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Temporal Trends of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases in Taiwan from 2016 to 2020: A Population-Based Study
There are scanty population-based studies investigating the incidence and prevalence rates of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Taiwan.
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Open AccessEndoscopic Submucosal Dissection of Superficial Esophageal Neoplasms Is Feasible and Not Riskier for Patients with Liver Cirrhosis
Esophageal endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) has rarely been reported for the treatment of cirrhotic patients.
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The Trend of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases in Taiwan: A Population-Based Study
The purpose of this study was to estimate the sex- and age-specific incidence rates of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) in Taiwan. Site-specific cancer occurred in patients with IBD would be reported, too.
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The Questionable Efficacy of Topical Pharyngeal Anesthesia in Combination with Propofol Sedation in Gastroscopy
Topical pharyngeal anesthesia as an adjunct to intravenous sedation to facilitate gastroscopy has been widely acknowledged; however, its efficacy has not been established when it is used in patients under deep...
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Balloon-Assisted Enteroscopy with Prophylactic Polypectomy for Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome: Experience in Taiwan
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is a very rare disease that often causes severe complications such as bowel obstruction or gastrointestinal tract bleeding.
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Treatment Decision for Potential Bleeders in Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding During Double-Balloon Enteroscopy
Double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) is an effective tool for diagnosing and treating obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. The aim is to describe how outcomes differ with patient setting (with DBE diagnosis and inte...
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Endoscopic Treatment of Colorectal Neoplasms: A Simple and Safe Procedure to Lower the Incidence of Colorectal Cancers
Aim For many physicians who ordinarily treat patients with colonic diseases, colonoscopy is considered a prime study interest. Developments in colonoscopic equipment and methods have led to larger numbers of endo...
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The Outcome Assessment of Double-Balloon Enteroscopy for Diagnosing and Managing Patients with Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Diagnosing and treating patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding is clinically challenging. Most lesions responsible for the origin of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding are located in the small bowel. D...
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CASE REPORT: Spontaneously Significant Pneumoretroperitoneum Misinterpreted as Herniated Intervertebral Disc: An Unusual Presentation of Perforation of Ascending Colon Cancer
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Magnifying Endoscopy with Indigo Carmine Contrast for Differential Diagnosis of Neoplastic and Nonneoplastic Colonic Polyps
This study describes the feasibility of magnifying colonoscopy with indigo carmine dye contrast to distinguish neoplastic and nonneoplastic colonic polyps. This study sampled consecutive patients undergoing co...
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Endoscopic Treatment of Colorectal Polyps and Early Cancer
To analyze the efficacy and outcome of colonoscopic resection for colorectal neoplastic lesions, we retrospectively reviewed 338 colorectal lesions from 232 patients regarding the clinical profiles, colonoscop...
