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Dieulafoy’s Disease in Stomach and Duodenum-Recurrent Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Dieulafoy’s disease is a rare and important cause of recurrent upper gastrointestinal bleeding, which can cause fatal gastrointestinal bleeding. We...
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Prognostic scores for predicting clinical outcomes in upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Background and aimsThis study aimed to determine the performance of AIMS65, Rockall score, and Glasgow-Blatchford score (GBS) in patients presenting...
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A single-center prospective study on pain alleviation during peroral upper endoscopy with an ultrathin endoscope
BackgroundThe efficacy of transnasal endoscopy using an ultrathin endoscope has been reported in several studies. However, few studies regarding...
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Pocket Guide to Advanced Endoscopy in Gastroenterology
The book offers a comprehensive and didactic overview of both advanced diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy imaging techniques, with a clinical...
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Proton pump inhibitor therapy after transcatheter angiography in refractory nonvariceal acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding patients: a cohort study
BackgroundTranscatheter angiography (TA) could help to diagnose and treat refractory nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB). Proton...
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Effectiveness of a surveillance program of upper endoscopy for upper gastrointestinal cancers in Lynch syndrome patients
Background and aimsLynch syndrome (LS) is the most common cause of hereditary colorectal cancer and is associated with an increased lifetime risk of...
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Peptic ulcer characteristics in oral opium and non-opium user patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Background/AimsUpper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a frequent medical issue. The primary risk factors for bleeding peptic ulcers are...
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Predictive value of NoSAS questionnaire combined with the modified Mallampati grade for hypoxemia during routine sedation for gastrointestinal endoscopy
BackgroundThe incidence of hypoxemia during painless gastrointestinal endoscopy remains a matter of concem. To date, there is no recognized simple...
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Near infrared ray-guided surgery using Firefly technology of the daVinci ** system and intraoperative upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for subtotal gastrectomy and surgery for cancer of the gastroesophageal junction
BackgroundIn gastrectomies, especially subtotal gastrectomies and operations on the gastroesophageal junction, identifying the exact location of the...
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The safety and efficacy of endoscopic submucosal fenestration in the treatment of completely embedded upper gastrointestinal foreign body
BackgroundUpper gastrointestinal foreign body ingestion is a common digestive tract emergency, of which completely embedded ones were challenging for...
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A Nomogram Model for Prediction of Mortality Risk of Patients with Dangerous Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Two-center Retrospective Study
ObjectiveThis study aimed to establish a nomogram model to predict the mortality risk of patients with dangerous upper gastrointestinal bleeding...
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Supraglottic jet oxygenation and ventilation decreased hypoxemia during gastrointestinal endoscopy under deep sedation at high altitudes: a randomized clinical trial
BackgroundHypobaric hypoxia is common at high altitudes. Whether this exacerbates hypoxia during procedural sedation and whether hypoxia can be...
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Prospective observational study on clinical and epidemiological profile of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with suspected upper gastrointestinal bleed
Background and objectiveBleeding from the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract is one of the common medical emergencies. In this study, we assessed...
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Upper gastrointestinal bleeding on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support
IntroductionPatients on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-A ECMO) support are at a high risk of hemorrhagic complications,...
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Acute Upper Non-variceal and Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Acute gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a common surgical emergency requiring hospital admission and associated with high morbidity and mortality....
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Safety and efficacy of ketamine-dexmedetomidine combination versus dexmedetomidine alone in cirrhotic patients undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: a prospective controlled clinical trial
BackgroundPatients with liver cirrhosis commonly undergo diagnostic and/or therapeutic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGIE). These fragile...
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Utility of high-flow nasal oxygen in comparison to conventional oxygen therapy during upper gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures under sedation: A systematic review and meta-analyses
BackgroundSedation and analgesia are the integral components of modern-day upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopic procedures. Irrespective of the...
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The efficacy of sclerotherapy as the initial treatment in patients with bleeding from Dieulafoy’s lesion of the upper gastrointestinal tract
BackgroundDieulafoy’s lesion (DL) is a rare and important cause of acute nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (ANVUGIB), however, there is a...
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Composite detection rate as an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy quality measure correlating with detection of neoplasia
BackgroundEsophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is commonly used diagnostic method with no widely accepted quality measure. We assessed quality...
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Gastrointestinal Endoscopy-Associated Infections: Update on an Emerging Issue
Over 17.7 million gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopic procedures are performed annually, contributing to 68% of all endoscopic procedures in the United...
