a 78-year-old woman presented with epigastric pain following the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nsaids) for joint pain relief. she underwent ugi endoscopy. during ugi endoscopy she suffered from severe retching despite the use of sedatives. at 6 hours after the procedure, she developed raccoon eyes with chemosis. biopsy from the gastrointestinal (gi) mucosa revealed amyloidosis.

gastrointestinal melanoma (gim) is occasionally observed in general practice. we report a case of melanoma dispersed diffusely in the stomach and duodenum with no skin involvement.

background : proton pump inhibitors (ppis) are currently the most effective agents for acid related disorders. however, studies show that 25-75% of patients receiving intravenous pantoprazole had no appropriate justification, indicating high rate of inappropriate prescribing in hospitals. the aim of this study is to examine the appropriate use of intravenous pantoprazole in accordance with guid...

in this paper, we discuss the present situation of laparoscopy in gynecology. there is no doubt that hospital stay, postoperative pain and convalescence are less when it is possible to treat gynecologic disease via laparoscopy. however, for reaching the final conclusion about the other effects of this kind of surgery, e.g., adhesion formation after operation, pregnancy rate, etc., a series of p...

BACKGROUND Delivering high-quality endoscopy services depends largely on the competence of endoscopists. General surgery residency training in endoscopy and the associated quality of endoscopy services being delivered by general surgeons have been the subject of considerable controversy. In conjunction with the Canadian Association of General Surgeons (CAGS) executive board, we formulated a sur...

Risks of the working environment associated with psychosomatic status and professional burnout syndrome medical personnel affect quality safety activities. This is especially important in endoscopy, where specialists are required high concentration, excellent manual skills, well-coordinated actions, patience endurance. Timely identification elimination risks endoscopy helpful for improvement en...

The present study was an attempt to formulate and evaluate enteric coated tablets for esomeprazole magnesium trihydrate. Different core tablets were prepared and formulation (F-1) was selected for further enteric coating, based on the disintegration time. Seal coating was applied to achieve 3% weight gain using opadry®. Enteric coating was carried out using different polymers like Eudragit L-30...

BACKGROUND and objectives: In this study, we investigated how enteric plexuses protect themselves from complement mediated attack. For this purpose, the expression patterns of membrane bound complement regulatory proteins (mCRP) and their association with C3 deposition was determined. In addition, mCRP expression patterns of enteric plexuses were compared with those in the central nervous syste...