A Two Generation of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is a part of genetic polyposis syndrome which is caused by germline mutation in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene located in chromosome 5q21. The pathognomonic features is formation of hundreds to thousands of colorectal adenoma in late childhood and increase in size and number during adolescence. If left untreated, almost 100% patients will develop colorectal cancer by the age 50 years. We present a case of 26 year old male who complain of rectal bleeding, diarrhea, abdominal bloating, and has multiple polyps on colonoscopic finding. Two years ago, his father was diagnosed with polyposis coli and transverse colon adenocarcinoma. The patient was planned for preventive total colectomy. In conclussion, surgery remains the cornerstone treatment of FAP and surveillance program for early detection of cancer for all family member is very important to reduce colorectal cancer-related mortality

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Obesity

The global rise of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) prevalence makes it one of the most common diagnoses performed in a daily practice. Obesity significantly contribute to GERD development, accordingly, it has accounted for the increasing cases of GERD. Obesity can disrupt the esophagogastric junction integrity, which promote the development of GERD and its complication. The frequency of GERD symptoms and its mucosal complications also found more often in obesity. The parallel increase of both condition has initiated numerous studies to determine the most beneficial therapeutic options in managing this challenging condition. Current available therapy for GERD in obesity including weight reduction, pharmacotherapy, and surgery

Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy as Diagnostic Test for Detection of Gastric Malignancy in Sanglah Hospital Denpasar

Background: Gastric malignancy is the third most common cause of cancer-related death in the world. Upper gastrointestinal (UGI) endoscopy for detection of gastric malignancy has been used widely in Indonesia. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of gastric malignancy and diagnostic value of UGI endoscopy in detection of gastric malignancy in Sanglah Hospital, Denpasar.Method: A retrospective study on patients undergoing UGI endoscopy in Endoscopy Unit of Sanglah Hospital Denpasar between January 2012 and December 2014 was conducted. Endoscopical and histological diagnosis were documented. The diagnostic test of endoscopic diagnosis were conducted by showing its sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and accuracy.Results: One thousand and sixty eight patients with upper gastrointestinal symptoms were subjected to endoscopy between January 2012 and December 2014. Of the 1068 cases, 39 patients were suspected for gastric malignant lesions on UGI endoscopy. During the study period, histopathologically-confirmed gastric malignancy was found in 2.72% patients. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and accuracy of UGI endoscopic diagnosis for these neoplastic lesions were 100%, 99.04%, 74.36%, 100%, and 99.06%, respectively.Conclusion: The prevalence of gastric malignancy was higher compared to western countries. Endoscopy is important as diagnostic tool in patients with suspicion of gastric malignancy. Greater suspicion in clinical judgment and carefulness in excluding malignancy through one histopathology negative findings need to be done to reduce the number of misdiagnoses of gastric malignancy

High Incidence of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Hemodialysis Patients at Sanglah General Hospital and It’s Risk Factors

Background: Patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis (HD) are at higher risk for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infections than in general population. Strict infection control is essential to prevent nosocomial transmission. We aimed to investigate the incidence of HBV infection in the HD population in Sanglah General Hospital as well as risk factors acquired HBV infection.Method: All adult patients receiving maintenance HD (n=267) in 3 dialysis units at Sanglah Hospital were studied between March to June 2016. In this study, medical record of patients on maintenance hemodialysis were reviewed and the patients were interviewed by the researchers to collect data regarding the serology status of these patients before and during HD, and potential risk factors which could be associated with HBV acquisition.Results: Participant mean age was 54.07 ± 0.80 years and 154 (57.7%) were male.We found 21 patients (7.8%) were sero-positive for HBV (HBsAg positive) with mean titer was 9.26±1.85. Of the sero-positive patients,1 patient (4.8%) were known to be infected before the initiation of HD and 20 patients (95.2%) were infected during HD. Incidence of HBV infection during  HD was 7.5% (20/266). Sero-positive patients were younger with mean age was 51.81±2.76 years, had longer time on dialysis and had previous blood transfusions. Risk factors, which significant associated with hepatitis B infection were history of transfusion (p<0.01; OR: 2.49; 95%CI: 1.29-8.18) and duration of hemodialysis (p < 0.01; OR: 1.07; 95% CI: 1.03-3.74).Conclusion: Patients on maintenance HD in Sanglah General Hospital have a high incidence of HBV infection. The factors associated with HBV infection are highly suggestive of nosocomial transmission within HD units. History of transfusion and duration of hemodialysis were significant risk factors for HBV infection in patients receiving maintenance HD

The influence of the use of used syringe needles, permanent tattoos, and sharing razors toward hepatitis B virus infection in Dili City, Timor-Leste

The use of used syringe needles, permanent tattoos, and sharing razors has a risk of being exposed to infectious diseases, including hepatitis B disease. People in Dili city, Timor-Leste, are still practicing those habits. Therefore, research was conducted to find out the influence of the use of used syringe needles, permanent tattoos, and sharing razors toward the case of hepatitis B infection in Dili city, Timor-Leste. The research was conducted using a descriptive correlative method. The statistical analysis used the binary logistic regression on a significance level of 5%. The research sample was taken by using a multistage random sampling method which gave 116 persons as the total sample. The result showed that simultaneously, there was a significant influence (p&lt;0.05) between the use of used syringe needles, permanent tattoos, and sharing razors toward hepatitis B virus infection with a score of the influence of 22.0%

Correlation Between Serum Albumin Level and Degree of Esophageal Varices in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis

Background: It has not been clear about how often the patient should have esophago- gastroduodenoscopy (EGD) screening for esophageal varices (EV) detection and there is only some data that demonstrates the correlation between the degree of EV and non-endoscopic variables. It is assumed that the presence of EV detected though examination of serum albumin level may trim down the unnecessary endoscopy. This study was aimed to recognize the correlation between albumin level and the degree of EV in patients with liver cirrhosis. Method: A retrospective analysis was performed for 61 patients with liver cirrhosis who had EGD at Sanglah hospital between January and December 2008. Spearman test was used to analyze the correlation between albumin level and the degree of EV. Results: There were 61 patients of 45 (73.8%) male and 16 (26.2%) female. The range age of patients was 13–77 years (average 49.98 ± 1.62 years). Serum albumin level ranged between 1.10-3.60 mg/dL, the average value was 2.21 ± 0.451 mg/dL. We also found 8 (13.1%) patients without EV, 14 (23.0%) patients with EV grade I, 21 (34.4%) patients with grade II and 18 (29.5%) patients with grade III. A negative correlation was found between serum albumin level and the degree of EV (r = - 0.587; p = 0.000, p &lt; 0.01). Conclusion: Serum albumin level can predict the presence and the degree of EV in patients with liver cirrhosis

Alternative eradication regimens for Helicobacter pylori infection in Indonesian regions with high metronidazole and levofloxacin resistance

Background: The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori resistance to metronidazole and clarithromycin is high in Indonesia. Moreover, the increasing levofloxacin resistance rates in the absence of bismuth treatment in Indonesia has led to the use of other antibiotics as alternative regimens. Methods: We determined the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of five alternative antibiotics for H. pylori (rifaximin, rifabutin, furazolidone, garenoxacin, and sitafloxacin) using the agar dilution method and assessed mutations associated with antibiotic resistance using next-generation sequencing. Result: Analysis of 106 strains isolated from 1039 adult dyspeptic patients revealed that none of the strains were furazolidone-resistant. All strains were also sensitive to rifabutin and sitafloxacin. In contrast, the rates of resistance to rifaximin and garenoxacin were high (38.9% and 6.7%, respectively). The strains isolated from patients on Java Island had the highest resistance rates to garenoxacin and rifaximin. In addition, the resistance was distributed evenly among the ethnic groups, ranging between 25.0% and 69.2%. Except for rifaximin, for which the resistance rate was 38.9%, the other four antibiotics could be successfully employed to eradicate levofloxacin- and metronidazole-resistant H. pylori infections in vitro. Interestingly, garenoxacin-sensitive strains were found in regions with high clarithromycin resistance rates such as Bali and Papua Islands. In contrast, rifaximin might not be considered as an alternative antibiotic in regions with high clarithromycin resistance. There was an inconsistent association between gyrA and gyrB mutations and garenoxacin resistance. We confirmed that the I837V (replacement of isoleucine at position 837 with valine), A2414T/V, Q2079K and K2068R were the predominant rpoB point mutations. There was an association between vacA genotypes of H. pylori and rifaximin resistance (P = 0.048). Conclusion: furazolidone-, rifabutin-, and sitafloxacin-based therapies might be considered as alternative regimens to eradicate H. pylori in Indonesia, including regions with high metronidazole and clarithromycin resistance rates. Moreover, sitafloxacin but not garenoxacin should be considered for eradication of levofloxacin-resistant strains

Surveillance of Helicobacter pylori antibiotic susceptibility in Indonesia: Different resistance types among regions and with novel genetic mutations

Information regarding Helicobacter pylori antibiotic resistance in Indonesia was previously inadequate. We assessed antibiotic susceptibility for H. pylori in Indonesia, and determined the association between virulence genes or genetic mutations and antibiotic resistance. We recruited 849 dyspeptic patients who underwent endoscopy in 11 cities in Indonesia. E-test was used to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration of five antibiotics. PCR-based sequencing assessed mutations in 23S rRNA, rdxA, gyrA, gyrB, and virulence genes. Next generation sequencing was used to obtain full-length sequences of 23S rRNA, infB, and rpl22. We cultured 77 strains and identified 9.1 with clarithromycin resistance. Low prevalence was also found for amoxicillin and tetracycline resistance (5.2 and 2.6, respectively). In contrast, high resistance rates to metronidazole (46.7) and levofloxacin (31.2) were demonstrated. Strains isolated from Sumatera Island had significantly higher metronidazole resistance than those from other locations. Metronidazole resistant strains had highly distributed rdxA amino acid substitutions and the 23S rRNA A2143G mutation was associated with clarithromycin resistance (42.9). However, one strain with the highest MIC value had a novel mutation in rpl22 without an A2143G mutation. Mutation at Asn-87 and/or Asp- 91 of gyrA was associated with levofloxacin-resistance and was related to gyrB mutations. In conclusions, although this is a pilot study for a larger survey, our current data show that Indonesian strains had the high prevalence of metronidazole and levofloxacin resistance with low prevalence of clarithromycin, amoxicillin, and tetracycline resistance. Nevertheless, clarithromycin- or metronidazole-based triple therapy should be administered with caution in some regions of Indonesia. © 2016 Miftahussurur et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited

Analysis of risks of gastric cancer by gastric mucosa among Indonesian ethnic groups

Indonesia is a big country with multiethnic populations whose gastric cancer risks have not been elucidated. We performed a nationwide survey and obtained histological specimens from 1053 individuals in 19 cities across the country. We examined the gastric mucosa, the topography, the atrophic gastritis risk factors, and the gastric cancer risk scores. Almost half (46.1%) of the patients with dyspeptic symptoms had histological abnormalities; chronic (36.3%) and atrophic gastritis (28.9%) being the most frequent. Individuals of the Timor ethnicity had the highest prevalence of acute (52.6%) and chronic gastritis (68.4%), even those negative for H. pylori. Our topographic analysis showed the majority of patients had predominantly antral acute and chronic gastritis. A multivariate logistic regression model showed age (Odds ratio [OR], 1.107), Timor ethnicity (OR, 8.531), and H. pylori infection (OR, 22.643) as independent risk factors for presence of atrophic gastritis. In addition, the gastric cancer risk score was highest in those from Timor, Papuan, and Bugis ethnic populations. Overall, Indonesia is a low-risk gastric cancer country. However, several ethnic groups displayed severe gastric mucosa symptoms suggesting policy makers should focus on those ethnic groups to perform gastric cancer screenings and to eradicate H. pylori

Detection of Helicobacter pylori CagA gene and Its Association with Endoscopic Appearance in Balinese Dyspepsia Patients

Background: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection causes various abnormalities in the stomach. Only particular strain can cause severe problems in the stomach. CagA is a microbial virulent factor which is associated with more severe stomach problems, such as: peptic ulcer and stomach cancer. We would like to know the prevalence of CagA in Balinese population, and the association of H. Pylori CagA status with the severity of endoscopic appearance in dyspepsia patients. Method: Study design being used was analytic cross sectional study, involving 71 dyspepsia patients who underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopic examination in Surya Husada Hospital and Balimed Hospital in June-December 2013. Sample was chosen in consecutive manner. Later, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) examinations of the stomach mucous biopsy tissue to determine H. pylori infection status and CagA status were performed. Further, Chi square test was used to identify the difference in proportion of H. pylori and CagA between mild and severe endoscopic appearance. Results: In this study, we found that the prevalence of H. pylori infection was 22.5% using PCR examination. Prevalence of CagA positive in H. pylori positive was 62.5%. There was significant association between status of H. Pylori infection and severity of endoscopic appearance (p = 0.038; OR= 2.67; 95% CI = 1.18-6.05). Status of CagA in H. pylori infected patients was not associated with the severity of endoscopic appearance. Additionally, there was significant association between patients’ age and severity of endoscopic appearance. Conclusion: The prevalence of CagA in H. pylori positive was 62.5%. H. pylori infection was associated with severity of endoscopic appearance and CagA status in H. pylori infected patients was not associated with severity of endoscopic appearance