Research Article

The Prevalence of Depression and Its Association with Prior Opioid Use Among Patients in an Outpatient IBD Program

1. Abstract 1.1. Background: Depression is a common comorbidity in chronic medical conditions including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and is a major determinant of health-related quality of life (HR-QOL). IBD patients often also experience chronic pain, and hence this population has significant opioid use. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of …

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Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: The Experience of The “A” Visceral Surgery Department in The Light of the New Who 2017 Classification

1. Abstract 1.1. Introduction: PNETs represent 1-5% of all NET and about 1% of pancreatic tumors. The object if of this study is to firstly introduce the update of the new WHO 2017 classification and to report epidemiological, clinical, paraclinical, therapeutic, anatomopathological and evolutive characteristics of cases of PNETs treated in our service.

Impact of Helicobacter Pylori Treatment Failure On Long-Term Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

1. Abstract There was limited data about the association between the Helicobacter pylori(H.pylori) and AF in the long-term follow up. We evaluated the impact of H.pylori treatment failure on long-term clinical outcomes with AF. The echocardiography, electrocardiogram and H.pylori database were reviewed from 2017-19 to identify patients with AF and H. pylori. Among 701 patients …

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Nutritional Myths and Challanges in Celiac Disease

1. Abstract 1.1. Background: Celiac Disease (CD) is a common chronic immune- mediated, inflammatory disorder of the small intestine induced by a permanent intolerance to dietary wheat, barley, and rye. 1.2. Discussion: Celiac disease has a multifactorial pathogenesis and common symptoms may include bulky stool, constipation, anemia, delayed growth, failure to thrive and infertility. At …

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Incidence of Infectious Events in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. The Impact of Treatment with Immunomodulators and Biologics

1. Abstract 1.1. Background and Aim: To analyse the incidence of infectious events in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and the association to concomitant medical therapy for IBD. 1.2. Methods: We performed a retrospective medical chart review of patients with inflammatory bowel disease age 18-65 years included in the Swedish Registry of Inflammatory Bowel …

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The Doctrine of the Nobel Prize Laureate I.I. Mechnikov on Chronic Autointoxication and Premature Aging. Is Not The Reason for These Processes in The Failure of The Bauhinia Damper?

1. Abstract The theory of the Nobel laureate I.I. Mechnikov. It was revealed that a person dies earlier than the deadline set by nature, which is due to chronic autointoxication emanating from the large intestine. Based on the analysis of 500 operated patients, the author draws a conclusion that the theory of I.I. Mechnikov is …

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