Factors Affecting Survival Outcomes in Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Appendix over the Past Two Decades.

Background: Appendiceal neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) rank as the third most frequent neoplasm affecting the appendix, originating from enterochromaffin cells. This study aims to evaluate the influence of various prognostic factors on the mortality rates of patients diagnosed with NETs of the appendix.

Methods: Conducted retrospectively, the study involved 3346 patients, utilizing data sourced from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database.

Appendiceal Bulge on Routine Colonoscopy: Not All Disease Is Luminal.

 is an extremely rare pathology accounting for 0.3-0.7% of all appendiceal pathology.

Successful Fecal Microbiota Transplant Delivered by Foley Catheter Through a Loop Ileostomy in a Patient With Severe Complicated Infection.

infection (CDI) is a potentially life-threatening cause of diarrhea that can result in multiple complications. Fulminant CDI that is nonresponsive to antibiotics may require surgical ileostomy or fecal microbiota transplant (FMT). We present a case of a patient with fulminant CDI requiring surgical loop ileostomy who underwent a successful FMT delivered by Foley catheter through the ileostomy with symptom resolution.

High-Resolution Esophageal Manometric Features in Eosinophilic Esophagitis Patients: A Retrospective Study.

Background And Aims: Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is an immune-mediated esophageal disease characterized by symptoms related to esophageal dysfunction and eosinophil-predominant inflammation. The aims of our study included (1) to assess esophageal motility patterns of EoE by topographic analysis of high-resolution manometry (HRM) and (2) to establish a relationship between symptoms of EoE and motility abnormalities seen on HRM.

Methods: A retrospective study in which all adult patients over 18 years of age with EoE diagnosed by endoscopy and histology and who underwent HRM were included in the study during the study period.

Choroidal neovascularization in an adolescent with -associated retinal degeneration.

: Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) due to RDH12 mutations typically manifests with severe vision loss and panretinal dystrophy. We sought to describe a case of LCA with choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in a 17-year-old patient. : Case report of a 17-year old with LCA who presented with acute central vision loss of the right eye in the context of a chronic retinal dystrophy.

Nailfold Capillaroscopy of Resting Peripheral Blood Flow in Exfoliation Glaucoma and Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma.

Importance: Systemic blood flow alterations have been described using video nailfold capillaroscopy (NFC) in high-tension glaucoma (HTG) and normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) variants of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). To date, no previous studies have explored alterations in nailfold capillary blood flow in exfoliation glaucoma (XFG).

Objective: To investigate the measure of peripheral blood flow as a surrogate marker of systemic vascular involvement in patients with XFG, HTG, and NTG, as well as in individuals serving as controls, using NFC.

Macula Vessel Density and Foveal Avascular Zone Parameters in Exfoliation Glaucoma Compared to Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore macula vessel density and foveal avascular zone (FAZ) parameters in exfoliation glaucoma (XFG) compared to primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).

Methods: This was a cross-sectional observational study. Twenty-six XFG and 28 POAG patients with comparable visual field defects on Humphrey 24-2 and 10-2 perimetries were recruited.