Submissions from 2025
Microscopic Colitis in Celiac Patients: A Hidden Driver of Malnutrition and Healthcare Utilization, Mohammad Adam, Ali Osman, Fatima Elmustafa, Ayman Elawad, Hazem Abosheaishaa, Mohamed Eldesouki, Mohamed A. Ebrahim, Miqdad Dafaallah, Samiksha Pandey, Muhammad Ibrahim Majeed, Monzer Abdalla, Mohamed Abdallah, Mohmmad Bilal, and Hassan Ghoz
A Diagnostic Challenge: Autoimmune Hepatitis-Primary Biliary Cholangitis Overlap Syndrome, Deema Almansour, Kenan Abou Chaer, Majd Khadra, Raya Abu Tawileh, Aabid Mohiuddin, and Wael Dahhan
Cytomegalovirus Enterocolitis Presenting as a Mass-Like Lesion at the Ileocecal Valve in a Critically Ill Immunocompetent Patient, Ahmed Aref, Nathanial Bartosek, Mujtaba Moazzam, Fady Banno, Nishant Aggarwal, and Laith H. Jamil
Impact of Obesity on Pre- and Post- Orthotopic Liver Transplantation Outcomes: A Comparative Analysis Across Body Mass Index (BMI) Classes, Ahmed Aref, Nazli Begum Ozturk, Ewelina Niedzialkowska, Tatjana Blazin, Usman Bin Hameed, and Laith H. Jamil
Esophageal Hematoma With Spontaneous Ulceration: A Rare Complication After Transesophageal Echocardiography, Ahmed Aref, Judy Sheffeh, Mohammad Ali Sheffeh, Mujtaba Moazzam, Nishant Aggarwal, Fady Banno, Mohammed Alkhero, and KEtan Rana
Incidental Finding of Complete Esophageal Stricture, Bruin Armwald, Saakshi Joshi, Joshua Steele, Mohamed Musheinesh, and Olga Brushaber
Incidence of Pancreatic Cancer in Patients With Non-Alcoholic-Associated Chronic Pancreatitis: A Multi-Center Cohort Study Using Real-World Data, Fady Banno, Abdellatif Ismail, Fatima Elmustafa, AHmed Dirweesh, Ali Osman, Mohammad Bilal, and Mohamed Abdallah
Collagenous Gastritis in a Patient With Iron Deficiency Anemia and Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Nathanial Bartosek, Melina Brown, Nishant Aggarwal, Fady Banno, and Andrew Aneese
Synergistic Gastrointestinal Toxicity of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors and Corticosteroids Leading to Gastric Perforation, Nathanial Bartosek, Melina Brown, Ahmed Aref, Fady Banno, and Naveen Reddy
Gastric Perforation Secondary to Ingested Fishbone: A Case of Delayed Presentation, Nathanial Bartosek, Melina Brown, Fady Banno, and Andrew Aneese
High Grade B-Cell Lymphoma of Colon Primary, a Rare Entity, Hussein Bazzy, Saakshi Joshi, and Jolian Kathawa
Marathon Miles and Melena: Unmasking Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding in an Endurance Athlete, Usman Bin Hameed, Mujtaba Moazzam, Nathanial Bartosek, Fady Banno, and Naveen Reddy
Advanced Endoscopic Management of Full-Thickness Esophageal Perforation From Food Impaction: A Case of Successful Stent-Assisted Healing, Usman Bin Hameed, Mujtaba Moazzam, Aagamjit Singh, and Fady Banno
Metastatic Adenocarcinoma Manifesting as Sub-Centimeter Colonic Polyps, Melina Brown, Nathanial Bartosek, Nishant Aggarwal, Fady Banno, and Andrew Aneese
Bleeding Small Bowel Hamartoma: A Rare Cause of Iron Deficiency Anemia, Melina Brown, Nathanial Bartosek, Nishant Aggarwal, Fady Banno, and Michael Duffy
Stimulant-Induced Ischemic Colitis, Hassan Eidy, Hussein Bazzy, Josh Steele, and Katie Macfarlane
Risk of Esophageal Cancer in Patients With Eosinophilic Esophagitis Compared to Those With GERD: A Propensity Score-Matched Retrospective Cohort Study, Fatima Elmustafa, Abdellatif Ismail, Abdelaziz Mohamed, Mohammad Adam, Abdelhaleem Sideeg, Fady Banno, Yasmin O. Ali, Tasneem Elmustafa, Eelaf Osman, Mohamed Abdallah, and Mohammad Bilal
Progression of Potential Celiac Disease to Celiac Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Ritik M. Goyal, Nishant Aggarwal, Rohan Karkra, Bhavik Bansal, Yuvraj Chopra, Vineet Ahuja, and Govind K. Makharia
Deglutition Syncope Without Esophageal Abnormalities Successfully Treated With Dual-Chamber Pacemaker Implantation: A Case Report, Yusuf Omar Hallak, Bisher Sawaf, Shahem Abbarh, Nsreen Shahrour, Muhamad Oum, Mulham Alom, Sana Rabeeah, Umberto Battistin, Aya Akhras, Amine Rakab, and Wael Dahhan
Trends in Colorectal Cancer Incidence: A comparative Analysis of Michigan and the United States (1999-2021), Muhammad Ismail, David LeRoy, Mohamad Besher Adi, Raquel Rudy, Ermal Hasalliu, Niketh Chopra, Ian Dominguez, Amaani Desai, Elaine Ognjanovski, Fady Banno, Nafea Zayouna, Leonid Shamban, and Mohammed Barawi
A Complex Case of Pancreaticopleural Fistula: Challenges in Diagnosis and Multidisciplinary Managemetn, Adarsh Kumar Jha, Amey Joshi, Divij K. Jha, Samiksha Pandey, Shreeya Kumar Adhikari, and Maitri Shah
An Atypical Presentation of a Newly Found GIST Tumor, Jolian Kathawa, Hussein Bazzy, George Darany, and Kholood Elhaj
Metastatic Melanoma: An Unexpected Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Pitambar Khanal, Samiksha Pandey, Aiden Van Loo, and Maryconi M. Jacob
An Uncommon Malignancy Behind Common Symptoms: Gastric Sarcomatoid Carcinoma With Recurrent Bleeding, Pitambar Khanal, Sant K. Yadav, and Fady Banno
The Ulcer That Wasn't: Gastric Amyloidosis Masquerading as Refractory Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Vatsal Khanna, James Aldridge, Mark DeVore, and Serge Sorser
Endoscopic Management of Misplaced Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrojejunal Tube, Marko Kozyk, Rabin Neupane, Kateryna Strubchevska, and Laith H. Jamil
Esophageal Mass on Upper Endoscopy Following Transesophageal Echocardiography, Muhammad Ibrahim Majeed, Nishant Aggarwal, Fady Banno, Mohamed Abdallah, Mohammad Adam, Mehr Amer Majeed, Ali Osman, and Thuraya Mussa
A Rare Case of Hemosuccus Pancreatitis Secondary to Hemorrhagic Pancreatitis, Muhammad Ibrahim Majeed, Nishant Aggarwal, Fady Banno, Mohamed Abdallah, Wael Dahhan, Mohammad Adam, Ali Osman, and Thuraya Mussa
Silent Until the Stomach Spoke: Breast Cancer Discovered Through Gastric Metastasis, Muhammad Ibrahim Majeed, Samiksha Pandey, Mehr Amer Majeed, Usman Bin Hameed, and Wael Dahhan
Cholestatic Jaundice in a Healthy Young Woman: An Unusual Manifestation of Epstein-Barr Virus, Mujtaba Moazzam, Usman Bin Hameed, Nishant Aggarwal, and Aleena Sharif
A Complex Case of Tracheoesophageal Fistula Following Chemoradiation and Esophagectomy, Mujtaba Moazzam, Usman Bin Hameed, Fady Banno, Rocco Sbrocca, and Ramona M. Berghea
Unpredictable and Unrelenting: A Catastrophic Crohn's Flare in Mid-Pregnancy Despite Biologic Therapy, Mujtaba Moazzam, Usman Bin Hameed, Fady Banno, Aleena Sharif, Ayesha Sharif, and Saman Amjad
An Uncommon Cause of Dysphagia: Bullous Pemphigoid With Esophageal Manifestations, Mujtaba Moazzam, Usman Bin Hameed, Aleena Sharif, and Nishant Aggarwal
Crescentic IgA Nephropathy Following Long-Term Infliximab Therapy in Crohn's Disease, Mujtaba Moazzam, Usman Bin Hameed, Aagamijit Singh, Nishant Aggarwal, Fady Banno, Unnati Bhatia, and Michael Duffy
Biliary Stent Migration Causing Small Bowel Obstruction, Mujtaba Moazzam, Usman Bin Hameed, Aagamjit Singh, Ahmed Aref, and Fady Banno
Impact of Dementia on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Propensity Score-Matched Retrospective Cohort Study, Abdelaziz Mohamed, Ali Osman, Fatima Elmustafa, Adedeji Adenusi, Mouhand Mohamed, Nihal Babiker, Fady Banno, and Mohamed Abdallah
A Hairy Situation: Endoscopic Removal of Large Gastric Trichobezoar With a Jejunal Surprise, Samiksha Pandey, Ahmed Aref, Natalie Wilson, Fatima Elmustafa, Begum Akay, and Mohamed Abdallah
Lymphocytic Esophagitis Masquerading as Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Diagnostic Challenges in an 85-Year-Old Patient, Manasa S. Pavuloori, Nathanial Bartosek, Melina Brown, Inayat Gill, and Fadi Odish
Monoclonal Antibodies' Efficacy on Dysphagia Symptoms and Histological Remission in Patients With Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis, Bisher Sawaf, Mulham Alom, Mohammad Al Hayek, Muhammed Elhadi, Shahem Abbarh, Yusuf Omar Hallak, Ahmad Kasem, Mohammed Beshr, Elias Battikh, Amine Rakab, and Wael Dahhan
Rare Location of Arterio-Enteric Fistula in a Patient With a Pancreatic Transplant, Aagamjit Singh, Nishant Aggarwal, Ritik Goyal, Usman Bin Hameed, Aleena Sharif, Mujtaba Moazzam, Naveen Reddy, and Arya Zarinsefat
Hiding in the Midgut: A Case of Small Bowel Diverticular Bleeding in an Elderly Female, Aagamjit Singh, Nishant Aggarwal, and Faid Odish
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis With Gastric and Duodenal Ulcers as the First Manifestation of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Aagamjit Singh, Mohammed Alkhero, Usman Bin Hameed, Mujtaba Moazzam, Ritik M. Goyal, and Laith H. Jamil
Fundic Gland Polyp Outcomes in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis: A Long-Term Follow-Up Study, Yun Wang, Malak Munir, Kenneth Park, Laith H. Jamil, Srinivas Gaddam, and Simon K. Lo
The Double Pylorus Illusion: A Rare Case of Lumen-to-Lumen Perforation From a Gastric Ulcer, Sant K. Yadav, Samiksha Pandey, Pitambar Khanal, and Wael Dahhan
Submissions from 2024
Prevalence and Etiologies of Non-Responsive Celiac Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Nishant Aggarwal, Unnati Bhatia, Vignesh Dwarakanathan, Achintya D. Singh, Prashant Singh, Vineet Ahuja, and Govind K. Makharia
Impact of Co-Existent Inflammatory Bowel Disease on Outcomes in Acute Pancreatitis an Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) Database, Dheeraj Alexander and Laith H. Jamil
Endoscopic Cystgastrostomy and Necresectomy of Large Walled-Off Necrosis (Retrospective Study), Alsadiq Al-Hillan, Nazli Begum Ozturk, Prekchha Jha, Rabin Neupane, and Laith H. Jamil
Drug-Induced Liver Injury: A Case of Amoxicillin-Clavulanate-Induced Liver Injury, Amira Al-Nabolsi, Barbara Senger, Hassan Eidy, Rami Dali, Mohmaed Musheinesh, and Ashbita Pokharel
Jejunal Adenocarcinoma: A Rare Cause of Iron Deficiency Anemia, Ahmed Aref, Nazli Begum Ozturk, Michaela Batke, and Naveen Reddy
Recurrence of Metastatic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor After Liver Transplantation, Ahmed Aref, Nazli Begum Ozturk, and Laith H. Jamil
Successful Medical Management of Intramural Duodenal Abscess, Ahmed Aref, Nazli Begum Ozturk, and Laith H. Jamil
Bypassing the Bypass - A Diagnostic Odyessey: Ampullary Mass in a Roux-en-Y Patient With Obstructive Jaundice Revealed by EDGE, Amer Arman, Omar Arman, Noor Arman, Bara A. Abujaber, Hebah Jaber, and Mohammed Arman
A Protocol to Manage Esophageal Food Impaction, Mohamad Ayas and Tusar Desai
Unmasking the Uncommon: CMV Colitis in an Immunocompetent Patient - A Diagnostic Challenge, Nathanial Bartosek, Ihab Kassab, Prekchha Jha, and Fadi Odish
Alcohol and Sepsis: A Deadly Duo Leading to Acute Esophageal Necrosis, Nathanial Bartosek, Usha Kellampali, Mohammed Alkhero, and Firdous Siddiqui
The Conundrum of MRSA Cholecystitis and Cholestatic Liver Enzyme Elevation, Nathanial Bartosek, Nazli Begum Ozturk, Usha Kellampalli, and Ketan Rana
Feeling Something Deeper: A Case of Hyalinizing Clear Cell Carcinoma of Lung Primary With Suspected Lynch Syndrome, Hussein Bazzy, Cameron Hubbard, Ahmad Tahawi, Narayana Gandham, Richard Zekman, Phillip V. Kaplan, Erich J. Schwartz, and Kevin Jamil
A Novel Subtype of Minimal Change Disease, Unnati Bhatia, Ritu Calla, Nishant Aggarwal, and Abhishek Swami
Going Beyond the Glomerulus in ANCA Vasculitis, Unnati Bhatia, Aagamjit Singh, Nishant Aggarwal, Ewelina Niedzialkowska, and Abhishek Swami
Purr-ils of the Liver: A Case of Disseminated Pasteurella in a Patient With MASH Cirrhosis, Joanna Henry, Alaa Abujame, Angela Shermetaro, James Hebden, Hussein Bazzy, Mohamed Musheinesh, Jared Grodman, Katie Sumnicht, and Christopher Cooley
Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction: A Debilitating Complication of Scleroderma, Prekccha Jha, Nadine S. Kassab, Samiksha Pandey, Ihab Kassab, and Naveen Reddy
Exploring the Perils of Dental Floss Pick Ingestion: A Case Report and Discussion, Prekchha Jha, Nathanial Bartosek, Ihab Kassab, and Gregg Polidori
Uncommon Presentation of Gastrointestinal Histoplasmosis in an Immunocompromised Patient, Usha Kellampalli, Nathanial Bartosek, Alsadiq Al-Hillan, and Dariusz Lazarczyk
Exploring Familial Links to Cholangiocarcinoma: Insights Into Genetic Predisposition and Risk Factors, Usha Kellampalli, Nathanial Bartosek, Mohammed Alkhero, and Laith H. Jamil
An Unusual Presentation of Celiac Disease in an Adult as Celiac Crisis, Nazli Begum Ozturk, Nishant Aggarwal, Rama Mouhaffel, Fnu Vikash, and Raim Iliaz
Risk Factors and Survival in Patients With De Novo Malignancies Following Liver Transplantation Alone or Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation, Nazli Begum Ozturk, Ahmed Aref, Usman Bin Hameed, Ewelina Niedzialkowska, Tatjana Blazin, and Laith Jamil
Pyogenic Liver Abscess Due to Streptococcus intermedius in the Setting of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer, Nazli Begum Ozturk, Nathanial Bartosek, Ewelina Niedzialkowska, and Laith H. Jamil
Outcomes of Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation vs Liver Transplantation Alone in Patients With Cirrhosis Requiring Renal Replacement Therapy, Nazli Begum Ozturk, Usman Bin Hameed, Ahmed Aref, Ewelina Niedzialkowska, Tatjana Blazin, and Laith Jamil
A Cross-Sectional Study of Patient Characteristics and Survival in Patients With Resectable Gallbladder Carcinoma, Nazli Begum Ozturk, Artem Dadamyan, and Laith H. Jamil
A Rare Case of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Following Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation, Nazli Begum Ozturk, Artem Dadamyan, Rama Mouhaffel, and Laith H. Jamil
Progression to Cirrhosis, Cholangiocarcinoma, and Need for Liver Transplantation in Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, Nazli Begum Ozturk and Laith H. Jamil
Survival and Progression-Free Survival in Patients Undergoing Curative Resection for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma, Nazli Begum Ozturk and Laith H. Jamil
The Impact of Pre-Transplant Portal Vein Thrombosis on Post-Transplant Patient Survival, Nazli Begum Ozturk, Ewelina Niedzialkowska, Tatjana Blazin, Ahmed Aref, Usman Bin Hameed, and Laith Jamil
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Resulting in Hypoxic Hepatitis, Jamil Qarqash, Devon Pyykkonen, and Olga Brushaber
Comparison of Medical Versus Surgical Unit Admissions for Acute Pancreatitis Patients, Aagamjit Singh, Nishant Aggarwal, Inayat Gill, Rabin Neupane, Seth Goldman, Luke Schanz, Moneb Bughrara, Samikhsa Pandey, Laith H. Jamil, Andrew Aneese, and Shashank Rawal
Submissions from 2023
An Unusual Case of Esophageal Thickening, Nishant Aggarwal and Michael E. Cannon
Outcomes of Patients With Acute Pancreatitis: Effect of Medical Versus Surgical Unit Admission, Nishant Aggarwal, Inayat Gill, Rabin Neupane, Seth Goldman, Samiksha Pandey, Luke Schanz, Moneb Bughrara, Rawal Shashank, Andrew M. Aneese, and Laith H. Jamil
Surgical Resection of Pancreatic Cancer Recurring as a Solitary Lung Nodule, Nishant Aggarwal, Prekccha Jha, Inayat Gill, and Atulkumar Patel
Benign Capillary Hemangioma Masquerading as Colon Cancer, Nishant Aggarwal, Prekchha Jha, Mohammed Alkhero, Ming Xie, and Michael Duffy
Hairy Cell Leukemia: A Rare Differential for a Pancreatic Mass, Nishant Aggarwal, Rabin Neupane, Christopher Thorburn, Mohammad M. Chisti, and Laith H. Jamil
Vonoprazan May Increase the Risk of Fractures, Nishant Aggarwal, Achintya D. Singh, and Tusar K. Desai
Duodenal Obstruction Secondary to Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome, Edward Cay, Joshua Steele, Claire Hamman, and Mariquit Sendelbach
Eosinophilic Colitis in a Patient With Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis, Mohsen Dourra, Rukmini Enjamuri, Olga Brushaber, and John C. Pui
More Than You Can Swallow: Mycotic Aneurysm, an Uncommon Etiology of Dyspepsia, Katharine Glover, Steven Jones, James Aldridge, Michael Potes, Katie Sumnicht, and Hussein Bazzy
ACE Inhibitor-Associated Isolated Small Bowel Angioedema: A Rare Cause of Abdominal Pain, Prekccha Jha, Nishant Aggarwal, Inayat Gill, and Atulkumar Patel
Polycythemia Vera: An Unusual Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleed, Prekchha Jha, Nishant Aggarwal, Rabin Neupane, and Mihaela Batke
Fluctuating Jaundice: A Rare Presentation of Afferent Loop Syndrome, Prekchha Jha, Mohammed Alkhero, and Mihaela Batke
Bleeding Gastrocutaneous Fistula: Surgifoam to the Rescue, Prekchha Jha, Rabin Neupane, and Mihaela Batke
Recurrent Choledocholithiasis Secondary to Migrated Surgical Clips in Patient With Near Complete Resection of Bile Duct Following a Robotic Cholecystectomy, Prekchha Jha, Rabin Neupane, and Laith H. Jamil
Bleeding Dieulafoy's Lesion: Refractory to All Endoscopic Measures, Steven Kessler, Prekchha Jha, and Mihaela Batke
Intravenous N-Acetylcysteine and Oral Misoprostol in Combination May be Effective in Treating Hepatorenal Syndrome, Marko Kozyk, Kateryna Strubchevska, Ritika Jain, and Tusar Desai
Acute Proctitis in Patients With Mpox and Syphilis, Marko Kozyk, Kateryna Strubchevska, Gaurav Kakked, and Tusar Desai
Persistent Pruritus Associated with Worse Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis, Mei Lu, Lora Rupp, Christina Melkonian, Sheri Trudeau, Yihe G. Daida, Mark A. Schmidt, and Stuart C. Gordon
Ulcerative Colitis Mortality Rate Trends the United States: Two-Decade Analysis Based on US Death Certificates, Nooraldin Merza, Zohaib Ahmed, Mohamad Nawras, Sophia Haroon Dar, Mohamad I. Itani, Alsadiq Al-Hillan, Yousaf Zafar, Tarek Naguib, Aballah A. Kobeissy, Mona Hassan, Asm Islam, and Yaseen Alastal
Assessing the Precision of MRI in Identifying Strictures in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Nooraldin Merza, Zohaib Ahmed, Mohamad Nawras, Fatima A. Merza, Sarmed Mansur, Hani Saad, Alsadiq Al-Hillan, Yousaf Zafar, Tarek Naguib, Abdallah A. Kobeissy, Mona Hassan, Asm Islam, and Yaseen Alastal
Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Adalimumab vs Vedolizumab in Managing Moderate-to-Severe Crohn's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Nooraldin Merza, Alsadiq Al-Hillan, Sarmed Mansur, Fatima A. Merza, Mohamad Nawras, Dushyant Singh Dahiya, Safa Boujemaa, Tarek Naguib, Abdallah A. Kobeissy, Mona Hassan, Asm Islam, and Yaseen Alastal
Crohn's Disease Mortality Rates in the United States: Two Decades Analysis Based on US Death Certificates, Nooraldin Merza, Dushyant Singh Dahiya, Sophia Haroon Dar, Mohamad Nawras, Alsadiq Al-Hillan, Zohaib Ahmed, Sarmad A. Mansur, Mona Hassan, Abdallah A. Kobeissy, and Yaseen Alastal
Impact of Concurrent Liver Disease on Survival in Patients Undergoing Curative Hepatectomy for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma, Nazli Begum Ozturk, Ralph Akiki, and Laith Jamil
Brain Abscess Secondary to Streptococcus Intermedius Following an EGD With Biopsy in a Patient With Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Nazli Begum Ozturk, Tatjana Blazin, Aparna Hariharan, and Naveen Reddy
A Single Center Analysis of Patients Undergoing Liver Resection for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma, Nazli Begum Ozturk and Laith H. Jamil