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Peptic disease and Helicobacter pylori are highly prevalent in patients with the indeterminate form of chagas’ disease: report of 21 cases

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1997
Given that chagasic patients in the indeterminate form of this disease, can have abnormal motility of the digestive tract and immunologic abnormalities, we decided to assess the frequency of peptic disease and Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection in these ...
Luiz Carlos Marques de OLIVEIRA, Abadia Gilda BUSO, Luiz SIQUEIRA FILHO, Flávia MORAES, Humberto Alves OLIVEIRA, Roseli Maria OLIVEIRA, Eliana Chaves SALOMÃO   +6 more
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Proton Pump Inhibitors Prescribing Behaviors and Rationalization Strategies Among Healthcare Providers in Southeast Asia

Pharmacology Research &Perspectives, Volume 14, Issue 3, June 2026.
Long‐term proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy raises significant concerns regarding cost‐effectiveness and adverse effects, necessitating effective deprescribing strategies. An evaluation of 763 Southeast Asian healthcare providers revealed two distinct prescriber phenotypes, where a proactive cluster utilized diverse, guideline‐based rationalization ...
Duc Trong Quach, Tien Manh Huynh, Augusto Jose G. Galang, Hang Viet Dao, Sakkarin Chirapongsathorn, Phuripong Kijdamrongthum, Rahela Ambaras Khan, Andrew Ming‐Liang Ong, Wee Kooi Cheah, Kalwinder Singh Khaira, So Fie Tan, Jose Sollano, Ari Fahrial Syam, Tju Siang Chua, Somchai Leelakusolvong, Yeong Yeh Lee   +15 more
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How to Define the Gastroesophageal Junction

Digestive Endoscopy, Volume 38, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Adenocarcinomas at the gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) are increasingly common worldwide. Current classifications, such as Siewert type II and Nishi, provide a foundation, but establishing a transparent and widely accepted framework could considerably enhance identification and treatment efforts.
Ken‐ichi Mukaisho, Sachiko Kaida, Takahisa Nakayama, Masaji Tani, Michael Vieth, Takanori Hattori, Ryoji Kushima   +6 more
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Systematic investigation of gastrointestinal diseases in China (SILC): validation of survey methodology

, 2009
Background: Symptom-based surveys suggest that the prevalence of gastrointestinal diseases is lower in China than in Western countries. The aim of this study was to validate a methodology for the epidemiological investigation of gastrointestinal symptoms
Zou, Duowu, Li, Q., Wang, R., Zhao Yanfang, Kang, Xiaoping, Ping Yin, Zhao, Y., Halling, Katarina, Yan Xiaoyan, Yan, H., Halling Katarina, Dent, John, Sung, Joseph, Fang Jiqian, Duowu Zou, Jia He, Yan, X., Sung Joseph, He Jia, Yan Hong, Zou Duowu, Liu Wenbin, Hao, Y., Liu, W., Joseph Sung, Yuantao Hao, Qiang Li, Katarina Halling, Ma, X., Fang, J., Yan, Xiaoyan, He, J., Xiaoping Kang, Ma Xiuqiang, Wenbin Liu, Halling, K., Yin, P., Ma, Xiuqiang, Xiuqiang Ma, Liu, Wenbin, Dent John, Yanfang Zhao, Kang, X., Johansson, S., Yin, Ping, Li Qiang, Wang Rui, Hao Yuantao, Johansson Saga, Yan, Hong, Hong Yan, Yin Ping, He, Jia, Saga Johansson, Dent, J., Xiaoyan Yan, Wang, Rui, Rui Wang, Li, Qiang, Jiqian Fang, Hao, Yuantao, John Dent, Zhao, Yanfang, Johansson, Saga, Sung, J., Kang Xiaoping, Fang, Jiqian, Zou, D.   +67 more
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Low Prevalence of Clinically Significant Endoscopic Findings in Outpatients with Dyspepsia

Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2017
Background. The value of endoscopy in dyspeptic patients is questionable. Aims. To examine the prevalence of significant endoscopic findings (SEFs) and the utility of alarm features and age in predicting SEFs in outpatients with dyspepsia. Methods.
Khaled Abdeljawad, Antonios Wehbeh, Emad Qayed   +2 more
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Downstream Treatment Burden and Health‐Care Utilization Following Initiation of GLP‐1 Receptor Agonists or SGLT2 Inhibitors in Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, Volume 28, Issue 6, Page 5163-5173, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Aims Glucagon‐like peptide‐1 (GLP‐1) receptor agonists and sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are widely used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, yet their downstream consequences in routine clinical practice remain incompletely characterized.
Yazan Alhamdan, Jason C. Hsu, Christine Y. Lu   +2 more
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The Effectiveness of Rebamipide in Combined Treatment of Patients with Peptic Ulcer of the Stomach and Duodenum

, 2017
Introduction. The place of rebamipide in treatment regimens of erosive and ulcerative Helicobacter pylori, associated with diseases of the stomach and duodenum, has not been fully investigated. The aim of the study is to іnvestigate the effectiveness of
Demydova A., Chetaykina A., Sklyarova O.
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Terapêutica cirúrgica da esofagite de refluxo em doentes com pressão do esfincter esofágico inferior normal.

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 1989
In a group of 12 patients with reflux esophagitis resistant to the medical treatment and normal LES pressure, gastric emptying and bile-gastric (B.G.) reflux (HIDA-CCK test) were determined.
F Veiga Fernandes, P M Costa, C Reis, L Mascarenhas, A Carvalhinhos, M L Moura   +5 more
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Bezoar in upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: A single center experience

The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 2020
Background/Aims: We aimed to investigate the association of bezoar with endoscopic findings, risk factors for bezoar occurrence, and the success of endoscopic treatment in a tertiary center.
Volkan Gökbulut, Mustafa Kaplan, Sabite Kaçar, Meral Akdoğan Kayhan, Orhan Coşkun, Ertuğrul Kayaçetin   +5 more
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Rationalizing Proton Pump Inhibitor Use: Southeast Asia Consensus Recommendations

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Volume 41, Issue 6, Page 1685-1700, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aim Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are integral to managing many gastrointestinal conditions. However, the prevalent inappropriate PPI prescription across Southeast Asia (SEA) is concerning. Given the absence of locally tailored recommendations to inform clinical practice, this consensus document aims to provide recommendations ...
Somchai Leelakusolvong, Tju Siang Chua, Duc Trong Quach, Andrew Ming‐Liang Ong, Ari Fahrial Syam, Augusto Jose G. Galang, Wee Kooi Cheah, Hang Viet Dao, Jose D. Sollano, Kalwinder Singh Khaira, Phuripong Kijdamrongthum, Rahela Ambaras Khan, Sakkarin Chirapongsathorn, Yeong Yeh Lee   +13 more
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