BACKGROUND: The incidence and risk factors of @entity344 in pre-liver transplant population are still a matter of debate. In a retrospective analysis, we addressed two questions: (1) Are there any lesions that occur at a higher prevalence than in the general population, and (2) are there @entity1 characteristics that could predict their presence? MATERIALS AND METHODS: All asymptomatic @entity1 that successfully entered the waiting list of liver transplantation were recorded. We also compared results with those obtained from a control group of non-cirrhotic @entity1 undergoing screening for @entity14 . Main outcome measures were the incidence and description of upper/lower gastrointestinal findings after screening endoscopic examination. RESULTS: We retrospectively evaluated from April 2004 to July 2007 a total of 80 liver transplant candidates. The most frequent pathologies were esophageal varices (71.2% of subjects), portal hypertensive gastropathy (51.2%), @entity6713 (22.5%), and @entity1586 (18.7%). Comparison with 80 non-cirrhotic @entity1 matched for age and sex demonstrated an increased frequency in the cirrhotic group of @entity31 (6.2 vs 0%; p = 0.02) and portal hypertensive colopathy (12.5 vs 0%; p = 0.001) in non-cirrhotic of @entity7261 (10 vs 25%; p = 0.01) and @entity6713 (22.5 vs 40%; p = 0.02). The univariate analysis showed no significant correlation between @entity1586 and @entity1 ' variables, except a mild correlation with age not confirmed at the multivariate analysis. CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of some benign gastrointestinal pathologies in liver transplant candidates is different from the asymptomatic population but not that of @entity14 or @entity1586 .

Upper and lower XXXX in liver transplant candidates.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity31 :: ('MESH:D003093', 'Disease') :: ['ulcerative colitis'] @entity344 :: ('MESH:D005767', 'Disease') :: ['gastrointestinal diseases'] @entity7261 :: ('MESH:D004240', 'Disease') :: ['diverticulosis'] @entity14 :: ('MESH:D015179', 'Disease') :: ['colorectal cancer'] @entity6713 :: ('MESH:D006484', 'Disease') :: ['hemorrhoids'] @entity1586 :: ('MESH:D003111', 'Disease') :: ['colonic polyps']
@entity344 :: (MESH:D005767,Disease) :: ['gastrointestinal diseases']
