Barrett’s esophagus is the precursor lesion for esophageal adenocarcinoma. Screening and
surveillance of Barrett’s esophagus are undertaken with the goal of earlier detection and …

Barrett esophagus is found in 5% to 15% of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease
and is a precursor of esophageal adenocarcinoma, yet the condition often goes undiagnosed. …

BACKGROUND Sickle cell hepatopathy (SCH) is an inclusive term referring to any liver
dysfunction among patients with sickle cell disease. Acute sickle cell intrahepatic cholestasis is …

Barrett’s esophagus (BE), a consequence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), is a
premalignant condition for esophageal adenocarcinoma. Impaired gastric emptying leads to …

Hypernatremia is a frequent cause of intensive care unit admission. The patient presented in
this article had hypernatremia refractory to D5W (dextrose 5% water) therapy, which led to a …

Global longitudinal strain (GLS) is used to evaluate left ventricular (LV) performance after
chemotherapy. Differentiating between reduction in GLS due to clinical change and normal …

Purpose: Needs, risks, and outcomes of patients admitted to a post liver transplant intensive
care unit (POLTICU) differ in important ways from those admitted to pretransplant intensive …

… Viral Hepatitis in Pregnancy Sanghi and Lindenmeyer … Viral Hepatitis in Pregnancy
Sanghi and Lindenmeyer … Vedha Sanghi, MD, Department of Digestive Diseases …

BACKGROUND Critically ill patients with cirrhosis, particularly those with acute decompensation,
have higher mortality rates in the intensive care unit (ICU) than patients without chronic …

Esophageal cancer is a highly lethal disease and is the sixth leading cause of cancer related
mortality in the world. The standard treatment is esophagectomy which is associated with …