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BACKGROUND: The impact of pregnancy on vedolizumab (VDZ) and ustekinumab (UST) pharmacokinetics is not well defined. Similarly, the time to infant clearance and outcomes following in-utero exposure require elucidation…

BACKGROUND: Health status and expected mortality are important considerations in assessing the benefits of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, particularly for older adults given that CRC screening is recommended for adults with life expectancy ≥10 years…

Chronic hepatitis delta (CHD) typically leads to cirrhosis and hepatic decompensation. The only treatment option for CHD patients with decompensated cirrhosis is liver transplantation with associated short- and long-term complications…

BACKGROUND: Pancreatic steatosis (PS), or fatty pancreas, characterized by increased fat deposition in pancreatic parenchyma, is associated with metabolic disorders and an elevated risk of pancreatic cancer…

BACKGROUND: The combination of cytologic smears and cell block preparation for histological analysis has been shown to increase the diagnostic accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) compared to histological evaluation alone in the absence of Rapid-onsite Evaluatio…

BACKGROUND: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been observed in patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy, commonly known as the Whipple procedure, for periampullary cancer. However, the prevalence of postoperative NAFLD after pancreaticoduodenectomy has not been systematically assessed…