, Italy
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Roma, Lazio, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Ordine Mauriziano di Torino, Torino, Piemonte, Italy
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- IBD Center, Gastroenterology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
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de Nucci G, Petrone MC, Imperatore N, Forti E, Grassia R, Giovanelli S, Ottaviani L, Mirante V, Sabatino G, Fabbri C, Manno M, Arcidiacono PG, Manes G. Feasibility and Accuracy of Transduodenal Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration of Solid Lesions Using a 19-Gauge Flexible Needle: A Multicenter Study. Clin Endosc 2020; 54:229-235. [PMID: 32447874 PMCID: PMC8039733 DOI: 10.5946/ce.2020.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Background/Aims Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is the go-to method for obtaining samples from gastrointestinal tract and pancreatic lesions. When the transduodenal approach is utilized, the use of a more flexible needle, such as a nitinol 19-gauge (G) needle, has been recommended. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and accuracy of 19-G flexible aspiration needles in obtaining samples from solid lesions through a transduodenal approach.
Methods This was a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data from eight Italian endoscopy centers. Consecutive patients with solid lesions who underwent transduodenal EUS-FNA with a 19-G flexible needle were included.
Results A total of 201 patients were enrolled. According to histology, EUS, radiology and 12 months of follow-up, 151 patients had malignant lesions and 50 patients had benign lesions. EUS-FNA was feasible in all cases. An adequate histologic sample was obtained in all except eight cases (96.1%). The sensitivity of EUS-FNA was 92.1% (95% confidence interval [CI], 86.8%–95.7%), and the specificity was 100% (95% CI, 90.5%–100%). The positive predictive value was 100% (95% CI, 93.4%–100%), and the negative predictive value was 74% (95% CI, 62.8%–82.7%). The diagnostic accuracy was 93.5% (95% CI, 89.2%–96.5%).
Conclusions The transduodenal approach for obtaining samples from solid lesions using a 19-G flexible needle seems feasible and accurate.
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- Germana de Nucci
- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, ASST Rhodense, Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Bilio Pancreatic Endoscopy and Endoscopy Ultrasound Unit, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.,Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, AORN Antonio Cardarelli, Naples, Italy
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- Endoscopy Unit, Ca Grande Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Forlì-Cesena Hospital, Forlì, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Forlì-Cesena Hospital, Forlì, Italy
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- Endoscopy Unit, Carpi Civil Hospital, Carpi, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, ASST Rhodense, Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy
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Barresi L, Tacelli M, Crinò SF, Attili F, Petrone MC, De Nucci G, Carrara S, Manfredi G, Capurso G, De Angelis CG, Crocellà L, Fantin A, Dore MF, Garribba AT, Tarantino I, De Pretis N, Pagliari D, Rossi G, Manes G, Preatoni P, Barbuscio I, Tuzzolino F, Traina M, Frulloni L, Costamagna G, Arcidiacono PG, Buscarini E, Pezzilli R. Multicentric Italian survey on daily practice for autoimmune pancreatitis: Clinical data, diagnosis, treatment, and evolution toward pancreatic insufficiency. United European Gastroenterol J 2020; 8:705-715. [PMID: 32397913 DOI: 10.1177/2050640620924302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [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] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a rare, and relatively new, form of chronic pancreatitis. The management of AIP can vary considerably among different centres in daily clinical practice. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to present a picture of epidemiological, clinical characteristics, outcomes, and the real-life practice in terms of management in several academic and non-academic centres in Italy. METHODS Data on the clinical presentation, diagnostic work-up, treatments, frequency of relapses, and long-term outcomes were retrospectively collected in a cohort of AIP patients diagnosed at 14 centres in Italy. RESULTS One hundred and six patients were classified as type 1 AIP, 48 as type 2 AIP, and 19 as not otherwise specified. Epidemiological, clinical, radiological, and serological characteristics, and relapses were similar to those previously reported for different types of AIP. Endoscopic cytohistology was available in 46.2% of cases, and diagnostic for AIP in only 35.2%. Steroid trial to aid diagnosis was administered in 43.3% cases, and effective in 93.3%. Steroid therapy was used in 70.5% of cases, and effective in 92.6% of patients. Maintenance therapy with low dose of steroid (MST) was prescribed in 25.4% of cases at a mean dose of 5 (±1.4) mg/die, and median time of MST was 60 days. Immunosuppressive drugs were rarely used (10.9%), and rituximab in 1.7%. Faecal elastase-1 was evaluated in only 31.2% of patients, and was pathological in 59.2%. CONCLUSIONS In this cohort of AIP patients, diagnosis and classification for subtype was frequently possible, confirming the different characteristics of AIP1 and AIP2 previously reported. Nevertheless, we observed a low use of histology and steroid trial for a diagnosis of AIP. Steroid treatment was the most used therapy in our cohort. Immunosuppressants and rituximab were rarely used. The evaluation of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency is underemployed considering its high prevalence.
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- Luca Barresi
- Endoscopy Service, Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services, IRCCS-ISMETT (Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Highly Specialized Therapies), Palermo, Italy
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- Endoscopy Service, Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services, IRCCS-ISMETT (Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Highly Specialized Therapies), Palermo, Italy.,Section of Gastroenterology, Biomedical Department of Internal and Specialized Medicine (DI.BI.M.I.S.), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, The Pancreas Institute, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- Pancreato-Biliary Endoscopy and Endosonography Division, Pancreas Translational and Clinical Research Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute IRCCS, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milano, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, ASST Rhodense, Garbagnate Milanese Hospitals, Milano, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Division of Gastroenterology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center-IRCCS Rozzano (MI), Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Department, Maggiore Hospital, ASST Crema, Crema, Italy
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- Pancreato-Biliary Endoscopy and Endosonography Division, Pancreas Translational and Clinical Research Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute IRCCS, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milano, Italy.,Digestive and Liver Disease Unit, S. Andrea Hospital, Roma, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Mauriziano Umberto I Hospital, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Gastroenterological Sciences, Gastroenterology Division, Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Endoscopy Service, Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services, IRCCS-ISMETT (Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Highly Specialized Therapies), Palermo, Italy
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- Gastroenterology unit, Pancreas center, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology & Pancreatic Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli-IRCCS, Universita' del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Pancreato-Biliary Endoscopy and Endosonography Division, Pancreas Translational and Clinical Research Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute IRCCS, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milano, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, ASST Rhodense, Garbagnate Milanese Hospitals, Milano, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Division of Gastroenterology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center-IRCCS Rozzano (MI), Italy
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- Endoscopy Service, Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services, IRCCS-ISMETT (Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Highly Specialized Therapies), Palermo, Italy.,Department of Surgical, Oncological and Gastroenterological Sciences, Gastroenterology Division, Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Research Office, IRCCS ISMETT (Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies), Palermo, Italy
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- Endoscopy Service, Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services, IRCCS-ISMETT (Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Highly Specialized Therapies), Palermo, Italy
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- Gastroenterology unit, Pancreas center, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy.,Centre for Endoscopic Research Therapeutics and Training-CERTT, Università del SacroCuore, Roma, Italy
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- Pancreato-Biliary Endoscopy and Endosonography Division, Pancreas Translational and Clinical Research Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute IRCCS, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milano, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Department, Maggiore Hospital, ASST Crema, Crema, Italy
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- Pancreas Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, Sant'Orsola Polyclinic, Bologna, Italy
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van Hooft JE, Veld JV, Arnold D, Beets-Tan RGH, Everett S, Götz M, van Halsema EE, Hill J, Manes G, Meisner S, Rodrigues-Pinto E, Sabbagh C, Vandervoort J, Tanis PJ, Vanbiervliet G, Arezzo A. Self-expandable metal stents for obstructing colonic and extracolonic cancer: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline - Update 2020. Endoscopy 2020; 52:389-407. [PMID: 32259849 DOI: 10.1055/a-1140-3017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.0] [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: 02/06/2023]
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The following recommendations should only be applied after a thorough diagnostic evaluation including a contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan. 1 : ESGE recommends colonic stenting to be reserved for patients with clinical symptoms and radiological signs of malignant large-bowel obstruction, without signs of perforation. ESGE does not recommend prophylactic stent placement.Strong recommendation, low quality evidence. 2 : ESGE recommends stenting as a bridge to surgery to be discussed, within a shared decision-making process, as a treatment option in patients with potentially curable left-sided obstructing colon cancer as an alternative to emergency resection.Strong recommendation, high quality evidence. 3 : ESGE recommends colonic stenting as the preferred treatment for palliation of malignant colonic obstruction.Strong recommendation, high quality evidence. 4 : ESGE suggests consideration of colonic stenting for malignant obstruction of the proximal colon either as a bridge to surgery or in a palliative setting.Weak recommendation, low quality evidence. 5 : ESGE suggests a time interval of approximately 2 weeks until resection when colonic stenting is performed as a bridge to elective surgery in patients with curable left-sided colon cancer.Weak recommendation, low quality evidence. 6 : ESGE recommends that colonic stenting should be performed or directly supervised by an operator who can demonstrate competence in both colonoscopy and fluoroscopic techniques and who performs colonic stenting on a regular basis.Strong recommendation, low quality evidence. 7 : ESGE suggests that a decompressing stoma as a bridge to elective surgery is a valid option if the patient is not a candidate for colonic stenting or when stenting expertise is not available.Weak recommendation, low quality evidence.
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- Jeanin E van Hooft
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Oncology, Hematology and Palliative Care, Asklepios Tumourzentrum Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology/Oncology, Klinikum Sindelfingen-Böblingen, Kliniken Böblingen, Böblingen, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Manchester University NHS FT, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Guido Salvini Hospital, Garbagnate Milanese/Rho, Milan, Italy
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- Endoscopy Unit, Digestive Disease Center, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Digestive and Oncological Surgery, University Hospital of Amiens, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwziekenhuis, Aalst, Belgium
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de l'Archet, Pôle digestif, Nice, France
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Università di Torino, Torino, Italy
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Grassia R, Imperatore N, Capone P, Cereatti F, Forti E, Antonini F, Tanzi GP, Martinotti M, Buffoli F, Mutignani M, Macarri G, Manes G, Vecchi M, De Nucci G. EUS-guided tissue acquisition in chronic pancreatitis: Differential diagnosis between pancreatic cancer and pseudotumoral masses using EUS-FNA or core biopsy. Endosc Ultrasound 2020; 9:122-129. [PMID: 32295970 PMCID: PMC7279087 DOI: 10.4103/eus.eus_75_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background and Objective: EUS-FNA sensitivity for malignancy in parenchymal masses of patients with concurrent chronic pancreatitis (CP) has been reported to be unsatisfactory. The aim of the present study was to directly compare the diagnostic accuracy of EUS-FNA and EUS-fine-needle biopsy (FNB) in differentiating between inflammatory masses and malignancies in the setting of CP. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of prospective, multicentric databases of all patients with pancreatic masses and clinico-radiological-endosonographic features of CP who underwent EUS-FNA or FNB. Results: Among 1124 patients with CP, 210 patients (60% males, mean age: 62.7 years) with CP and pancreatic masses met the inclusion criteria and were enrolled. In the FNA group (110 patients), a correct diagnosis was obtained in all but 18 cases (diagnostic accuracy 83.6%, sensitivity 69.5%, specificity 100%, positive predictive value [PPV] 100%, and negative predictive value [NPV] 73.9%); by contrast, among 100 patients undergoing FNB, a correct diagnosis was obtained in all but seven cases (diagnostic accuracy 93%, sensitivity 86.8%, specificity 100%, PPV 100%, and NPV 87%) (P = 0.03, 0.03, 1, 1, and 0.07, respectively). At binary logistic regression, focal pancreatitis (odds of event occurrence [OR]: 4.9; P < 0.001), higher Ca19-9 (OR: 2.3; P = 0.02), and FNB (OR: 2.5; P < 0.01) were the only independent factors associated with a correct diagnosis. Conclusion: EUS-FNB is effective in the differential diagnosis between pseudotumoral masses and solid neoplasms in CP, showing higher diagnostic accuracy and sensitivity than EUS-FNA. EUS-FNB should be considered the preferred diagnostic technique for diagnosing cancer in the setting of CP.
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- Roberto Grassia
- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Cremona Hospital, Cremona, Italy
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- Gastroenterology, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, School of Medicine, "Federico II" of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Hospital "A. Maresca", Torre del Greco, Naples, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Cremona Hospital, Cremona, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, A. Murri Hospital, Polytechnic University of Marche, Fermo, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Cremona Hospital, Cremona, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, A. Murri Hospital, Polytechnic University of Marche, Fermo, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, A.O. Salvini, Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, A.O. Salvini, Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy
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Anderloni A, Di Leo M, Barzaghi F, Semeraro R, Meucci G, Marino R, Amato L, Frigerio M, Saladino V, Toldi A, Manfredi G, Redaelli A, Feliziani M, De Roberto G, Boni F, Scacchi G, Mosca D, Devani M, Arena M, Massidda M, Zanoni P, Ciscato C, Casini V, Beretta P, Forti E, Salerno R, Caramia V, Bianchetti M, Tomba C, Evangelista A, Repici A, Soncini M, Maconi G, Manes G, Gullotta R. Complications and early mortality in percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement in lombardy: A multicenter prospective cohort study. Dig Liver Dis 2019; 51:1380-1387. [PMID: 31010743 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2019.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [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: 10/09/2018] [Revised: 03/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is the most common endoscopic procedure used to provide nutritional support. AIM To prospectively evaluate the mortality and complication incidences after PEG insertion or replacement. METHODS All patients who underwent PEG insertion or replacement were included. Details on patient characteristics, ongoing therapies, comorbidities, and indication for PEG placement/replacement were collected, along with informed consent form signatures. Early and late (30-day) complications and mortality were assessed. RESULTS 950 patients (47.1% male) were enrolled in 25 centers in Lombardy, a region of Northern Italy. Patient mean age was 73 years. 69.5% of patients had ASA status 3 or 4. First PEG placement was performed in 594 patients. Complication and mortality incidences were 4.8% and 5.2%, respectively. The most frequent complication was infection (50%), followed by bleeding (32.1%), tube dislodgment (14.3%), and buried bumper syndrome (3.6%). At multivariable analysis, age (OR 1.08 per 1-year increase, 95% CI, 1.0-1.16, p = 0.010) and BMI (OR 0.86 per 1-point increase, 95% CI, 0.77-0.96, p = 0.014) were factors associated with mortality. PEG replacement was carried out in 356 patients. Thirty-day mortality was 1.8%, while complications occurred in 1.7% of patients. CONCLUSIONS Our data confirm that PEG placement is a safe procedure. Mortality was not related to the procedure itself, confirming that careful patient selection is warranted.
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- Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy; Humanitas University, Rozzano, Italy
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- Azienda Sanitaria Locale della Provincia di Como, Como, Italy
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- ASST Melegnano e Martesana, Ospedale di Vizzolo Predabissi, Milan, Italy
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- ASST Rhodense, Ospedali di Rho e Garbagnate M.se, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, CPO, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy; Humanitas University, Rozzano, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, FBF - Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- ASST Rhodense, Ospedali di Rho e Garbagnate M.se, Milan, Italy
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Manes G, Andreozzi P, Omazzi B, Bezzio C, Redaelli D, Devani M, Morganti D, Reati R, Saibeni S, Mandelli E, Arena I, Hassan C, de Nucci G. Efficacy of withdrawal time monitoring in adenoma detection with or without the aid of a full-spectrum scope. Endosc Int Open 2019; 7:E1135-E1142. [PMID: 31475231 PMCID: PMC6715423 DOI: 10.1055/a-0854-3946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background and study aims Withdrawal time (WT) monitoring and full-spectrum endoscopy (FUSE) have been suggested to increase adenoma detection rate (ADR) due to more accurate evaluation of the hidden areas of the colon. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of WT monitoring and FUSE on ADR. Patients and methods This was a prospective observational study involving consecutive outpatients, aged 18 to 85 years, undergoing colonoscopy with unselected indications. In phase 1, endoscopists performed 660 colonoscopies either with standard forward-viewing endoscope (SFVE) (n = 330) or with FUSE (n = 330). In this phase, WTs were measured without endoscopist awareness of being monitored. In phase 2, endoscopists were informed of being monitored and performed additional 660 colonoscopies either with SFVE (n = 330) or with FUSE (n = 330). Results WT was lower in phase 1 compared to phase 2 (SFVE: 269 ± 83 vs. 386 ± 60 sec, P < 0.001; FUSE: 289 ± 97 vs. 403 ± 65 sec, P < 0.001). Use of FUSE increased ADR both in phase 1 (33.0 % vs. 27.3 %, P = 0.127) and in phase 2 (41.8 % vs. 33.6 %, P = 0.037). When endoscopists were aware of being monitored, ADR was higher in SFVE (33.6 % vs. 27.3 %; P = 0.090) and FUSE arms (41.8 % vs. 33.0 %; P = 0.024). Improvement in detection of proximal adenomas was associated with WT monitoring [OR 1.577 (95 % C. I. 1.158 - 2.148); P = 0.004], whereas detection of distal adenomas was associated with use of FUSE [OR 1.320 (95 % C. I. 1.022 - 1.705); P = 0.037]. Conclusions Unmonitored endoscopists have suboptimal WT, which increases when they are monitored. WT monitoring and use of FUSE are two reliable and alternative strategies to increase ADR.
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- Gianpiero Manes
- Department of Gastroenterology, ASST Rhodense, Rho and Garbagnate Milanese Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, ASL Caserta, Marcianise Hospital, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, ASST Rhodense, Rho and Garbagnate Milanese Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, ASST Rhodense, Rho and Garbagnate Milanese Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, ASST Rhodense, Rho and Garbagnate Milanese Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, ASST Rhodense, Rho and Garbagnate Milanese Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, ASST Rhodense, Rho and Garbagnate Milanese Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, ASST Rhodense, Rho and Garbagnate Milanese Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, ASST Rhodense, Rho and Garbagnate Milanese Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, ASST Rhodense, Rho and Garbagnate Milanese Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, ASST Rhodense, Rho and Garbagnate Milanese Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Endoscopy Unit, Nuovo Regina Margherita Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, ASST Rhodense, Rho and Garbagnate Milanese Hospital, Milan, Italy
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Mariani A, Segato S, Anderloni A, Cengia G, Parravicini M, Staiano T, Tontini GE, Lochis D, Cantù P, Manfredi G, Amato A, Bargiggia S, Bernasconi G, Lella F, Berni Canani M, Beretta P, Ferraris L, Signorelli S, Pantaleo G, Manes G, Testoni PA, Prada A, Iiritano E, Lesinigo E, Mezzi GS, de Nucci G. Prospective evaluation of ERCP performance in an Italian regional database study. Dig Liver Dis 2019; 51:978-984. [PMID: 30718203 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2018.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [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: 09/29/2018] [Revised: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 12/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Prospective studies about endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) in a community setting are rare. AIM To assess success and complication rates of routinely-performed ERCP in a regional setting, and the priority quality indicators for ERCP practice. METHODS Prospective region wide observational study on consecutive patients undergoing ERCP during a 6-month period. A centralized online ERCP questionnaire was built and used for data storage. Primary quality indicators provided by the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) were considered. RESULTS 38 endoscopists from 18 centers performed a total of 2388 ERCP. The most common indication for ERCP was choledocholitiasis (54.8%) followed by malignant jaundice (22.6%). Cannulation of the desired duct was obtained in 2293 cases (96%) and ERCP was successful in 2176 cases (91.1%). Success and ERCP difficulty were significantly related to the experience of the operator (p = 0.001 and p < 0.001, respectively). ERCP difficulty was also significantly related to volume centers (p < 0.01). The overall complication rate was 8.4%: post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP) occurred in 4.1% of procedures, bleeding in 2.9%, infection in 0.8%, perforation in 0.4%. Mortality rate was 0.4%. All the ASGE priority quality indicators for ERCP were confirmed. CONCLUSIONS The procedural questionnaire proved to be an important tool to assess and verify the quality of routinely-performed ERCP performance in a community setting.
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- Alberto Mariani
- Pancreato-Biliary Endoscopy and Endosonography Division, Pancreas Translational & Clinical Research Center, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Vita Salute San Raffaele University, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Division of Gastroenterology, Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Ospedale di Circolo di Varese, Varese, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy and Gastroenterology Unit, Istituti Ospitalieri di Cremona, Cremona, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Department, Maggiore Hospital, ASST Crema, Crema, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology Unit, Valduce Hospital, Como, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Busto Arsizio Hospital, Busto Arsizio, Varese, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Policlinico San Pietro, Bergamo, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy and Gastroenterology Unit, ASST Vimercate, Monza e Brianza, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, ICCS, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterologia ed Endoscopia Digestiva ASST Valleolona PO, Gallarate, Varese, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, ASST, Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- UniSR-Social.Lab [Research Methods], Faculty of Psychology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, ASST Rhodense Garbagnate Milanese, Milano, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Vita Salute San Raffaele University, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Department, Maggiore Hospital, ASST Crema, Crema, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Busto Arsizio Hospital, Busto Arsizio, Varese, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy and Gastroenterology Unit, ASST Vimercate, Monza e Brianza, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, ASST Rhodense Garbagnate Milanese, Milano, Italy
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Manes G, Paspatis G, Aabakken L, Anderloni A, Arvanitakis M, Ah-Soune P, Barthet M, Domagk D, Dumonceau JM, Gigot JF, Hritz I, Karamanolis G, Laghi A, Mariani A, Paraskeva K, Pohl J, Ponchon T, Swahn F, Ter Steege RWF, Tringali A, Vezakis A, Williams EJ, van Hooft JE. Endoscopic management of common bile duct stones: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) guideline. Endoscopy 2019; 51:472-491. [PMID: 30943551 DOI: 10.1055/a-0862-0346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 286] [Impact Index Per Article: 57.2] [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: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
ESGE recommends offering stone extraction to all patients with common bile duct stones, symptomatic or not, who are fit enough to tolerate the intervention.Strong recommendation, low quality evidence.ESGE recommends liver function tests and abdominal ultrasonography as the initial diagnostic steps for suspected common bile duct stones. Combining these tests defines the probability of having common bile duct stones.Strong recommendation, moderate quality evidence.ESGE recommends endoscopic ultrasonography or magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography to diagnose common bile duct stones in patients with persistent clinical suspicion but insufficient evidence of stones on abdominal ultrasonography.Strong recommendation, moderate quality evidence.ESGE recommends the following timing for biliary drainage, preferably endoscopic, in patients with acute cholangitis, classified according to the 2018 revision of the Tokyo Guidelines:- severe, as soon as possible and within 12 hours for patients with septic shock- moderate, within 48 - 72 hours- mild, elective.Strong recommendation, low quality evidence.ESGE recommends endoscopic placement of a temporary biliary plastic stent in patients with irretrievable biliary stones that warrant biliary drainage.Strong recommendation, moderate quality of evidence.ESGE recommends limited sphincterotomy combined with endoscopic papillary large-balloon dilation as the first-line approach to remove difficult common bile duct stones. Strong recommendation, high quality evidence.ESGE recommends the use of cholangioscopy-assisted intraluminal lithotripsy (electrohydraulic or laser) as an effective and safe treatment of difficult bile duct stones.Strong recommendation, moderate quality evidence.ESGE recommends performing a laparoscopic cholecystectomy within 2 weeks from ERCP for patients treated for choledocholithiasis to reduce the conversion rate and the risk of recurrent biliary events. Strong recommendation, moderate quality evidence.
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- Gianpiero Manes
- Department of Gastroenterology, ASST Rhodense, Rho and Garbagnate M.se Hospitals, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Department, Benizelion General Hospital, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- GI Endoscopy, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Division of Gastroenterology, Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Digestive Oncology, Erasme University Hospital Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Hôpital Saint-Musse, Toulon, France
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- Service d'Hépato-gastroentérologie, Hôpital Nord, Marseille, France
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- Department of Medicine B, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Abdominal Surgery and Transplantation, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Semmelweis University, 1st Department of Surgery, Endoscopy Unit, Budapest, Hungary
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- Academic Department of Gastroenterology, Laiko General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Pathological Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Pancreato-Biliary Endoscopy and Endosonography Division, Pancreas Translational & Clinical Research Center, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Interventional Endoscopy, Klinikum Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Digestive Diseases, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France
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- Center for Digestive Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital and Division of Surgery, CLINTEC, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Gastroenterology Unit, 2 Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Bezzio C, Imperatore N, Armuzzi A, Rizzello F, Manes G, Bossa F, Calabrese E, Caprioli F, Daperno M, Mocciaro F, Orlando A, Papi C, Rispo A, Saibeni S. Barriers to anti‐TNFalpha prescription among Italian physicians managing inflammatory bowel disease. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ygh2.331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Cristina Bezzio
- Gastroenterology Unit ASST Rhodense, Rho Hospital Milan Italy
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- Gastroenterology, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, School of Medicine Federico II of Naples Naples Italy
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- IBD Unit Presidio Columbus Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS ‐ Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Rome Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit ASST Rhodense, Rho Hospital Milan Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital, IRCCS San Giovanni Rotondo Italy
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- Gastroenterology Department of Systems Medicine University of Rome Tor Vergata Rome Italy
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation University of Milan and Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda, Ospedale Policlinico di Milano Milan Italy
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- UOC Gastroenterologia, ARNAS Ospedale Civico Palermo Palermo Italy
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- Division of Internal Medicine 2 IBD Unit, Riuniti Villa Sofia‐Cervello Hospital Palermo Italy
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- Gastroenterology, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, School of Medicine Federico II of Naples Naples Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit ASST Rhodense, Rho Hospital Milan Italy
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Hassan C, Senore C, Manes G, Fuccio L, Iacopini F, Ricciardiello L, Anderloni A, Frazzoni L, Ballanti R, de Nucci G, Colussi D, Redaelli D, Lorenzetti R, Devani M, Arena I, Grossi C, Andrei F, Balestrazzi E, Sharma P, Rex DK, Repici A. Diagnostic yield and miss rate of EndoRings in an organized colorectal cancer screening program: the SMART (Study Methodology for ADR-Related Technology) trial. Gastrointest Endosc 2019; 89:583-590.e1. [PMID: 30365984 DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2018.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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] [Received: 08/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/06/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The EndoRings add-on has been claimed to improve adenoma detection at colonoscopy, but available data are inconsistent. When testing a new technology, parallel and crossover methodologies measure different outcomes, leaving uncertainty about their correspondence. The aims of this study were to compare the diagnostic yield and miss rate of the EndoRings for colorectal neoplasia. METHODS Consecutive patients undergoing colonoscopy after a positive fecal immunochemical test (FIT) within an organized screening program in 7 Italian centers were randomized between a parallel (EndoRings or standard) or a crossover (EndoRings/standard or standard/EndoRings) methodology. Outcomes measures were the adenoma detection rate (ADR) and advanced adenoma detection rate (AADR) in the parallel arms and the miss rate of adenomas in the crossover arms. RESULTS Of 958 eligible patients, 927 (317 EndoRings; 317 standard; 142 EndoRings/standard; 151 standard/Endo-Rings) were included in the final analysis. In the parallel arms (mean ADR, 51.3%; mean AADR, 25.4%), no difference between standard and EndoRings was found for both ADR (relative risk [RR], 1.10; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.95-1.28) and AADR (RR, 1.16; 95% CI, 0.88-1.51), as well as for the mean number of adenomas and advanced adenomas per patient (EndoRings, 1.9 ± 1.3 and 1.0 ± 1.2; standard, 2.1 ± 1.5 and 1.0 ± 1.2; P = not significant for both comparisons). In the crossover arms, no difference in the miss rate for adenomas between EndoRings and standard was found at per polyp (RR, 1.43; 95% CI, 0.97-2.10) or per-patient analysis (24% vs 26%; P = .76). CONCLUSIONS No statistically significant difference in diagnostic yield and miss rate between EndoRings and standard colonoscopy was detected in patients with a positive FIT result. A clinically relevant correspondence between miss and detection rates was shown, supporting a cause-effect relationship. (ISRCTN registry: ISRCTN10357435.).
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- Cesare Hassan
- Endoscopy Unit, Ospedale Nuovo Regina Margherita, Rome, Italy
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- AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza, CPO Piemonte, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Endoscopy Unit, Ospedale S. Giuseppe, Albano Laziale, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Endoscopy Unit, ASST-Rhodense, Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Endoscopy Unit, ASST-Rhodense, Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Endoscopy Unit, ASST-Rhodense, Rho, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Endoscopy Unit, Ospedale S. Giuseppe, Albano Laziale, Rome, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Endoscopy Unit, Ospedale S. Giuseppe, Albano Laziale, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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Manes G, de Nucci G, Imperatore N. Colon stenting as "Bridge-to-surgery": A further piece of the puzzle toward…? Dig Liver Dis 2019; 51:373-374. [PMID: 30630737 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2018.11.167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2018] [Revised: 11/23/2018] [Accepted: 11/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Gianpiero Manes
- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, ASST Rhodense,Garbagnate Milanese and Rho Hospitals, Milan, Italy.
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, ASST Rhodense,Garbagnate Milanese and Rho Hospitals, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, School of Medicine Federico II of Naples, Naples, Italy
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Bezzio C, Imperatore N, Armuzzi A, Rizzello F, Manes G, Bossa F, Calabrese E, Caprioli F, Daperno M, Mocciaro F, Orlando A, Papi C, Rispo A, Saibeni S. Unmet needs of Italian physicians managing patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Dig Liver Dis 2019; 51:212-217. [PMID: 30228075 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2018.07.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 06/22/2018] [Revised: 07/30/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Little is known about the unmet needs of physicians caring for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). AIMS This study explored the practical difficulties and needs for professional updating of Italian IBD physicians. METHODS A questionnaire was distributed to 600 physicians attending IG-IBD meetings. RESULTS 280 physicians completed the questionnaire (46.7%). On a 5-point Likert scale (from 1, strongly disagree to 5, strongly agree), they identified the most problematic issues in managing IBD patients as increasing bureaucracy (3.9), lack of extra-gastroenterological IBD expertise (3.4), lack of diagnostic techniques (3.1) and budget limitations (2.9). The most lacking techniques, ranked from 1 (greatest need) to 9 (lowest need), were: anti-drug antibody and trough level assays (2.7), device-assisted enteroscopy (3.1), exploration under anaesthesia (3.2), MR enterography (3.2), and bowel ultrasonography (3.3). About professional updating, respondents indicated (on a 5-point Likert scale) that helpful topics were practical medicine (4.3), managing difficult patients (4.1), and guidelines (4.0). The most desired modality for updating was residential courses on clinical practice (4.3). CONCLUSION Several factors potentially limit the best management of IBD patients in Italy. Satisfying these unmet needs could improve care for IBD patients.
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- Cristina Bezzio
- Gastroenterology Unit, ASST Rhodense, Rho Hospital, Rho, Italy
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- Gastroenterology, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, School of Medicine Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- IBD Unit, Columbus Fondation, Policlinico Hospital A. Gemelli IRCCS, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, ASST Rhodense, Rho Hospital, Rho, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo (FG), 71013, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Department of Systems Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan and Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, IRCCS Cà Granda, IRCCS Policlinico Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Internal Medicine 2, IBD Unit, Villa Sofia-Cervello Hospitals, Palermo, Italy
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- IBD Unit, San Filippo Neri Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Gastroenterology, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, School of Medicine Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, ASST Rhodense, Rho Hospital, Rho, Italy.
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