Annals of Gastroenterology and the Digestive System

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Annals of Gastroenterology and the Digestive System

Short Name: Ann Gastroenterol Dig Syst
ISSN: 2637-4501
Publisher: MedDocs Publishers LLC

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Adult Hirschsprung's Disease: A Rare Diagnosis

Ijarotimi O*; Enesi IJ; Adetunji TA; Tijani; Betiku OA; Olasehinde O; Adekanle O; Ndububa DA

Hirschsprung's disease is a congenital abnormality in which there is absent neuronal ganglion cells in the submucosal (Meissner) and myenteric (Auerbach) neural plexuses mainly in the distal colon. Presentation is commonest in neonates and very rare in adults.

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Peripheral Blood Platelet Counts Identify Prognostically Diverse Clinical Phenotypes in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Brian I Carr*; Harika Gozukara Bag; Sezai Yilmaz

The factors responsible for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) growth are not precisely known. `To study the clinical parameters associated with increases in Maximum Tumor Diameter (MTD).

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The Weak Relationship between Elevated Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein Levels and Tumor Characteristics, but strong Relationship to Survival in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients

Brian I Carr*; Vito Guerra; Volkan Ince; Burak Isik; Sezai Yilmaz

lpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) is an oncofetal-protein that is an important prognostic biomarker in Hepato Cellular Carcinoma (HCC) patients, yet the reasons for this importance are unclear. We aimed to evaluate the relationships between AFP and Maximum Tumor Diameter (MTD), multifocality, Portal Vein Thrombosis (PVT) and survival.

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An Acute Gastroenteritis Outbreak Caused by Enteropathogenic Escherichia Coli (EPEC) in China

Peng Zhang; Liping Chen*; Wei Yan; Zhiqiang Liang; Lei Ji

Background: Foodborne diseases or foodborne diarrhea are important reasons affecting the global population. Diarrheagenic E. coli is the most important pathogens, which causes diarrhea in humans. On May 27, 2022, Anji County Hospital of Chinese Medicine treated several patients with acute onset of gastroenteritis. It was found that this was an outbreak caused by two different EPECs.

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Duodenal Pseudomelanosis: A Case-Series of an Incidental Findings on Esophagogastroduodenos-Copy in Patients with Epigastric Pain

Saraswathi Lakkasani*; Ummul Asfeen DO; Srinivas Pantula; Taherunnisa Rida; Keerthana Reddy Bondugula; Devna Lakkasani; Yatinder Bains

Duodenal Pseudomelanosis (DP) also known as pseudomelanosis duodeni is an uncommon entity characterized by upper endoscopic evidence of specks of black- brownish pigmentation of the mucosal layer in the duodenum. Pseudo-melanosis duodeni is commonly seen in females and mostly middle-aged to elderly populations. Pigment (ferrous sulfide) laden macrophages collect in the normal villi of the duodenum.

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