Diagnostic Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Original Article Comparison of etomidate-remifentanil and propofol-remifentanil sedation in overweight or obese patients prior to diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
... (ASA) I-III and scheduled to diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy between March 2013 and July 2013 were included in this study. Exclusion criteria were patients with cardiac, pulmonary, ...
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Appropriateness of indications for Diagnostic Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and proposing guidelines for evaluation of Dyspepsia.
... Patients over the age of 45 with a recent onset of dyspeptic symptoms or change in dyspeptic symptoms -These patients should have endoscopy at an early stage so as not to miss gastric cancer. 49 This disease is ...
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Severe Methemoglobinemia Complicating Topical Benzocaine Use During Endoscopy in a Toddler: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
... Severe methemoglobinemia resulting from the use of topical benzocaine has been reported in adults as a rare complication. Here we report a case of severe acquired methemoglobinemia resulting from topical use of ...
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Quality standards in upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: a position statement of the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) and Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (AUGIS)
... of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, setting out the minimum expected standards in diagnostic upper gastrointestinal ...improve diagnostic ...
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Clinical impact of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in critically ill patients with suspected bleeding
... Patients’ flowchart is shown in Fig. 1, and patients’ characteristics are summarized in Table 1. Among 3352 ICU admissions, 84 patients (74% male, mean age 61 ± 14 years) had not been admitted for upper digestive ...
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New Immunoassay in Stool Provides an Accurate Noninvasive Diagnostic Method for Helicobacter pylori Screening in Children
... the favorite diagnostic tool in children for the diag- nosis of H pylori infection because it avoids upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. The UBT is based on the stable isotope technique and ...
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Value of fecal calprotectin in the evaluation of patients with abdominal discomfort: an observational study
... for endoscopy is ...with upper abdominal pain [31]. The diagnostic yield of colonoscopy in patients with symptoms other than bleeding or diarrhea was shown to be equal to a screening population [32] ...
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Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Children Digestive Pathology in Abidjan
... of upper digestive endoscopy performed in children (from 1 day to 15 years included) in 2 university hospitals in Abidjan from March 2009 to March ...276 upper gastroin- testinal endoscopies (UGIE) ...
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Massive rectal bleeding from acquired jejunal diverticula
... capsule endoscopy and double bal- loon endoscopy ...localize gastrointestinal bleed- ...a diagnostic test ...Our diagnostic approach in the hae- modynamically stable patients presenting ...
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Dysphagia as a manifestation of esophageal tuberculosis: a report of two cases
... started to experience dysphagia, epigastric pain and anorexia one month prior to presentation. He was trea- ted with omeprazole and sucralfate without any improvement. He had a normal blood count, with an erythrocyte ...
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Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in Infants: Diagnostic Usefulness and Safety
... In summary, our experience demonstrates that UGI endoscopy is a safe and effective diagnostic aid in infants and young children. Endoscopy proved to be an accurate and efficient means of[r] ...
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Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in Children’s Abdominal Pains in Ivory Coast
... Several studies [5]-[10] have showed that abdominal pains are the most fre- quent indications of UGIE in children in African countries with frequencies ranging from 22% to 90%. Moreover, the identification of ...
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A multicenter prospective study on the diagnostic performance of a new liquid rapid urease test for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection
... for gastrointestinal endoscopy in Austria, including two pri- mary care institutions, five referral hospitals and two uni- versity-based ...a diagnostic upper GI endoscopy were screened ...
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Appropriate Utilisation of Emergency Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in a Tertiary Referral Centre
... emergency upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (EUGIE) with reference to the guidelines set by the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy ...non-elective endoscopy performed ...
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New lidocaine lozenge as topical anesthesia compared to lidocaine viscous oral solution before upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
... before upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGE), a diagnostic procedure commonly performed worldwide during which many patients experience severe discomfort mostly because of the gag ...
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Breast metastases of gastric signet-ring cell carcinoma: a report of two cases and review of the literature
... site, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was performed to identify the primary ...site. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy showed an ulcerative lesion similar to a Borrmann type 4 ...
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Helicobacter Pylori : Prevalence and Relationship to Hematological Parameters of Symptomatic Patients who Conducted Gastroscopy at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah
... A data collection sheet was constructed (through hospital data extraction sheet, and by patient’s interviewing questionnaire). Personal & socio- demographic data were collected. History of chronic medical condition, ...
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Cough and reflux esophagitis in children: their co-existence and airway cellularity
... [27,28]) was a common cause and/or contributor of the children's respiratory symptoms that included chronic cough, asthma, and upper airway symptoms (stridor, lar- yngitis). Cohort studies on highly selected ...
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The effects of endoscopic-guided balloon dilations in esophageal and gastric strictures caused by corrosive injuries
... Of the 18 patients with ES alone, 6 had orifices of stric- tures located in the upper third of the esophagus, 6 in the middle third, and 6 in the lower third. The mean length of stricture was 4.1 ± 1.5 cm (range 2 ...
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Evaluation of Findings of Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in HIV Positive Patients with Special Reference of Helicobacter Pylori
... was confirmed with ELISA and CD4 estimation was done with flow cytometry. Endoscopy was done in patients after obtaining informed consent and an over night fast. OGD was done using flexible fibreoptic endoscope. ...
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