Sun, Chenyu Chen, Yue Hu, Lei Wu, Yile Liang, Mingming Ayaz Ahmed, Mubashir Bhan, Chandur Guo, Zhichun Yang, Hongru Zuo, Yijing
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Digestive Diseases and Sciences
Background Famotidine was reported to potentially provide benefits to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. However, it remains controversial whether it is effective in treating COVID-19. Aims This study aimed to explore whether famotidine use is associated with reduced risk of the severity, death, and intubation for COVID-19 patients. Meth...
Malone, Robert W.
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Digestive Diseases and Sciences
White, Pascale M. Itzkowitz, Steven H.
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Gill, Inayat Shaheen, Aciel Ahmed Edhi, Ahmed Iqbal Amin, Mitual Rana, Ketan Cappell, Mitchell S.
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Collagenous colitis (CC) is associated with non-bloody, watery diarrhea, which is pathophysiologically reasonable because normal colonic absorption (or excretion) of water and electrolytes can be blocked by the abnormally thick collagen layer in CC. However, CC has also been associated with six previous cases of protein-losing enteropathy (PLE), wi...
Ong, Andrew Ming-Liang
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The year 2020 was challenging for many fellowship programs with regard to training or even burnouts. In this article, I will reflect on being a new program director having to deal with new responsibilities amidst an evolving pandemic. I highlight ten takeaway reflections with the hope that others may find these relevant to their current situation a...
Liu, Jing Jia, Lin Jiang, Shu-Man Zhou, Wen-Cong Liu, Yao Xu, Jian
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To observe the therapeutic effect of low-dose amitriptyline (AMT) on epigastric pain syndrome (EPS) in patients with functional dyspepsia. Sixty patients with EPS were randomly divided into the following two groups for a four-week clinical trial: routine treatment with pantoprazole (RT group) and the AMT group. The RT group was treated with 40 mg o...
Wegermann, Kara Wilder, Julius M. Parish, Alice Niedzwiecki, Donna Gellad, Ziad F. Muir, Andrew J. Patel, Yuval A.
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Digestive Diseases and Sciences
Background and Aims The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in a rapid expansion of telehealth services in hepatology. However, known racial and socioeconomic disparities in internet access potentially translate into barriers for the use of telehealth, particularly video technology. The specific aim of this study was to determine ...
Chen, Huimin Calderon, Lucie F. Shah, Rushikesh Zheng, Wei Xia, Liang Wang, Wei Li, Lianyong Li, Baiwen Xue, Yue Keilin, Steve
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Background The relationship between eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and achalasia is not completely understood. There have been reports of eosinophilic infiltration of all esophageal layers in patients with achalasia. However, a routine endoscopic biopsy of the muscular layer is usually not feasible. We evaluate the safety and efficacy of muscle lay...
Wu, Min Jiang, Li
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Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common malignancy worldwide with poor outcomes. Therefore, it is important to identify a valuable prognostic biomarker for HCC. The present study aimed to identify novel prognostic biomarkers for HCC and evaluate the potential role of hub genes in HCC. Methods Weighted gene co-expression network analys...
Cappell, Mitchell S.
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