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- Endoscopic Ultrasound Predicts Risk of Occult Intra-Abdominal Metastases in Localized Gastric Cancer: A Validation Study
In gastric cancer (GC) patients without imaging evidence of distant metastasis, diagnostic staging laparoscopy (DSL) is recommended to detect radiographically occult peritoneal metastasis (M1). DSL carries a risk for morbidity and its cost-effectiveness is unclear.
Read More >> - Clinical Features and Management of Small Bowel Masses Detected During Device-Assisted Enteroscopy: A Multi-Center Experience
Small bowel mass lesions (SBMLs) are rare, span a range of different histologies and phenotypes, and our understanding of them is limited. Some lesions occur in patients with recognized polyposis syndromes and others arise sporadically.
Read More >> - Development of a Predictive Model for Common Bile Duct Stones in Patients With Clinical Suspicion of Choledocholithiasis: A Cohort Study
Current choledocholithiasis guidelines heavily focus on patients with low or no risk, they may be inappropriate for populations with high rates of choledocholithiasis. We aimed to develop a predictive scoring model for choledocholithiasis in patients with relevant clinical manifestations.
Read More >> - Proton Pump Inhibitors Use and Increased Risk of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Cirrhotic Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis
Since their introduction in the early 1980s, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) have been used worldwide for a broad range of indications. Unfortunately, however, PPIs have become overly prescribed by healthcare providers, sometimes in the absence of clear indications.
Read More >> - Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Less Severe Bleeding in More Frail and Older Patients, Comparison Between Two Time Periods Fifteen Years Apart
Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (AUGIB) remains a common medical emergency with considerable morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to describe the patient characteristics, diagnoses and clinical outcomes of patients presenting with AUGIB nowadays and compare these with those of patients 15 years ago.
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Vol. 16, No. 1, Feb 2023
Table of Contents
Original Article
Cytomegalovirus Infection Is Associated With Adverse Outcomes Among Hospitalized Pediatric Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease | Abstract HTML PDF Suppl1 Suppl2 Suppl3 Suppl4 |
Aravind Thavamani, Krishna Kishore Umapathi, Thomas J. Sferra, Senthilkumar Sankararaman![]() |
1-8 |
doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/gr1588 |
Endoscopic Ultrasound Predicts Risk of Occult Intra-Abdominal Metastases in Localized Gastric Cancer: A Validation Study | Abstract HTML PDF |
Fares Ayoub![]() |
9-16 |
doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/gr1589 |
A Comparative Analysis of Bleeding Peptic Ulcers in Hospitalizations With and Without End-Stage Renal Disease | Abstract HTML PDF |
Dushyant Singh Dahiya![]() |
17-24 |
doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/gr1605 |
The Impact of Metabolic Syndrome on the Prognosis of High-Risk Alcoholic Hepatitis Patients: Redefining Alcoholic Hepatitis | Abstract HTML PDF Suppl1 Suppl2 |
Shahid Habib, Traci Murakami, Varun Takyar, Krunal Patel, Cristian Dominguez, Yongcheng Zhan, Omid Mehrpour, Chiu-Hsieh Hsu | 25-36 |
doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/gr1556 |
Comparing Patients Diagnosed With Ineffective Esophageal Motility by the Chicago Classification Version 3.0 and Version 4.0 Criteria | Abstract HTML PDF Suppl1 Suppl2 Suppl3 Suppl4 Suppl5 |
Alyssa W. Tuan![]() |
37-49 |
doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/gr1563 |
Case Report
Ischemic Reperfusion Injury After Liver Transplantation: Is There a Place for Conservative Management? | Abstract HTML PDF |
Aiman Obed, Saqr Alsakarneh, Mohammad Abuassi, Abdalla Bashir, Bashar Ali Ahmad, Anwar Jarrad, Thomas Lorf, Mohammad Almeqdadi | 50-55 |
doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/gr1584 |
Letter to the Editor
Giant Pseudoaneurysm of the Splenic Artery: Size/Rupture Correlation | Abstract HTML PDF |
Safi Khuri, Mira Damouny, Subhi Mansour | 56-58 |
doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/gr1590 |