Metabolic disorders across hepatocellular carcinoma in Italy

Background: Metabolic disorders are well-known risk factors for HCC. Conversely, their impact on the natural history of HCC is not established. This study aimed at evaluating the impact of metabolic disorders on clinical features, treatment and survival of HCC patients regardless of its aetiology. Methods: We analysed the ITA.LI.CA database regarding 839 HCC patients prospectively collected. The following metabolic features were analysed: BMI, diabetes, arterial hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia and hypertriglyceridaemia. According to these features, patients were divided into 3 groups: 0-1, 2 and 3-5 metabolic features. Results: As compared with patients with 0-1 metabolic features, pati…

Reflux and dyspeptic symptom patterns in patients with non erosive reflux disease (NERD) subclassified using 24-hour ambulatory intraluminal pH-Impedance

Symptom association probability for acid and non-Acid reflux in patients with erosive esophagitis (EE) and non-Erosive reflux disease (NERD).

Demographic and clinical features help to identify non erosive reflux disease (NERD) patients with abnormal pH-Impedance testing