A5027756810- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment
- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Microscopic Colitis
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Amoebic Infections and Treatments
- Biliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Hormonal and reproductive studies
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Helminth infection and control
- Electrolyte and hormonal disorders
- Lipid metabolism and disorders
- Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
- Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments
- Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology
Cleveland Clinic
2022-2024
University of Michigan
2024
University of Iowa
2023
MetroHealth
2023
MetroHealth Medical Center
2023
Cook County Health and Hospitals System
2018-2021
John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County
2018-2020
Amita Health
2019
Rush University Medical Center
2019
Riverside Methodist Hospital
2019
Abstract BACKGROUND Acute severe ulcerative colitis (ASUC) is a life-threatening presentation of requiring prompt treatment. The Oxford (Travis) Index, developed in 1996, the most widely used scoring system for identifying patients at risk failing steroid therapy and colectomy or second-line medical with ASUC. which was based on retrospective case series 48 patients, demonstrated that stool frequency >8 bowel movements (BMs) per day 3-8 BMs combination C-reactive protein (CRP)...
Current therapeutic techniques for pancreatic pseudocyst include surgical management with a laparoscopic approach or an open procedure, percutaneous catheter drainage and endoscopic drainage. Yet it remains controversial whether different treatment approaches affect inpatient outcome.To investigate outcome of in treating pseudocyst.Here we conducted retrospective analysis pseudocyst-associated hospitalizations using the Healthcare Cost Utilization Project-Nationwide Inpatient Sample....
Summary The association between endothelial dysfunction and late onset hypogonadism ( LOH ) in patients with vasculogenic erectile ED is not yet well settled. Our objective was to assess the . Throughout 2014–2015 a total of 90 men were enrolled this cross‐sectional observational study. Of them 60 clinical diagnosis further subdivided into two equal groups: (A); euogonadal (B). Thirty age‐matched no or as control group (C). All subjected detailed medical sexual history, testosterone TT ),...
Background Prednisolone is considered the cornerstone treatment for severe alcoholic hepatitis (AH). However, its use limited by increased risk of infection in an already immunocompromised patient population. Among patients with AH, there exists a group non-responders who do not benefit from prednisolone therapy. Day-4 Lille score widely employed prognostic model used to identify this non-responder subgroup. The present study evaluates ability inflammatory marker, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio...
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are the cornerstone of evidence-based medicine. However, recent literature has drawn attention to limitations using P -value report statistical significance outcomes in clinical trials. We performed this analysis analyze strength data that supported American College Gastroenterology (ACG) guidelines for ‘Management Crohn’s disease adults’ fragility index (FI). screened all RCTs referenced 2018 ACG adults’. calculated FI and quotient (FQ) its correlation...
An adequate bowel preparation prior to colonoscopy is a major quality-limiting factor that determines both the diagnostic and therapeutic yield of colonoscopy. Colonoscopy considered gold standard for colon cancer screening it primary approach workup hematochezia, diarrhea iron deficiency anemia (IDA). Several modifiable factors prep adequacy have been identified, account around 25% inadequate preparations in outpatient colonoscopies. However, literature sparse when examining associated with...
The relative rarity of hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) as the etiology for acute pancreatitis (AP) delays final diagnosis hypertriglyceridemia-induced AP (HTG-AP). This study aimed to explore diagnostic and prognostic value pseudohyponatremia in this clinical entity.We retrospectively compared 140 patients with HTG-AP 266 other etiologies. correlation presenting hyponatremia a is evaluated.Presenting had an area under curve 0.926 predicting HTG-AP. After dichotomization by optimal cutoff 130...
Sorafenib is first line chemotherapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). There are little real-world experiences with sorafenib done on US population except the arm of GIDEON study, a phase IV multi-national study. In this context, we present single institution experience HCC in tertiary inner-city safety-net hospital Chicago.We retrospectively analyzed electronic medical records patients (confirmed radiographic criteria and/or biopsy) who received from 2009 to 2016. We collected...
Abstract Background Mortality for severe acute cholangitis is significantly reduced after endoscopic biliary drainage. Our institution has utilized ERCP without fluoroscopy in the intensive care unit (ICU), termed Biliary Endoscopic Drainage of Septic ICU patients Deemed Emergent (BEDSIDE) ERCP, rare circumstances critically ill with where timely conventional was not available and delayed drainage could adversely affect clinical outcomes. The objective this study to describe BEDSIDE...
Introduction: Esophageal duplication cyst (EDC) is an unusual mediastinal which commonly presents with pulmonary infection, dyspnea or dysphagia due to compression of adjacent structures during childhood. In very few cases, it can remain asymptomatic until adolescence, eventually needing intervention symptoms and complications. We present a rare case EDC in adult who was admitted pneumonia. Case Description:A 57 year old woman no significant past medical history came the emergency department...
INTRODUCTION: Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is an uncommon etiology of transient abdominal pain that left undiagnosed can present with severe complications including variceal hemorrhage, intestinal ischemia, and portal biliopathy. The clinical presentation PVT highly variable depends on the speed development extent occlusion. Rarely do partial acute PVTs symptoms. As a result, many are found incidentally CT scanning performed for other indications. Management relies anticoagulation over...
Background: The COVID-19 has affected over 950,000 people that primarily manifests as mild to severe respiratory disease However, little is known about gastroi