Browsing by Subject "Esophagogastroduodenoscopy"

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    Celiac disease hospitalizations: an emerging challenge in the United States
    (Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology, 2022) Dahiya, Dushyant Singh; Al-Haddad, Mohammad; Perisetti, Abhilash; Singh, Amandeep; Goyal, Hemant; Cheng, Chin-I; Garg, Rajat; Pisipati, Sailaja; Ameyi, Justice; Sanaka, Madhusudhan R.; Inamdar, Sumant; Medicine, School of Medicine
    Background: This study aimed to assess the trends and characteristics of celiac disease (CeD) hospitalizations in the United States (US). Methods: The National Inpatient Sample was analyzed from 2007-2017 to identify all adult hospitalizations with a primary discharge diagnosis of CeD. Demographic trends, associations, and other aspects of CeD hospitalizations were analyzed. SAS 9.4 was used for statistical analysis and P-values ≤0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: From 2007-2017, we noted an increasing trend of CeD hospitalizations from 19,385 in 2007 to 38,395 in 2017 (P-trend <0.001). The mean age was 57.85 years, with a declining trend. Females and patients with a Charlson Comorbidity Index score ≥3 had a rising trend of CeD hospitalizations from 70.68% in 2007 to 73% in 2017 (P-trend <0.001) and from 16.96% in 2007 to 26.59% in 2017 (P-trend <0.001), respectively. Additionally, a White predominance was seen in the study cohort. Furthermore, for CeD hospitalizations, all-cause inpatient mortality increased from 1.30% in 2007 to 1.58% in 2017 (P-trend <0.001) and the mean total hospital charge increased from $26,299 in 2007 to $49,282 in 2017 (P-trend <0.001). However, we noted a decline in the mean length of stay (LOS) from 4.88 days in 2007 to 4.59 days in 2017 (P-trend=0.0015) and rates of esophagogastroduodenoscopy performed from 2.09% in 2007 to 1.89% in 2017 (P-trend <0.001). Conclusion: We noted a rising trend in hospitalizations, inpatient mortality, and hospital costs for CeD hospitalizations in the US; however, inpatient EGDs performed and mean LOS showed a decline.
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    Evaluation of timed barium esophagram after per-oral endoscopic myotomy to predict clinical response
    (Thieme, 2021-11-12) DeWitt, John M.; Siwiec, Robert M.; Perkins, Anthony; Baik, Daniel; Kessler, William R.; Nowak, Thomas V.; Wo, John M.; James-Stevenson, Toyia; Mendez, Martha; Dickson, Destenee; Stainko, Sarah; Akisik, Fatih; Lappas, John; Al-Haddad, Mohammad A.; Medicine, School of Medicine
    Background and study aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether timed barium esophagram within 24 hours post-per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) (TBE-PP) could predict clinical outcomes. Patients and methods: This was a single-center retrospective study of prospectively collected data on consecutive patients with ≥ 6-month follow-up who underwent POEM followed by TBE-PP. Esophageal contrast retention 2 minutes after TBE-PP was assessed as Grade 1 (< 10 %), 2 (10 %-49 %), 3 (50 %-89 %) or 4 (> 90 %). Eckardt score, esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), high-resolution manometry (HRM) and function lumen imaging probe (FLIP) of the esophagogastric junction (EGJ) were obtained at baseline. These tests along with pH testing of antisecretory therapy were repeated 6 and 24 months after POEM. Clinical response by Eckardt score ≤ 3, EGJ-distensibility index (EGJ-DI) > 2.8 mm 2 /mm Hg, and integrated relaxation pressure (IRP) < 15 mm Hg and incidence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) were compared by transit time. Results: Of 181 patients (58 % male, mean 53 ± 17 yr), TBE-PP was classified as Grade 1 in 122 (67.4 %), Grade 2 in 41 (22.7 %), Grade 3 in 14 (7.7 %) and Grade 4 in 4 (2.2 %). At 6 months, overall clinical response by ES (91.7 %), IRP (86.6 %), EGJ-DI (95.7 %) and the diagnosis of GERD (68.6 %) was similar between Grade 1 and Grade 2-4 TBE-PP. At 24 months, Grade 1 had a higher frequency of a normal IRP compared to Grades 2-4 (95.7 % vs. 60 %, P = 0.021) but overall response by ES (91.2 %), EGJ-DI (92.3 %) and the diagnosis of GERD (74.3 %) were similar. Conclusions: Contrast emptying rate by esophagram after POEM has limited utility to predict clinical response or risk of post-procedure GERD.
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    Life threatening nontraumatic tension gastrothorax
    (Wiley, 2018-03-08) El Hajj, Ihab I.; McCabe, Marshall; Ceppa, DuyKhanh P.; Fridell, Jonathan A.; Sherman, Stuart; Medicine, School of Medicine
    Tension gastrothorax is a rare condition, which poses a diagnostic dilemma and can be mistaken for a tension pneumothorax. Awareness of the risk factors, clinical presentation, and radiology findings of tension gastrothorax can help with the prompt identification and successful management of this life-threatening condition.