Publications by authors named "R Chokshi"
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- Ring-enhancing lesions are commonly found in patients with weakened immune systems, often due to conditions like HIV/AIDS or cancer, and can result from infections, tumors, or vascular issues.
- A South American male in his 30s, with no previous medical history, arrived at the emergency department after a seizure, leading to brain imaging that revealed a solitary ring-enhancing lesion.
- Despite thorough testing and consultations, including negative results for major infections, it was determined that the lesion stemmed from a prior infection, making this case significant given his lack of known risk factors.
Across the nation, patients with locally advanced gastric cancer (LAGC) are managed with modalities including upfront surgery (US) and perioperative chemotherapy (PCT). Preoperative therapies have demonstrated survival benefits over US and thus long-term outcomes are expected to vary between the options. However, as these 2 modalities continue to be regularly employed, we sought to perform a decision analysis comparing the costs and quality-of-life associated with the treatment of patients with LAGC to identify the most cost-effective option.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIschemic colitis is typically considered a disease of the elderly, given their atherosclerotic risk factors and other comorbidities. Ischemic colitis in the younger population is considered very uncommon. We present an interesting case of a young female presenting with abdominal pain and hematochezia found to have ischemic colitis on pathological biopsy results after a colonoscopy.
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