Volume 3

Are we Close to Achieving HBV Cure? Risk for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Persists Despite Successful Suppression of Hepatitis B Virus for Over a Decade

FSince the discovery of the Hepatitis B Surface Antigen [1] and recognition of the antigen linked with post-transfusion hepatitis by the same group and others, significant progress on our understanding of the Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) has followed. Such advances include the illustration of the HBV virion [2], identification of Hepatitis B e-Antigen [3]

Tracheoesophageal Fistula in Chemo-Radio Treated Mediastinal Bulky Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

In this case report, we describe the clinical history of a 67-year-old male with a mediastinal bulky non-Hodgkin lymphoma, treated with chemotherapy (R-CHOP scheme) and radiotherapy. Less than six months after complete remission, he was referred to our Gastroenterology Unit with gradual onset esophageal dysphagia, pyrosis and dry cough, especially evident after eating. The symptoms …

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Generic Sofosbuvir-Declatasvir for Hepatitis C patients in Qatar: A Real-Life Observational Study

The hepatitis C virus (HCV) has been considered one of the most pathogens currently challenging the medical community worldwide. Due to the development of new Direct Acting Anti-viral (DAAs, it is expected that almost all patients with HCV infection will achieve a Sustained Viral Response (SVR) in the near future. However, DAA treatment is expensive …

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Endoscopic Ultrasonography of Malignant Rectal Tumors for the Decision-Making of Therapeutic Action

In Cuba rectal tumor occupies the fourteenth cause of death among malignant and fifth tumors among malignant digestive tumors and its proper management depends on its staging. At present, endoscopic ultrasonography as a very well defined diagnostic value in the preoperative staging of rectal cancer, its introduction increases the ability to delimit the rectal wall …

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Gastric Inflammatory Fibroid Polyp-Like Lesion with Specific Morphology during Proton Pump Inhibitor Treatment

The patient was a 75-year-old woman who achieved Helicobacter pylori eradication. She started proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy for reflux esophagitis in 2016. Gastrointestinal endoscopy two years later (in 2018) revealed yellow sub mucosal tumor-like polypoid lesions in the greater curvature in the upper part of the gastric corpus and anterior wall