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Terlouw LG, van Dijk LJD, van Noord D, Bakker OJ, Bijdevaate DC, Erler NS, Fioole B, Harki J, van den Heuvel DAF, Hinnen JW, Kolkman JJ, Nikkessen S, van Petersen AS, Smits HFM, Verhagen HJM, de Vries AC, de Vries JPPM, Vroegindeweij D, Geelkerken RH, Bruno MJ, Moelker A. Covered versus bare-metal stenting of the mesenteric arteries in patients with chronic mesenteric ischaemia (CoBaGI): a multicentre, patient-blinded and investigator-blinded, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2024; 9:299-309. [PMID: 38301673 DOI: 10.1016/s2468-1253(23)00402-8] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Revised: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Mesenteric artery stenting with a bare-metal stent is the current treatment for atherosclerotic chronic mesenteric ischaemia. Long-term patency of bare-metal stents is unsatisfactory due to in-stent intimal hyperplasia. Use of covered stents might improve long-term patency. We aimed to compare the patency of covered stents and bare-metal stents in patients with chronic mesenteric ischaemia. METHODS We conducted a multicentre, patient-blinded and investigator-blinded, randomised controlled trial including patients with chronic mesenteric ischaemia undergoing mesenteric artery stenting. Six centres in the Netherlands participated in this study, including two national chronic mesenteric ischaemia expert centres. Patients aged 18 years or older were eligible for inclusion when an endovascular mesenteric artery revascularisation was scheduled and a consensus diagnosis of chronic mesenteric ischaemia was made by a multidisciplinary team of gastroenterologists, interventional radiologists, and vascular surgeons. Exclusion criteria were stenosis length of 25 mm or greater, stenosis caused by median arcuate ligament syndrome or vasculitis, contraindication for CT angiography, or previous target vessel revascularisation. Digital 1:1 block randomisation with block sizes of four or six and stratification by inclusion centre was used to allocate patients to undergo stenting with bare-metal stents or covered stents at the start of the procedure. Patients, physicians performing follow-up, investigators, and radiologists were masked to treatment allocation. Interventionalists performing the procedure were not masked. The primary study outcome was the primary patency of covered stents and bare-metal stents at 24 months of follow-up, evaluated in the modified intention-to-treat population, in which stents with missing data for the outcome were excluded. Loss of primary patency was defined as the performance of a re-intervention to preserve patency, or 75% or greater luminal surface area reduction of the target vessel. CT angiography was performed at 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months post intervention to assess patency. The study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02428582) and is complete. FINDINGS Between April 6, 2015, and March 11, 2019, 158 eligible patients underwent mesenteric artery stenting procedures, of whom 94 patients (with 128 stents) provided consent and were included in the study. 47 patients (62 stents) were assigned to the covered stents group (median age 69·0 years [IQR 63·0-76·5], 28 [60%] female) and 47 patients (66 stents) were assigned to the bare-metal stents group (median age 70·0 years [63·5-76·5], 33 [70%] female). At 24 months, the primary patency of covered stents (42 [81%] of 52 stents) was superior to that of bare-metal stents (26 [49%] of 53; odds ratio [OR] 4·4 [95% CI 1·8-10·5]; p<0·0001). A procedure-related adverse event occurred in 17 (36%) of 47 patients in the covered stents group versus nine (19%) of 47 in the bare-metal stent group (OR 2·4 [95% CI 0·9-6·3]; p=0·065). Most adverse events were related to the access site, including haematoma (five [11%] in the covered stents group vs six [13%] in the bare-metal stents group), pseudoaneurysm (five [11%] vs two [4%]), radial artery thrombosis (one [2%] vs none), and intravascular closure device (none vs one [2%]). Six (13%) patients in the covered stent group versus one (2%) in the bare-metal stent group had procedure-related adverse events not related to the access site, including stent luxation (three [6%] vs none), major bleeding (two (4%) vs none), mesenteric artery perforation (one [2%] vs one [2%]), mesenteric artery dissection (one [2%] vs one [2%]), and death (one [2%] vs none). INTERPRETATION The findings of this trial support the use of covered stents for mesenteric artery stenting in patients with chronic mesenteric ischaemia. FUNDING Atrium Maquet Getinge Group.
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Affiliation(s)
- Luke G Terlouw
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein, Netherlands; Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Biostatistics, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Maasstad Ziekenhuis, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, Netherlands; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Bernhoven Hospital, Uden, Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Imaging, Maasstad Ziekenhuis, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, Netherlands; Multi-modality Medical Imaging (M3I) group, Faculty of Science and Technology, Technical Medical Centre, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Metz FM, Blauw JTM, Brusse-Keizer M, Kolkman JJ, Bruno MJ, Geelkerken RH. Systematic Review of the Efficacy of Treatment for Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2022; 64:720-732. [PMID: 36075541 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2022.08.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 02/27/2022] [Revised: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Since the first description of the median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS), the existence for the syndrome and the efficacy of treatment for it have been questioned. METHODS A systematic review conforming to the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) statement was conducted, with a broader view on treatment for MALS including any kind of coeliac artery release, coeliac plexus resection, and coeliac plexus blockage, irrespective of age. Online databases were used to identify papers published between 1963 and July 2021. The inclusion criteria were abdominal symptoms, proof of MALS on imaging, and articles reporting at least three patients. Primary outcomes were symptom relief and quality of life (QoL). RESULTS Thirty-eight studies describing 880 adult patients and six studies describing 195 paediatric patients were included. The majority of the adult studies reported symptom relief of more than 70% from three to 228 months after treatment. Two adult studies showed an improved QoL after treatment. Half of the paediatric studies reported symptom relief of more than 70% from six to 62 months after laparoscopic coeliac artery release, and four studies reported an improved QoL. Thirty-five (92%) adult studies and five (83%) paediatric studies scored a high or unclear risk of bias for the majority of the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies 2 (QUADAS-2) items. The meaning of coeliac plexus resection or blockage could not be substantiated. CONCLUSION This systematic review suggests a sustainable symptom relief of more than 70% after treatment for MALS in the majority of adult and paediatric studies; however, owing to the heterogeneity of the inclusion criteria and outcome parameters, the risk of bias was high and a formal meta-analysis could not be performed. To improve care for patients with MALS the next steps would be to deal with reporting standards, outcome definitions, and consensus descriptions of the intervention(s), after which an appropriate randomised controlled trial should be performed.
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- Flores M Metz
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands; Multi-Modality Medical Imaging Group, TechMed Centre, University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands; Dutch Expert Centre for Gastrointestinal Ischaemia, Enschede, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands; Dutch Expert Centre for Gastrointestinal Ischaemia, Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Dutch Expert Centre for Gastrointestinal Ischaemia, Enschede, the Netherlands; Medical School Twente, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands; Health Technology and Services Research, University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Dutch Expert Centre for Gastrointestinal Ischaemia, Enschede, the Netherlands; Department of Gastroenterology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands; Multi-Modality Medical Imaging Group, TechMed Centre, University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands; Dutch Expert Centre for Gastrointestinal Ischaemia, Enschede, the Netherlands
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Tan IL, Withoff S, Kolkman JJ, Wijmenga C, Weersma RK, Visschedijk MC. Non-classical clinical presentation at diagnosis by male celiac disease patients of older age. Eur J Intern Med 2021; 83:28-33. [PMID: 33218785 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2020.09.020] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Revised: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND . In a biopsy-proven adult celiac disease (CeD) cohort from the Netherlands, male patients were diagnosed with CeD at significantly older ages than female patients. OBJECTIVES To identify which factors contribute to diagnosis later in life and whether diagnostic delay influences improvement of symptoms after starting a gluten-free diet (GFD). METHODS . We performed a questionnaire study in 211 CeD patients (67:144, male:female) with median age at diagnosis of 41.8 years (interquartile range: 25-58) and at least Marsh 2 histology. RESULTS . Classical symptoms (diarrhea, fatigue, abdominal pain and/or weight loss) were more frequent in women than men, but sex was not significantly associated with age at diagnosis. In a multivariate analysis, a non-classical presentation (without any classical symptoms) and a negative family history of CeD were significant predictors of older age at diagnosis (coefficients of 8 and 12 years, respectively). A delay of >3 years between first symptom and diagnosis was associated with slower improvement of symptoms after start of GFD, but not with sex, presentation of classical symptoms or age at diagnosis. CONCLUSION . Non-classical CeD presentation is more prevalent in men and is associated with a diagnosis of CeD later in life. Recognizing CeD sooner after onset of symptoms is important because a long diagnostic delay is associated with a slower improvement of symptoms after starting a GFD.
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- Ineke L Tan
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Department of Genetics, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, 7500 KA Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Department of Genetics, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Department of Genetics, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
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Terlouw LG, Verbeten M, van Noord D, Brusse-Keizer M, Beumer RR, Geelkerken RH, Bruno MJ, Kolkman JJ. The Incidence of Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia in the Well-Defined Region of a Dutch Mesenteric Ischemia Expert Center. Clin Transl Gastroenterol 2020; 11:e00200. [PMID: 32955192 PMCID: PMC7431271 DOI: 10.14309/ctg.0000000000000200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION This study aimed to determine the incidence of chronic mesenteric ischemia (CMI) and to examine the influence of the etiological cause, location, and severity of a mesenteric artery stenosis on the probability of having CMI. METHODS A prospective database, containing the details of all patients with suspected CMI referred to a renowned CMI expert center, was used. Patients residing within the expert centers' well-defined region, between January 2014 and October 2019, were included. CMI was diagnosed when patients experienced sustained symptom improvement after treatment. RESULTS This study included 358 patients, 75 had a ≥50% atherosclerotic stenosis of 1 vessel (CMI 16%), 96 of 2 or 3 vessels (CMI 81%), 81 celiac artery compression (CMI 25%), and 84 no stenosis (CMI 12%). In total, 138 patients were diagnosed with CMI, rendering a mean incidence of 9.2 (95% confidence interval [CI] 6.2-13.7) per 100,000 inhabitants. Atherosclerotic CMI was most common, with a mean incidence of 7.2 (95% CI 4.6-11.3), followed by median arcuate ligament syndrome 1.3 (95% CI 0.5-3.6) and chronic nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia 0.6 (95% CI 0.2-2.6). The incidence of CMI was highest in female patients (female patients 12.0 [95% CI 7.3-19.6] vs male patients 6.5 [95% CI 3.4-12.5]) and increased with age. CMI was more prevalent in the presence of a ≥70% atherosclerotic single-vessel stenosis of the superior mesenteric artery (40.6%) than the celiac artery (5.6%). DISCUSSION The incidence of CMI is higher than previously believed and increases with age. Probability of CMI seems highest in suspected CMI patients with multivessel disease or a ≥70% atherosclerotic single-vessel superior mesenteric artery stenosis.
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- Luke G. Terlouw
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Radiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of General Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands
- Multi-modality Medical Imaging (M3I) Group, Faculty of Science and Technology, Technical Medical Centre, University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Radiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Medical School Twente, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands
- Department of General Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands
- Multi-modality Medical Imaging (M3I) Group, Faculty of Science and Technology, Technical Medical Centre, University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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Terlouw LG, Moelker A, Abrahamsen J, Acosta S, Bakker OJ, Baumgartner I, Boyer L, Corcos O, van Dijk LJ, Duran M, Geelkerken RH, Illuminati G, Jackson RW, Kärkkäinen JM, Kolkman JJ, Lönn L, Mazzei MA, Nuzzo A, Pecoraro F, Raupach J, Verhagen HJ, Zech CJ, van Noord D, Bruno MJ. European guidelines on chronic mesenteric ischaemia - joint United European Gastroenterology, European Association for Gastroenterology, Endoscopy and Nutrition, European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology, Netherlands Association of Hepatogastroenterologists, Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology, Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe, and Dutch Mesenteric Ischemia Study group clinical guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with chronic mesenteric ischaemia. United European Gastroenterol J 2020; 8:371-395. [PMID: 32297566 PMCID: PMC7226699 DOI: 10.1177/2050640620916681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Chronic mesenteric ischaemia is a severe and incapacitating disease, causing
complaints of post-prandial pain, fear of eating and weight loss. Even though
chronic mesenteric ischaemia may progress to acute mesenteric ischaemia, chronic
mesenteric ischaemia remains an underappreciated and undertreated disease
entity. Probable explanations are the lack of knowledge and awareness among
physicians and the lack of a gold standard diagnostic test. The
underappreciation of this disease results in diagnostic delays, underdiagnosis
and undertreating of patients with chronic mesenteric ischaemia, potentially
resulting in fatal acute mesenteric ischaemia. This guideline provides a
comprehensive overview and repository of the current evidence and
multidisciplinary expert agreement on pertinent issues regarding diagnosis and
treatment, and provides guidance in the multidisciplinary field of chronic
mesenteric ischaemia.
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Affiliation(s)
- Luke G Terlouw
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Department of Radiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Viborg Regional Hospital, Viborg, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.,Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Skane University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Sint Antonius hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands.,Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Division of Angiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Montpied University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Intestinal Stroke Center, Hopital Beaujon APHP, Clichy, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Marienhospital Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands.,Multi-modality Medical Imaging (M3I) group, Faculty of Science and Technology, Technical Medical Centre, University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- Heart Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.,Department of Vascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands.,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Neuro Sciences, Diagnostic Imaging, University of Siena, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hopital Beaujon APHP, Clichy, France
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- Department of Surgical Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Vascular Surgery Unit, AOUP 'P. Giaccone' Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Franciscus Gasthuis and Vlietland, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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van Keulen KE, Jansen ME, Schrauwen RWM, Kolkman JJ, Siersema PD. Volatile organic compounds in breath can serve as a non-invasive diagnostic biomarker for the detection of advanced adenomas and colorectal cancer. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2020; 51:334-346. [PMID: 31858615 PMCID: PMC7003780 DOI: 10.1111/apt.15622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Revised: 07/03/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer diagnosis in the Western world. AIM To evaluate exhaled volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as a non-invasive biomarker for the detection of CRC and precursor lesions using an electronic nose. METHODS In this multicentre study adult colonoscopy patients, without inflammatory bowel disease or (previous) malignancy, were invited for breath analysis. Two-thirds of the breath tests were randomly assigned to develop training models which were used to predict the diagnosis of the remaining patients (external validation). In the end, all data were used to develop final-disease models to further improve the discriminatory power of the algorithms. RESULTS Five hundred and eleven breath samples were collected. Sixty-four patients were excluded due to an inadequate breath test (n = 51), incomplete colonoscopy (n = 8) or colitis (n = 5). Classification was based on the most advanced lesion found; CRC (n = 70), advanced adenomas (AAs) (n = 117), non-advanced adenoma (n = 117), hyperplastic polyp (n = 15), normal colonoscopy (n = 125). Training models for CRC and AAs had an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.76 and 0.71 and blind validation resulted in an AUC of 0.74 and 0.61 respectively. Final models for CRC and AAs yielded an AUC of 0.84 (sensitivity 95% and specificity 64%) and 0.73 (sensitivity and specificity 79% and 59%) respectively. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that exhaled VOCs could potentially serve as a non-invasive biomarker for the detection of CRC and AAs. Future studies including more patients could further improve the discriminatory potential of VOC analysis for the detection of (pre-)malignant colorectal lesions. (https://clinicaltrials.gov Identifier NCT03488537).
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- Kelly E. van Keulen
- Department of Gastroenterology and HepatologyRadboud University Medical CenterNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and HepatologyMedisch Spectrum TwenteEnschedeThe Netherlands,University Medical Center GroningenGroningenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and HepatologyMedisch Spectrum TwenteEnschedeThe Netherlands,University Medical Center GroningenGroningenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and HepatologyRadboud University Medical CenterNijmegenThe Netherlands
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Jonvik KL, Lenaerts K, Smeets JSJ, Kolkman JJ, VAN Loon LJC, Verdijk LB. Sucrose but Not Nitrate Ingestion Reduces Strenuous Cycling-induced Intestinal Injury. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2019; 51:436-444. [PMID: 30299412 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000001800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE Strenuous exercise induces intestinal injury, which is likely related to splanchnic hypoperfusion and may be associated with gastrointestinal complaints commonly reported during certain exercise modalities. Increasing circulating nitric oxide (NO) levels or inducing postprandial hyperemia may improve splanchnic perfusion, thereby attenuating intestinal injury during exercise. Therefore, we investigated the effects of both dietary nitrate ingestion and sucrose ingestion on splanchnic perfusion and intestinal injury induced by prolonged strenuous cycling. METHODS In a randomized crossover manner, 16 well-trained male athletes (age, 28 ± 7 yr; Wmax, 5.0 ± 0.3 W·kg) cycled 60 min at 70% Wmax after acute ingestion of sodium nitrate (NIT; 800 mg NO3), sucrose (SUC; 40 g), or a water placebo (PLA). Splanchnic perfusion was assessed by determining the gap between gastric and arterial pCO2 (gapg-apCO2) using gastric air tonometry. Plasma intestinal fatty acid-binding protein (I-FABP) concentrations, reflecting enterocyte damage, were assessed every 20 min during and up to 60 min of postexercise recovery. RESULTS The exercise protocol resulted in splanchnic hypoperfusion, as gapg-apCO2 levels increased during exercise (P < 0.001), with no differences between treatments (P = 0.47). Although plasma I-FABP concentrations increased during exercise and postexercise recovery for all treatments (P < 0.0001), the increase was different between treatments (P < 0.0001). Post hoc comparisons showed an attenuated increase in I-FABP in SUC versus PLA (P = 0.020). In accordance, I-FABP area under the curve (AUC0-120) was significantly lower in SUC versus PLA (57,270 ± 77,425 vs 114,907 ± 91,527 pg·mL per 120 min, P = 0.002). No differences were observed between NIT and PLA (P = 0.99). CONCLUSION Sucrose but not nitrate ingestion lowers intestinal injury evoked during prolonged strenuous cycling. These results suggest that sucrose ingestion, but not nitrate, prevents hypoperfusion-induced gastrointestinal damage during exercise and, as such, may help to lower exercise-related gastrointestinal complaints.
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- Kristin L Jonvik
- Department of Human Biology, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, THE NETHERLANDS.,Institute of Sports and Exercise Studies, HAN University of Applied Sciences, Nijmegen, THE NETHERLANDS
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- Department of Surgery, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, THE NETHERLANDS
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- Department of Human Biology, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, THE NETHERLANDS
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- Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede and University Medical Center, Groningen, THE NETHERLANDS
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- Department of Human Biology, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, THE NETHERLANDS.,Institute of Sports and Exercise Studies, HAN University of Applied Sciences, Nijmegen, THE NETHERLANDS
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- Department of Human Biology, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, THE NETHERLANDS
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van Dijk LJD, Harki J, van Noord D, Verhagen HJM, Kolkman JJ, Geelkerken RH, Bruno MJ, Moelker A. Covered stents versus Bare-metal stents in chronic atherosclerotic Gastrointestinal Ischemia (CoBaGI): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2019; 20:519. [PMID: 31429792 PMCID: PMC6700968 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-019-3609-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Chronic mesenteric ischemia (CMI) is the result of insufficient blood supply to the gastrointestinal tract and is caused by atherosclerotic stenosis of one or more mesenteric arteries in > 90% of cases. Revascularization therapy is indicated in patients with a diagnosis of atherosclerotic CMI to relieve symptoms and to prevent acute-on-chronic mesenteric ischemia, which is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Endovascular therapy has rapidly evolved and has replaced surgery as the first choice of treatment in CMI. Bare-metal stents (BMS) are standard care currently, although retrospective studies suggested significantly higher patency rates for covered stents (CS). The Covered stents versus Bare-metal stents in chronic atherosclerotic Gastrointestinal Ischemia (CoBaGI) trial is designed to prospectively assess the patency of CS versus BMS in patients with atherosclerotic CMI. Methods/design The CoBaGI trial is a randomized controlled, parallel-group, patient- and investigator-blinded, superiority, multicenter trial conducted in six centers of the Dutch Mesenteric Ischemia Study group (DMIS). Eighty-four patients with a consensus diagnosis of atherosclerotic CMI are 1:1 randomized to either a balloon-expandable BMS (Palmaz Blue with rapid-exchange delivery system, Cordis Corporation, Bridgewater, NJ, USA) or a balloon-expandable CS (Advanta V12 over-the-wire, Atrium Maquet Getinge Group, Hudson, NH, USA). The primary endpoint is the primary stent-patency rate at 24 months assessed with CT angiography. Secondary endpoints are primary stent patency at 6 and 12 months and secondary patency rates, freedom from restenosis, freedom from symptom recurrence, freedom from re-intervention, quality of life according the EQ-5D-5 L and SF-36 and cost-effectiveness at 6, 12 and 24 months. Discussion The CoBaGI trial is designed to assess the patency rates of CS versus BMS in patients treated for CMI caused by atherosclerotic mesenteric stenosis. Furthermore, the CoBaGI trial should provide insights in the quality of life of these patients before and after stenting and its cost-effectiveness. The CoBaGI trial is the first randomized controlled trial performed in CMI caused by atherosclerotic mesenteric artery stenosis. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, ID: NCT02428582. Registered on 29 April 2015. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13063-019-3609-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Louisa J D van Dijk
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, 's-Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. .,Department of Radiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, 's-Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, 's-Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, 's-Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Franciscus Gasthuis and Vlietland, Kleiweg 500, 3045 PM, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, 's-Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Postbus 50 000, 7500 KA, Enschede, The Netherlands.,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, Postbus 30.001, 9700 RB, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Postbus 50 000, 7500 KA, Enschede, The Netherlands.,TechMed Centre, Faculty Science and Technology, University Twente, Postbus 50 000, 7500 KA, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, 's-Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, 's-Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Uslu HI, Dölle AR, Dullemen HM, Aktas H, Kolkman JJ, Venneman NG. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and chronic pancreatitis may be diagnosed by exhaled-breath profiles: a multicenter pilot study. Clin Exp Gastroenterol 2019; 12:385-390. [PMID: 31616173 PMCID: PMC6699144 DOI: 10.2147/ceg.s189102] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background The diagnosis of pancreatic adenocarcinoma and chronic pancreatitis often rely on expensive and invasive diagnostic approaches, which are not always discriminative since patients with chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic adenocarcinoma may present with similar symptoms. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in expired breath, could be used as a non-invasive diagnostic biological marker for detection of pancreatic pathology. Detection and discrimination of pancreatic pathology with an electronic nose has not yet been reported. Purpose The objective of this pilot study was to determine the diagnostic potential of an electronic nose to identify pancreatic adenocarcinoma and chronic pancreatitis by analyzing volatile organic compoundg (VOC) profiles in exhaled air. Patients and methods In a multicenter study, the exhaled air of 56 chronic pancreatitis patients, 29 pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients, and 74 disease controls were analyzed using an electronic nose based on 3 metal oxide sensors (MOS). The measurements were evaluated utilizing an artificial neural network. Results VOC profiles of chronic pancreatitis patients could be discriminated from disease controls with an accuracy of 0.87 (AUC 0.95, sensitivity 80%, specificity 92%). Also, VOC profiles of patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma differed from disease controls with an accuracy of 0.83 (AUC 0.87, sensitivity 83%, specificity 82%). Discrimination between chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic adenocarcinoma showed an accuracy of 0.75 (AUC 0.83, sensitivity 83%, specificity 71%). Conclusion An electronic nose may be a valuable diagnostic tool in diagnosis of pancreatic adenocarcinoma and chronic pancreatitis. The current study shows the potential of an electronic nose for discriminating between chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic adenocarcinoma and healthy controls. The results from this proof-of-concept study warrant external validation in larger cohorts.
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- H I Uslu
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ziekenhuisgroep Twente (ZGT), Almelo, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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van Dijk LJ, van Noord D, Geelkerken RH, Harki J, Berendsen SA, de Vries AC, Moelker A, Vergouwe Y, Verhagen HJ, Kolkman JJ, Bruno MJ. Validation of a score chart to predict the risk of chronic mesenteric ischemia and development of an updated score chart. United European Gastroenterol J 2019; 7:1261-1270. [PMID: 31700639 PMCID: PMC6826523 DOI: 10.1177/2050640619856765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2019] [Accepted: 05/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background and objective The objective of this article is to externally validate and update a recently published score chart for chronic mesenteric ischemia (CMI). Methods A multicenter prospective cohort analysis was conducted of 666 CMI-suspected patients referred to two Dutch specialized CMI centers. Multidisciplinary consultation resulted in expert-based consensus diagnosis after which CMI consensus patients were treated. A definitive diagnosis of CMI was established if successful treatment resulted in durable symptom relief. The absolute CMI risk was calculated and discriminative ability of the original chart was assessed by the c-statistic in the validation cohort. Thereafter the original score chart was updated based on the performance in the combined original and validation cohort with inclusion of celiac artery (CA) stenosis cause. Results In 8% of low-risk patients, 39% of intermediate-risk patients and 94% of high-risk patients of the validation cohort, CMI was diagnosed. Discriminative ability of the original model was acceptable (c-statistic 0.79). The total score of the updated chart ranged from 0 to 28 points (low risk 19% absolute CMI risk, intermediate risk 45%, and high risk 92%). The discriminative ability of the updated chart was slightly better (c-statistic 0.80). Conclusion The CMI prediction model performs and discriminates well in the validation cohort. The updated score chart has excellent discriminative ability and is useful in clinical decision making.
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- Louisa Jd van Dijk
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Department of Radiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Medisch Spectrum Twente and Multimodality Medical Imaging group, TechMed Centre, Faculty Science and Technology, University Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands.,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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van Dijk LJ, van Noord D, de Vries AC, Kolkman JJ, Geelkerken RH, Verhagen HJ, Moelker A, Bruno MJ. Clinical management of chronic mesenteric ischemia. United European Gastroenterol J 2018; 7:179-188. [PMID: 31080602 PMCID: PMC6498801 DOI: 10.1177/2050640618817698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2018] [Accepted: 11/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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This Dutch Mesenteric Ischemia Study group consists of: Ron Balm, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam Gert Jan de Borst, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht Juliette T Blauw, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede Marco J Bruno, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam Olaf J Bakker, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein Louisa JD van Dijk, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam Hessel CJL Buscher, Gelre Hospitals, Apeldoorn Bram Fioole, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam Robert H Geelkerken, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede Jaap F Hamming, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden Jihan Harki, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam Daniel AF van den Heuvel, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein Eline S van Hattum, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht Jan Willem Hinnen, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, ‘s-Hertogenbosch Jeroen J Kolkman, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede Maarten J van der Laan, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen Kaatje Lenaerts, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht Adriaan Moelker, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam Desirée van Noord, Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland, Rotterdam Maikel P Peppelenbosch, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam André S van Petersen, Bernhoven Hospital, Uden Pepijn Rijnja, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede Peter J van der Schaar, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein Luke G Terlouw, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam Hence JM Verhagen, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam Jean Paul PM de Vries, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen Dammis Vroegindeweij, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam review provides an overview on the clinical management of chronic mesenteric ischemia (CMI). CMI is defined as insufficient blood supply to the gastrointestinal tract, most often caused by atherosclerotic stenosis of one or more mesenteric arteries. Patients classically present with postprandial abdominal pain and weight loss. However, patients may present with, atypically, symptoms such as abdominal discomfort, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or constipation. Early consideration and diagnosis of CMI is important to timely treat, to improve quality of life and to prevent acute-on-chronic mesenteric ischemia. The diagnosis of CMI is based on the triad of clinical symptoms, radiological evaluation of the mesenteric vasculature and if available, functional assessment of mucosal ischemia. Multidisciplinary consensus on the diagnosis of CMI is of paramount importance to adequately select patients for treatment. Patients with a consensus diagnosis of single-vessel or multi-vessel atherosclerotic CMI are preferably treated with endovascular revascularization.
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- Louisa Jd van Dijk
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Department of Radiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands.,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands.,Technical Medical Center, Faculty Science and Technology, University Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Smeets XJNM, Litjens G, da Costa DW, Kievit W, van Santvoort HC, Besselink MGH, Fockens P, Bruno MJ, Kolkman JJ, Drenth JPH, Bollen TL, van Geenen EJM. The association between portal system vein diameters and outcomes in acute pancreatitis. Pancreatology 2018; 18:494-499. [PMID: 29784597 DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2018.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 02/26/2018] [Revised: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Acute pancreatitis (AP) progresses to necrotizing pancreatitis in 15% of cases. An important pathophysiological mechanism in AP is third spacing of fluids, which leads to intravascular volume depletion. This results in a reduced splanchnic circulation and reduced venous return. Non-visualisation of the portal and splenic vein on early computed tomography (CT) scan, which might be the result of smaller vein diameter due to decreased venous flow, is associated with infected necrosis and mortality in AP. This observation led us to hypothesize that smaller diameters of portal system veins (portal, splenic and superior mesenteric) are associated with increased severity of AP. METHODS We conducted a post-hoc analysis of data from two randomized controlled trials that included patients with predicted severe and mild AP. The primary endpoint was AP-related mortality. The secondary endpoints were (infected) necrotizing pancreatitis and (persistent) organ failure. We performed additional CT measurements of portal system vein diameters and calculated their prognostic value through univariate and multivariate Poisson regression. RESULTS Multivariate regression showed a significant inverse association between splenic vein diameter and mortality (RR 0.75 (0.59-0.97)). Furthermore, there was a significant inverse association between splenic and superior mesenteric vein diameter and (infected) necrosis. Diameters of all veins were inversely associated with organ failure and persistent organ failure. CONCLUSIONS We observed an inverse relationship between portal system vein diameter and morbidity and an inverse relationship between splenic vein diameter and mortality in AP. Further research is needed to test whether these results can be implemented in predictive scoring systems.
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- X J N M Smeets
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Radiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Evidence, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Smeets XJNM, da Costa DW, Fockens P, Mulder CJJ, Timmer R, Kievit W, Zegers M, Bruno MJ, Besselink MGH, Vleggaar FP, van der Hulst RWM, Poen AC, Heine GDN, Venneman NG, Kolkman JJ, Baak LC, Römkens TEH, van Dijk SM, Hallensleben NDL, van de Vrie W, Seerden TCJ, Tan ACITL, Voorburg AMCJ, Poley JW, Witteman BJ, Bhalla A, Hadithi M, Thijs WJ, Schwartz MP, Vrolijk JM, Verdonk RC, van Delft F, Keulemans Y, van Goor H, Drenth JPH, van Geenen EJM. Fluid hydration to prevent post-ERCP pancreatitis in average- to high-risk patients receiving prophylactic rectal NSAIDs (FLUYT trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2018; 19:207. [PMID: 29606135 PMCID: PMC5879873 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-018-2583-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background Post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) pancreatitis (PEP) is the most common complication of ERCP and may run a severe course. Evidence suggests that vigorous periprocedural hydration can prevent PEP, but studies to date have significant methodological drawbacks. Importantly, evidence for its added value in patients already receiving prophylactic rectal non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is lacking and the cost-effectiveness of the approach has not been investigated. We hypothesize that combination therapy of rectal NSAIDs and periprocedural hydration would significantly lower the incidence of post-ERCP pancreatitis compared to rectal NSAIDs alone in moderate- to high-risk patients undergoing ERCP. Methods The FLUYT trial is a multicenter, parallel group, open label, superiority randomized controlled trial. A total of 826 moderate- to high-risk patients undergoing ERCP that receive prophylactic rectal NSAIDs will be randomized to a control group (no fluids or normal saline with a maximum of 1.5 mL/kg/h and 3 L/24 h) or intervention group (lactated Ringer’s solution with 20 mL/kg over 60 min at start of ERCP, followed by 3 mL/kg/h for 8 h thereafter). The primary endpoint is the incidence of post-ERCP pancreatitis. Secondary endpoints include PEP severity, hydration-related complications, and cost-effectiveness. Discussion The FLUYT trial design, including hydration schedule, fluid type, and sample size, maximize its power of identifying a potential difference in post-ERCP pancreatitis incidence in patients receiving prophylactic rectal NSAIDs. Trial registration EudraCT: 2015-000829-37. Registered on 18 February 2015. ISRCTN: 13659155. Registered on 18 May 2015. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13063-018-2583-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Xavier J N M Smeets
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Medical Centre, PO 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Radiology, St Antonius Hospital, PO 2500, 3430 EM, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Centre, PO 22660, 1100 DD, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VU University Medical Centre Amsterdam, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St Antonius Hospital, PO 2500, 3430 EM, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Evidence, Radboud University Medical Centre, PO 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, IQ Healthcare, Radboud University Medical Centre, PO 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus Medical Centre, PO 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Centre, PO 22660, 1100 DD, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, PO 85500, 3508 GA, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Spaarne Gasthuis, PO 417, 2000 AK, Haarlem, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Isala Klinieken, PO 10400, 8000 GK, Zwolle, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Noord-West Hospital, PO 501, 1800 AM, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, PO 50000, 7500 KA, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, PO 50000, 7500 KA, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Postbus 95500, 1090 HM, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, PO 90153, 5200 ME, s'Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Centre, PO 22660, 1100 DD, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus Medical Centre, PO 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, PO 444, 3300 AK, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amphia Hospital, PO 90158, 4800 RK, Breda, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital, PO 9015, 6500 GS, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Diakonessenhuis, PO 80250, 3508 TG, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus Medical Centre, PO 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hospital Gelderse Vallei, PO 9025, 6710 HN, Ede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, HAGA Hospital, PO 40551, 2504 LN, The Hague, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maasstad Hospital, PO 9100, 3007 AC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Martini Hospital, PO 30033, 9700 RM, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Meander Medical Centre, PO 1502, 3800 BM, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Rijnstate Hospital, PO 9555, 6800 TA, Arnhem, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St Antonius Hospital, PO 2500, 3430 EM, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VU University Medical Centre Amsterdam, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zuyderland, PO 5500, 6130 MB, Sittard-Geleen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Radboud University Medical Centre, PO 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Medical Centre, PO 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Medical Centre, PO 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Björck M, Koelemay M, Acosta S, Bastos Goncalves F, Kölbel T, Kolkman JJ, Lees T, Lefevre JH, Menyhei G, Oderich G, Kolh P, de Borst GJ, Chakfe N, Debus S, Hinchliffe R, Kakkos S, Koncar I, Sanddal Lindholt J, Vega de Ceniga M, Vermassen F, Verzini F, Geelkerken B, Gloviczki P, Huber T, Naylor R. Editor's Choice - Management of the Diseases of Mesenteric Arteries and Veins: Clinical Practice Guidelines of the European Society of Vascular Surgery (ESVS). Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2018; 53:460-510. [PMID: 28359440 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2017.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 329] [Impact Index Per Article: 54.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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van Petersen AS, Kolkman JJ, Gerrits DG, van der Palen J, Zeebregts CJ, Geelkerken RH, Bruno M, van Dijk L, Moelker A, Peppelenbosch M, Verhagen H, Blauw J, Geelkerken R, Kolkman J, van Petersen A, Bakker O. Clinical significance of mesenteric arterial collateral circulation in patients with celiac artery compression syndrome. J Vasc Surg 2017; 65:1366-1374. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.11.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2016] [Accepted: 11/19/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Bulut T, Oosterhof-Berktas R, Geelkerken RH, Brusse-Keizer M, Stassen EJ, Kolkman JJ. Long-Term Results of Endovascular Treatment of Atherosclerotic Stenoses or Occlusions of the Coeliac and Superior Mesenteric Artery in Patients With Mesenteric Ischaemia. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2017; 53:583-590. [PMID: 28254161 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2016.12.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2016] [Accepted: 12/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Over the past decade, primary percutaneous mesenteric artery stenting (PMAS) has become an alternative to open revascularisation for treatment of mesenteric ischaemia. Institutes have presented favourable short-term outcomes after PMAS, but there is a lack of data on long-term stent patency. METHODS One hundred and forty-one patients treated by PMAS for acute and chronic mesenteric ischaemia over an 8 year period were studied. Anatomical success was assessed by duplex ultrasound and/or CT angiography. A stenosis ≥70% was considered to be a failure. RESULTS Eighty-six coeliac arteries (CA) and 99 superior mesenteric arteries (SMA) were treated with PMAS in 141 patients. Nine CAs (10%) and 30 SMAs (30%) were occluded at the time of treatment. Median follow-up was 32 months (IQR 20-46). The overall primary patency rate at 12 and 60 months was 77.0% and 45.0%. The overall primary assisted patency rate was 90.3% and 69.8%. Overall secondary patency was 98.3% and 93.6%. CONCLUSION This study shows excellent long-term secondary patencies after PMAS, comparable with published data on long-term patencies after open surgical revascularisation.
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- T Bulut
- Department of Radiology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Radiology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands; Department of Radiology Martini Ziekenhuis, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands; Faculty Science and Technology, Experimental Centre of Technical Medicine, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands; Department of Gastroenterology University Medical Centre, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Ten Heggeler LB, van Dam LJH, Bijlsma A, Visschedijk MC, Geelkerken RH, Meijssen MAC, Kolkman JJ. Colon ischemia: Right-sided colon involvement has a different presentation, etiology and worse outcome. A large retrospective cohort study in histology proven patients. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2017; 31:111-117. [PMID: 28395782 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpg.2016.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 11/21/2016] [Revised: 12/04/2016] [Accepted: 12/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Colon ischemia (CI), is generally considered a non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia disorder that usually runs a benign course, but right-sided involvement (RCI) has been associated with worse outcome. The poor outcome of RCI has been associated with comorbidity, but more recently also with occlusions of the mesenteric arteries. We performed a retrospective analysis of a large cohort of CI-patients to assess differences in presentation, etiology, and comorbidity between right-sided colon ischemia (RCI) and non-right-sided colon ischemia (NRCI), and their relation to outcome. METHODS We performed a retrospective cohort study in two centers from 2000 to 2011 for CI and analyzed clinical presentation, etiology, treatment and outcome. Diagnosis was based on full colonoscopy and/or surgical findings and confirmed by histopathology. RESULTS 239 patients were included (mean age 69, 52% female). RCI was found in 48% and NRCI in 52%. Patients with NRCI presented more often with rectal bleeding (87% vs. 45%; p<0.001). In RCI more nausea (58% vs. 39%; p=0.013), weight loss (56% vs. 19%; p<0.001), paralytic ileus (32% vs. 18%; p=0.018) and peritoneal signs (27% vs. 7%; p<0.001) was observed compared to NRCI. The cause of CI was more often idiopathic in NRCI (46% vs. 26%; p=0.002); an occlusive cause was seen more often in RCI (26.3 vs 2.4%, p<0.0001). RCI patients had longer hospital stay (15 vs. 8 days, p<0.001), need for surgery (61% vs. 34%, p<0.001), and trend toward higher 30-day in-hospital mortality (20% vs. 12%, p=0.084). CONCLUSIONS RCI ischemia has different etiology, presentation, and outcome. The series shows a high proportion of - treatable - vessel occlusion. It reinforces the advice to perform CT angiography in RCI as means to improve its poor outcome.
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- Lotte B Ten Heggeler
- Department of Gastroenterology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands; Department of Gastroenterology, Isala Clinics, Zwolle, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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van Noord D, Kolkman JJ. Functional testing in the diagnosis of chronic mesenteric ischemia. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2017; 31:59-68. [PMID: 28395789 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpg.2016.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [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: 11/10/2016] [Revised: 12/03/2016] [Accepted: 12/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Chronic mesenteric ischemia (CMI) results from insufficient oxygen delivery or utilization to meet metabolic demand. Two main mechanisms may lead to mesenteric ischemia: occlusion in the arteries or veins of the gastrointestinal tract, or reduced blood flow from shock states or increased intra-abdominal pressure, so-called non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia. Severe stenoses in the three main mesenteric vessels as demonstrated with CT-angiography or MR-angiography are sufficient to proof mesenteric ischemia, for example in patients who present with weight loss, postprandial pain and diarrhea. Still in many clinical situations mesenteric ischemia is only one of many possible explanations. Especially in patients with a single vessel stenosis in the celiac artery or superior mesenteric artery with postprandial pain, mesenteric ischemia remains a diagnosis of probability or assumption without functional proof of actual ischemia. This review is aimed to provide an overview of all past, present and future ways to functionally proof CMI.
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- Desirée van Noord
- Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Medisch Spectrum Twente, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Enschede, The Netherlands; Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Acosta S, Kolkman JJ. Vascular disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2017; 31:1-2. [PMID: 28395780 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpg.2017.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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: 01/30/2017] [Accepted: 01/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- Stefan Acosta
- Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Sweden; Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Skåne University Hospital, Ruth Lundskogsg 10, 1st Floor, SE - 205 02, Malmö, Sweden.
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- Medische Spectrum Twente, Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Netherlands.
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Kolkman JJ, Geelkerken RH. Diagnosis and treatment of chronic mesenteric ischemia: An update. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2017; 31:49-57. [PMID: 28395788 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpg.2017.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [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: 01/15/2017] [Revised: 01/17/2017] [Accepted: 01/30/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Although the prevalence of mesenteric artery stenoses (MAS) is high, symptomatic chronic mesenteric ischemia (CMI) is rare. The collateral network in the mesenteric circulation, a remnant of the extensive embryonal vascular network, serves to prevent most cases of ischemia. This explains the high incidence of MAS and relative rarity of cases of CMI. The number of affected vessels is the major determinant in CMI development. Most subjects with single vessel mesenteric stenosis do not develop ischemic complaints. Our experience is that most subjects with CA and SMA stenoses with abdominal complaints have CMI. A special mention should be made on patients with median arcuate ligament compression (MALS). There is ongoing debate whether the intermittent compression, caused by respiration movement, can cause ischemic complaints. The arguments pro and con treatment of MALS will be discussed. The clinical presentation of CMI consists of postprandial pain, weight loss, and an adapted eating pattern caused by fear of eating. In end-stage disease more continuous pain, diarrhea or a dyspepsia-like presentation can be observed. Workup of patients suspected for CMI consists of three elements: the anamnesis, the vascular anatomy and proof of ischemia. The main modalities to establish mesenteric vessel patency are duplex ultrasound, CT angiography or MR angiography. Assessing actual ischemia is still challenging, with only tonometry and visual light spectroscopy as tested candidates. Treatment consists of limiting metabolic demand, treatment of the atherosclerotic process and endovascular or operative revascularisation. Metabolic demand can be reduced by using smaller and more frequent meals, proton pump inhibition. Treatment of the atherosclerotic process consists of cessation of smoking, treatment of dyslipidemia, hypertension, hyperglycaemia, and medication with trombocyte aggregation inhibitors.
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- Jeroen J Kolkman
- Medisch Spectrum Twente, Department of Gastroenterology, Enschede, The Netherlands; University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Gastroenterology, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- Medisch Spectrum Twente, Department of Vascular Surgery, Enschede, The Netherlands; University of Twente, Faculty of Science and Technology, Enschede, The Netherlands.
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Blauw J, Bulut T, Eenhoorn P, Beuk RJ, Brusse-Keizer M, Kolkman JJ, Geelkerken RH. Chronic mesenteric ischemia: when and how to intervene on patients with celiac/SMA stenosis. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 2016; 58:321-328. [PMID: 27998048 DOI: 10.23736/s0021-9509.16.09829-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Studies that compared open surgical mesenteric artery repair (OSMAR) with percutaneous mesenteric artery stenting (PMAS) in patients with chronic mesenteric ischemia (CMI) are based on merely older studies in which only a minority of patients received PMAS. This does not reflect the current PMAS-first choice treatment paradigm. This article focused on the present opinions and changes in outcomes of OSMAR for CMI in the era of preferred use of PMAS. METHODS Patients who received OSMAR for CMI from 1997 until 2014 in a tertiary referral centre for chronic mesenteric ischemia were included in this report. Patients were divided into two groups, the historical OSMAR preferred group and present PMAS preferred group. RESULTS Patient characteristics, SVS comorbidity severity score, clinical presentation and number of diseased mesenteric arteries were not significantly changed after the widespread introduction of PMAS. In the present PMAS first era there were trends of less open surgical mesenteric artery multivessel repair, less antegrade situated bypasses, decreased clinical success but improved survival after OSMAR. CONCLUSIONS Elective OSMAR should only be used in patients with substantial physiologic reserve and who have unfavourable mesenteric lesions, failed PMAS or multiple recurrences of in-stent stenosis/occlusion. PMAS in CMI patients is evolved from "bridge to surgery" to nowadays first choice treatment and "bridge to repeated PMAS" in almost all patients with CMI.
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- Juliëtte Blauw
- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.,Department of Surgery, Isala Clinics, Zwolle, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.,Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Belgium
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands - .,Experimental Center of Technical Medicine, Faculty of Science and Technology, University Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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Spijkerman M, Tan IL, Kolkman JJ, Withoff S, Wijmenga C, Visschedijk MC, Weersma RK. A large variety of clinical features and concomitant disorders in celiac disease - A cohort study in the Netherlands. Dig Liver Dis 2016; 48:499-505. [PMID: 26854256 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2016.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [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: 07/14/2015] [Revised: 12/09/2015] [Accepted: 01/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Celiac disease (CeD) is a gluten triggered, immune-mediated disease of the small intestine. Few clinical cohort descriptions are available, despite the diverse clinical picture. This study provides an overview of a large Dutch CeD cohort focusing on presenting symptoms, co-occurrence of immune mediated diseases (IMD) and malignancies. METHODS We performed a retrospective study in a Dutch university and a non-university medical hospital and included only biopsy proven (≥Marsh type 2 classification) CeD patients. RESULTS 412 patients were included, selected from 9468 small-bowel biopsy pathology reports and financial codes. Classical symptoms were present in approximately one third of the cohort (diarrhea (37.4%), fatigue (35.0%), weight loss (31.6%), abdominal pain (33.3%)). Atypical symptoms as constipation (10.4%) and reflux (12.4%) were reported as well. 11.7% was diagnosed without reported symptoms. In 25.2% concomitant IMD occurred (most prevalent: type 1 diabetes mellitus (4.9%), microscopic colitis (4.9%), immune mediated-thyroid disease (4.1%)). CeD patients with a concomitant IMD were diagnosed at a significantly higher age compared to those without (P=0.002). Malignancies occurred in 53 cases (12.9%), including eight Enteropathy Associated T-cell Lymphomas. CONCLUSION This is the first study describing a CeD cohort in such detail in the Netherlands and highlights the clinical heterogeneity and importance of screening for concomitant diseases in CeD.
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- Marleen Spijkerman
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Genetics, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Genetics, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Genetics, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Genetics, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Blauw JTM, Meerwaldt R, Brusse-Keizer M, Kolkman JJ, Gerrits D, Geelkerken RH. Retrograde open mesenteric stenting for acute mesenteric ischemia. J Vasc Surg 2014; 60:726-34. [PMID: 24820898 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [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: 12/09/2013] [Accepted: 04/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) encompasses the sequels of end-stage untreated chronic mesenteric ischemia and acute mesenteric artery thrombosis. Percutaneous mesenteric artery stenting (PMAS) is the preferred treatment of patients with AMI but is not always feasible. Retrograde open mesenteric stenting (ROMS) is a hybrid technique that combines the advantages of open surgical and endovascular approaches. The literature on the results of this new technique is scarce. The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of ROMS in a consecutive series of patients with AMI. METHODS All patients with emergent mesenteric revascularization for AMI between January 2007 and September 2011 were entered in our prospective registry. Technical success, mortality, patency, clinical success, and complication rate at 30 days and 6 and 12 months were assessed. RESULTS Sixty-eight patients presented with AMI and 54 underwent PMAS, of which four were unsuccessful and followed by ROMS. Eleven patients were directly treated with ROMS, making a total of 15 patients (10 women and five men; median age, 66 years [interquartile range, 54-73 years]). In all patients, only the superior mesenteric artery was revascularized. In nine of the 15 patients, all three mesenteric arteries were severely stenotic or occluded. Technical success was achieved in 14 patients. At ROMS in two patients, the small bowel was severely ischemic. One of these patients needed a partial bowel resection because of irreversible transmural ischemia. At 30 days, the mortality rate was 20% and the primary patency was 92%. Ten patients underwent unplanned relaparotomy, of whom one needed resection of a large part of the small bowel. At 12 months, the mortality rate was still 20%. The primary patency was 83%. Primary assisted patency was 91%, and secondary patency was 100%. Clinical success at 30 days, 6 months, and 12 months, respectively, was 73%, 67%, and 67%. CONCLUSIONS AMI is still a devastating event. If PMAS is not feasible, ROMS is a reliable alternative and is associated with a relatively low mortality and morbidity rate.
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- Juliette T M Blauw
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands; Department of Surgery, Isala Clinics, Zwolle, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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van Petersen AS, Kolkman JJ, Meerwaldt R, Huisman AB, van der Palen J, Zeebregts CJ, Geelkerken RH. Mesenteric stenosis, collaterals, and compensatory blood flow. J Vasc Surg 2014; 60:111-9, 119.e1-2. [PMID: 24650741 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.01.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2013] [Revised: 01/23/2014] [Accepted: 01/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND The mesenteric circulation has an extensive collateral network. Therefore, stenosis in one or more mesenteric arteries does not necessarily lead to symptoms. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of collateral flow on celiac artery (CA) and superior mesenteric artery (SMA) duplex parameters. METHODS Between 1999 and 2007, a cohort of 228 patients analyzed for suspected chronic mesenteric syndrome was studied. Stenosis of the mesenteric vessels and collateral flow patterns were identified on angiography and categorized. The effect of stenosis in one mesenteric vessel and the presence of collaterals from the other unaffected vessel was examined in both the CA and SMA. RESULTS Stenosis of the CA resulted in a significantly higher peak systolic velocity (PSV) and end-diastolic velocity in the normal SMA without stenosis. This was also found for the CA without stenosis in the presence of a stenosis of the SMA. An incremental effect of the severity of the CA stenosis was found with a mean SMA PSV of 158 cm/s when normal and 259 cm/s when occluded. The presence of collaterals had a clear effect on duplex parameters of the angiographically normal SMA. In the presence of collaterals and a 70% CA stenosis, the PSV in the normal SMA was significantly higher (P = .025). CONCLUSIONS This study shows that stenosis in either the CA or SMA increases flow velocities in the other unaffected mesenteric artery. This increase was correlated with the presence of collaterals. Collaterals and stenoses in one of the mesenteric arteries may lead to mimicking or overgrading of stenosis in the other mesenteric artery.
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- André S van Petersen
- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands; Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Bernhoven Hospital, Oss-Uden-Veghel, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands; Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands; Department of Research Methodology, Measurement and Data Analysis, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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van der Wiel SK, Kolkman JJ, Russel MG. [Treatment of inflammatory bowel disease: what if drug therapy fails?]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 2014; 158:A7589. [PMID: 24893815] [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: 06/03/2023]
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The treatment of patients with chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in accordance with the current guideline is generally successful but there is still a group of patients for whom the medication does not work. If the initially prescribed medication is not sufficiently effective, the tendency is to move on to a 'higher' class of drugs relatively quickly. This is not always necessary. If therapy fails then therapy compliance and dosage should first be examined. Measurement of the metabolites of purine analogues can be helpful in determining the optimal drug dosage. The results sometimes show that a previously-prescribed drug may still be an option. Despite its proven efficacy, methotrexate appears to be being prescribed less often. For those patients who do not respond adequately to the optimum dosage of anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF), there are new drugs on the way. Vedolizumab, a leukocyte adhesion inhibitor, in particular is showing promising results.
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ter Steege RWF, Sloterdijk HS, Geelkerken RH, Huisman AB, van der Palen J, Kolkman JJ. Splanchnic artery stenosis and abdominal complaints: clinical history is of limited value in detection of gastrointestinal ischemia. World J Surg 2012; 36:793-9. [PMID: 22354487 PMCID: PMC3299959 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-012-1485-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Background Splanchnic artery stenosis is common and mostly asymptomatic and may lead to gastrointestinal ischemia (chronic splanchnic syndrome, CSS). This study was designed to assess risk factors for CSS in the medical history of patients with splanchnic artery stenosis and whether these risk factors can be used to identify patients with high and low risk of CSS. Methods All patients referred for suspected CSS underwent a standardized workup, including a medical history with questionnaire, duplex ultrasound, gastrointestinal tonometry, and angiography. Definitive diagnosis and treatment advice was made in a multidisciplinary team. Patients with confirmed CSS were compared with no-CSS patients. Results A total of 270 patients (102 M, 168 F; mean age, 53 years) with splanchnic artery stenosis were analyzed, of whom 109 (40%) had CSS and 161 no CSS. CSS-patients more often reported postprandial pain (87% vs. 72%, p = 0.007), weight loss (85% vs. 70%, p = 0.006), adapted eating pattern (90% vs. 79%, p = 0.005) and diarrhea (35% vs. 22%, p = 0.023). If none of these risk factors were present, the probability of CSS was 13%; if all were present, the probability was 60%. Adapted eating pattern (odds ratio (OR) 3.1; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.08–8.88) and diarrhea (OR 2.6; 95% CI 1.31–5.3) were statistically significant in multivariate analysis. Conclusions In patients with splanchnic artery stenosis, the clinical history is of limited value for detection of CSS. A diagnostic test to detect ischemia is indispensable for proper selection of patients with splanchnic artery stenosis who might benefit from treatment.
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- R W F ter Steege
- Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, Postbox 30001, 9700 RB, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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ter Steege RWF, Kolkman JJ. Review article: the pathophysiology and management of gastrointestinal symptoms during physical exercise, and the role of splanchnic blood flow. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2012; 35:516-28. [PMID: 22229513 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2011.04980.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [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] [Received: 06/24/2011] [Revised: 11/09/2011] [Accepted: 12/16/2011] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND The prevalence of exercise-induced gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms has been reported up to 70%. The pathophysiology largely remains unknown. AIM To review the physiological and pathophysiological changes of the GI-tract during physical exercise and the management of the most common gastrointestinal symptoms. METHODS Search of the literature published in the English and Dutch languages using the Pubmed database to review the literature that focused on the relation between splanchnic blood flow (SBF), development of ischaemia, postischaemic endotoxinemia and motility. RESULTS During physical exercise, the increased activity of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) redistributes blood flow from the splanchnic organs to the working muscles. With prolonged duration and/or intensity, the SBF may be decreased by 80% or more. Most studies point in the direction of increased SNS-activity as central driving force for reduction in SBF. A severely reduced SBF may frequently cause GI ischaemia. GI-ischaemia combined with reduced vagal activity probably triggers changes in GI-motility and GI absorption derangements. GI-symptoms during physical exercise may be prevented by lowering the exercise intensity, preventing dehydration and avoiding the ingestion of hypertonic fluids. CONCLUSIONS Literature on the pathophysiology of exercise-induced GI-symptoms is scarce. Increased sympathetic nervous system activity and decreased splanchnic blood flow during physical exercise seems to be the key factor in the pathogenesis of exercise-induced GI-symptoms, and this should be the target for symptom reduction.
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- R W F ter Steege
- Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Centre Groningen, The Netherlands.
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ter Steege RWF, Geelkerken RH, Huisman AB, Kolkman JJ. Abdominal symptoms during physical exercise and the role of gastrointestinal ischaemia: a study in 12 symptomatic athletes. Br J Sports Med 2011; 46:931-5. [DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2011-090277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Sikkema M, Looman CWN, Steyerberg EW, Kerkhof M, Kastelein F, van Dekken H, van Vuuren AJ, Bode WA, van der Valk H, Ouwendijk RJT, Giard R, Lesterhuis W, Heinhuis R, Klinkenberg EC, Meijer GA, ter Borg F, Arends JW, Kolkman JJ, van Baarlen J, de Vries RA, Mulder AH, van Tilburg AJP, Offerhaus GJA, ten Kate FJW, Kusters JG, Kuipers EJ, Siersema PD. Predictors for neoplastic progression in patients with Barrett's Esophagus: a prospective cohort study. Am J Gastroenterol 2011; 106:1231-8. [PMID: 21577245 DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2011.153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [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: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Patients with Barrett's esophagus (BE) have an increased risk of developing esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). As the absolute risk remains low, there is a need for predictors of neoplastic progression to tailor more individualized surveillance programs. The aim of this study was to identify such predictors of progression to high-grade dysplasia (HGD) and EAC in patients with BE after 4 years of surveillance and to develop a prediction model based on these factors. METHODS We included 713 patients with BE (≥ 2 cm) with no dysplasia (ND) or low-grade dysplasia (LGD) in a multicenter, prospective cohort study. Data on age, gender, body mass index (BMI), reflux symptoms, tobacco and alcohol use, medication use, upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy findings, and histology were prospectively collected. As part of this study, patients with ND underwent surveillance every 2 years, whereas those with LGD were followed on a yearly basis. Log linear regression analysis was performed to identify risk factors associated with the development of HGD or EAC during surveillance. RESULTS After 4 years of follow-up, 26/713 (3.4%) patients developed HGD or EAC, with the remaining 687 patients remaining stable with ND or LGD. Multivariable analysis showed that a known duration of BE of ≥ 10 years (risk ratio (RR) 3.2; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.3-7.8), length of BE (RR 1.11 per cm increase in length; 95% CI 1.01-1.2), esophagitis (RR 3.5; 95% CI 1.3-9.5), and LGD (RR 9.7; 95% CI 4.4-21.5) were significant predictors of progression to HGD or EAC. In a prediction model, we found that the annual risk of developing HGD or EAC in BE varied between 0.3% and up to 40%. Patients with ND and no other risk factors had the lowest risk of developing HGD or EAC (<1%), whereas those with LGD and at least one other risk factor had the highest risk of neoplastic progression (18-40%). CONCLUSIONS In patients with BE, the risk of developing HGD or EAC is predominantly determined by the presence of LGD, a known duration of BE of ≥10 years, longer length of BE, and presence of esophagitis. One or combinations of these risk factors are able to identify patients with a low or high risk of neoplastic progression and could therefore be used to individualize surveillance intervals in BE.
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- M Sikkema
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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van Petersen AS, Kolkman JJ, Beuk RJ, Huisman AB, Doelman CJA, Geelkerken RH. Open or percutaneous revascularization for chronic splanchnic syndrome. J Vasc Surg 2010; 51:1309-16. [PMID: 20304586 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.12.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2009] [Revised: 12/16/2009] [Accepted: 12/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Treatment of chronic splanchnic syndrome remains controversial. In the past 10 years, endovascular repair (ER) has replaced open repair (OR) to some extent. This evidence summary reviews the available evidence for ER or OR of chronic splanchnic syndrome. METHODS A systematic literature search of MEDLINE database was performed to identify all studies that evaluated treatment of chronic splanchnic syndrome between 1988 and 2009. RESULTS The best available evidence consists of prospectively accumulated but retrospectively analyzed data with a high risk for confounding. Only a few of these studies incorporated functional tests to assess splanchnic ischemia before or after treatment. ER has the advantage of low short-term morbidity but the disadvantage of decreased long-term primary patency compared with OR. ER and OR have similar rates of secondary patency, although the reintervention rate after ER is higher. CONCLUSION ER appears to be preferential in the treatment of elderly patients and in patients with comorbidity, severe cachexia, or hostile abdomen. Long-term results after OR are excellent. OR can still be proposed as the preferred option for relatively young and fit patients.
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Geelkerken RH, Kolkman JJ, Huisman AB. Invited commentary. J Vasc Surg 2010; 51:147. [PMID: 20117499 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2009] [Revised: 08/03/2009] [Accepted: 08/03/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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van Petersen AS, Vriens BH, Huisman AB, Kolkman JJ, Geelkerken RH. Retroperitoneal endoscopic release in the management of celiac artery compression syndrome. J Vasc Surg 2009; 50:140-7. [PMID: 19563962 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.12.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2008] [Revised: 12/20/2008] [Accepted: 12/22/2008] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Celiac artery compression syndrome (CACS) can be treated successfully by division of the median arcuate ligament and celiac plexus fibers. The standard technique is the open approach by an upper midline or left subcostal incision. Only six single cases in which a laparoscopic transabdominal approach for CACS was used have been reported. We prospectively evaluated the feasibility of the endoscopic retroperitoneal approach for treatment of CACS. METHODS All patients with symptoms suggestive of CACS were evaluated using splanchnic duplex ultrasound scanning, gastric exercise tonometry (GET), and multiplane selective splanchnic angiography. The criteria for treatment were chronic abdominal symptoms, respiratory-dependent CA stenosis, and abnormal GET result. The release was performed by a retroperitoneal endoscopic approach. Anatomic success of the procedure was confirmed by angiography. RESULTS The endoscopic retroperitoneal approach was used to treat 46 patients with CACS. One patient (2%) required conversion to an open procedure due to suprarenal artery bleeding. Release was ended prematurely in one patient due to a pneumothorax resulting in loss of working space. A postoperative pneumothorax developed in two patients, of which one needed treatment. No other complications were observed. Postoperative angiography during inspiration and expiration showed normal vessel anatomy in 36 of 46 patients. Six of 10 patients with persisting intraluminal stenoses were treated endovascularly. Five of these were successful, which brings the primary-assisted anatomic patency for the total group to 89% (41 of 46 patients). Three patients are being observed, and endovascular treatment remains an option in case of insufficient improvement. On median follow-up of 20 months (range, 2-42 months) 41 patients were free of symptoms or showed significant improvement. CONCLUSIONS The endoscopic retroperitoneal approach for the release of the CA in CACS, with additional endovascular treatment of persistent stenosis, is feasible and effective. Short-term results were comparable with the open procedure.
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- André S van Petersen
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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Kolkman JJ, Mensink PBF, van Petersen AS, Huisman AB, Geelkerken RH. Clinical Approach to Chronic Gastrointestinal Ischaemia: From 'Intestinal Angina' to the Spectrum of Chronic Splanchnic Disease. Scand J Gastroenterol 2009:9-16. [PMID: 15696843 DOI: 10.1080/00855920410010933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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Stenotic disorders of the splanchnic arteries are not rare, and it is generally assumed that symptoms are rare in patients with a single splanchnic stenosis, and even in patients with multiple-vessel stenoses. Currently, only gastric exercise tonometry aids the diagnostic evaluation, as it indicates actual ischaemia. Patients with stenotic disorders without complaints are referred to as having chronic splanchnic disease (CSD) and those with ischaemic complaints as having chronic splanchnic syndrome (CSS). The classical presentation of CSS, including the triad postprandial pain, weight loss and upper abdominal bruit, is also known as 'intestinal angina'. From the experience of our multidisciplinary working team on gastrointestinal ischaemia in 110 patients with stenoses of at least one splanchnic artery, two different clinical patterns were observed. In our series approximately 60% of patients with single-vessel stenoses, including the coeliac artery compression syndrome, have CSS. They have fewer complications, very low mortality, but most can be successfully treated by stenting or surgical treatment. Patients with multivessel splanchnic stenoses have more classical ischaemic complaints. Progression to a bowel infarction was seen in 34%, and mortality was 21%, mostly from bowel or myocardial infarction. Treatment should be tailored based upon perioperative risk assessment and local vascular anatomy. This may consist of autologous arterial bypass of one or two vessels, preferably antegrade. stenting or a combination of both. This differentiation between single- and multivessel splanchnic disease has considerable consequences for optimal work-up and treatment.
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- J J Kolkman
- Dept. of Gastroenterology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
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ter Steege RWF, Van der Palen J, Kolkman JJ. Prevalence of gastrointestinal complaints in runners competing in a long-distance run: an internet-based observational study in 1281 subjects. Scand J Gastroenterol 2009; 43:1477-82. [PMID: 18777440 DOI: 10.1080/00365520802321170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [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: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence, risk factors and timing of gastrointestinal (GI) complaints in a large group of runners competing in a long-distance run. GI symptoms indicating GI ischaemia were of specific interest. MATERIAL AND METHODS A questionnaire was sent by e-mail to 2076 athletes who had competed in a recreational run and 1281 (62% response rate) were returned. Reported GI complaints were related to variables such as age, gender, distance, fluid and food ingestion and running experience. For statistical analyses, chi(2) tests and logistic regression analyses were used. RESULTS The run was completed by 98% of the runners. Three athletes dropped out because of GI complaints, 45% had at least one GI complaint during running, while 11% of the runners suffered from serious GI complaints during the run, the last mentioned being significantly related to runners who were not familiar with fluid ingestion, those of younger age, female gender and those who did not complete the run. Of the runners, 2.7% had complaints during the first 24 h after the run. This was significantly related to female gender and GI complaints during the run. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of GI complaints during and after running was low compared with that reported in other studies, which is partly due to the definition of "symptomatic" used in our study. The risk factors associated with becoming symptomatic were identical to those in other studies. The relationship between complaints during the run and the type of complaints afterwards suggests a role of GI ischaemia in the pathophysiology of running-induced GI symptoms.
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- Rinze W F ter Steege
- Department of Gastroenterology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
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Kolkman JJ, Bargeman M, Huisman AB, Geelkerken RH. Diagnosis and management of splanchnic ischemia. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14:7309-20. [PMID: 19109864 PMCID: PMC2778114 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.7309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2008] [Revised: 12/01/2008] [Accepted: 12/08/2008] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Splanchnic or gastrointestinal ischemia is rare and randomized studies are absent. This review focuses on new developments in clinical presentation, diagnostic approaches, and treatments. Splanchnic ischemia can be caused by occlusions of arteries or veins and by physiological vasoconstriction during low-flow states. The prevalence of significant splanchnic arterial stenoses is high, but it remains mostly asymptomatic due to abundant collateral circulation. This is known as chronic splanchnic disease (CSD). Chronic splanchnic syndrome (CSS) occurs when ischemic symptoms develop. Ischemic symptoms are characterized by postprandial pain, fear of eating and weight loss. CSS is diagnosed by a test for actual ischemia. Recently, gastro-intestinal tonometry has been validated as a diagnostic test to detect splanchnic ischemia and to guide treatment. In single-vessel CSD, the complication rate is very low, but some patients have ischemic complaints, and can be treated successfully. In multi-vessel stenoses, the complication rate is considerable, while most have CSS and treatment should be strongly considered. CT and MR-based angiographic reconstruction techniques have emerged as alternatives for digital subtraction angiography for imaging of splanchnic vessels. Duplex ultrasound is still the first choice for screening purposes. The strengths and weaknesses of each modality will be discussed. CSS may be treated by minimally invasive endoscopic treatment of the celiac axis compression syndrome, endovascular antegrade stenting, or laparotomy-assisted retrograde endovascular recanalization and stenting. The treatment plan is highly individualized and is mainly based on precise vessel anatomy, body weight, co-morbidity and severity of ischemia.
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ter Steege RWF, Kolkman JJ, Huisman AB, Geelkerken RH. [Gastrointestinal ischaemia during physical exertion as a cause of gastrointestinal symptoms]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 2008; 152:1805-1808. [PMID: 18783156] [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: 05/26/2023]
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Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are reported by up to 70% of endurance athletes. Although exercise leads to decreased gastrointestinal blood flow, GI-ischaemia is rarely reported as a cause. Mucosal ischaemia may result in nausea, abdominal cramps and bloody diarrhoea. After exercise, reperfusion damage and endotoxaemia may cause systemic symptoms as well. In three patients, two women aged 46 and 25 respectively and a man aged 40, with a heterogeneous presentation of exercise induced GI-symptoms, GI-ischaemia was demonstrated using gastric exercise tonometry. Gastric tonometry is mandatory for the diagnosis and follow-up. In the first patient, an isolated celiac artery stenosis was found; after incision of the left crus of the diaphragm, she was asymptomatic and the results of gastric tonometry improved. The other two patients had non-occlusive ischaemia associated with high exercise intensity. Reduction of the exercise intensity resulted in the complaints disappearing.
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- R W F ter Steege
- Afd. Maag-, Darm- en Leverziekten, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Postbus 50.000, 7500 KA Enschede.
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We report a case of acute gastrointestinal ischemia during a very stressful event in whom the diagnosis was made by 24-hour tonometry. This case report unequivocally links a stressful event with increased catecholamine release and subsequent severe symptomatic gastrointestinal ischemia. The role of ischemia as potential pathophysiological mechanism has never been studied in detail. The clinical significance of finding such an association is underscored by this case report, where a vasoactive drug normally used for hypertension treatment resulted in greatly improved abdominal symptoms.
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- R P Veenstra
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Mensink PBF, Geelkerken RH, Huisman AB, Kuipers EJ, Kolkman JJ. Twenty-four hour tonometry in patients suspected of chronic gastrointestinal ischemia. Dig Dis Sci 2008; 53:133-9. [PMID: 17530402 PMCID: PMC2140097 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-007-9833-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2007] [Accepted: 03/22/2007] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Gastrointestinal tonometry is currently the only clinical diagnostic test that enables identification of symptomatic chronic gastrointestinal ischemia. Gastric exercise tonometry has proven its value for detection of ischemia in this patients group, but has its disadvantages. Earlier studies with postprandial tonometry gave unreliable results. In this study we challenged (again) the use of postprandial tonometry in patients suspected of gastrointestinal ischemia. METHODS Patients suspected for chronic gastrointestinal ischemia had standard diagnostic work up, including gastric exercise tonometry and 24-h tonometry using standard meals. RESULTS Thirty-three patients were enrolled in the study. Chronic gastrointestinal ischemia was diagnosed in 17 (52%) patients. The 24-h tonometry correctly predicted the presence of ischemia in 13/17 patients, and absence of ischemia in 15/16 patients. CONCLUSIONS The use of 24-h tonometry after meals in patients suspected of gastrointestinal ischemia seems feasible, with promising accuracy for the detection of ischemia.
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- Peter B F Mensink
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, s-Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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BACKGROUND Chronic gastrointestinal ischemia is still a difficult diagnosis to establish. The diagnosis depends on a high degree of clinical suspicion as well as selective angiography. Duplex sonography may serve as a screening tool, providing information on splanchnic vessel patency and flow patterns. GET is a minimally invasive test that can be used for diagnosis in patients with chronic gastrointestinal ischemia, and can differentiate between symptomatic and asymptomatic splanchnic artery stenosis. In the present study, we compared four different diagnostic approaches. METHODS Between 1997 and 2000, 84 patients were evaluated for suspected chronic gastrointestinal ischemia. All underwent splanchnic arterial angiography, duplex sonography, and GET. For the presence or absence of stenosis, angiography was used as the gold standard. For diagnosing ischemia, we relied on a panel decision. The diagnostic approaches studied were: (a) angiography, only in patients with classic abdominal angina; (b) screening with duplex sonography, angiography if sonography abnormal or unreliable; (c) screening with gastric tonometry and angiography if tonometry not normal; (d) both gastric tonometry exercise and duplex sonography, angiography if one of both screening tests not normal. RESULTS In 28 patients, chronic gastrointestinal ischemia was diagnosed. Using clinical suspicion only, 16 patients (57%) would have been missed. Screening by duplex sonography or gastric tonometry only would have missed 4 or 6 patients, respectively. Screening with combined gastric tonometry and duplex sonography would not have missed patients with symptomatic ischemia, while 21% of angiographies would have been avoided. CONCLUSION Screening by combined GET and duplex sonography has excellent diagnostic accuracy. Currently, this approach represents the best diagnostic workup strategy in patients with suspected chronic gastrointestinal ischemia.
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- Johannes A Otte
- Departments of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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Otte JA, Oostveen E, Mensink PBF, Geelkerken RH, Kolkman JJ. Triggering for submaximal exercise level in gastric exercise tonometry: serial lactate, heart rate, or respiratory quotient? Dig Dis Sci 2007; 52:1771-5. [PMID: 17385029 PMCID: PMC1914298 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-006-9685-0] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2006] [Accepted: 11/16/2006] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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Gastric exercise tonometry is a functional diagnostic test in chronic gastrointestinal ischemia. As maximal exercise can cause false-positive tests, exercise buildup should be controlled to remain submaximal. We evaluated three parameters for monitoring and adjusting exercise levels (heart rate [HR], respiratory quotient [RQ], and serial lactate measurements) in 178 tests in both healthy volunteers and patients suspected of gastrointestinal ischemia. Exercise levels above submaximal occurred in 20% of HR-, 2% of RQ-, and 5% of lactate-monitored tests (P<0.05 for HR vs. RQ and lactate). Low levels were seen in 5% of HR-, 10% of RQ-, and 41% of lactate-monitored tests (P<0.01 for lactate vs. HR and RQ). High levels resulted in 43% false-positive tonometry results compared to 19% of all tests (P<0.001); low levels did not result in more false negatives (5% vs. 6%). Although RQ monitoring yielded the greatest proportion of optimal exercise tests, serial lactate monitoring is our method of choice, combining optimal diagnostic accuracy, low cost, and simplicity.
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- Johannes A Otte
- Department of Internal Medicine, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
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BACKGROUND The clinical relevance of splanchnic artery stenosis is often unclear. Gastric exercise tonometry enables the identification of patients with actual gastrointestinal ischaemia. A large group of patients with splanchnic artery stenosis was studied using standard investigations, including tonometry. METHODS Patients referred with possible intestinal ischaemia were analysed prospectively, using duplex imaging, conventional abdominal angiography and tonometry. All results were discussed within a multidisciplinary team. RESULTS Splanchnic stenoses were found in 157 (49.7 percent) of 316 patients; 95 patients (60.5 percent) had one-vessel, 54 (34.4 percent) two-vessel and eight (5.1 percent) had three-vessel disease. Chronic splanchnic syndrome was diagnosed in 107 patients (68.2 percent), 54 (57 percent) with single-vessel, 45 (83 percent) with two-vessel and all eight with three-vessel stenoses. Treatment was undertaken in 95 patients, 62 by surgery and 33 by endovascular techniques. After a median follow-up of 43 months, 84 percent of patients were symptom free. CONCLUSION Gastric exercise tonometry proved crucial in the evaluation of possible intestinal ischaemia. Comparing patients with single- and multiple-vessel stenoses, there were significant differences in clinical presentation and mortality rates.
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- P B F Mensink
- Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
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ter Steege RWF, Herber S, Olthuis W, Bergveld P, van den Berg A, Kolkman JJ. Assessment of a new prototype hydrogel CO 2 sensor; comparison with air tonometry. J Clin Monit Comput 2006; 21:83-90. [PMID: 17180731 DOI: 10.1007/s10877-006-9060-x] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2006] [Accepted: 10/31/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Gastrointestinal ischemia is always accompanied by an increased luminal CO(2). Currently, air tonometry is used to measure luminal CO(2). To improve the response time a new sensor was developed, enabling continuous CO(2) measurement. It consists of a pH-sensitive hydrogel which swells and shrinks in response to luminal CO(2), which is measured by the pressure sensor. We evaluated the potential clinical value of the sensor during an in vitro and in vivo study. METHODS The response time to immediate, and stepwise change in pCO(2) was determined between 5 and 15 kPa, as well as temperature sensitivity between 25 and 40 degrees C at two pCO(2) levels. Three sensors were compared to air tonometry (Tonocap) in healthy volunteers using a stepwise incremental exercise test, followed by a period of hyperventilation and an artificial CO(2)-peak. RESULTS The in vitro response time to CO(2) increase and decrease was mean 5.9 and 6.6 min. The bias, precision and reproducibility were +5%, 3% and 2%, resp. Increase of 1 degrees C at constant pCO(2) decreased sensor signal by 8%. In vivo tests: The relation with the Tonocap was poor during the exercise test. The response time of the sensor was 3 min during hyperventilation and the CO(2) peak. CONCLUSION The hydrogel carbon dioxide sensor enabled fast and accurate pCO(2) measurement in a controlled environment but is very temperature dependent. The current prototype hydrogel sensor is still too unstable for clinical use, and should therefore be improved.
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- Rinze W F ter Steege
- Gastroenterology, Medical Spectrum Twente Hospital, Ariensplein 1, PO Box 50000, Enschede, 7500 KA, Netherlands.
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Terhaar sive Droste JS, Craanen ME, Kolkman JJ, Mulder CJJ. Dutch endoscopic capacity in the era of colorectal cancer screening. Neth J Med 2006; 64:371-3. [PMID: 17122454] [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: 05/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Future colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programmes should not (greatly) interfere with regular health care. Hence, we analysed the Dutch endoscopic practice to provide a clear insight into endoscopic workload and manpower with a special emphasis on the current ability to facilitate a successful implementation of a faecal occult blood test (FOBT)-based nationwide CRC screening programme. METHODS A questionnaire was sent to all Dutch endoscopy units (n = 100) in the spring of 2005. The questionnaire included topics ranging from the numbers and specifications of endoscopies performed in 2004 and the numbers of endoscopists per unit to expected vacancies for gastroenterologists and waiting times. RESULTS The response rate was 98%, representing a total of 49,253 hospital beds. overall, a 26% increase in the number of endoscopies from 325,000 in 1999 to almost 410,000 in 2004 was found, accompanied by a 25% increase in manpower. The total number of endoscopists was 598. regional differences were observed in the number of endoscopists, the total number of endoscopies and colonoscopies, and the number of endoscopies per endoscopist. A biannual FOBT-based screening programme would yield an additional workload of 25,385 colonoscopies a year amounting to a 22% increase in the total number of colonoscopies performed. However, the workload per unit would only have to increase by five extra colonoscopies a week. CONCLUSION Whereas an FOBT-based CRC screening programme is currently feasible without strongly interfering with regular health care, future plans regarding the scale and preferred mode of screening should incorporate solid data on the (regional) endoscopic capacity and manpower needed for a successful implementation.
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Mensink PBF, Geelkerken RH, Huisman AB, Kuipers EJ, Kolkman JJ. Effect of various test meals on gastric and jejunal carbon dioxide: A study in healthy subjects. Scand J Gastroenterol 2006; 41:1290-8. [PMID: 17060122 DOI: 10.1080/00365520600670059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The normal pattern of carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the human stomach and small bowel after meals is unknown. The intraluminal carbon dioxide level is a sensitive and early marker for organ mucosal ischemia. CO2 levels in both the stomach and small bowel are influenced by multiple factors other than adequacy of perfusion. Gastric acid production, salivary bicarbonate and CO2 produced or absorbed by meals are the disturbing variables. Prolonged gastric (and jejunal) tonometry after meals can be of additional value in the work-up of patients suspected of (chronic) gastrointestinal ischemia. The purpose of this study was to challenge these problems using in vitro tested meals and a rigid acid-suppression regimen in a group of healthy subjects. MATERIAL AND METHODS Standard meals were tested in vitro on the ability to produce and buffer CO2. Meals with the least CO2 variations were subsequently used in healthy subjects. Tonometry of the stomach and jejunum was performed for 24 h, with optimal and controlled acid suppression. RESULTS Ten subjects were enrolled in the study. Acid production was sufficiently suppressed. The gastric PCO2 baseline (fasting) was 6.5 (1.0), and significantly lower than the jejunum PCO2 baseline of 7.6 (0.9) kPa. The gastric baseline during the day was 6.9 (1.6), and significantly lower than the gastric baseline during the night of 8.0 (1.8), suggesting a diurnal variation of PCO2. Increases in PCO2 levels were seen in all subjects, after meals and between meals. CONCLUSIONS Prolonged gastric and jejunal tonometry is feasible in humans. PCO2 levels were seen to peak after, but also in-between, most meals. The diurnal variation in PCO2 might reflect reversible gastric mucosal ischemia.
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- Peter B F Mensink
- Department of Gastroenterology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
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Mensink PBF, van Petersen AS, Kolkman JJ, Otte JA, Huisman AB, Geelkerken RH. Gastric exercise tonometry: the key investigation in patients with suspected celiac artery compression syndrome. J Vasc Surg 2006; 44:277-81. [PMID: 16890853 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.03.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [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: 12/05/2005] [Accepted: 03/27/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Controversy continues about the mere existence of the celiac artery compression syndrome. Earlier results of treatment of unselected patients groups showed varying, mostly disappointing, results. The recently introduced gastric exercise tonometry test is able to identify patients with actual gastrointestinal ischemia. We prospectively studied the use of gastric exercise tonometry as a key criterion for revascularization treatment in patients with otherwise unexplained abdominal complaints and significant stenosis of the celiac artery by compression of the arcuate ligament. METHODS Patients were prospectively selected using abdominal artery angiography and gastric exercise tonometry. Patients with a significant compression of the celiac artery, typical abdominal complaints, and abnormal tonometry were considered for revascularization. RESULTS Over a 7-year period, 43 patients with significant celiac artery compression were included in this study, and 30 patients were diagnosed as ischemic. Twenty-nine patients had revascularization, 22 (76 %) had a trunk release only. After a median follow-up of 39 months, 83% of patients were free of symptoms. The repeated tonometry after treatment improved in 100% of patients free of symptoms, compared with 25% in patients with persistent complaints after revascularization. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study suggest that the celiac axis compression syndrome exists and that the actual ischemia can be detected by gastric exercise tonometry and treated safely, with success.
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- Peter B F Mensink
- Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands
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Otte JA, Geelkerken RH, Oostveen E, Mensink PBF, Huisman AB, Kolkman JJ. Clinical impact of gastric exercise tonometry on diagnosis and management of chronic gastrointestinal ischemia. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2005; 3:660-6. [PMID: 16206498 DOI: 10.1016/s1542-3565(05)00155-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [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] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Chronic gastrointestinal ischemia or chronic splanchnic syndrome is a difficult diagnosis. The use of a physiologic test, combined with clinical and anatomic data, should improve diagnostic accuracy. This study evaluates the diagnostic accuracy and clinical impact of gastric tonometry during exercise (GET) in a patient cohort suspected of chronic splanchnic syndrome. METHODS From 1997 to 2000, 102 patients with chronic abdominal pain were analyzed. The workup included GET and selective biplane angiography. The diagnosis of gastrointestinal ischemia was based on consensus in a multidisciplinary working group and sustained on follow-up. RESULTS Gastrointestinal ischemia was diagnosed in 38 patients. In 33 patients chronic splanchnic syndrome was found, with single vessel involvement in 20 (17 celiac artery, 3 mesenteric superior) and multivessel disease in 13. In 5 patients nonocclusive ischemia was found. By using receiver operator curve analysis, the difference between gastric and arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PCO2 gradient) proved to be the best GET parameter. The criteria for diagnosing ischemia in GET were Pco2 gradient > 0.8 kPa and increase gastric PCO2, with base excess decrease <8 mmol/L during exercise. GET had 78% sensitivity and 92% specificity. Twenty-five patients underwent vascular treatment (19 operative, 6 stent/percutaneous transluminal angioplasty). After 4 years of follow-up 83% of patients were alive and free of symptoms. CONCLUSIONS GET is an accurate diagnostic tool to show gastrointestinal ischemia. Including GET into clinical decision making enabled selecting patients with ischemia, who benefited from vascular and medical treatment. These benefits were sustained during 4-year follow-up. GET should be considered in the workup of patients with a suspected diagnosis, of gastrointestinal ischemia.
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- Johannes A Otte
- Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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Thijs WJ, van Baarlen J, Kleibeuker JH, Kolkman JJ. Microscopic colitis: prevalence and distribution throughout the colon in patients with chronic diarrhoea. Neth J Med 2005; 63:137-40. [PMID: 15869041] [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: 05/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Microscopic colitis presents with chronic diarrhoea with or without abdominal pain. Microscopic colitis is an important cause of chronic diarrhoea. It can be distributed throughout the colon, as well as limited to the right colon. Microscopic colitis is associated with coeliac disease. We studied the prevalence and distribution of microscopic colitis in patients with diarrhoea and normal colonoscopy and we studied the association with coeliac disease. METHODS Colonoscopy was performed. Biopsies were taken from every segment of the colon. Lymphocytic colitis was defined as the presence of more than 20 lymphocytes per 100 epithelial cells and collagenous colitis was defined as thickening of the basal membrane of more than 10 microm. Upper endoscopy was performed if upper intestinal symptoms were present. If this was the case, small bowel biopsies were taken. RESULTS Microscopic colitis was found in 13 out of 103 patients. The distribution was diffuse throughout the colon in ten and restricted to the right colon in three patients. In seven patients, upper endoscopy was performed. Marsh I/II lesions were found in six out of seven patients. CONCLUSION Microscopic colitis was limited to the right colon in 23% of patients. Biopsies of macroscopically normal colonic mucosa in patients with diarrhoea is mandatory.
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- W J Thijs
- Departments of Gastroenterology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS In the past, small-bowel biopsies for diagnosis of celiac disease were taken from the jejunum with a suction capsule, but nowadays most physicians take endoscopic biopsies from the distal duodenum. To validate that practice we compared the diagnostic yield of endoscopic duodenal biopsies with that of endoscopic jejunal biopsies. In addition, we describe a method of orienting biopsy specimens optimally. PATIENTS AND METHODS Upper endoscopy was performed with a colonoscope. Four jejunal and four duodenal biopsies were taken and oriented immediately thereafter. The pathologist rated the orientation as poor, adequate, or good, and histopathological results were expressed according to the Marsh classification. Jejunal and duodenal biopsy results were compared. RESULTS 146 patients were included. Jejunal biopsies were taken in 142 patients, and Marsh I-II lesions were found in 56 and Marsh III lesions in 15 patients. In three patients duodenal biopsies were normal while jejunal biopsies showed Marsh I-II lesions. No discrepancies were found in patients with Marsh III lesions. Orientation was good in all biopsies. CONCLUSION Duodenal biopsies are sufficient to diagnose full-blown celiac disease (Marsh III), but Marsh I-II lesions may be missed in some cases.
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- W J Thijs
- Department of Gastroenterology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
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van Wanroij JL, van Petersen AS, Huisman AB, Mensink PBF, Gerrits DG, Kolkman JJ, Geelkerken RH. Endovascular Treatment of Chronic Splanchnic Syndrome. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2004; 28:193-200. [PMID: 15234701 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2004.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [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] [Accepted: 04/21/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The technical and clinical outcome of endovascular revascularization was analyzed in patients with suspicion of chronic splanchnic syndrome (CSS). METHODS Medical history, duplex, angiography and exercise gastric tonometry suggested CSS in 97 patients. Twenty-seven of them were treated endovascular (one patient had 3-vessel, 12 patients had 2-vessels, 14 patients had 1-vessel CSS). Five patients received previous splanchnic revascularization. Twenty-three patients (85%) had severe co-morbidity: cardiac, pulmonary or cachexia. Endovascular treatment consisted of percutaneous transluminal angiography (PTA) of the coeliac artery (CA) or superior mesenteric artery (SMA) in three and primary balloon expandable stenting in 24 patients (13 CA and 10 SMA solitary, two CA and SMA both, 31 splanchnic arteries in total). RESULTS Three patients showed procedure related complications (11%). Mean follow-up was 19, range 2-76 months. Two patients died during follow up, both not procedure or CSS related. Five patients had no improvement of symptoms, without evidence of re- or residual stenosis. The primary clinical success was 67%, secondary clinical success was 81%. The primary patency was 81% and secondary patency was 100%. CONCLUSION Endovascular treatment of CSS has a reasonable outcome. It is an alternative to operative treatment, especially in patients with high co-morbidity or limited life expectancy.
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- J L van Wanroij
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Medisch Spectrum Twente Hospital, Enschede, The Netherlands
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Kolkman JJ, Möllmann HW, Möllmann AC, Penã AS, Greinwald R, Tauschel HD, Hochhaus G. Evaluation of oral budesonide in the treatment of active distal ulcerative colitis. Drugs Today (Barc) 2004; 40:589-601. [PMID: 15510233] [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: 05/01/2023]
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Budesonide, a topical corticosteroid, has proven useful for the management of Crohn's disease. Its efficacy is similar to prednisone but it has fewer side effects. A new pH-modified release capsule (Budenofalk) is probably efficacious in distal ulcerative colitis. The aim of the present study was to establish the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and safety of two dosage regimens of budesonide capsules and to obtain efficacy information. Budenofalk 9 mg daily was administered as a single dose 9 mg in 8 patients and as three 3 mg doses in 7 patients with active distal ulcerative colitis for 8 weeks. Symptoms were assessed at three timepoints during the study: baseline, 4 and 8 weeks after start of treatment. Endoscopic evaluation and budesonide concentration in mucosal biopsy specimens was performed at 0 and 8 weeks. A pharmacokinetic profile and pharmacodynamic profile (cortisol, lymphocytes and neutrophils) was performed at day 5. In the 9 mg o.d. group, higher peak concentrations and systemic availability was found compared to the 3 mg t.i.d. group. Cortisol suppression was more pronounced after 9 mg o.d. than after 3 mg t.i.d. Lag-time, AUC and pharmacodynamic effects were comparable (14% mean decrease lymphocyte count and 26% mean increase neutrophil count). Mucosal biopsy specimens in the distal colon revealed significant budesonide levels with both regimens. After 8 weeks, 71% in the 9 mg o.d. group and 38% in the 3 t.i.d. group responded. The endoscopic index improved from 10 +/- 2 to 2 +/- 3 (p <0.001) with 9 mg o.d. and from 9 +/- 2 to 4 +/- 4.7 (p = 0.02) with 3 mg t.i.d. The pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profiles found in this study indicate that Budenofalk reaches the distal part of colon and rectum, but further studies to validate the budesonide assay in the mucosa and comparison with a control group are necessary. This limited study suggests that Budenofalk is effective in distal colitis and side effects are rare. Based on these observations a large clinical trial using 9 mg o.d. is indicated to confirm efficacy and assess further possible side effects.
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