Maria Esteve

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Country: Spain

Publications

  1. ncbi Intestinal spirochetosis and chronic watery diarrhea: clinical and histological response to treatment and long-term follow up
    Maria Esteve
    Department of Gastroenterology, Mutua Terrassa Hospital, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    J Gastroenterol Hepatol 21:1326-33. 2006
  2. ncbi Prevalence and factors related to hepatitis B and C in inflammatory bowel disease patients in Spain: a nationwide, multicenter study
    Carme Loras
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Mutua de Terrassa, Fundació per la Recerca Mútua de Terrassa, Plaça Dr Robert no 5, Catalonia, Spain
    Am J Gastroenterol 104:57-63. 2009
  3. ncbi Is a gluten-free diet necessary in Marsh I intestinal lesions in patients with HLADQ2, DQ8 genotype and without gastrointestinal symptoms?
    Maria Esteve
    Department of Gastroenterology Hospital Universitari Mútua de Terrassa, Fundació per Recerca Mútua de Terrassa, Universitat de Barcelona, Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain
    Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 15:505-10. 2012
  4. ncbi Spectrum of gluten-sensitive enteropathy in first-degree relatives of patients with coeliac disease: clinical relevance of lymphocytic enteritis
    M Esteve
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Mutua de Terrassa, Universitat de Barcelona, Plaça Dr Robert no 5, 08221 Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    Gut 55:1739-45. 2006
  5. ncbi How do we manage vaccinations in patients with inflammatory bowel disease?
    Maria Esteve Comas
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Mutua de Terrassa, University of Barcelona, ES 08221 Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
    Dig Dis 27:370-4. 2009
  6. ncbi Severe ulcerative colitis: at what point should we define resistance to steroids?
    Maria Esteve
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Mutua de Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Placa Dr Robert no 508221 Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    World J Gastroenterol 14:5504-7. 2008
  7. ncbi Chronic hepatitis B reactivation following infliximab therapy in Crohn's disease patients: need for primary prophylaxis
    M Esteve
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Mutua de Terrassa, Plaça Dr Robert no 5, 08221 Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    Gut 53:1363-5. 2004
  8. ncbi Impact of mass screening for gluten-sensitive enteropathy in working population
    Meritxell Mariné
    Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Mútua de Terrassa, Research Foundation Mútua de Terrassa, University of Barcelona, 08221 Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain
    World J Gastroenterol 15:1331-8. 2009
  9. ncbi Lymphocytic duodenosis: aetiology and long-term response to specific treatment
    Merce Rosinach
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Mutua Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Plaza Dr Robert 5, Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain
    Dig Liver Dis 44:643-8. 2012
  10. ncbi Prevalence and clinical relevance of enteropathy associated with systemic autoimmune diseases
    Maria José Vives
    Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitari MútuaTerrassa, Fundació per la Recerca MútuaTerrassa, Universitat de Barcelona, Plaza Dr Robert 5, Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain
    Dig Liver Dis 44:636-42. 2012

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  1. ncbi Intestinal spirochetosis and chronic watery diarrhea: clinical and histological response to treatment and long-term follow up
    Maria Esteve
    Department of Gastroenterology, Mutua Terrassa Hospital, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    J Gastroenterol Hepatol 21:1326-33. 2006
    ....
  2. ncbi Prevalence and factors related to hepatitis B and C in inflammatory bowel disease patients in Spain: a nationwide, multicenter study
    Carme Loras
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Mutua de Terrassa, Fundació per la Recerca Mútua de Terrassa, Plaça Dr Robert no 5, Catalonia, Spain
    Am J Gastroenterol 104:57-63. 2009
    ..The objectives of this study are to assess the prevalence of HBV and HCV infection in IBD, in a nationwide study, and to evaluate associated risk factors...
  3. ncbi Is a gluten-free diet necessary in Marsh I intestinal lesions in patients with HLADQ2, DQ8 genotype and without gastrointestinal symptoms?
    Maria Esteve
    Department of Gastroenterology Hospital Universitari Mútua de Terrassa, Fundació per Recerca Mútua de Terrassa, Universitat de Barcelona, Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain
    Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 15:505-10. 2012
    ..Arguments are provided to prescribe a GFD to manage extraintestinal symptoms. By contrast, there are not enough reasons to prescribe a GFD to prevent long-term complications...
  4. ncbi Spectrum of gluten-sensitive enteropathy in first-degree relatives of patients with coeliac disease: clinical relevance of lymphocytic enteritis
    M Esteve
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Mutua de Terrassa, Universitat de Barcelona, Plaça Dr Robert no 5, 08221 Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    Gut 55:1739-45. 2006
    ..Serological markers of coeliac disease are of little diagnostic value in identifying these patients...
  5. ncbi How do we manage vaccinations in patients with inflammatory bowel disease?
    Maria Esteve Comas
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Mutua de Terrassa, University of Barcelona, ES 08221 Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
    Dig Dis 27:370-4. 2009
    ..Decreased response has been reported for hepatitis B and pneumoccocal vaccination. In those cases, testing for serological responses to vaccine should be performed and booster doses may be required...
  6. ncbi Severe ulcerative colitis: at what point should we define resistance to steroids?
    Maria Esteve
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Mutua de Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Placa Dr Robert no 508221 Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    World J Gastroenterol 14:5504-7. 2008
    ..Either way, physicians taking care of these patients need to recognize that severe ulcerative colitis may be life-threatening, and they need to be careful with excessively prolonged medical treatment and delayed surgery...
  7. ncbi Chronic hepatitis B reactivation following infliximab therapy in Crohn's disease patients: need for primary prophylaxis
    M Esteve
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Mutua de Terrassa, Plaça Dr Robert no 5, 08221 Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    Gut 53:1363-5. 2004
    ..There are no specific recommendations on surveillance and treatment of HBV before infliximab infusion. Two cases of severe hepatic failure related to infliximab infusions have been described in patients with rheumatic diseases...
  8. ncbi Impact of mass screening for gluten-sensitive enteropathy in working population
    Meritxell Mariné
    Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Mútua de Terrassa, Research Foundation Mútua de Terrassa, University of Barcelona, 08221 Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain
    World J Gastroenterol 15:1331-8. 2009
    ....
  9. ncbi Lymphocytic duodenosis: aetiology and long-term response to specific treatment
    Merce Rosinach
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Mutua Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Plaza Dr Robert 5, Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain
    Dig Liver Dis 44:643-8. 2012
    ..The clinical significance of lymphocytic duodenosis remains unclear...
  10. ncbi Prevalence and clinical relevance of enteropathy associated with systemic autoimmune diseases
    Maria José Vives
    Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitari MútuaTerrassa, Fundació per la Recerca MútuaTerrassa, Universitat de Barcelona, Plaza Dr Robert 5, Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain
    Dig Liver Dis 44:636-42. 2012
    ..To assess whether systemic autoimmune diseases are a risk group for coeliac disease and if there is a systemic autoimmune diseases-associated enteropathy...
  11. ncbi Systematic evaluation of the causes of chronic watery diarrhea with functional characteristics
    Fernando Fernández Bañares
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Mutua Terrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
    Am J Gastroenterol 102:2520-8. 2007
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  12. ncbi Predisposing HLA-DQ2 and HLA-DQ8 haplotypes of coeliac disease and associated enteropathy in microscopic colitis
    Fernando Fernández-Bañares
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Mutua Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
    Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 17:1333-8. 2005
    ..To assess the presence of both genetic and serological markers of coeliac disease in patients with microscopic colitis, and whether there was associated enteropathy...
  13. ncbi Paucicellular lymphocytic colitis: is it a minor form of lymphocytic colitis? A clinical pathological and immunological study
    Fernando Fernández-Bañares
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Mutua Terrassa, Universitat de Barcelona, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
    Am J Gastroenterol 104:1189-98. 2009
    ..The aim of the study was to evaluate whether PLC may be considered to be a true microscopic colitis, and in this case, whether it is a minor form of lymphocytic colitis (LC) or a different entity...
  14. ncbi Evolution of the incidence of collagenous colitis and lymphocytic colitis in Terrassa, Spain: a population-based study
    Fernando Fernández-Bañares
    Department of Gastroenterology and Hospital Universitari Mútua Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain
    Inflamm Bowel Dis 17:1015-20. 2011
    ..The aim was to evaluate changes in the population-based incidence rate of microscopic colitis and its subtypes over time in Terrassa, Spain...
  15. ncbi Are positive serum-IgA-tissue-transglutaminase antibodies enough to diagnose coeliac disease without a small bowel biopsy? Post-test probability of coeliac disease
    Fernando Fernández-Bañares
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Mutua Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red de Enfermedades Hepaticas y Digestivas CIBERehd, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
    J Crohns Colitis 6:861-6. 2012
    ..However, the PPV of a strongly positive tTG will depend on the celiac disease prevalence in the different risk groups of the disease..
  16. ncbi Apoptosis resistance of mucosal lymphocytes and IL-10 deficiency in patients with steroid-refractory Crohn's disease
    Rebeca Santaolalla
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Mutua de Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Research Foundation Mútua de Terrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    Inflamm Bowel Dis 17:1490-500. 2011
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  17. ncbi Lack of clinical usefulness of Das-1 monoclonal antibody and mucin expression as risk markers of gastric carcinoma in patients with gastric intestinal metaplasia
    Montserrat Forné
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Mutua Terrassa, Terrassa, Spain
    Am J Clin Pathol 131:99-105. 2009
    ..Das-1 expression was associated with GIM from patients with gastric cancer. However, this relation was weaker than previously reported, precluding clinical usefulness as a premalignant marker of GIM...
  18. ncbi Mild enteropathy as a cause of iron-deficiency anaemia of previously unknown origin
    Helena Monzón
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Mútua Terrassa and Research Foundation Mútua Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
    Dig Liver Dis 43:448-53. 2011
    ..We assessed whether mild enteropathy with negative coeliac serology may be gluten-dependent, and a cause of iron-deficiency anaemia. In cases not responding to gluten-free diet, the role of Helicobacter pylori infection was evaluated...
  19. ncbi Comparison of lymphocyte isolation methods for endoscopic biopsy specimens from the colonic mucosa
    Anna Carrasco
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Mutua de Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Research Foundation Mútua de Terrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    J Immunol Methods 389:29-37. 2013
    ..004). Mechanical and biopsy culture are not advisable methods because of the low cell yield, and phenotypic alterations and high contamination rate, respectively...
  20. ncbi Fructose-sorbitol malabsorption
    Fernando Fernández-Bañares
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Mutua Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
    Curr Gastroenterol Rep 11:368-74. 2009
    ..Further placebo-controlled studies are needed to obtain definite conclusions about the role of dietary sugar malabsorption in functional bowel disease...
  21. ncbi Drug consumption and the risk of microscopic colitis
    Fernando Fernández Bañares
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Mutua Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
    Am J Gastroenterol 102:324-30. 2007
    ..Microscopic colitis is a rare disease of unknown etiology. It has been described that some drugs could cause or worsen the disease; however, the scientific evidence is limited...
  22. ncbi High-risk travel abroad overtook low-risk travel from 1999 to 2004: characterization and trends in 2,622 Spanish travelers
    Lluís Valerio
    Catalan Society of Family and Community Medicine, Barcelonés nord i Maresme International Health Unit, Institut Catala de la Salut, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Spain
    J Travel Med 12:327-31. 2005
    ..In contrast to other European countries, neither the exact role nor the responsibilities of general practitioners and primary health care in travel medicine are clearly defined...
  23. ncbi Effectiveness of infliximab after adalimumab failure in Crohn's disease
    Maria Chaparro
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Princesa and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, 28006 Madrid, Spain
    World J Gastroenterol 18:5219-24. 2012
    ..To evaluate the effectiveness of infliximab as a second-line therapy in Crohn's disease patients after adalimumab failure...
  24. ncbi Colorectal cancer prognosis twenty years later
    Luis Bujanda
    Departament of Gastroenterology, CIBERehd, University of Country Basque, Donostia Hospital, Avda Sancho El Sabio, 17 2D, 20010 San Sebastian, Spain
    World J Gastroenterol 16:862-7. 2010
    ..To evaluate changes in colorectal cancer (CRC) survival over the last 20 years...
  25. ncbi Collagenous and lymphocytic colitis. evaluation of clinical and histological features, response to treatment, and long-term follow-up
    Fernando Fernández-Bañares
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Mutua de Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
    Am J Gastroenterol 98:340-7. 2003
    ..The aim of this study was to compare the clinical features, response to treatment, and long-term follow-up of CC and LC in a large group of patients prospectively diagnosed in a single center...
  26. ncbi Sugar malabsorption in functional abdominal bloating: a pilot study on the long-term effect of dietary treatment
    Fernando Fernández-Bañares
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Mutua Terrassa, Plaza Dr Robert 5, 08221 Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
    Clin Nutr 25:824-31. 2006
    ..Gas-related complaints (i.e., passage of flatus), which are present in a subgroup of these patients, might be associated with carbohydrate malabsorption...
  27. ncbi Efficacy of anti-TNF therapies in refractory severe microscopic colitis
    Maria Esteve
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Mutua Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
    J Crohns Colitis 5:612-8. 2011
    ..Aims 1) To report the frequency of refractory microscopic colitis in the database of the participant hospitals. 2) To describe the therapeutic response to anti-TNF therapy among the refractory cases...
  28. ncbi Pitfalls and errors in the diagnosis of collagenous and lymphocytic colitis
    Fernando Fernández-Bañares
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Mutua Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Terrassa, Spain
    J Crohns Colitis 2:343-7. 2008
    ..Finally, the pathologist should be motivated to use objective histological criteria to make the diagnosis. In this context, it is important to define the terminology as clearly as possible to avoid confusion...
  29. ncbi Inflammatory bowel disease in travelers: choosing the right vaccines and check-ups
    Maria Esteve
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Mutua de Terrassa, Fundació per la Recerca Mútua de Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Terrassa, Catalonia, 08221, Spain
    World J Gastroenterol 17:2708-14. 2011
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  30. ncbi Prevalence of susceptibility to tetanus and diphtheria in health care workers in Catalonia
    Maria Esteve
    Hospital Germans Trias, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    Am J Infect Control 40:896-8. 2012
    ..4% (95% confidence interval: 42.1-50.7). Tetanus protection should be improved in health care workers born before 1975. The immune status against diphtheria was poor, with less than half of people born before 1975 correctly immunized...
  31. ncbi Susceptibility genetic variants associated with colorectal cancer risk correlate with cancer phenotype
    Anna Abuli
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital del Mar, Institut Municipal d Investigacio Medica, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    Gastroenterology 139:788-96, 796.e1-6. 2010
    ..Characterization of such a correlation would improve CRC management and prevention programs. We assessed the association between these genetic variants and CRC phenotype in patients and modeled pairwise combinations to detect epistasis...
  32. ncbi Prevalence of and risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage at hospital admission
    Irma Casas
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 28:1314-7. 2007
    ..The prevalence of MRSA carriage at hospital admission was 1.4%. Older patients and patients previously admitted to healthcare centers were the most likely to have MRSA carriage at admission...
  33. ncbi Aberrant gene promoter methylation associated with sporadic multiple colorectal cancer
    Victoria Gonzalo
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clinic, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en el Area temática de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Institut d Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    PLoS ONE 5:e8777. 2010
    ....
  34. ncbi Diagnostic value of duodenal antitissue transglutaminase antibodies in gluten-sensitive enteropathy
    R Santaolalla
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Mutua de Terrassa, Fundació per la Recerca Mútua de Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
    Aliment Pharmacol Ther 27:820-9. 2008
    ..In gluten-sensitive enteropathy, antitissue transglutaminase antibodies are synthesized in the duodenum...
  35. ncbi [GETECCU-2005 recommendations for the use of infliximab (Remicade) in inflammatory bowel disease]
    E Domenech
    Servicio de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
    Gastroenterol Hepatol 28:126-34. 2005
  36. ncbi Hypertransaminasemia in pediatric celiac disease patients and its prevalence as a diagnostic clue
    C Farre
    Department of Biochemistry, , University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    Am J Gastroenterol 97:3176-81. 2002
    ..Thus, serological markers of CD should be introduced in the first step of the diagnostic workup of liver diseases in pediatric patients...
  37. ncbi Serum selenium and risk of large size colorectal adenomas in a geographical area with a low selenium status
    F Fernandez-Banares
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
    Am J Gastroenterol 97:2103-8. 2002
    ..We primarily aimed to assess the relationship of serum selenium status with the presence of large size colorectal adenomas in subjects living in a poor selenium region. The serum selenium status in colorectal cancer was also evaluated...
  38. ncbi Fat composition may be a clue to explain the primary therapeutic effect of enteral nutrition in Crohn's disease: results of a double blind randomised multicentre European trial
    M A Gassull
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
    Gut 51:164-8. 2002
    ..Dietary fat has been suggested to determine the therapeutic effect of enteral diets in Crohn's disease...
  39. ncbi Bile acid malabsorption in microscopic colitis and in previously unexplained functional chronic diarrhea
    F Fernandez-Banares
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Mutua de Terrassa, Spain
    Dig Dis Sci 46:2231-8. 2001
    ..In this setting, cholestyramine seems to be highly effective in stopping diarrhea...