Lué A, Lanas A. Protons pump inhibitor treatment and lower gastrointestinal bleeding: Balancing risks and benefits. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(48): 10477-10481 [PMID: 28082800 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i48.10477]
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Angel Lanas, MD, DSc, Professor, Chairman, Digestive Diseases Service, University Clinic Hospital Lozano Blesa, Avenida San Juan Bosco, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain. alanas@unizar.es
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2016; 22(48): 10477-10481 Published online Dec 28, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i48.10477
Protons pump inhibitor treatment and lower gastrointestinal bleeding: Balancing risks and benefits
Alberto Lué, Angel Lanas
Alberto Lué, Angel Lanas, Digestive Diseases Service, University Clinic Hospital Lozano Blesa, Avenida San Juan Bosco, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
Alberto Lué, Angel Lanas, IIS Aragon, Avenida San Juan Bosco, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
Angel Lanas, University of Zaragoza, Calle de Pedro Cerbuna, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
Angel Lanas, CIBERehd, Av. Monforte de Lemos, 28029 Madrid, Spain
Author contributions: Lué A and Lanas A contributed to this paper.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Lué A and Lanas A declare no conflict of interest related to this publication.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Angel Lanas, MD, DSc, Professor, Chairman, Digestive Diseases Service, University Clinic Hospital Lozano Blesa, Avenida San Juan Bosco, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain. alanas@unizar.es
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Received: August 27, 2016 Peer-review started: August 31, 2016 First decision: September 20, 2016 Revised: September 28, 2016 Accepted: November 12, 2016 Article in press: November 13, 2016 Published online: December 28, 2016
Core Tip
Core tip: Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) reduce the risk of upper, but not lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGB) in patients receiving nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or low-dose aspirin. PPIs could exacerbate small bowel damage related to NSAIDs and low-dose aspirin, which contributes to an increased risk of LGB possibly related to pathological modifications of small bowel microbiota. LGB is a life-threatening condition, especially in older patients with comorbidities treated with NSAIDs, aspirin, or anticoagulants. No accepted treatments exist for decreasing the risk of LGB in these patients. Future research is needed on reducing inappropriate PPI use and evaluating possible pharmacologic interventions to decrease the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding.
