Monthly Archives: July 2019
Baseline Colonoscopy Findings Associated with 10-Year Outcomes in a Screening Cohort Undergoing Colonoscopy Surveillance
Few studies have evaluated long-term outcomes of ongoing colonoscopic screening and surveillance in a screening population. We aimed to determine the 10-year risk for advanced neoplasia (defined as adenomas ≥10mm, adenomas with villous histology or h… Continue reading
An unusual Cause of Gastric tumors
“A Mauritian patient with weight loss and diarrhoea”
Clinical Challenges and Images in GI: Multiple low-density areas in the liver
A rapidly progressing polycystic liver disease?
Young Patient with Cystic Fibrosis With Right Lower Quadrant Abdominal Pain
Question: A 28-year-old woman with cystic fibrosis, mild lung disease, and exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, without previous surgery, consulted for a 2-week history of right lower quadrant abdominal pain. The patient denied associated symptoms such as fever, diarrhea, or constipation. Physical examination revealed a painful palpable mass at the right lower abdominal quadrant. Blood tests, including C-reactive protein, were within normal limits and fecal calprotectin was high (234 μg/g feces; normal, <50 μg/g feces). Continue reading
How to Foster Academic Promotion and Career Advancement of Women in Gastroenterology
Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy for HCV Infection is Associated with Increased Survival in Patients With a History of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
There is controversy over benefits of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection for patients with a history of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We performed a multicenter cohort study to compare overall survival between… Continue reading