SARS-CoV-2 is the virus responsible for COVID-19, whose clinical spectrum ranges widely, both in terms of severity and multi-organicity. SARS-CoV-2 mainly involves the respiratory tract, causing from a flu-like syndrome to interstitial pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Although its entry receptor, angiotensin-converting-enzyme 2, is typically expressed in epithelial cells of the…
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of LT-02, a novel modified-release phosphatidylcholine (PC) formulation, for induction and maintenance of remission in…
Alcoholic foamy degeneration (AFD) is a condition with similar clinical presentation to alcohol-associated hepatitis (AH), but with a specific histologic pattern. Information regarding the prevalence…
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an increasing global health problem and is expected to become the leading indication for liver transplantation.1 There are no…
A 50-year-old woman presented with right lower-abdominal pain for more than 1 month. Colonoscopy revealed a 1.8-cm submucosal bulge near the appendiceal orifice (Figure A). Computed…
Preoperative risk stratification may help guide prophylactic biologic utilization for the prevention of postoperative Crohn’s disease (CD) recurrence; however, there are limited data exploring and…
There is a need for a real-time objective tool to assess the mucosal health of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract during endoscopy. Our aim was to…
The standard of care for treatment of patients with acute cholecystitis is cholecystectomy. However, many patients are unfit for surgery due to substantial medical comorbidities…
Prokinetics have limited effectiveness for treating symptoms of gastroparesis. Thus, alternative or adjunct therapies, such as gastroparesis diets or neuromodulators, are often prescribed. Their therapeutic…
Previous studies show that mortality from chronic liver disease (CLD) and cirrhosis is increasing in the United States. However, there are limited data on sex-specific mortality…
The aim of this study was to characterize baseline morphologic features of crypts in nondysplastic Barrett’s esophagus and correlate them with DNA content abnormalities and…
