Publications by authors named "Hugo Pinillos"

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  • The CONFIRM trial aimed to compare the effectiveness of annual fecal immunochemical tests (FIT) versus colonoscopies in reducing colorectal cancer mortality, enrolling over 50,000 veterans between May 2012 and December 2017.
  • The study analyzed participant demographics and examined reasons for those who chose not to participate, highlighting a mix of preferences for either colonoscopy or stool tests based on geographic and temporal factors.
  • Among the 50,126 participants recruited, there was a diverse representation, and the study also noted that 11,109 eligible individuals opted out of participation for various reasons, with insights gathered via case report forms.
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Esophageal stricture due to esophagitis is a rare complication reported among immunocompromised patients in only limited case reports. We describe a unique case of a 36-year-old man with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis without underlying immunocompromise who experienced over 10 years of recurrent dysphagia due to esophageal strictures from candidiasis. His symptoms were initially believed to be due to eosinophilic esophagitis; however, numerous biopsies from the esophagus were negative for eosinophils.

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The coexistence of achalasia and gastroesophageal varices has been reported sporadically in the English medical literature. We report the case of a 60-year-old Hispanic woman with cryptogenic cirrhosis who was referred for a liver transplant evaluation and subsequently developed progressive dysphagia to both solids and liquids as well as substernal chest pain and weight loss. Endoscopy revealed the presence of grade I esophageal varices and large fundic varices, as well as retained liquid and solid food in the distal esophagus.

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