Abstracts tagged "Gastrointestinal complications and systemic sclerosis"

Abstract Number: 792 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Esophageal Dysmotility in Systemic Sclerosis: Clinical VALUE of Computed Tomography
Cristina Sobrino¹, Cristina Pijoan-Moratalla¹, Nicolás Almeida-Arostegui², Luis Gorospe-Sarasúa² and Carlos de la Puente-Bujidos¹, ¹Rheumatology Unit. Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ²Radiology Unit. Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Esophageal dysmotility is common in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), affecting 50-80% of patients, usually associated with poor prognosis. SSc leads to atrophy and fibrosis of…
Abstract Number: 813 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Gastroesophageal Disease in Systemic Sclerosis and Its Impact on Lung Disease: Fact or Fiction
Tasneam Shagroni¹, David Lin², Jeremy Wang², Isela Valera³, Aly M Aly⁴, Philip J. Clements², Daniel E. Furst², Rajan Saggar⁵, Jeffrey Conklin⁶ and Suzanne Kafaja², ¹Rheumatology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ³Autoimmunity and Tolerance Laboratory, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria, Egypt, ⁵UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients frequently have upper gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, with GI involvement being the leading cause of morbidity. Meanwhile, interstitial lung disease (ILD)…
Abstract Number: 2684 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Regional and Whole Gut Transit Times in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis Using the Wireless Motility Capsule
Neetu Bali¹, Isela Valera², Aly Aly³, Jeffrey Conklin⁴, Daniel E. Furst⁵ and Suzanne Kafaja⁶, ¹Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ²Autoimmunity and Tolerance Laboratory, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ³Chamblion St,, Alexandria Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria, Egypt, ⁴Medicine, Division of Digestive Diseases at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶Department of Internal Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: The Gastrointestinal tract (GI) is one of the most commonly affected systems in systemic sclerosis (SSc), impacting the lives of up to 90% of…
Abstract Number: 947 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Norway As a National Reference Population for Systemic Sclerosis; Preliminary Results from a Complete, Nationwide Cohort
Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold¹, Håvard Fretheim¹, Anne Kristine Halse², Marit Seip³, Marianne Wallenius⁴, Helle Bitter⁵, Torhild Garen¹, Oyvind Midtvedt¹ and Øyvind Molberg¹, ¹Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway, ³University Hospital of North Norway, Tromso, Norway, ⁴St. Olav's University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway, ⁵Hospital of Southern Norway, Kristiansand, Norway
Background/Purpose: To fully understand the impact of Systemic sclerosis (SSc) there is a need to complement existing multi-center registry data with novel, unbiased, high resolution…
Abstract Number: 2667 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Association between Two Non-Invasive Methods for the Assessment of Severity of Gastrointestinal Involvement and Malnutrition in Systemic Sclerosis: Self-Reported Questionnaires and Nail Fold Video-Capillaroscopy
Yasemin Yalçınkaya¹, Zeynep Erturk¹, Ozlem Pehlivan², Ali Ugur Unal³, Pamir Atagunduz¹, Haner Direskeneli¹ and Nevsun Inanc¹, ¹Departement of İnternal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Umraniye Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Departement of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Gastrointestinal (GI) system involvement is commonly seen in sytemic sclerosis (SSc) up to 90% of the patients during disease duration and one of the…
Abstract Number: 2676 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Reduction of Dlco and FVC in Patients with GERD and Systemic Sclerosis
Rodrigo Aguila Maldonado¹, Pierina Sansinanea², Claudia Elizabeth Pena¹, Ana Carolina Costi¹, Ariel Vulcano², Adriana Testi², Mariana Pera³, Lucila García², Valeria Arturi³, Viviana Nagua² and Mercedes Garcia¹, ¹Rheumatology, HIGA General San Martin La Plata, La Plata, Argentina, ²Rheumatology, HIGA General San Martin La Plata, la plata, Argentina, ³HIGA General San Martin La Plata, la plata, Argentina
Background/Purpose: Esophageal involvement is common in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). It is estimated to occur in 70-90% of patients. Esophageal motor dysfunction is characterized by hypotonia…
Abstract Number: 848 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy of Prucalopride in the Treatment of Systemic Sclerosis-Related Intestinal Involvement: Results from an Open Label Cross-over Study
Barbara Vigone¹, Monica Caronni¹, Adriana Severino¹, Chiara Bellocchi², Anna Rita Baldassarri³, Gaia Montanelli⁴, Alessandro Santaniello¹ and Lorenzo Beretta¹, ¹Scleroderma Unit, Referral Center for Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy, ²Scleroderma Unit, Referral Center for Systemic Autoimmune Diseases,, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy, ³Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy, ⁴Scleroderma Unit, Referral Center for Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, Milano, Italy
Background/Purpose: The gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is frequently affected in SSc patients as a consequence of a reduction in enteric propulsive forces. Due to intestinal involvement,…
Abstract Number: 1897 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Vitamin-D Levels and Gastrointestinal (GI) Manifestations in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc)
Suzanne Kafaja¹, Aly Aly², Yossra A Suliman³, Mohamed Alemam⁴, Philip J. Clements⁵ and Daniel E. Furst⁶, ¹Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ²Chamblion St,, Alexandria Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria, Egypt, ³Rheumatology and Rehabilitation dept., Rheumatology and Rehabilitation dept. Assiut university hospital, Assiut Egypt, Assiut, Egypt, ⁴Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Department, Assistant Lecturer, Qena, Egypt, ⁵Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: The GI tract is one of the most commonly affected systems in SSc patients. GI disease in SSc patients is thought to be multifactorial…
Abstract Number: 2016 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Esophageal Disease in Systemic Sclerosis: Does Heritability Play a Role?
Latifa Fakoya¹, Kathryn Peterson², Andrew Gawron², Jathine Wong³, Mary Beth Scholand⁴, Allen D. Sawitzke⁵ and Tracy M. Frech^6,7, ¹Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ³University of Utah, Salt Lake, UT, ⁴University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵Rheumatology, Univ of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁶Internal Medicine, Salt Lake City VAMC, Salt Lake, UT, ⁷Internal Medicine-Division of Rheumatology, University of Utah School of Medicine, SLC, UT
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) associated gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) can cause symptoms of dysphagia and heartburn, and is associated with esophagitis, stricture, Barrett’s esophagus, and…
Abstract Number: 1881 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is the Presence of Esophageal Dilation a Poor Prognostic Factor in Dilated Interstitial Lung Disease Associated with Systemic Sclerosis?
Javier Narváez¹, Sergi Heredia², Helena Borrell Paños², Eulalia Armengol², Eugenia De Lama³ and Jose Antonio Narvaez³, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ²Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ³Department of Radiology. Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: Several studies have shown that gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a risk factor in the progression of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. In systemic sclerosis (SSc),…
Abstract Number: 2996 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: An Analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample
Antonia Valenzuela¹, Shufeng Li², Laren Becker³, Nielsen Fernandez-Becker³, Dinesh Khanna⁴, Linda Nguyen³ and Lorinda Chung⁵, ¹Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, ²Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, ³Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, ⁴University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
Background/Purpose: Intestinal pseudo-obstruction accounted for 3.7% of hospitalizations of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), and led to death in 10% of patients in a previous…

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