Rana, Surinder S Shah, Jimil Kang, Mandeep Gupta, Rajesh
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Annals of gastroenterology
The development of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided drainage techniques and lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) has markedly reduced the complication rate of endoscopic transmural drainage of pancreatic collections and made these procedures safer and more effective. Despite its improved safety profile, various types of complications, some even lif...
Agrawal, Rohit Majeed, Muhammad Attar, Bashar M Omar, Yazan Abu Mbachi, Chimezie Wang, Yanting Flores, Estefania Shaqib, Shami Wang, Yuchen Udechukwu, Victor
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Annals of gastroenterology
Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) and obeticholic acid are currently approved treatments for primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). Since some patients do not respond adequately to UDCA, other therapies, such as bezafibrate, have been developed. In this meta-analysis we evaluated the efficacy and safety of using both UDCA and bezafibrate in patients with an ...
Olaiya, Babatunde Adler, Douglas G
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Annals of gastroenterology
Air embolism is a rare, but potentially catastrophic complication of endoscopic procedures. We herein evaluated the overall incidence of air embolism after endoscopy. We also measured mortality outcomes after air embolism. Patients who underwent endoscopy as an index procedure during hospitalization were selected from the National Inpatient Sample ...
Adejumo, Adeyinka Charles Samuel, Gbeminiyi Olanrewaju Adegbala, Oluwole Muyiwa Adejumo, Kelechi Lauretta Ojelabi, Ogooluwa Akanbi, Olalekan Ogundipe, Olumuyiwa Akinbolaji Pani, Lydie
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Annals of gastroenterology
As the frequency of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) continues to rise in the United States (US) community, more patients are hospitalized with NAFLD. However, data on the prevalence and outcomes of hospitalizations with NAFLD are lacking. We investigated the prevalence, trends and outcomes of NAFLD hospitalizations in the US. Hospitalizati...
Kono, Mitsuhiro Kanesaka, Takashi Maekawa, Akira Uedo, Noriya
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Annals of gastroenterology
Rana, Surinder Singh Kapoor, Rakesh Gupta, Parikshaa Gupta, Rajesh
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Annals of gastroenterology
Baker, Fadi Abu Mari, Amir Nafrin, Smadar Suki, Muhammed Ovadia, Baruch Gal, Oren Kopelamn, Yael
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Annals of gastroenterology
Inadequate bowel preparation is still the main obstacle to a complete colonoscopy in many patients and necessitates many repeated procedures. We aimed to identify risk factors associated with inadequate bowel preparation and to better characterize these patients. This was a retrospective study that reviewed electronic reports of colonoscopy procedu...
Voulgaris, Theodoros Karagiannakis, Dimitrios Siakavellas, Spyridon Kalogera, Despina Angelopoulos, Theodoros Chloupi, Elissavet Karamanolis, George Papatheodoridis, George Vlachogiannakos, John
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Annals of gastroenterology
Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is more prevalent in cirrhotics and this may aggravate prognosis. We investigated the prevalence of PUD in cirrhotics and its potential association with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, the underlying etiology and severity of liver disease, and other manifestations of portal hypertension (PH). We enrolled consec...
Mari, Amir Baker, Fadi Abu Mahamid, Mahmud Yacoob, Afif Sbeit, Wisam Khoury, Tawfik
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Annals of gastroenterology
Fecal calprotectin (FC) is an inflammatory marker released mainly from gastrointestinal granulocytes measured in stool samples. FC is noninvasive, economical, simple, and acceptable for patients. Levels of FC have proven reliable for intestinal inflammation, with good clinical sensitivity, and are useful in screening and monitoring inflammatory bow...
Yuste, Raúl Torres García-Alonso, Francisco Javier Sánchez-Ocana, Ramón Cimavilla, Marta Herrero, Irene Peñas Carbajo, Ana Yaiza Sanz, Marina De Benito Higuera, Carlos De la Serna Pérez-Miranda, Manuel
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Annals of gastroenterology
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) has proved effective in patients with cholecystitis at high surgical risk. The long-term risks of gallstone-related disease and stent-related adverse events are unknown. We performed a retrospective evaluation of a case series including subjects who underwent EUS-GBD using lumen-apposing m...
