2017
Survival after treatment with curative intent for hepatocellular carcinoma among patients with vs without non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease
Wong CR, Njei B, Nguyen MH, Nguyen A, Lim JK. Survival after treatment with curative intent for hepatocellular carcinoma among patients with vs without non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2017, 46: 1061-1069. PMID: 28960360, DOI: 10.1111/apt.14342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseFatty liver diseaseLarger tumor sizeLiver diseaseHCC etiologyCurative intentNAFLD-HCCCurative treatmentTumor sizeMetastatic HCCCardiovascular diseaseHepatocellular carcinomaDecompensated liver diseaseWorse median survivalAbsence of cirrhosisSignificant survival differenceDiagnosis of HCCLess cirrhosisNAFLD groupMedian survivalWorse survivalFavorable survivalIndependent predictorsLiver cirrhosisHCC groupUse of Wireless Capsule Endoscopy for the Diagnosis and Grading of Esophageal Varices in Patients With Portal Hypertension
McCarty TR, Afinogenova Y, Njei B. Use of Wireless Capsule Endoscopy for the Diagnosis and Grading of Esophageal Varices in Patients With Portal Hypertension. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2017, 51: 174-182. PMID: 27548729, PMCID: PMC5218864, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0000000000000589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPortal hypertensionEsophageal varicesCapsule endoscopyLarge varicesPooled sensitivityDiagnostic accuracyOnly high-quality studiesMild adverse eventsEsophageal variceal bleedingEsophageal capsule endoscopyCochrane Library databasesSearch of PubMedHigh-quality studiesVideo capsule endoscopyDiagnostic Accuracy Studies-2Web of ScienceWireless video capsule endoscopyVariceal bleedingAdverse eventsSevere complicationsLiver cirrhosisSignificant morbidityWireless capsule endoscopyEligible studiesInvasive alternative
2015
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis and Henoch‐Schönlein Purpura in a Patient with Liver Cirrhosis
Gupta N, Kim J, Njei B. Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis and Henoch‐Schönlein Purpura in a Patient with Liver Cirrhosis. Case Reports In Medicine 2015, 2015: 340894. PMID: 26064127, PMCID: PMC4439483, DOI: 10.1155/2015/340894.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHenoch-Schönlein purpuraSpontaneous bacterial peritonitisLiver cirrhosisAbdominal painPalpable purpuraBacterial peritonitisDiagnosis of HSPSmall-vessel systemic vasculitisImmune complex depositionIgA immune complexesUnderlying cirrhosisGastrointestinal hemorrhageGastrointestinal manifestationsLeukocytoclastic vasculitisSystemic vasculitisRenal diseaseLiver diseaseComplex depositionLymphoid tissueSkin biopsiesCirrhosisImmune complexesPurpuraPatientsAdult population