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View article: Baseline Features and Reasons for Nonparticipation in the Colonoscopy Versus Fecal Immunochemical Test in Reducing Mortality From Colorectal Cancer (CONFIRM) Study, a Colorectal Cancer Screening Trial
Baseline Features and Reasons for Nonparticipation in the Colonoscopy Versus Fecal Immunochemical Test in Reducing Mortality From Colorectal Cancer (CONFIRM) Study, a Colorectal Cancer Screening Trial Open
Importance The Colonoscopy Versus Fecal Immunochemical Test in Reducing Mortality From Colorectal Cancer (CONFIRM) randomized clinical trial sought to recruit 50 000 adults into a study comparing colorectal cancer (CRC) mortality outcomes …
View article: Molecular and Sociodemographic Colorectal Cancer Disparities in Latinos Living in Puerto Rico
Molecular and Sociodemographic Colorectal Cancer Disparities in Latinos Living in Puerto Rico Open
Background: The incidence of sporadic colorectal cancer (CRC) among individuals <50 years (early-onset CRC) has been increasing in the United States (U.S.) and Puerto Rico. CRC is currently the leading cause of cancer death among Hispanic …
View article: Effectiveness of Multiple Consecutive Fecal Immunohistochemical Testing for Colorectal Cancer Screening.
Effectiveness of Multiple Consecutive Fecal Immunohistochemical Testing for Colorectal Cancer Screening. Open
Our study showed a low concordance between daily consecutive tests results. those patients with more than 1 positive FIT had a higher prevalence of advanced adenoma or adenocarcinoma than patients who had only one. Fewer than 4% of the pat…
View article: Ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir and dasabuvir±ribavirin for chronic HCV infection in US veterans with psychiatric disorders
Ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir and dasabuvir±ribavirin for chronic HCV infection in US veterans with psychiatric disorders Open
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections are more common among US veterans receiving care through Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Centers than among the general population. Historically, HCV therapies had lower efficacy rates in VA patients, possi…
View article: Anti–Hu-Mediated Paraneoplastic Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction Arising From Small Cell Prostate Cancer
Anti–Hu-Mediated Paraneoplastic Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction Arising From Small Cell Prostate Cancer Open
Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction is a rare syndrome with high morbidity and mortality. The pathophysiology is not well understood, although it is postulated that it involves some sort of neuropathic and/or myopathic dysfunction result…
View article: Conundrum of a Large Bowel Neoplasm: Collision Tumor
Conundrum of a Large Bowel Neoplasm: Collision Tumor Open
A 79-year-old Hispanic man was admitted to the intensive care unit with symptomatic iron-deficiency anemia and watery diarrhea. Radiological images revealed diffuse colonic wall thickening, a soft-tissue fullness in the ascending colon, an…
View article: Pylephlebitis: An infrequently recognized complication of intra-abdominal infection in the absence of detectable pathogens
Pylephlebitis: An infrequently recognized complication of intra-abdominal infection in the absence of detectable pathogens Open
Pylephlebitis, also known as infective suppurative thrombosis of the portal vein, is a rare complication of intra-abdominal infections. Although pylephlebitis has been increasingly recognized due to advancement in imaging studies, it still…
View article: A Comparison of Brunt's Criteria, the Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Activity Score (NAS), and a Proposed NAS Scoring that Includes Fibrosis in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Staging.
A Comparison of Brunt's Criteria, the Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Activity Score (NAS), and a Proposed NAS Scoring that Includes Fibrosis in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Staging. Open
In our population of patients with metabolic syndrome about 50 to 55% had steatohepatitis. There were significant differences between the scoring systems. When our NAS plus fibrosis system was used, more patients were recognized and the se…
View article: Eosinophilic Liver Infiltration
Eosinophilic Liver Infiltration Open
Eosinophilic liver infiltration is a commonly encountered focal eosinophil-related inflammation with or without necrosis, which can be seen on computed tomography (CT) in the presence of peripheral eosinophilia. Although this entity has a …
View article: Primary Enteropathy-Associated T-Cell Lymphoma Type 2: An Emerging Entity?
Primary Enteropathy-Associated T-Cell Lymphoma Type 2: An Emerging Entity? Open
Intestinal T-cell lymphoma is a rare hematological malignancy that can present as primary intestinal lymphoma or as a manifestation of systemic disease. Primary involvement accounts for approximately 0.1% to 0.5% of all colorectal neoplasm…
View article: Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome: A Paradoxical Cannabis Effect
Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome: A Paradoxical Cannabis Effect Open
Despite well-established antiemetic properties of marijuana, there has been increasing evidence of a paradoxical effect in the gastrointestinal tract and central nervous system, given rise to a new and underrecognized clinical entity calle…