Background: Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic immune-mediated esophageal disease and an increasingly recognized cause of dysphagia in adults. Diagnostic delay remains frequent and is associated with progression toward fibrostenotic disease and esophageal strictures. Cas...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrrga/2026/v9i1205
Background: Malignant biliopancreatic strictures are a major cause of obstructive jaundice and are frequently associated with advanced pancreatic and biliary malignancies. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with biliary drainage remains the preferred palliative...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrrhe/2026/v8i161
Aims: To evaluate and compare the prognostic performance of the C-reactive protein to albumin ratio (CAR), albumin-bilirubin (ALBI), Child-Pugh (CP), and Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) scores in predicting 1-year mortality in patients with decompensated cirrhosis (DeCi)...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrrga/2026/v9i1209
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly in immunocompromised patients, due to delayed diagnosis and atypical presentations. Early recognition of extrapulmonary TB in sucj patients is critical for initiating prompt treatment and impro...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrrga/2025/v8i1163
Colonic varices are rare venous dilatations associated with portal hypertension, often due to hepatic cirrhosis or portal vein obstruction. They can cause lower gastrointestinal bleeding and anemia, with diagnosis primarily made through colonoscopy. This case report presents a 55...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrrga/2025/v8i1166
Bisalbuminemias consist in a qualitative modification of the albumin pattern aspects, characterized by a duplication of the albumin fraction on the electrophoretic trace of the serum proteins. The prevalence of bisalbuminemia is about 0,03 to 1/1000. They can be inherited or acqu...
Achieving mucosal healing is the main goal in the treatment of patients with chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (Crohn's disease and Ulcerative Colitis). Nevertheless, mucosal healing predictors after medical treatment remain unknown. The purpose of this study was to determine t...
Rendu-Osler disease is a rare inherited vascular disorder. Through this article, the authors recall the digestive manifestations of this condition, which when associated with other clinical signs, are sufficiently characteristic to allow the gastroenterologist to suggest the diag...