Dysphagia in young patients – Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Over the last few years, I have seen an increase number of young patients being diagnosed with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) in our practice. All of them ... Read More
Promising newer treatment for Hepatitis C Virus
I have know Mr. B and his family for about 2 years, most of which has been quite challenging. Unfortunately, he has HCV and alcohol induced ... Read More
Geographical Reach
I have been seeing patients mainly from Galveston, Hitchcock, La Marque, Santa Fe, Dickinson, Alvin, Pearland, Friendswood, Houston, Bay town, Deer park and Friendswood. I also see ... Read More
Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) for recurrent C. Difficile infection
It took me three months to convince Ms. Q for the “Yuk” treatment, as she understood fecal microbiota transplantation. She had suffered multiple relapses of C. ... Read More
Proton Pump Inhibitor (Protonix, Nexium, Prilosec, Prevacid) Use and Vitamin B12 Deficiency
PPIs are one of the most common class of drugs used in the world. Over the last few years, we have realized that the medications are ... Read More
1 Liter Same Day Prep for Colonoscopy
Even after so many years of performing colonoscopies, the biggest hurdle the gastroenterologists face is the Preparation needed to clean the colon. The traditional Prep is ... Read More
Hemorrhoidal bleeding controlled with clip placement
The most common cause of bright red blood in stool is bleeding from the hemorrhoids. The bleeding is generally minimal, painless and self limiting. However, I ... Read More
Impressed : Talon Grasping device to remove food bolus obstruction.
Over the last few years in private practice, I have used many devices like, snare, roth net, forceps to retrieve various foreign bodies (coins, batteries, pill ... Read More
“A game of patience : Collagenous colitis – rare of cause of chronic diarrhea”
After surfing the internet if you have landed on this page I would say that the diarrhea has been quite bothersome for you and we hope ... Read More
Not just a balloon; call it a Savior.
Case : CRE (controlled radial expansion) dilation of anastomotic colonic stricture. At the end of the day while driving home, I called a surgeon colleague to ... Read More