Identifying the Demographic, Clinical, and Endoscopic Findings of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Patients With Helicobacter pylori Infection at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Background:   (. ) infection and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are widely spread clinical terms. GERD refers to the backflow of gastric acid to the esophagus and upper gastrointestinal tract, causing irritation.

Percutaneous gastrostomy and gastrojejunostomy: radiological and endoscopic approach.

Background: The aim of the study was to report our experience, comparing and evaluating the effectiveness, safety, indications, and obstacles of percutaneous placement of gastrostomy and gastrojejunostomy catheters by fluoroscopic (percutaneous fluoroscopic gastrostomy--PFG) and endoscopic (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy--PEG) techniques.

Patients And Methods: In this retrospective comparative study over a five-year period, 52 patients were referred for gastrostomy or transgastric jejunostomy procedure for various reasons. Of these, 19 patients (36.

Choroidal neovascularization with interferon associated retinopathy: case report and review of literature.

We report a case of new interferon-associated ocular complication during treatment with combination of pegylated interferon plus ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C infection. Our patient developed choroidal neovascularization in addition to the classic interferon associated retinopathy. Choroidal neovascularization has not been reported before in association with interferon induced retinopathy.

Utility of MELD and Child-Turcotte-Pugh scores and the Canadian waitlisting algorithm in predicting short-term survival after liver transplant.

Background: The Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) and Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) scores are important predictors for survival after liver transplantation (LT). The objective of this study was to compare the utility of MELD and CTP scores with Canadian waitlisting algorithm in transplantation (CanWAIT) status for predicting 90-day survival after LT.

Methods: Retrospectively, we analyzed all 228 liver transplants performed in adults by the Atlantic Liver Transplant Program since 1985.