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Cryopyrin-associated Periodic Syndrome (CAPS) is a rare, genetic autoinflammatory condition associated with NLRP3 gene mutations, causing upregulated innate immunity. CAPS manifests as systemic inflammation, causing a constellation of symptoms on a clinical spectrum of phenotypical severity Familial Cold Autoinflammatory Syndrome being the mildest, Muckle-Wells Syndrome moderate, and Neonatal Onset Multisystem Inflammatory Disease the most severe, with phenotype spectrum overlap. The treatment in Australia for CAPS is interleukin-1 blockade with receptor antagonist, anakinra. We describe the case of a 46-year-old female with CAPS who presented to the emergency department with severe abdominal pain. Sigmoidoscope revealed severe colitis with deep ulceration, which did not respond to hydrocortisone and azathioprine and was ultimately resolved by infliximab rescue therapy, maintained in combination with anakinra.Hematogenous metastasis to colon from gallbladder cancer is in rare situation and immunohistochemical staining is effective for differential diagnosis of the primary site of cancer.
Although one of the causes of dyspeptic symptoms in functional dyspepsia patients is gastric hypersensitivity, there is currently no routine endoscopic gastric hypersensitivity test. We developed a new endoscopic method for gastric hypersensitivity testing. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether this method is useful for evaluating gastric hypersensitivity in drug-resistant functional dyspepsia patients who were strongly suspected of having gastric hypersensitivity.

Twenty-seven drug-resistant functional dyspepsia patients and 27 nonfunctional dyspepsia patients were recruited. Gastric pressure was assessed using an external pressure transducer, and the CO
insufflation volume was measured using an endoscopic CO
-supplied device and flow meter. The following variables were examined gastric pressure at baseline and gastric pressure, the CO
insufflation volume, and compliance of the stomach when patients initially felt abdominal tension following CO
insufflation.

No significant differences were observed in baseline gastric pressure or compliance of the stomach between the groups. Drug-resistant functional dyspepsia patients had a significantly smaller CO
insufflation volume and lower gastric pressure when symptoms developed than nonfunctional dyspepsia patients. Based on a cutoff value of 1.25 L by receiver operating characteristic curves, sensitivity and specificity for gastric pressure were 85.0 and 96.3%, respectively. Similarly, based on a cutoff value of 12.7 mmHg, sensitivity and specificity for the CO
insufflation volume were 81.5 and 81.5%, respectively.

This endoscopic gastric hypersensitivity testing is a useful tool for evaluating the presence of gastric hypersensitivity.
This endoscopic gastric hypersensitivity testing is a useful tool for evaluating the presence of gastric hypersensitivity.
Cystatin C (Cys) is not affected by age, sex, and muscle mass. We evaluated to compare the predictive performance of serum Cys level and model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score and developed a new model to predict 90-day mortality among patients admitted with cirrhosis complications.

A prospective cohort study was performed from December 2018 to December 2019. All cirrhotic patients admitted with acute decompensated liver cirrhosis or acute on chronic liver failure had laboratory values measured within 48 h of admission.

A cohort of 225 patients with cirrhosis was admitted during the study period. Sixty-five patients were eligible for analysis. Twenty-seven of these patients (41.4%) died within 90 days of follow-up. The median of MELD score was 20.5 (15, 24). Serum Cys level of >1.45 mg/L had the highest 90-day mortality prediction with the sensitivity and specificity of 66.7% and 68.4%, respectively. Cys and MELD scores were predictive of 90-day mortality Cys hazard ratio (HR)=2.04 (95% CI 1.01-4.14,
=0.048); MELD score HR=1.01 (95% CI 0.51-2.01,
=0.970). C-statistic of Cys, MELD score, model for end-stage liver disease-cystatin C (MELD-Cys) score, combined Cys with MELD-Cys score to predict 90-day mortality were 0.67, 0.58, 0.58, and 0.63, respectively. Adding Cys to the MELD score did not improve the predictive of 90-day mortality.

Serum Cys is superior to MELD score, and the new MELD-Cys model is comparable to the MELD score in predicting mortality among patients with cirrhosis admitted with complications.
Serum Cys is superior to MELD score, and the new MELD-Cys model is comparable to the MELD score in predicting mortality among patients with cirrhosis admitted with complications.
After liver transplant, pre-existent porto-systemic shunts (PSS) may persist, causing "portal steal," leading to graft dysfunction, hepatic encephalopathy (HE), and eventual rejection. In recipients of small-for-size transplant liver grafts, shunts may be created intraoperatively, facilitating diversion of portal flow to systemic circulation to avoid ill-effects of portal overperfusion. These iatrogenic shunts may also subsequently lead to portal steal. We aim to evaluate safety and efficacy of endovascular techniques in management of portal steal due to PSSs in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) recipients.

Between 2013 and 2020, we encountered five LDLT recipients with large PSS, who presented with graft dysfunction and/or HE. One patient had a surgically created shunt and four had spontaneous shunts, not surgically ligated during transplant. Endovascular techniques including plug-assisted or balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (PARTO/BRTO) or covered inferior vena cava (IVC) stent grafts were to occlude these PSS and counter the portal steal in all patients. Technical success and clinical outcomes at 1-year-follow-up were assessed.

Imaging showed large PSS causing portal steal syndrome in all five patients. IVC stent graft was used to isolate the shunt in two patients and PARTO/BARTO was performed in three patients. One patient had guarded prognosis due to multiple organ dysfunction and died 5 days after endovascular procedure. At 1-year follow up, graft functions normalized in four patients with no recurrence of HE. No procedure-related complications were seen.

Endovascular techniques can be safely and effectively used to counter portal steal syndrome in LDLT recipients, thus avoiding surgical re-exploration in these patients.
Endovascular techniques can be safely and effectively used to counter portal steal syndrome in LDLT recipients, thus avoiding surgical re-exploration in these patients.
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) has been used in patients with dysphagia and inadequate food intake via an oral route. Despite being a procedure with a high success rate, complications and death have been reported. The aim was to identify the factors related to major complications and mortality, as well as PEG removal prognostic factors due to improvement of their general condition.

Patient characteristics, comorbidities, laboratory data, concomitant medication, sedation, and indication for PEG placement were collected. Major complications, mortality, and PEG removal factors were assessed.

A total of 388 patients were enrolled. There were 15 (3.9%) cases of major complications, with major bleeding being the most frequent in 6 (1.5%) patients. Corticosteroids were the independent variable associated with major complications (odds ratio [OR] 5.85; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.71-20;
=<0.01). Advanced cancer (hazard ratio [HR] 0.5; 95% CI 0.3-1;
=0.05), albumin (HR 0.6; 95% CI 0.4-0.9;
=<0.01), and C-reactive protein (CRP) (HR 1.1; CI 1-1.2;
=0.01) were considered risk factors for mortality. Previous pneumonia (HR 0.4; CI 0.2-0.9;
=0.02) was a factor for permanent use of a PEG; however, oncological indication (HR 8.2; CI 3.2-21;
=<0.01) was factors for PEG withdrawal.

Chronic corticosteroid users potentially present with major complications. Low albumin levels and elevated CRP were associated with death. Previous aspiration pneumonia was a factor associated with permanent use of PEG; however, patients with oncological indication were the most benefited.
Chronic corticosteroid users potentially present with major complications. Low albumin levels and elevated CRP were associated with death. Previous aspiration pneumonia was a factor associated with permanent use of PEG; however, patients with oncological indication were the most benefited.
Medication nonadherence is common in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and has been associated with worse outcomes. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic led to significant consumer and medical concern regarding the possible risks of immunosuppressive medications during the pandemic. This study aimed to examine medication adherence and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) usage during the COVID-19 pandemic.

An online survey was sent to patients from two tertiary IBD units. The survey included medication nonadherence attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, complementary therapy, and IBD medication use. Validated measures of IBD disease activity, medication adherence, and beliefs about medicines were obtained.

Of 262 respondents (median age of 46, 58% female) 14 (5%) patients reported self-initiated missed doses or dose reduction of IBD medications directly attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic. Positive associations with medication nonadherence included current corticosteroid requirement (
=0.022), higher disease activity scores (
=0.026), and higher concern about medicines score (
=0.04). CAM usage was common, aimed at treating mental health in most cases, and infrequently attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Even in the setting of low COVID-19 prevalence, the pandemic reduced IBD medication adherence in 1 in 20 patients. This reduced adherence was co-associated with increased disease activity and corticosteroid use. Understanding the underlying beliefs driving suboptimal IBD medication adherence is critical to prevent avoidable adverse IBD outcomes.
Even in the setting of low COVID-19 prevalence, the pandemic reduced IBD medication adherence in 1 in 20 patients. KU-55933 This reduced adherence was co-associated with increased disease activity and corticosteroid use. Understanding the underlying beliefs driving suboptimal IBD medication adherence is critical to prevent avoidable adverse IBD outcomes.
The risk factors associated with the increase in prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are not consistent across countries and there have been few studies in Asia in the past 10 years. This study was conducted to assess the features and risk factors of GERD in Vietnamese patients.

A cross-sectional study was conducted on 1947 out-patients ≥18 years of age who were presented with upper gastrointestinal symptoms and underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy. Reflux esophagitis was graded according to the Los Angeles classification. Endoscopically suspected Barrett's esophagus (BE) was recorded according to the Prague C and M criteria and biopsy was taken for histologic examination.

There were 511 (26.2%) patients with GERD, 242 (47.4%) with nonerosive reflux disease, and 269 (52.6%) with reflux esophagitis and/or BE. Epigastric pain, regurgitation, and heartburn were the chief complaints in 36.8%, 27.0%, and 9.2% of patients, respectively. Most of the patients with mucosal injury had reflux esophagitis in mild grade and BE in the form of C0M ≤2 (99.
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