2022
An Uncommon Cause of Coffee Ground Emesis in a Young Woman With Remote Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Mezzacappa C, Hughes ML, Hung KW. An Uncommon Cause of Coffee Ground Emesis in a Young Woman With Remote Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. Gastroenterology 2022, 163: e16-e17. PMID: 35490784, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.04.032.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2020
The Impact of Vedolizumab on Pre-Existing Extraintestinal Manifestations of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Multicenter Study
Ramos GP, Dimopoulos C, McDonald NM, Janssens LP, Hung KW, Proctor D, Ruggiero E, Kane S, Bruining DH, Faubion WA, Raffals LE, Loftus EV, Al-Bawardy B. The Impact of Vedolizumab on Pre-Existing Extraintestinal Manifestations of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Multicenter Study. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2020, 27: 1270-1276. PMID: 33165569, DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izaa293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseExtraintestinal manifestationsPeripheral arthritisBowel diseaseDose of vedolizumabPrevious biologic useMulticenter retrospective studyCurrent medical therapyTerms of ageConcurrent immunosuppressantsCorticosteroid therapyVDZ treatmentIBD subtypesBiologic useSecondary outcomesMedical therapyPrimary outcomeClinical outcomesMulticenter studyRetrospective studyVedolizumabPatientsCommon typeDiscontinuationArthritis
2019
Minor Hematochezia Decreases Use of Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Faye AS, Hung KW, Cheng K, Blackett JW, Mckenney AS, Pont AR, Li J, Lawlor G, Lebwohl B, Freedberg DE. Minor Hematochezia Decreases Use of Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2019, 26: 1394-1400. PMID: 31689354, PMCID: PMC7534414, DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izz269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseVTE prophylaxisProphylaxis ratesVenous thromboembolismBowel diseaseVTE prophylaxis ratesVTE prophylaxis useBlood transfusion rateRetrospective cohort studyVenous thromboembolism prophylaxisStrong independent predictorExposure of interestChronic bleedingProphylaxis useThromboembolism prophylaxisTransfusion rateCohort studyHospitalized patientsIndependent predictorsPrimary outcomeHemoglobin levelsMedical recordsHematocheziaProphylaxisPatients