Pedro Palacios Argueta

BACKGROUND: To address the persistent ethnoracial and socioeconomic disparities in access to quality surgical cancer care, it is imperative to rigorously understand the role of clinician-level factors including clinician-to-clinician connectedness…

BACKGROUND: The majority of HCC patients within Milan criteria, compete with cirrhosis patients with high MELD for liver transplantation based on an exceptional score which is the calculated MELD at registration, 28 after six months of waiting, 31 after 1 year and thereafter capped at 34 after one…

BACKGROUND: The 2021 ACG Guidelines suggested an infusion of intravenous (IV) erythromycin before endoscopy in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) as it improved gastric visualization during endoscopy and reduced in need for repeat endoscopy…

Glucagon Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists exert their effect by inhibiting postprandial glucagon secretion, promoting glucose-dependent insulin secretion and mitigating food consumption by delaying gastric emptying…

Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) affects one in four people globally and is the primary cause of chronic liver disease. The cornerstone of treatment focuses on lifestyle modifications, including weight loss, diet, and exercise…

Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) affects one in four people globally and is the primary cause of chronic liver disease. MAFLD is associated with a nearly 1.5-fold to 2-fold increased risk of developing GI cancers…

RISK FACTORS FOR INADEQUATE BOWEL PREPARATION IN COLONOSCOPY: A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OF 146 STUDIES