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View article: Gastric Cancer Screening; Current Modalities and Strategies
Gastric Cancer Screening; Current Modalities and Strategies Open
Gastric cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide being the 5th most common cancer and the 4th leading cause of cancer death.The most common type of gastric cancer is adenocarcinoma and is divided into two types; cardia and non-ca…
View article: Safety of liver biopsy in patients with sickle cell related liver disease: A single‐center experience
Safety of liver biopsy in patients with sickle cell related liver disease: A single‐center experience Open
Supplementary Table 1: Definition of Complications Supplemental Table 2: Baseline characteristics of the study cohort Supplementary Table 3: Comparison of baseline characteristics in patients with and without liver biopsy complications Sup…
View article: Acquired Tracheoesophageal Fistulas: A Case Report and Review of Diagnostic and Management Challenges
Acquired Tracheoesophageal Fistulas: A Case Report and Review of Diagnostic and Management Challenges Open
Acquired, nonmalignant tracheoesophageal fistulas (TEFs) often occur in the setting of prolonged use of endotracheal or tracheostomy tubes due to trauma and erosion of the tracheal wall inflicted by tube cuffs or direct tracheal contact. I…
View article: Colonic Gallstone Ileus: Treatment Challenges
Colonic Gallstone Ileus: Treatment Challenges Open
Intestinal obstruction at the level of the colon is rarely caused by a gallstone. Colonic gallstone is more frequently observed in elderly patients and is associated with high mortality due to treatment challenges. Management with less inv…
View article: Lipoprotein Insulin Resistance Index Reflects Liver Fat Content in Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Lipoprotein Insulin Resistance Index Reflects Liver Fat Content in Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Open
The recently developed lipoprotein insulin resistance index (LP‐IR) incorporates lipoprotein particle numbers and sizes and is considered to reflect both hepatic and peripheral IR. As tissue IR is a strong component of nonalcoholic fatty l…
View article: Contrast Extravasation Mimicking Subarachnoid Hemorrhage After Cardiac Catheterization
Contrast Extravasation Mimicking Subarachnoid Hemorrhage After Cardiac Catheterization Open
Neurological complications after coronary angiography are rare but associated with significant mortality and morbidity. These include ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, and transient ischemic attacks. Rarely, contrast media can cross the bl…
View article: The Sweet syndrome as a cutaneous manifestation of Crohn’s disease
The Sweet syndrome as a cutaneous manifestation of Crohn’s disease Open
Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease associated with many extraintestinal manifestations involving multiple organs, including the skin, eyes, liver, and joints. Classic Sweet's syndrome is a cutaneous manifestation of Crohn's d…
View article: Glycogenic Hepatopathy
Glycogenic Hepatopathy Open
Glycogenic hepatopathy is excessive intrahepatic glycogen accumulation. It is a rare complication of long-standing, poorly controlled type 1 diabetes mellitus. We report a case of a 19-year-old woman with a history of poorly controlled dia…