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- Does incidentally detected common bile duct dilation need evaluation?
A patient-centered approach and knowledge of the diagnostic yield of further testing helps determine appropriate management.
- Spider nevi secondary to alcoholic chronic liver disease
The lesions blanched when pressure was applied centrally and refilled from the center outward when pressure was released.
- A clinical trial and another clinical practice bites the dust, or should there not be an appendix?
Studies over the past 2 decades have assessed an alternative approach to acute appendicitis: treatment with systemic antibiotics and observation.
- Appendicitis management: Is it time for a change?
Antibiotic therapy has been a successful alternative to surgery for more than 60 years, but surgery is still the primary treatment.
- Dyspnea and cough in a lung transplant recipient
The patient developed sudden shortness of breath at rest, a decline in home spirometry values, and dry cough and fatigue.
- Chronic anal pain: A review of causes, diagnosis, and treatment
The authors identify and review 3 main diagnostic categories: local causes, functional anorectal pain, and neuropathic pain syndromes.
Esophageal adenocarcinoma: A dire need for early detection and treatmentA clinical overview focused on screening, multidisciplinary evaluation, and treatment of early esophageal adenocarcinoma.
- Psychogenic nonepileptic seizure: An empathetic, practical approach
Barriers to care include clinician misperceptions, lack of acceptance of the diagnosis, poor patient engagement with treatment, and lack of access to care.
