Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology.Scand J Gastroenterol.2015 Aug;50(8):942-51. doi: 10.3109/00365521.2015.1014407. Epub 2015 Feb 17.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), are chronic relapsing disorders of unknown aetiology. The aim of this review is to present the latest epidemiology data on occurrence, disease course, risk for surgery, as well as mortality
Cirugia y cirujanos.Cir Cir.2015 Jul 7. pii: S0009-7411(15)00120-6. doi: 10.1016/j.circir.2015.05.043. [Epub ahead of print]
BACKGROUND: Gallbladder agenesis is a very rare congenital abnormality of the biliary tract. The diagnosis is made during surgery, because all preoperative studies have failed to identify this malformation. The purpose of this article is to present a case of gallbladder agenesis diagnosed during sur
Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver.Dig Liver Dis.2015 Jul;47(7):562-5. doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2015.03.001. Epub 2015 Mar 12.
BACKGROUND: Endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography is the gold standard of treatment in patients with biliary complications after liver transplantation. The benefits of fully covered self-expandable metal stents (FCSEMS) lie in their relative simplicity and the need for only two procedures,