Ellen Gutkin,Syed A Hussain,Preeti Mehta et al.
Ellen Gutkin et al.
Background: The life expectancy of patients with HIV has increased significantly since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy in 1995. Although this population of patients now carries less risk for the d...
Imran Ashraf,Shafaq Paracha,Saif-Ur-Rahman Paracha et al.
Imran Ashraf et al.
Background: Fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) is a widely used screening test for colorectal cancer (CRC). Given the limited data about the effects of warfarin on FOBT are inconclusive, current screening guidelines for CR...
Use of Capsule Small Bowel Transit Time to Determine the Optimal Enteroscopy Approach [0.03%]
应用小肠胶囊通过时间确定最优内镜检查方法
Brandon Chalazan,Christopher J Gostout,Louis M Wong Kee Song et al.
Brandon Chalazan et al.
Background: Capsule small bowel transit time (SBTT) is used to select the most effective enteroscopy approach when targeting capsule endoscopy (CE) findings. Aim of this study was to determine if capsule SBTT can be used ...
Huseyin Alkim,Mustafa Iscan
Huseyin Alkim
Pill induced esophagitis is a rare complication mostly seen in patients using tetracycline and its derivatives or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Here we present a 37 years old female patient experiencing pill esophagitis after takin...
Case Reports
Gastroenterology research. 2012 Feb;5(1):37-38. DOI:10.4021/gr398w 2012
A Rare Cause of Massive Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage in Immunocompromised Host [0.03%]
免疫抑制宿主大量上消化道出血的罕见原因
Obai Abdullah,Nicole A Pele,Yumei Fu et al.
Obai Abdullah et al.
Mucormycosis is an invasive and aggressive opportunistic fungal infection that usually presents with rhinocerebral or pulmonary involvement and rarely involves the gastrointestinal tract. The disease is acute with mortality rate up to 100%....
Case Reports
Gastroenterology research. 2012 Feb;5(1):33-36. DOI:10.4021/gr400w 2012
Local Tumor Progression of Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Microwave Percutaneous Ablation: A Preliminary Report [0.03%]
微波射频消融治疗肝癌局部进展的初步研究
Franco Brunello,Patrizia Carucci,Silvia Gaia et al.
Franco Brunello et al.
Background: Microwaves (MW) technology is an ablative treatment alternative to radiofrequency (RF) for early stages of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in cirrhotic patients not suitable for surgical resection. It is well k...
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy: Mortality and Risk Factors for Survival [0.03%]
经皮内镜下胃造口术：死亡率及影响生存的因素分析
Akin Onder,Murat Kapan,Zulfu Arikanoglu et al.
Akin Onder et al.
Background: The present study evaluated long-term risk factors for survival in patients who have undergone Percutaneous endoscopic Gastrostomy, as well as morbidity and mortality rates. ...
The Effects of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy on Quality of Life in Patients With Dementia [0.03%]
经皮内镜下胃造口术对痴呆患者生活质量的影响
Yutaka Suzuki,Mitsuyoshi Urashima,Masaki Izumi et al.
Yutaka Suzuki et al.
Background: To examine the effects of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) on quality of life (QOL) in patients with dementia. Methods: ...
The Use of a Hemostasis Introducer for Percutaneous Extraction of Bile Duct Stones [0.03%]
止血钳辅助经皮胆管取石术的应用及相关技巧
Juergen Feisthammel,Micheal Moche,Joachim Mossner et al.
Juergen Feisthammel et al.
Background: Choledocholithiasis is defined as presence of at least one gallstone in the bile duct. Those bile duct stones (BDS) usually are extracted by ERCP. In case the bile duct is not accessible endoscopically (e.g. a...
Endoscopic Treatment Options in Patients With Gastrojejunal Anastomosis Stricture Following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass [0.03%]
腹腔镜胃旁路术后 gastrojejunostomy 狭窄的治疗选项
Richdeep S Gill,Kevin A Whitlock,Rachid Mohamed et al.
Richdeep S Gill et al.
The proportion of obese individuals continues to increase worldwide. Bariatric surgery remains the only evidence-based treatment strategy to produce marked weight loss. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is an effective and common bariatric surgical ...