introduction: helicobacter pylori infection is likely acquired was in childhood. helicobacter pylori is recognized as a cause of gastritis and peptic ulcer. our objective to investigate some noninvasive tests, particularly serum h pylori igg, for the diagnosis of h pylori infection in comparison with the gold-standard invasive test, esophagogastroduodenoscopy with biopsy (histology and rapid ur...

A 59-year-old man with a history of alcohol-induced cirrhosis presented to an outside institution with complaints of hematochezia and hematemesis. Notable laboratory results included hemoglobin 2.8 g/dL, international normalized ratio 1.39, albumin 1.7 g/dL, and total bilirubin 2.2 mg/dL. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy at the outside hospital did not reveal a source of the bleed. He was transferred...

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is an endoscopic procedure which is commonly used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. The proportion of patients undergoing diagnostic EGD without sedation has been increasing over the past decade. In addition, EGD has several applications specific to the patients with chronic liver disease [1]. Unsedated esophagogastroduodenoscopy (UEGD) is generally safe ...

Foreign body ingestion is a commonly encountered clinical problem. In particular, sharp foreign bodies lodged in the esophagus or hypopharynx can cause complications and require urgent removal. Removal by flexible esophagogastroduodenoscopy or rigid esophagoscopy is the treatment of choice and has high success rates, but cases in which these methods are unsuccessful must be treated with an exte...