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Shah RS, Bachour S, Joseph A, Xiao H, Lyu R, Syed H, Li T, Pothula S, Vinaithirthan V, Ali AH, Contreras S, Hu JH, Barnes EL, Axelrad JE, Holubar SD, Regueiro M, Cohen BL, Click BH. Real-World Surgical and Endoscopic Recurrence Based on Risk Profiles and Prophylaxis Utilization in Postoperative Crohn's Disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2024; 22:847-857.e12. [PMID: 37879523 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2023.10.009] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 09/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Preoperative risk stratification may help guide prophylactic biologic utilization for the prevention of postoperative Crohn's disease (CD) recurrence; however, there are limited data exploring and validating proposed clinical risk factors. We aimed to explore the preoperative clinical risk profiles, quantify individual risk factors, and assess the impact of biologic prophylaxis on postoperative recurrence risk in a real-world cohort. METHODS In this multicenter retrospective analysis, patients with CD who underwent ileocolonic resection (ICR) from 2009 to 2020 were identified. High-risk (active smoking, ≥2 prior surgeries, penetrating disease, and/or perianal disease) and low-risk (nonsmokers and age >50 y) features were used to stratify patients. We assessed the risk of endoscopic (Rutgeert score, ≥i2b) and surgical recurrence by risk strata and biologic prophylaxis (≤90 days postoperatively) with logistic and time-to-event analyses. RESULTS A total of 1404 adult CD patients who underwent ICR were included. Of the high-risk factors, 2 or more ICRs (odds ratio [OR], 1.71; 95% CI, 1.13-2.57), active smoking (OR, 1.73; 95% CI, 1.17-2.53), penetrating disease (OR, 1.41; 95% CI, 1.02-1.94), and history of perianal disease alone (OR, 1.99; 95% CI, 1.42-2.79) were associated with surgical but not endoscopic recurrence. Surgical recurrence was lower in high-risk patients receiving prophylaxis vs not (10.2% vs 16.7%; P = .02), and endoscopic recurrence was lower in those receiving prophylaxis irrespective of risk strata (high-risk, 28.1% vs 37.4%; P = .03; and low-risk, 21.1% vs 38.3%; P = .002). CONCLUSIONS Clinical risk factors accurately illustrate patients at risk for surgical recurrence, but have limited utility in predicting endoscopic recurrence. Biologic prophylaxis may be of benefit irrespective of risk stratification and future studies should assess this.
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- Ravi S Shah
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New York University, New York, New York
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- University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New York University, New York, New York
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
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Bachour SP, Khan MZ, Shah RS, Joseph A, Syed H, Ali AH, Rieder F, Holubar SD, Barnes EL, Axelrad J, Regueiro M, Cohen BL, Click BH. Anastomotic Configuration and Temporary Diverting Ileostomy Do Not Increase Risk of Anastomotic Stricture in Postoperative Crohn's Disease. Am J Gastroenterol 2023; 118:2212-2219. [PMID: 37410924 PMCID: PMC10921865 DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Surgical management of Crohn's disease (CD) is common. Postoperative complications include anastomotic stricturing (AS). The natural history and risk factors for AS have not been elucidated. METHODS A retrospective cohort study of patients with CD who underwent ileocolonic resection (ICR) with ≥1 postoperative ileocolonoscopy between 2009 and 2020. Postoperative ileocolonoscopies with corresponding cross-sectional imaging were evaluated for evidence of AS without neoterminal ileal extension. Severity of AS and endoscopic intervention at time of detection were collected. Primary outcome was development of AS. Secondary outcome was time to AS detection. RESULTS A total of 602 adult patients with CD underwent ICR with postoperative ileocolonoscopy. Of these, 426 had primary anastomosis, and 136 had temporary diversion at time of ICR. Anastomotic configuration consisted of 308 side-to-side, 148 end-to-side, and 136 end-to-end. One hundred ten (18.3%) patients developed AS with median time of 3.2 years to AS detection. AS severity at time of detection was associated with need for repeat surgical resection for AS. On multivariable Cox proportional hazard regression, anastomotic configuration and temporary diversion were not associated with risk of or time to AS. Preoperative stricturing disease was associated with decreased time to AS (adjusted hazard ratio 1.8; P = 0.049). Endoscopic ileal recurrence before AS was not associated with subsequent AS detection. DISCUSSION AS is a relatively common postoperative CD complication. Patients with previous stricturing disease behavior are at increased risk of AS. Anastomotic configuration, temporary diversion, and ileal CD recurrence do not increase risk of AS. Early detection and intervention for AS may help prevent progression to repeat ICR.
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- Salam P. Bachour
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New York University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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Bachour SP, Shah RS, Joseph A, Syed H, Ali AH, Rieder F, Barnes EL, Axelrad J, Holubar SD, Regueiro M, Cohen BL, Click BH. Change in Biologic Class Promotes Endoscopic Remission Following Endoscopic Postoperative Crohn's Disease Recurrence. J Clin Gastroenterol 2023:00004836-990000000-00238. [PMID: 38019054 DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0000000000001943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
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GOALS Assess the outcomes of various therapeutic regimens to treat initial endoscopic postoperative recurrence despite biologic prophylaxis. BACKGROUND Postoperative biologic prophylaxis reduces postoperative Crohn's disease (CD) recurrence rates. Optimal treatment strategies for endoscopic recurrence have not been elucidated. STUDY Retrospective cohort study of adult CD patients who underwent ileocolonic resection between 2009 and 2020. Patients with endoscopic postoperative recurrence despite prophylactic biologic therapy and ≥1 subsequent colonoscopy were included. Treatment changes after recurrence were categorized as (1) therapy optimization or continuation or (2) new biologic class. The primary outcome was composite endoscopic or surgical recurrence at the time of or prior to subsequent follow-up colonoscopy. RESULTS Eighty-one CD patients with endoscopic recurrence (54.3% i2b, 22.2% i3, and 23.5% i4) despite biologic prophylaxis (86.4% anti-tumor necrosis factor, 8.6% vedolizumab, 4.9% ustekinumab) were included. Most patients received therapy optimization or continuation (76.3%, n=61) following recurrence compared to being started on a new biologic class. Sixty patients (N=48 therapy optimization; N=12 new biologic class) experienced composite recurrence (78.3% endoscopic, 21.7% surgical). On multivariable modeling, initiation of a new biologic class was associated with reduced risk for composite recurrence compared to therapy optimization or continuation (aOR: 0.26; P=0.04). Additionally, initiation of a new biologic class was associated with endoscopic improvement when adjusting for endoscopic severity at the time of recurrence (aOR: 3.4; P=0.05). On sensitivity analysis, a new biologic class was associated or trended with improved rates of endoscopic healing and composite recurrence when directly compared to therapy optimization or continuation. CONCLUSION In patients with CD who experience endoscopic recurrence despite biologic prophylaxis, changing the mechanism of biologic action may promote endoscopic improvement.
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- Salam P Bachour
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Digestive Diseases and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic
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- Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Digestive Diseases and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New York University, New York, NY
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Digestive Diseases and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Digestive Diseases and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Digestive Diseases and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic
- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
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Bachour SP, Shah RS, Lyu R, Nakamura T, Shen M, Li T, Dane B, Barnes EL, Rieder F, Cohen B, Qazi T, Lashner B, Achkar JP, Philpott J, Holubar SD, Lightner AL, Regueiro M, Axelrad J, Baker ME, Click B. Test Characteristics of Cross-sectional Imaging and Concordance With Endoscopy in Postoperative Crohn's Disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022; 20:2327-2336.e4. [PMID: 34968729 PMCID: PMC9234099 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2021.12.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Postoperative Crohn's disease (CD) surveillance relies on endoscopic monitoring. The role of cross-sectional imaging is less clear. We evaluated the concordance of cross-sectional enterography with endoscopic recurrence and the predictive ability of radiography for future CD postoperative recurrence. METHODS We performed a multi-institution retrospective cohort study of postoperative adult patients with CD who underwent ileocolonoscopy and cross-sectional enterography within 90 days of each other following ileocecal resection. Imaging studies were interpreted by blinded, expert CD radiologists. Patients were categorized by presence of endoscopic postoperative recurrence (E+) (modified Rutgeerts' score ≥i2b) or radiographic disease activity (R+) and grouped by concordance status. RESULTS A total of 216 patients with CD with paired ileocolonoscopy and imaging were included. A majority (54.2%) exhibited concordance (34.7% E+/R+; 19.4% E-/R-) between studies. The plurality (41.7%; n = 90) were E-/R+ discordant. Imaging was highly sensitive (89.3%), with low specificity (31.8%), in detecting endoscopic postoperative recurrence. Intestinal wall thickening, luminal narrowing, mural hyper-enhancement, and length of disease on imaging were associated with endoscopic recurrence (all P < .01). Radiographic disease severity was associated with increasing Rutgeerts' score (P < .001). E-/R+ patients experienced more rapid subsequent endoscopic recurrence (hazard ratio, 4.16; P = .033) and increased rates of subsequent endoscopic (43.8% vs 22.7%) and surgical recurrence (20% vs 9.5%) than E-/R- patients (median follow-up, 4.5 years). CONCLUSIONS Cross-sectional imaging is highly sensitive, but poorly specific, in detecting endoscopic disease activity and postoperative recurrence. Advanced radiographic disease correlates with endoscopic severity. Patients with radiographic activity in the absence of endoscopic recurrence may be at increased risk for future recurrence, and closer monitoring should be considered.
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- Salam P Bachour
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cleveland Clinic Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cleveland Clinic Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland, Ohio
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- New York University Department of Internal Medicine, New York, New York
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- New York University Department of Internal Medicine, New York, New York
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- New York University Department of Internal Medicine, New York, New York
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- New York University Department of Radiology, New York, New York
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Cleveland Clinic Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cleveland Clinic Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cleveland Clinic Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cleveland Clinic Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cleveland Clinic Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cleveland Clinic Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cleveland Clinic Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cleveland Clinic Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cleveland Clinic Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cleveland, Ohio
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- New York University Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New York, New York
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- Cleveland Clinic Imaging Institute, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cleveland Clinic Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Bachour SP, Shah RS, Rieder F, Qazi T, Achkar JP, Philpott J, Lashner B, Holubar SD, Lightner AL, Barnes EL, Axelrad J, Regueiro M, Click B, Cohen BL. Intra-abdominal septic complications after ileocolic resection increases risk for endoscopic and surgical postoperative Crohn's disease recurrence. J Crohns Colitis 2022; 16:1696-1705. [PMID: 35705188 PMCID: PMC9924045 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjac078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Postoperative recurrence [POR] of Crohn's disease following ileocolonic resection is common. The impact of immediate postoperative intra-abdominal septic complications [IASC] on endoscopic and surgical recurrence has not been elucidated. AIMS To evaluate if IASC is associated with an increased risk for endoscopic and surgical POR. METHODS This was a retrospective study of adult Crohn's disease patients undergoing ileocolonic resection with primary anastomosis between 2009 and 2020. IASC was defined as anastomotic leak or intra-abdominal abscess within 90 days of the date of surgery. Multivariable logistic and Cox proportional hazard modelling were performed to assess the impact of IASC on endoscopic POR [modified Rutgeerts' score ≥ i2b] at index postoperative ileocolonoscopy and long-term surgical recurrence. RESULTS In 535 Crohn's disease patients [median age 35 years, 22.1% active smokers, 35.7% one or more prior resection] had an ileocolonic resection with primary anastomosis. A minority of patients [N = 47; 8.8%] developed postoperative IASC. In total, 422 [78.9%] patients had one or more postoperative ileocolonoscopies, of whom 163 [38.6%] developed endoscopic POR. After adjusting for other risk factors for postoperative recurrence, postoperative IASC was associated with significantly greater odds (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 2.45 [1.23-4.97]; p = 0.01) and decreased time (adjusted hazards ratio [aHR]: 1.60 [1.04-2.45]; p = 0.03] to endoscopic POR. Furthermore, IASC was associated with increased risk (aOR: 2.3 [1.04-4.87] p = 0.03) and decreased survival-free time [aHR: 2.53 [1.31-4.87]; p = 0.006] for surgical recurrence. CONCLUSION IASC is associated with an increased risk for endoscopic and surgical POR of Crohn's disease. Preoperative optimization to prevent IASC, in addition to postoperative biological prophylaxis, may help reduce the risk for endoscopic and surgical POR.
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- Salam P Bachour
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cleveland, OH, USA,Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- New York University Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New York, NY, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Correspondence: Benjamin L. Cohen, MD, MAS, Cleveland Clinic Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, 9500 Euclid Ave., A30, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
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Bachour SP, Shah RS, Lyu R, Rieder F, Qazi T, Lashner B, Achkar JP, Philpott J, Barnes EL, Axelrad J, Holubar SD, Lightner AL, Regueiro M, Cohen BL, Click BH. Mild neoterminal ileal post-operative recurrence of Crohn's disease conveys higher risk for severe endoscopic disease progression than isolated anastomotic lesions. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2022; 55:1139-1150. [PMID: 35285534 PMCID: PMC9677520 DOI: 10.1111/apt.16804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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: 12/06/2021] [Revised: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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There are conflicting data assessing the impact of isolated post-operative anastomotic inflammation on future disease progression. The aim of this study was to determine the relative risk of severe disease progression in post-operative Crohn's disease (CD) patients with isolated anastomotic disease. METHODS Retrospective cohort study of adult CD patients undergoing ileocolonic resection between 2009 and 2020. Patients with a post-operative ileocolonoscopy ≤18 months from surgery and ≥1 subsequent ileocolonoscopy were included. Disease activity was assessed using the modified Rutgeerts' score (RS). Primary outcome was severe endoscopic progression, defined as i3 or i4 disease, on immediate subsequent ileocolonoscopy and during entire post-operative follow-up. Secondary outcome was surgical recurrence. RESULTS One hundred and ninety-nine CD patients had an ileocolonoscopy ≤18 months from surgery, index RS of i0-i2b and ≥1 subsequent ileocolonoscopy. At index ileocolonoscopy, 34.7% had i0 disease, 16.1% i1, 24.6% i2a and 24.6% i2b. On multivariable logistic regression, i2b disease was associated with severe endoscopic progression compared to i0 or i1 (aOR 5.53; P < 0.001) and i2a disease patients (aOR 2.63; P = 0.03). However, i2a disease did not confer increased risk compared to i0 or i1 disease (P = 0.09). Furthermore, i2b patients experienced severe endoscopic progression significantly earlier than i0 or i1 disease (aHR 4.68; P < 0.001), whereas i2a disease did not differ from i0 or i1 disease (P = 0.25). Surgical recurrence was not associated with index RS i0-i2b (P = 0.86). CONCLUSION Post-operative ileal disease recurrence, not isolated anastomotic inflammation, confers increased risk for severe endoscopic disease progression. Location of CD recurrence may impact optimal management strategies.
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- Salam P. Bachour
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
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- Cleveland Clinic Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
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- Cleveland Clinic Department of Quantitative Health Sciences
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- Cleveland Clinic Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition,Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute
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- Cleveland Clinic Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
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- Cleveland Clinic Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
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- Cleveland Clinic Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
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- Cleveland Clinic Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
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- New York University Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
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- Cleveland Clinic Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
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- Cleveland Clinic Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
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- Cleveland Clinic Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
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Shah RS, Mehta N, Burke CA, Mankaney G, Stevens T, Augustin T, Walsh MR, Bhatt A. Efficacy of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in familial adenomatous polyposis patients after duodenectomy. DEN Open 2022; 2:e85. [PMID: 35310730 PMCID: PMC8828246 DOI: 10.1002/deo2.85] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2021] [Revised: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Objectives Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) patients with Spigelman stage IV polyposis should be considered for prophylactic duodenectomy. Post‐surgical pancreaticobiliary complications occur and may require management via endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). We aimed to assess the success and adverse events of ERCP in FAP patients after pancreas‐sparing duodenectomy (PSD) and pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). Methods A retrospective review of FAP patients who underwent ERCP after PSD or PD from 1992 to 2020 at a quaternary referral center was completed. The technical success of ERCP was defined as the ability to identify the anastomosis and cannulate the duct. Post‐procedural adverse events were defined by bleeding, perforation, pancreatitis, or cholangitis. Clinical outcomes included the need for surgical intervention and recurrent pancreatitis after ERCP were assessed. Results Of 84 FAP patients with duodenectomy, 12 patients with PSD and two patients with PD underwent 17 ERCPs for pancreatic indications and five for biliary indications. The technical success of ERCP in patients with PSD and a single neoampullary complex for pancreatic (n = 6) and biliary (n = 5) indications was 100% but for those with PD (n = 2) or PSD reconstruction with pancreatic divisum or separate anastomoses (n = 3), it was 0%. Surgical intervention was required in 50% of patients with technically failed ERCP after PSD (2/4) and PD (1/2). There were no adverse events. Conclusions ERCP is expected to be therapeutically successful for biliary complications following PSD. Assessment and potential therapy for pancreatitis post‐PSD are best in the setting of a single neo‐ampullary complex rather than in PD or PSD with pancreatic divisum.
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- Ravi S. Shah
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Cleveland Clinic Cleveland USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Cleveland Clinic Cleveland USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Cleveland Clinic Cleveland USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Cleveland Clinic Cleveland USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Cleveland Clinic Cleveland USA
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery Cleveland Clinic Cleveland USA
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery Cleveland Clinic Cleveland USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Cleveland Clinic Cleveland USA
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Shah RS, Davidson WR, Samii SM. Leadless pacemaker implantation in a subpulmonic left ventricle in a patient with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries. HeartRhythm Case Rep 2022; 8:471-474. [PMID: 35860776 PMCID: PMC9289060 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2022.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Shah RS, Alsuleiman B, Bena J, Stoller JK, Wakim-Fleming J. Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency is under-recognized in individuals with cirrhosis undergoing liver transplantation. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021; 33:e233-e238. [PMID: 33252420 DOI: 10.1097/meg.0000000000002005] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Under-recognition of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is well documented in AATD-lung disease but is rarely reported in patients with liver cirrhosis requiring liver transplantation. This report examines the frequency of newly diagnosed AATD based on pathologic examination of explanted livers following liver transplantation, trends in diagnosis over time, and prognostic correlates of under-recognition outcomes following liver transplantation. METHODS This study retrospectively reviewed 1473 pathology reports from adult patients (>18 years) undergoing liver transplantation at Cleveland Clinic between 2004 and 2017. Pathology reports of explanted livers exhibiting periodic acid-Schiff, diastase-resistant inclusion bodies (PAS+G) suggestive of AATD were included and medical records were reviewed regarding demographics, AATD genotype, alternative etiologies for cirrhosis, presence of emphysema, and survival outcomes. Kaplan-Meier estimates of survival outcomes were compared between patients diagnosed pre-liver transplantation and that newly diagnosed post-liver transplantation. RESULTS Of 1473 explanted liver pathology reports examined, 117 (7.9%) showed PAS+G suggestive of AATD. The diagnosis of AATD in these 117 patients was established pre-liver transplantation in 36 (30.8%, group 1) and in 46 (39.3%) post-liver transplantation (group 2a). Testing for AATD was not undertaken in 35 (29.9%) of patients despite having PAS+G on explanted livers (group 2b). Post-liver transplantation survival analysis showed a trend (P = 0.098) towards enhanced survival in group 1 vs. group 2 at 10 years. CONCLUSIONS This study shows that diagnosis of AATD is overlooked and frequently delayed in patients with cirrhosis undergoing liver transplantation. The observed trend towards higher survival in patients diagnosed with AATD pre-liver transplantation suggests the opportunity to enhance outcomes by earlier recognition of AATD.
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- Ravi S Shah
- Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Mehta NA, Shah RS, Yoon J, O'Malley M, LaGuardia L, Mankaney G, Bhatt A, Burke CA. Risks, Benefits, and Effects on Management for Biopsy of the Papilla in Patients With Familial Adenomatous Polyposis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021; 19:760-767. [PMID: 32492482 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2020.05.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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: 02/15/2020] [Revised: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Ampullary and duodenal cancer are the leading causes of death in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) after colectomy has been performed. Risk of duodenal cancer is determined based on Spigelman stage (SS) of duodenal polyposis. Guidelines recommend endoscopic surveillance of the duodenum and visualization of the papilla to stage duodenal polyposis. There is no consensus on whether biopsies should be routinely collected from duodenal papilla and findings included in SS. Additionally, there are no data on the risk of pancreatitis after biopsy collection from papilla of patients with FAP. We studied the incidence of pancreatitis after biopsy of the papilla in patients with FAP and effects of biopsy findings on SS. METHODS We identified consecutive patients with FAP at a single center from January 2011 through December 2018 with ≥1 endoscopy with biopsy of the papilla. Patients with history of foregut surgery were excluded. We identified 273 patients with FAP who had biopsies collected from papilla over 792 EGDs, with 1-8 independent exams with biopsy per patient. We collected demographic, endoscopic, and histology data from patients and calculated SS with vs without biopsy findings. Post-procedural pancreatitis was defined by 2 of the following: abdominal pain, lipase level 3-fold the upper limit of normal, or radiography findings consistent with pancreatitis within 7 days of esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). RESULTS Pancreatitis developed in 2 patients (0.73%): 1 after biopsy of a normal-appearing papilla and 1 after biopsy of an abnormal appearing papilla. Inclusions of biopsy data increased SS in 36 patients (13.2%), with consideration of prophylactic duodenectomy for 3.3%. CONCLUSIONS Pancreatitis after biopsy of the duodenal papilla is rare. Histology data obtained from biopsy of the papilla in patients with FAP can change SS and affect patient management.
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- Neal A Mehta
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Sanford R. Weiss, MD Center for Hereditary Colorectal Neoplasia, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Sanford R. Weiss, MD Center for Hereditary Colorectal Neoplasia, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Sanford R. Weiss, MD Center for Hereditary Colorectal Neoplasia, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Sanford R. Weiss, MD Center for Hereditary Colorectal Neoplasia, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Sanford R. Weiss, MD Center for Hereditary Colorectal Neoplasia, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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Postoperative recurrence of Crohn's disease is common and requires a multidisciplinary approach between surgeons and gastroenterologists in the perioperative and postoperative period to improve outcomes in this patient population. Endoscopic recurrence precedes clinical and surgical recurrence and endoscopic monitoring is crucial to guide postoperative management. Risk stratification of patients is recommended to guide early prophylactic management, and follow-up endoscopic monitoring can guide intensification of therapy. This review summarizes evidence behind postoperative recurrence rates, disease monitoring techniques, nonbiologic and biologic therapies available to prevent and treat postoperative recurrence, risk factors associated with recurrence, and postoperative management strategies guided by endoscopic monitoring.
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- Ravi S. Shah
- Cleveland Clinic - Internal Medicine, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic - Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Shah RS, Bachour S, Jia X, Holubar SD, Hull TL, Achkar JP, Philpott J, Qazi T, Rieder F, Cohen BL, Regueiro MD, Lightner AL, Click BH. Hypoalbuminaemia, Not Biologic Exposure, Is Associated with Postoperative Complications in Crohn's Disease Patients Undergoing Ileocolic Resection. J Crohns Colitis 2021; 15:1142-1151. [PMID: 33388775 PMCID: PMC8427722 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjaa268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [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: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND There are limited data on the postoperative outcomes in Crohn's disease patients exposed to preoperative ustekinumab or vedolizumab. We hypothesised that preoperative biologic use in Crohn's disease is not associated with postoperative complications after ileocolic resection. METHODS Crohn's disease patients who underwent ileocolic resection over 2009-2019 were identified at a large regional health system. Preoperative biologic use within 12 weeks of surgery was categorised as no biologic, anti-tumour necrosis factor, vedolizumab, or ustekinumab. The primary endpoint was 90-day intra-abdominal septic complication. Risk factors included preoperative medical therapies, demographics, disease characteristics, laboratory values, and surgical approach. Regression models assessed the association of biologic use with intra-abdominal septic complication. RESULTS A total of 815 Crohn's disease patients who underwent an ileocolic resection were included [62% no biologic, 31.4% anti-tumour necrosis factor, 3.9% vedolizumab, 2.6% ustekinumab]. Primary anastomosis was performed in 85.9% of patients [side-to-side 48.8%, end-to-side 26%, end-to-end 25%] in primarily a stapled [77.2%] manner. Minimally invasive approach was used in 41.4%. The 90-day postoperative intra-abdominal sepsis rate of 810 patients was 12%, abscess rate was 9.6%, and anastomotic leak rate was 3.2%. Multivariable regression modelling controlling for confounding variables demonstrated that preoperative biologic use with anti-tumour necrosis factor [p = 0.21], vedolizumab [p = 0.17], or ustekinumab [p = 0.52] was not significantly associated with intra-abdominal septic complication. Preoperative albumin < 3.5 g/dl was independently associated with intra-abdominal septic complication (odds ratio [OR] 1.76 [1.03, 3.01]). CONCLUSIONS In Crohn's disease patients undergoing ileocolic resection, preoperative biologics are not associated with 90-day postoperative intra-abdominal septic complication. Preoperative biologic exposure should not delay necessary surgery.
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- Ravi S Shah
- Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA,Corresponding author: Benjamin H. Click, MD, 9500 Euclid Avenue, A-30, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. Tel: 216-444-1711; fax: 216-445-3889;
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- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Pore JL, Gates JM, Orford R, Campbell CM, Clark RM, Crawford HL, Esker NE, Fallon P, Gooding JA, Kwarsick JT, Macchiavelli AO, Morse C, Rudolph D, Såmark-Roth A, Santamaria C, Shah RS, Stoyer MA. Identification of the New Isotope ^{244}Md. Phys Rev Lett 2020; 124:252502. [PMID: 32639781 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.124.252502] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 04/10/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In an experiment performed at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's 88-inch cyclotron, the isotope ^{244}Md was produced in the ^{209}Bi(^{40}Ar,5n) reaction. Decay properties of ^{244}Md were measured at the focal plane of the Berkeley Gas-filled Separator, and the mass number assignment of A=244 was confirmed with the apparatus for the identification of nuclide A. The isotope ^{244}Md is reported to have one, possibly two, α-decaying states with α energies of 8.66(2) and 8.31(2) MeV and half-lives of 0.4_{-0.1}^{+0.4} and ∼6 s, respectively. Additionally, first evidence of the α decay of ^{236}Bk was observed and is reported.
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- J L Pore
- Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, One Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, One Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, One Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, One Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, One Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, One Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, San José State University, One Washington Square, San José, California 95192, USA
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- Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, One Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, One Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Department of Physics, Lund University, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden
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- Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, One Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, One Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, One Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, One Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, Lund University, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden
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- Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, One Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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Shah RS, Plesec T, Bhatt A. Abnormal Biliary Mucosa Uncovered in a Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Patient. Gastroenterology 2020; 158:e1-e2. [PMID: 31628901 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.10.016] [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: 09/07/2019] [Revised: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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- Ravi S Shah
- Department of Internal Medicine, Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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Abou Shousha M, Yoo SH, Sayed MS, Edelstein S, Council M, Shah RS, Abernathy J, Schmitz Z, Stuart P, Bentivegna R, Fernandez MP, Smith C, Yin X, Harocopos GJ, Dubovy SR, Feuer WJ, Wang J, Perez VL. In Vivo Characteristics of Corneal Endothelium/Descemet Membrane Complex for the Diagnosis of Corneal Graft Rejection. Am J Ophthalmol 2017; 178:27-37. [PMID: 28259779 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2017.02.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2016] [Revised: 02/20/2017] [Accepted: 02/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the utility of endothelial/Descemet membrane complex (En/DM) characteristics in diagnosing corneal graft rejection. DESIGN Diagnostic reliability study. METHODS One hundred thirty-nine eyes (96 corneal grafts post penetrating keratoplasty or Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty: 40 clear, 23 actively rejecting, 24 rejected, and 9 nonimmunologic failed grafts; along with 43 age-matched control eyes) were imaged using high-definition optical coherence tomography. Images were used to describe En/DM and measure central corneal thickness (CCT) and central En/DM thickness (DMT). En/DM rejection index (DRI) was computed to detect the relative En/DM thickening to the entire cornea. RESULTS In actively rejecting grafts, DMT and DRI were significantly greater than controls and clear grafts (28, 17, and 17 μm and 1.5, 1 and 1, respectively; P < .001). Rejected grafts had the highest DMT and DRI compared to all groups (59 μm and 2.1; P < .001). DMT and DRI showed excellent accuracy, significantly better than that of CCT, in differentiating actively rejecting from clear grafts (100% and 96% sensitivity; 92.5% and 92.5% specificity), actively rejecting from rejected grafts (88% and 83% sensitivity; 91% and 83% specificity), and nonimmunologic failed from rejected grafts (100% and 100% sensitivity; 88% and 100% specificity). DMT correlated significantly with rejection severity (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS In corneal grafts, in vivo relative thickening of the En/DM is diagnostic of graft rejection as measured by DMT and DRI. These indices have excellent accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity in detecting graft immunologic status, superior to CCT. DMT is a quantitative index that correlates accurately with the severity of rejection.
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Joshi NM, Shah RS. Gastric trichobezoar in a 6-year old girl. APSP J Case Rep 2015; 6:8. [PMID: 25628997 PMCID: PMC4288839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2014] [Accepted: 10/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- NM Joshi
- Department of General Surgery, P.D. Hinduja Hospital and MRC. VS Marg, Mahim, Mumbai – 400020.
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- Department of Paediatric Surgery, P.D. Hinduja Hospital and MRC. VS Marg, Mahim, Mumbai – 400020.
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BACKGROUND Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is a popular choice amongst anaesthesiologists in the operating room. Pre induction intravenous fentanyl bolus is associated with coughing in 28-65% of patients. Fentanyl induced cough is not always benign and can be remarkably troublesome at the most critical moment of anaesthesia when airway reflex is lost. OBJECTIVES To study the effect of pre emptive use of minimal dose fentanyl through the peripheral venous cannulae on the incidence of cough by a larger bolus of intravenous fentanyl. METHODS One hundred and fifty patients aged 18-75 years undergoing elective surgical procedures were randomized into three groups of 50 each. The first group received 0.5 ml saline 0.9% intravenously one minute prior to the administration of fentanyl 150 μg (3 ml); the second group received pre emptive fentanyl 25 μg (0.5 ml) prior to the administration of fentanyl 125 μg (2.5 ml); and the third group received preemptive fentanyl 25 μg (0.5 ml), followed by the administration of fentanyl 150 μg (3 ml). Based on the number of coughs observed, cough severity was graded as mild (1-2), moderate (3-5), or severe (>5). RESULTS The incidence of fentanyl induced cough was significantly lower in both pre emptive group 4 (8%) for 125 μg fentanyl and 7 (14%) for 150 μg than in the saline group 15 (30%). CONCLUSION Pre-emptive use of minimal dose fentanyl 25 μg administered one minute before a larger bolus dose of fentanyl (125 or 150 μg) can effectively suppress cough.
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- S K Shrestha
- Department of Anesthesia, Kathmandu University School of Medical Science, Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital Dhulikhel Kavre, Nepal
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Cocaine exposure results in predictable cardiovascular changes. The current study evaluated the utility of BioHarness for assessing cardiovascular and respiratory changes following cocaine exposure (0 and 40 mg, IV) under controlled laboratory conditions. Participants (n = 28) included non-treatment-seeking, cocaine-dependent volunteers. Results showed that BioHarness was able to detect a significant increase in heart rate following cocaine exposure, in comparison to placebo, (p < 0.0001). Additionally, heart rate values obtained using BioHarness were significantly correlated with those obtained from standard hospital equipment (p < 0.001). Significantly greater peak effects in breathing rate were also observed (p = 0.04). BioHarness is a promising remote physiological monitoring device that can accurately assess exposure to cocaine in the laboratory and may provide additional advantages when compared to standard hospital equipment.
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- Jin H Yoon
- Department of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine , Houston, TX , USA
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Singh J, Shah RS, Vaidya N, Mahato PK, Shrestha S, Shrestha BL. Comparison of ketamine, fentanyl and clonidine as an adjuvant during bupivacaine caudal anaesthesia in paediatric patients. Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) 2013; 10:25-9. [PMID: 23434957 DOI: 10.3126/kumj.v10i3.8013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Caudal epidural analgesia with bupivacaine is very popular in paediatric anaesthesia for providing intra- and postoperative analgesia. Several adjuvants have been used to prolong the action of bupivacaine. OBJECTIVES To compare the efficacy of ketamine, fentanyl and clonidine in terms of quality and duration of analgesia they produce when added with caudal bupivacaine by single shot technique in children. METHODS Eighty children, age one to ten years, undergoing sub-umbilical surgery, were prospectively randomized to one of four groups: caudal analgesia with 0.75 ml/ kg of 0.25% bupivacaine in normal saline (Group B) or caudal analgesia with 0.75 ml/kg of 0.25% bupivacaine with 1 μg/kg of clonidine in normal saline (Group BC) or caudal analgesia with 0.75 ml/kg of 0.25% bupivacaine with ketamine 0.5mg/kg (Group BK) or caudal analgesia with 0.75 ml/kg of 0.25% bupivacaine with fentanyl 1 mcg/kg (Group BF). Post-operative pain was assessed for 24 hours using the FLACC scale. RESULTS The mean duration of analgesia was significantly longer in Group BC (629.06 ± 286.32 min) than other three groups P < 0.05. The pain score assessed using FLACC scale was compared between the four groups, and children in Group BC had lower pain scores, which was statistically significant. The requirement of rescue medicine was lesser in Group BC. Clonidine in a dose of 1 μg/kg added to 0.25% bupivacaine for caudal analgesia, during sub-umbilical surgeries, prolongs the duration of analgesia of bupivacaine, without any side effects in compare to fentanyl or ketamine. CONCLUSION We conclude that clonidine in a dose of 1 μg/kg, added to 0.25% bupivacaine for caudal analgesia and administered as a 0.75 ml/kg mixture in children, for subumbilical surgery, significantly prolongs the duration of post-operative analgesia when compared to 0.75 ml/kg of 0.25% bupivacaine in normal saline than 0.75 ml/kg of 0.25% bupivacaine with ketamine 0.5 mg/kg or 0.75 ml/kg of 0.25% bupivacaine with fentanyl 1 mcg/kg or 0.75 ml/kg of 0.25% bupivacaine alone, without any side effects.
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- J Singh
- Department of Anesthesia, Kathmandu University School of Medical Science, Dhulikhel Kavre, Nepal.
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Bhandarkar DS, Shah RS, Katara AN, Shankar M, Chandiramani VA, Udwadia TE. Laparoscopic biopsy in patients with abdominal lymphadenopathy. J Minim Access Surg 2011; 3:14-8. [PMID: 20668613 PMCID: PMC2910374 DOI: 10.4103/0972-9941.30681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2006] [Accepted: 12/10/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background: Abdominal lymphadenopathy (AL) - a common clinical scenario faced by clinicians - often poses a diagnostic challenge. In the absence of palpable peripheral nodes, tissue has to be obtained from the abdominal nodes by image-guided biopsy or surgery. In this context a laparoscopic biopsy avoids the morbidity of a laparotomy. Aim: This retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data represents our experience with laparoscopic biopsy of abdominal lymph nodes. Materials and Methods: Between October 2000 and November 2005, 28 patients with AL underwent laparoscopic biopsy. Pre-operative radiological imaging studies had identified a nodal mass in 20, a solitary node in 1, a cold abscess in 1 and a mesenteric cystic lesion in 1 patient. In five patients with chronic right lower abdominal pain and normal ultra-sonographic findings mesenteric nodes were identified and biopsied during diagnostic laparoscopy. Results: The sites of biopsied lymph nodes included para-aortic (10), mesenteric (8), external iliac (3), left gastric (2), obturator (1), aorto-caval (1) and porta hepatis (1). One patient with enlarged peripancreatic nodes mass and another with a mesenteric cystic mass had cold abscesses drained in addition to biopsy. There were no perioperative complications and the median postoperative stay was 2 days (range 1-4 days). Histopathology revealed tuberculosis in 23 patients, reactive adenitis in 2, lymphoma in 1 metastatic carcinoma in 1, and a retroperitoneal sarcoma in 1. Conclusions: In patients with AL, laparoscopy provides a safe and effective means of obtaining biopsy. It is of particular value in patients in whom (a) the nodes are small or present in locations unsuitable for image-guided biopsy, (b) adequate tissue cannot be obtained by image-guided biopsy or (c) previously undiagnosed lymphadenopathy is encountered during diagnostic laparoscopy.
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- D S Bhandarkar
- Department of Minimal Access Surgery, P. D. Hinduja National Hospital, Veer Savarkar Road, Mahim, Mumbai, India
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Gouda BP, Kochar RT, Shah RS. Retained portion of the appendix following laparosocpic appendicectomy causing peritonitis and ileus. J Minim Access Surg 2011; 7:154-5. [PMID: 21523241 PMCID: PMC3078481 DOI: 10.4103/0972-9941.78353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 08/18/2009] [Accepted: 09/25/2010] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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We describe a patient who developed peritonitis and paralytic ileus due to a retained portion of the inflammed appendix following laparoscopic appendicectomy (LA). The details of the presentation and management are discussed along with a brief review of the unusual complications LA.
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- B P Gouda
- Department of Surgery, P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Veer Savarkar Marg, Mahim, Mumbai-400007, India
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Shweihat YR, Shah RS, Joshi M, Kennedy MP, Samant RS. ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASOUND TRANSBRONCHIAL NEEDLE ASPIRATION IN A GEOGRAPHICAL REGION WITH ENDEMIC HISTOPLASMOSIS INFECTION. Chest 2008. [DOI: 10.1378/chest.134.4_meetingabstracts.p13004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Desai Meena P, Khatkhatay MI, Bhanu Prakash KV, Savardekar LS, Shah RS, Ansari Z. Hormonal profiles and biochemical indices of bone turnover in Indian women. Osteoporos Int 2007; 18:923-9. [PMID: 17225188 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-006-0318-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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] [Received: 09/01/2006] [Accepted: 12/07/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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UNLABELLED The study establishes Indian referent database for bone turnover markers. The levels of markers decreased across the four quartiles of BMD showing a negative correlation with BMD. The study depicts that levels of hormones and bone turnover makers can aid in identifying women at risk for osteoporosis. INTRODUCTION Biochemical markers of bone turnover reflect changes in bone metabolism earlier and aid in the management of osteoporosis. Since a referent database for Indian women is lacking, the study was initiated to establish the same and suggest that hormonal profiles and markers of bone turnover can aid in identifying women at risk for osteoporosis. METHODS Osteocalcin (OC), bone specific alkaline phosphatase ((BSAP), C-terminal crosslinking telopeptide of type-I collagen (CTX-I), deoxypyridinoline (DPD), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and estrone glucuronide (E(1)G) were measured in 365 Indian women (20-70 years) and correlated with BMD measurements by dual energy absorptiometry (DXA) using one way analysis of variance (ANOVA). RESULTS The mean levels of bone resorption markers; CTX-I and DPD increased significantly across the age showing a negative correlation with BMD. The increase in levels of CTX-I and DPD was significantly higher (p < 0.0001) as compared to the femoral and spinal BMD, which dropped only 30-36%. The levels of bone turnover markers and FSH decreased across the four quartiles of spinal and femoral BMD showing a negative correlation whereas E(1)G levels increased across the four quartiles. CONCLUSION The bone turnover markers were comparatively low in cohort of Indian women studied.
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- Department of Molecular Immunodiagnostics, National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Parel, Mumbai, India.
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Katara AN, Bhandarkar DS, Shah RS, Udwadia TE. Breakage of fascial closure device during laparoscopic surgery. J Minim Access Surg 2005; 1:79-81. [PMID: 21206652 PMCID: PMC3004111 DOI: 10.4103/0972-9941.16533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2005] [Accepted: 05/19/2005] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Breakage of instruments during laparoscopic surgery is rare. However, when it does occur, locating and retrieving the broken part of the instrument can be cumbersome. Moreover, inability to do so may carry serious medicolegal implications. We report a patient in whom the tip of a fascial closure device broke during laparoscopic surgery. This was located by intraoperative fluoroscopy and retrieved from the extraperitoneal plane via a small incision. The paper discusses the probable factors responsible for breakage of the fascial closure device in our patient and reviews the previously reported cases of the rare complication of breakage of instruments during laparoscopic surgery.
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- A N Katara
- Department of Minimal Access Surgery, P. D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Veer Savarkar Marg, Mahim, Mumbai 400016, India
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Bhandarkar DS, Shah RS. Laparoscopic choledochoduodenostomy for retained bile duct stone. J Postgrad Med 2005; 51:156-7. [PMID: 16006721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023] Open
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Maheshwari PN, Bhandarkar DS, Andankar MG, Shah RS. Laparoscopically guided transperitoneal percutaneous nephrolithotomy for calculi in pelvic ectopic kidneys. Surg Endosc 2004; 18:1151. [PMID: 15054649 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-003-4518-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2003] [Accepted: 09/29/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Although percutaneous nephrolithotomy is a well-established endourological modality for the management of calculi in the normally placed kidney, it is not easy to apply in the management of calculi in pelvic ectopic kidneys. We report the cases of three patients who were found to have large calculi in pelvic ectopic kidneys and subsequently underwent laparoscopically guided transperitoneal percutaneous nephrolithotomy, all with successful outcome. In all patients, complete stone clearance was achieved in a single operation with no intraoperative or postoperative morbidity. They remain asymptomatic and recurrence-free at a follow-up ranging from 2 to 38 months. Laparoscopic guidance allows the transperitoneal route to be used safely for percutaneous nephrolithotomy in patients with calculi in pelvic ectopic kidneys. We believe it to be a feasible, safe, and valid minimally invasive management option for this uncommon but challenging urological condition.
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- P N Maheshwari
- Department of Urology, R. G. Stone Urological Research Institute, 14-A Road, Khar (West), 400 052, Mumbai, India.
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Bhandarkar DS, Katara AN, Shah RS. Intrahepatic subcapsular hematoma complicating laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Surg Endosc 2004; 18:868-70. [PMID: 14973675 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-003-4540-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2003] [Accepted: 11/04/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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A 64-year-old woman underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for bile duct stones, followed 2 days later by an uneventful laparoscopic cholecystectomy. She presented after 10 days with upper abdominal discomfort, nausea, and pyrexia. Investigations revealed a decrease in hemoglobin, and computed tomography identified a large intrahepatic subcapsular hematoma in segments V and VI. There was no intraabdominal collection and the rest of the viscera were normal. The collection was drained percutaneously under ultrasound guidance and a wide-bore catheter placed. She was treated with intravenous antibiotics and the catheter was removed 14 days later upon cessation of drainage. Serial ultrasonographic examinations showed a reduction in the size of the hematoma and complete resolution at 4 months. She remained well and asymptomatic at follow-up 16 months later. We report this case due to its rarity and review the previously documented cases of this complication.
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- D S Bhandarkar
- Department of Minimal Access Surgery, P. D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Veer Savrakar Marg, Mahim, 400 016 Mumbai, India.
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Oculocutaneous albinism represents a group of inherited skin disorders characterized by a generalized reduction of cutaneous, ocular and pilar pigmentation from the time of birth. Oculocutaneous albinism types 1 and 2 are the most common, but several other types have been described. A defect in the melanin synthesis pathway, resulting in reduced formation of melanin, is responsible for oculocutaneous albinism. Aetiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and management are discussed.
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- J F Okulicz
- Department of Dermatology and Paediatrics, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 07103-2714, USA
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Mariasegaram M, Pullenayegum S, Jahabar Ali M, Shah RS, Penedo MCT, Wernery U, Sasse J. Isolation and characterization of eight microsatellite markers in Camelus dromedarius and cross-species amplification in C. bactrianus and Lama pacos. Anim Genet 2002; 33:385-7. [PMID: 12354152 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2052.2002.00896_6.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- M Mariasegaram
- Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, PO Box 597, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Shah RS, Blakely ML, Lobe TE. The role of laparoscopy in the management of common bile duct obstruction in children. Surg Endosc 2001; 15:1353-5. [PMID: 11727149 DOI: 10.1007/s004640000320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/1999] [Accepted: 02/25/2000] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration is commonplace in adults; however, this procedure is not often performed in children. The goal of this study was to evaluate the results of laparoscopic common bile duct exploration in children. METHODS Of 50 patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy, six patients (12%) had obstructing lesions of the common bile duct (CBD). Five children underwent laparoscopic common bile duct exploration, and one child had a preoperative endoscopic sphincterotomy and stone removal. RESULTS The mean age at laparoscopic CBD exploration was 11.6 years (range, 5-16). The obstructing lesion was visualized by intraoperative cholangiography in all five patients. The mean operative time for laparoscopic cholecystectomy along with CBD exploration was 215 min (range, 160-282). The transcystic laparoscopic CBD exploration was performed using a 7-Fr, multichannel rigid, or 10-Fr flexible fiberoptic cystoscope. The stones were either pushed into the duodenum with the scope or extracted through the cystic duct using a 3-Fr Segura basket. In one patient, a candidial ball disintegrated during an attempt to remove it with the basket. A repeat cholangiogram at the end of each procedure showed an anatomically normal CBD with free flow of contrast into the duodenum. All patients enjoyed a quick recovery. They were started on a regular diet on the same day of surgery and discharged on the 1st or 2nd postoperative day. One patient with sickle cell disease developed a pulmonary infarction and required 5 additional days of hospitalization. One patient developed recurrent choledocholithiasis 6 months after laparoscopic exploration and was treated successfully with endoscopic sphincterotomy and stone extraction. CONCLUSIONS Laparoscopic CBD exploration can be performed safely at the time of the cholecystectomy in children. Endoscopic sphincterotomy before cholecystectomy is not necessary. We recommend laparoscopic CBD exploration for obstructing lesions of the CBD. Endoscopic sphincterotomy should be reserved for recurrent lesions of the CBD after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
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- R S Shah
- Section of Pediatric Surgery, University of Tennessee, Memphis, 77 Washington Ave., Suite 220, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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Moorchung N, Shah RS, Tiwari RK. KIKUCHIS DISEASE. Med J Armed Forces India 2001; 57:241-2. [PMID: 27365609 DOI: 10.1016/s0377-1237(01)80054-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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- N Moorchung
- Graded Specialist (Pathology), Military Hospital, Saugor
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- Senior Advisor (Pathology), Command Hospital (Central Command), Lucknow
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- Classified Specialist (Surgery), Military Hospital, Saugor
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Palayekar VV, Joshi JV, Hazari KT, Shah RS, Chitlange SM. Comparison of four nonculture diagnostic tests for Chlamydia trachomatis infection. J Assoc Physicians India 2000; 48:481-3. [PMID: 11273137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) is one of the commonest sexually transmitted diseases leading to urethritis, epididymitis, prostatitis in men and urethritis, cervicitis, endometritis and pelvic inflammatory disease, sometimes complicated by infertility and ectopic gestation in women. Since culture of fastidious bacteria in a monocellular medium is not available in most laboratories we compared direct immunofluorescence antigen detecting test (DFA) with three other nonculture tests-antigen detecting enzyme immunoassay (EIA), Papanicolaou staining (Pap) and Geimsa stain for endocervical swabs from women in reproductive age group. METHODS Three hundred and fifty seven women between 16 and 41 years of age and attending family welfare clinics of IRR were evaluated for the presence pap smears. In 100 cases DFA staining was compared with Geimsa staining. RESULTS DFA test was positive in 60/357 (16.8%), EIA in 29 (8.1%) of cases and Pap smear in 37 (10%) cases. In the second group DFA was positive in 17 (17%) and Geimsa in 10 (10%) cases. CONCLUSION Amongst the four tests DFA showed maximum sensitivity. ELISA is less expensive but has lower sensitivity. Pap stain also has less sensitivity and good specificity, the quality of smear is likely to affect the diagnosis. Though Geimsa stain is cheapest, for chlamydial cervicitis in our experience it was not as sensitive as DFA. Thus each laboratory must decide the method depending on its resources.
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- V V Palayekar
- Department of Contraceptive Research, Institute for Research in Reproduction (ICMR), Jehangir Merwanji Street, Parel, Mumbai-400 012
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Lactoferrin, an iron-binding protein, has been proposed to act as an anti-infective agent and has been used as a diagnostic marker in several inflammatory disorders. A sensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay developed earlier was used for lactoferrin estimation in cervical mucus. A brief study was undertaken to observe if lactoferrin is detectable in cervical mucus and to correlate its level with reproductive tract infection, if present. One hundred and twelve cervical mucus samples were collected from healthy as well as infected females. Some of these females were using CuT-200 intrauterine copper devices for contraception. Women were at different phases of their menstrual cycle. The presence of detectable amount of lactoferrin in cervical mucus was confirmed. The average level of lactoferrin in cases either with clinical symptoms of cervicitis or with proven infection by PAP smear was significantly (t=7.6, P<0.01) higher than the normal controls. CuT users have higher (P<0.01) mean level of lactoferrin than corresponding non-users.
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- J Mania-Pramanik
- Institute for Research in Reproduction, (Indian Council of Medical Research), Jehangir Merwanji Street, Parel, 400012 Mumbai
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PURPOSE To examine parental demographic characteristics by adult (> or = 20 years at baby's conception) and teenage (< 20 years at baby's conception) paternity in births to very young adolescents (< 15 years at baby's conception). METHODS This was a population-based, retrospective cohort analysis of all 12,317 very young adolescent mothers residing in California with a first singleton live birth during 1993-1995. Risks for adult, compared to teenage, paternity were evaluated using multivariate logistic regression. RESULTS Adult fathers, responsible for 26.7% of births to very young adolescents, were a mean of 8.8 years older than the mother. The risk factors for adult compared to adolescent paternity were as follows: father's educational attainment of at least 3 years below that considered adequate for his age [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 8.34], father's (AOR = 2.46) or mother's (AOR = 1.36) educational attainment 1-2 years below that considered adequate for their age, mother's birthplace outside the United States (AOR = 3.12), and father's Hispanic ethnicity (AOR = 1.60) or African-American race (AOR = 1.50). CONCLUSIONS Adult fathers were responsible for over one quarter of the births in our study. Adolescent pregnancy prevention focusing on younger adolescents must programmatically address adult paternity. Variations in adult paternity patterns across cultural groups suggest that we need further study of the role that cultural beliefs and practices play in very young adolescent pregnancy.
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- D J Taylor
- Maternal and Child Health Branch, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, USA
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PURPOSE Nineteen children had early thoracoscopic intervention for empyema between 1992 and 1997 at the LeBonheur Children's Medical Center. The authors have evaluated the results of this treatment. METHODS Thoracoscopic intervention was performed at the fibrinopurulent state of empyema. An irrigating laparoendoscope was inserted, loculi were disrupted, debris was evacuated, and a chest tube was passed through the port site. RESULTS The patients were aged between 11 months and 16 years (mean, 6.5 years). The etiology of the empyema was parapneumonic in 17, and there was one case each of perforated appendicitis and mediastinal histoplasmosis. They underwent thoracoscopy at a mean of 4.6 days after hospital admission (range, 1 to 12 days). Chest tubes were removed at 1 to 5 days (mean, 2.9 days) after operation, and resolution of fever occurred at 1 to 9 days (mean, 3.8 days) postoperatively. Patients were discharged home between 4 and 10 days (mean, 6.1 days) postoperatively, and the mean hospital stay was 10.3 days (range, 5 to 21). There were no complications. The surgical technique was simple and well tolerated, requiring few disposable items, and the mean operating time was 77 minutes. CONCLUSIONS Thoracoscopy eliminated the morbidity of thoracotomy and the discomfort and expense of prolonged chest tube drainage. Thoracoscopy may be used as early first-line therapy in a majority of pediatric patients with fibrinopurulent empyema.
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- C M Merry
- Section of Pediatric Surgery, University of Tennessee, Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center, Memphis 38105, USA
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Bufo AJ, Shah RS, Li MH, Cyr NA, Hollabaugh RS, Hixson SD, Schropp KP, Lasater OE, Joyner RE, Lobe TE. Interval appendectomy for perforated appendicitis in children. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 1998; 8:209-14. [PMID: 9755912 DOI: 10.1089/lap.1998.8.209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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To determine the efficacy, safety, and cost of managing perforated appendicitis with intravenous antibiotics followed by an interval appendectomy, the charts of 87 children with ruptured appendicitis were retrospectively reviewed. These patients were treated with intravenous fluid resuscitation and antibiotics (consisting of clindamycin and ceftazidime) and underwent appendectomy, either on that admission (n = 46) or as a delayed interval procedure (n = 41). Antibiotics in all cases were discontinued either at home or in the hospital after the child was a febrile for 48 hours with normal white and differential blood cell counts, and the two groups were compared. Seven patients (17%) "failed" the interval appendectomy protocol. All but one "failure" was due to the development or persistence for >72 hours of a bowel obstruction. The data are described below as percent or mean +/- 1 standard deviation. [table: see text] We conclude that antibiotics and interval appendectomy is a safe effective alternative for the management of perforated appendicitis. When successful, hospitalization, charges, and morbidity are less with this approach. A persistent bowel obstruction for 72 hours is an indication to proceed with appendectomy on admission.
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- A J Bufo
- Section of Pediatric Surgery, University of Tennessee, Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center, Memphis 38105, USA
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OBJECTIVE To compute ratios of severe pregnancy complications (the number of hospitalizations for pregnancy complications per 100 deliveries) and to examine factors associated with their prevalence. METHODS Using population-based California hospital discharge data to estimate hospitalization ratios of pregnancy complications during 1987-1992, we defined cases by preselected pregnancy complication codes from the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification, excluding induced abortions and delivery-associated complications. All hospital deliveries of liveborn or stillborn infants were included in our denominator. We examined ratios by age, race-ethnicity, payment source, total hospitalization charges, and length of hospital stay. RESULTS There were 833,264 hospitalizations for pregnancy complications in California (25 complications per 100 deliveries), which included admissions for preterm labor (33%), genitourinary infection (16%), and pregnancy-induced hypertension (15%). Age-specific ratios were highest for women 14 years old and younger (38 per 100 deliveries) and lowest for women 25-29 years old (23 per 100 deliveries). Ratios of complications varied by race-ethnicity; black women had the highest (42 per 100 deliveries), and Asian-Pacific Islander women had the lowest (21 per 100 deliveries). Ratios were unaffected by payment source. In 1987, Medicaid charges were $118 million for 33% of the number of total hospitalizations for complications. In 1992, such Medicaid hospitalizations accounted for $356 million (49%) of the $734 million in total charges and for 183,295 (45%) of the 409,000 total hospital days. CONCLUSION Our results showed disparities in ratios of severe complications of pregnancy by age and race-ethnicity as well as a shift of financial burden to Medicaid. These findings suggest that such complications may be reduced by identifying risk factors and targeting high-risk groups.
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- C L Scott
- Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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- C F Lanzieri
- Department of Radiology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Lanzieri CF, Bangert BA, Tarr RW, Shah RW, Shah RS, Lewin JS, Gilkeson RC. Neuroradiology case of the day. Multiple cerebral abscesses associated with isolated pulmonary arteriovenous malformation. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1997; 169:296, 299-302. [PMID: 9207557 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.169.1.9207557] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- C F Lanzieri
- Department of Radiology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Lanzieri CF, Bangert BA, Tarr RW, Shah RS, Lewin JS, Gilkeson RC. Neuroradiology case of the day. Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1997; 169:293, 297-8. [PMID: 9207553 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.169.1.9207553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- C F Lanzieri
- Department of Radiology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Farris GM, Robinson SN, Gaido KW, Wong BA, Wong VA, Hahn WP, Shah RS. Benzene-induced hematotoxicity and bone marrow compensation in B6C3F1 mice. Fundam Appl Toxicol 1997; 36:119-29. [PMID: 9143481 DOI: 10.1006/faat.1997.2293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Long-term inhalation exposure of benzene has been shown to cause hematotoxicity and an increased incidence of acute myelogenous leukemia in humans. The progression of benzene-induced hematotoxicity and the features of the toxicity that may play a major role in the leukemogenesis are not known. We report the hematological consequences of benzene inhalation in B6C3F1 mice exposed to 1, 5, 10, 100, and 200 ppm benzene for 6 hr/day, 5 days/week for 1, 2, 4, or 8 weeks and a recovery group. There were no significant effects on hematopoietic parameters from exposure to 10 ppm benzene or less. Exposure of mice to 100 and 200 ppm benzene reduced the number of total bone marrow cells, progenitor cells, differentiating hematopoietic cells, and most blood parameters. Replication of primitive progenitor cells in the bone marrow was increased during the exposure period as a compensation for the cytotoxicity induced by 100 and 200 ppm benzene. In mice exposed to 200 ppm benzene, the primitive progenitor cells maintained an increased percentage of cells in S-phase through 25 days of recovery compared with controls. The increased replication of primitive progenitor cells in concert with the reported genotoxicity induced by benzene provides the components necessary for producing an increased incidence of lymphoma in mice. Furthermore, we propose this mode of action as a biologically plausible mechanism for benzene-induced leukemia in humans exposed to high concentrations of benzene.
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- G M Farris
- Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-2137, USA
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Shah RS, Chen MK, Lobe TE, Bufo AJ, Gross E, Whitington GL. Laparoscopic common duct exploration in a child with recurrent pancreatitis due to a primary fungus ball in the terminal common bile duct. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 1997; 7:63-7. [PMID: 9453867 DOI: 10.1089/lap.1997.7.63] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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We report on a case of a fungus ball obstructing the distal common bile duct and causing recurrent pancreatitis in an otherwise healthy 3-year-old boy. Laparoscopic exploration of the common bile duct was performed using a 10 french rigid fiberoptic cystoscope and a Dormia basket. This is the first example of a primary fungus ball in common bile duct presenting as a pancreatitis and treated laparoscopically.
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- R S Shah
- Section of Pediatric Surgery, LeBonheur Children's Medical Center, The University of Tennessee, Memphis 38105, USA
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Farris GM, Wong VA, Wong BA, Janszen DB, Shah RS. Benzene-induced micronuclei in erythrocytes: an inhalation concentration-response study in B6C3F1 mice. Mutagenesis 1996; 11:455-62. [PMID: 8921506 DOI: 10.1093/mutage/11.5.455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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High concentrations (300-1000 p.p.m.) of benzene have been shown to induce an increase in the frequency of micronucleated erythrocytes in mice. This study investigated the mutagenicity of benzene at lower concentrations, including the current limit for occupational exposure, 1 p.p.m. The frequencies of micronucleated polychromatic erythrocytes (MPCE) in the bone marrow and blood and micronucleated normochromatic erythrocytes (MNCE) in the blood of male B6C3F1 mice were measured following inhalation of benzene at 0, 1, 10, 100 or 200 p.p.m. during an 8 week exposure period. Only 100 and 200 p.p.m. benzene induced a statistically significant increased frequency of micronucleated erythrocytes in the bone marrow and blood. The frequency of MPCE plateaued at week 2 with 43/1000 (100 p.p.m.) and 86/1000 (200 p.p.m.) in the bone marrow as compared with 10/1000 for controls. The frequency of MNCE in the blood progressively increased to 13.4/1000 (100 p.p.m.) and 32.5/1000 (200 p.p.m.) at week 8 as compared with 1.8/1000 for controls. Cytotoxicity of replicating and maturing erythrocytes by 100 and 200 p.p.m. benzene delayed the accumulation of MNCE in the blood. There was not a statistically significant increase in the frequency of micronucleated erythrocytes, as an indicator of mutagenicity, with inhalation of 1 or 10 p.p.m. benzene over an 8 week period. A quadratic curve fit the bone marrow MPCE data of mice exposed to up to 200 p.p.m. benzene with a high correlation (R2 = 0.94) and could not be rejected based on lack of fit.
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- G M Farris
- Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology, Research Iriangle Park, NC 27709-2137, USA
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Palayekar V, Joshi JV, Hazari KT, Shah RS, Chitlange SM. Chlamydia trachomatis detected in cervical smears from Copper-T users by DFA test. Adv Contracept 1996; 12:145-52. [PMID: 8863910 DOI: 10.1007/bf01849636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) antigen in endocervical smears from women using the Copper-T200 (Cu-T) intrauterine device and comparing them with nonusers. METHODS The direct fluorescent antibody (DFA) test was used to detect the CT antigen (CT Ag). RESULTS A total of 422 women between 17 and 42 years of age was evaluated. Out of these 71 (16.8%) were positive for CT Ag. Among Cu-T users (n = 222), 14.0% were positive. The duration of Cu-T use varied from 6 to 80 months. Among nonusers (n = 200), the DFA test was positive in 20.0% (p = 0.11, NS). However, as a whole, symptoms related to genital tract infection were significantly more common in Copper-T users than in nonusers (p < 0.02) and signs were relatively more common in Cu-T users but not significantly so (p = 0.16). Similarly, as a group, symptoms as well as signs were significantly more common in all DFA-positive cases than in all negative cases (p < 0.02). Among Cu-T users, symptoms were relatively more common, and signs were significantly more common, in women positive for CT Ag than in the negative cases (p < 0.04). There were two cases of mild pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) diagnosed clinically, one in a Copper-T user, and the other a nonuser, both being positive by the DFA test. CONCLUSION There was no correlation between the duration of Copper-T use and percent positivity for CT Ag. Although milder genital tract symptoms and signs were more common in women with chlamydial cervicitis, clinically PID appears to be uncommon (0.5%). PID in this study was not related to Copper-T use but related to chlamydial cervicitis in this group of women with low risk sexual behavior.
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- V Palayekar
- Institute for Research in Reproduction (ICMR), Parel, Bombay, India
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Miller RT, Shah RS, Cattley RC, Popp JA. The peroxisome proliferations WY-14,643 and methylclofenapate induce hepatocyte ploidy alterations and ploidy-specific DNA synthesis in F344 rats. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 1996; 138:317-23. [PMID: 8658533 DOI: 10.1006/taap.1996.0130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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WY-14,643 (WY) and methylclofenapate (MCP) are peroxisome proliferators (PP) and hepatocarcinogens in rats. MCP causes hepatic polyploidization and preferentially induces replicative DNA synthesis in binucleate tetraploid hepatocytes (2 X 2N) in young Alpk:AP rats. To compare the effect of WY and MCP on hepatocyte ploidy and ploidy-specific DNA synthesis, male F344 rats were fed WY (0.1% in diet) or gavaged with MCP (25 mg/kg/day in corn oil) for 2, 5, or 10 days. Four rats per treatment group (including corn oil and diet control groups) were euthanized and the livers perfused at each time point. To identify cells undergoing DNA synthesis, all animals received BrdU by continuous infusion for 2 or 5 days prior to euthanasia. Hepatocyte ploidy and DNA synthesis were determined using one- or two-parameter flow cytometry. Averages +/- SEM for adult male F344 rats as a percentage of total hepatocytes for each ploidy subclass are 2N = 3.4 +/- 0.7%, 4N = 69.9 +/- 1.9%, 2 X 2N = 14.4 +/- 2.4%, 8N = 2.2 +/- 0.4%, and 2 X 4N = 9.6 +/- 0.9%. Significant alterations were not induced in the proportions of 2 X 2N or 4N ploidy subclasses by WY or MCP at any time point. However, WY caused increases in 8N hepatocytes at 2, 5, and 10 days (2 days, 5.2% vs 2.2% for controls; 5 days, 7.0% vs 3.1% for controls; 10 days, 6.4% vs 3.6% for controls) as did MCP at 5 and 10 days (5 days, 6.3% vs 2.5% for controls; 10 days, 5.3% vs 2.9% for controls). In addition, a majority of BrdU-containing hepatocytes were 4N following 5 and 10 days of WY and MCP [34.3% (WY) and 16.8% (MCP) vs 1.8% and 1.1% for controls, respectively, for 2 X 2N (5 days) as a percentage of total hepatocytes]. Hepatocytes with intermediary DNA content (between tetraploid and octaploid) from MCP- and WY-treated rats were predominantly mononuclear, the percentage of binucleate hepatocytes being similar to or less than the percentage of binucleate cells within the total tetraploid hepatocyte population. These data suggest that polyploidization is induced by PP and induction of S-phase by WY and MCP occurs primarily in 4N hepatocytes in mature F344 rats and not within 2 X 2N hepatocytes. Identification of a ploidy subpopulation at risk for tumor development in rodents is essential for clarifying the role of cell replication in risk assessment studies of PP.
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- R T Miller
- Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
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Teratoma affecting the large bowel is extremely rare. Thus far, only two cases have been reported in the English-language literature. Herein the authors describe what they believe is the third such case.
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- R S Shah
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Grant Medical College, Bombay, India
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Chitlange SM, Shah RS, Hazari KT, Anandkumar TC, Puri CP. Ultrasonographic monitoring of ovarian follicles in women using norethisterone for contraception. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 1996; 53:31-4. [PMID: 8737301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of intranasal and oral norethisterone (NET) on ovarian folliculogenesis. METHODS Sixteen healthy, sterilized women with regular menstrual cycles were recruited to the study. NET 300 micrograms per day was administered orally (n = 8) or intranasally (n = 8) for two consecutive menstrual cycles. Serial pelvic ultrasonography was performed to monitor ovarian follicular growth. RESULTS Ultrasonographic evidence of normal follicular growth and ovulation was observed in 10 cycles whilst 22 cycles were anovulatory. Formation of follicular cysts was seen in 14 cycles, 13 of which were anovulatory and in one ovulation was observed in the opposite ovary. The size of the cysts varied between 27 and 44 mm. The cysts disappeared when NET treatment was discontinued. A positive correlation between cyst size and estradiol levels was observed with intranasal NET in 50% of cyst cycles. In three cycles, although normal follicular growth and endocrine profile were observed, the follicles failed to rupture. These were classified as luteinized unruptured follicles. Immature follicles < 10 mm were seen in six cycles. CONCLUSION The study showed that NET administered either orally or intranasally evidently disturbs normal follicular growth and rupture.
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- S M Chitlange
- Institute for Research in Reproduction (ICMR), Bombay, India
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Shah RS, Kulkarni VR. Penile revascularization: an overview. Ann Acad Med Singap 1995; 24:749-54. [PMID: 8579325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Penile revascularization offers the possibility to restoring natural erections in selected cases of vasculogenic impotence. Men who have an isolated block in the internal pudendal artery may be cured by anastomosis of the inferior epigastric artery to the dorsal penile artery. In men with congenital arterial dysplasia or cavernosal arterial disease, the corpora can be revascularized by the arterialization of the deep dorsal vein. In the Virag-type procedures, the epigastric artery is anastomosed to the deep dorsal vein at the base of the penis; blood flows retrograde through the veins and enters the corpora through the connecting posterior emissary veins. A new procedure that permits antegrade arterialization of the dorsal vein has been developed (Parulkar-Shah ADVA procedure). In this, the distal (glanular) half of the dorsal vein is completely mobilised, divided near the glans and then flipped back to lie upon the symphysis pubis where it is anastomosed end-to-end to the inferior epigastric artery. This procedure works on the same principle as the Virag procedure but has the advantage that the flow of blood is in the direction of the venous valves; hence the valves do not have to be ruptured. Venogenic impotence can be treated by dorsal vein arterialization in combination with venous ligation.
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- R S Shah
- Department of Urology and Andrology, Bhatia General Hospital, Bombay, India
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Panda BN, Shah RS, Nair R. TUBERCULOSIS OF BRAIN: PRESENTING WITH RECURRENT STROKE AND INTRACRANIAL HAEMORRHAGE: A Case Report. Med J Armed Forces India 1995; 51:139-141. [PMID: 28769272 PMCID: PMC5529886 DOI: 10.1016/s0377-1237(17)30950-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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- B N Panda
- Classified Specialist (Medicine and Chest Disease), Military Hospital (CTC), Pune 411 040
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- Classified Specialist (Pathology), Military Hospital, Ahmedabad
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- Classified Specialist (Pathology), 150 Base Hospital, C/O 56 APO
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