Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease : systematic review. [PDF]
Objectives: To ascertain the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and its association with the disease.
Childs, S. +3 more
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Duodenal carcinoid tumour – a case report [PDF]
Duodenal carcinoids are rare tumours of the small intestine with heterogenous clinical and pathological characteristics. The long-term prognosis is very good if discovered in the early stages.
Alexescu, Teodora Gabriela +7 more
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The feasibility of wireless capsule endoscopy in detecting small intestinal pathology in children under the age of 8 years: a multicentre European study. [PDF]
Objective: To systematically evaluate the feasibility and methodology to carry out wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE) in children
Bufler, Philip +8 more
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Laparoscopic resection of gastric GISTs. Where do we stand now? A single-centered experience [PDF]
Introduction. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) represent a rare type of gastrointestinal neoplasms. Resection with negative margins has been established as a mainstay treatment, but laparoscopic resections are still open to debate.
Alecu, Lucian +4 more
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Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Histopathology Appearance in Indonesian Children with Recurrent Epigastric Pain [PDF]
Background: Recurrent Epigastric Pain (REP) is a clinical symptom frequently found in children. Data of the correlation between duration of illness, frequency of illness, associated symptoms of REP and the abnormality of endoscopic and histopathologic ...
Firmansyah, A. (Agus) +2 more
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Occurrence of acute oesophageal necrosis (black oesophagus) in a single tertiary centre [PDF]
Acute oesophageal necrosis (AON) is a rare condition characterised by the endoscopic finding of diffuse, circumferential, black mucosal pigmentation of the oesophagus, which typically stops at the gastro-oesophageal junction.
Annibale, Bruno +6 more
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High concordance between trained nurses and gastroenterologists in evaluating recordings of small bowel video capsule endoscopy (VCE) [PDF]
Background & Aims: The video capsule endoscopy (VCE) is an accurate and validated tool to investigate the entire small bowel mucosa, but VCE recordings interpretation by the gastroenterologist is time-consuming.
Annibale, B +6 more
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Rebleeding rate after interventional therapy directed by capsule endoscopy in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding [PDF]
Background The precise role of capsule endoscopy in the diagnostic algorithm of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding has yet to be determined. Despite the higher diagnostic yield of capsule endoscopy, the actual impact on clinical outcome remains poorly ...
Hiroki Endo +40 more
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Multicenter, randomized study to optimize bowel for colon capsule endoscopy [PDF]
AIM To assess the cleansing efficacy and safety of a new Colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) bowel preparation regimen. METHODS This was a multicenter, prospective, randomized, controlled study comparing two CCE regimens. Subjects were asymptomatic and average
Burch, Wilmot C., Jr +8 more
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Using media to improve the informed consent process for youth undergoing pediatric endoscopy and their parents. [PDF]
Background and study aims Youth undergoing pediatric endoscopic procedures and their parents demonstrate suboptimal comprehension of the informed consent (IC) process.
Chun, Stanford +3 more
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