BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Although sedation esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is now widely used, previous research has reported that sedation during EGD exhibits a negative effect on esophagogastric junction (EGJ) exposure. Atropine might improve EGJ exposure, as noted in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to examine whether sedation had a negative effect on EGJ observation in the Chi...

Conventional gastroscopes have a diameter of 8.8-12 mm; ultrathin endoscopes have an outer diameter of 5.3-5.9 mm. We share our experience with 50 patients who underwent transnasal esophagogastroduodenoscopy using an ultrathin endoscope. The indications included endoscopyassisted nasogastric tube placement in 25 patients, tight lesions not negotiable with conventional endoscope in 9, restricted...

We present a patient who experienced airway obstruction during an elective esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) under anesthesia secondary to previously undiagnosed tracheomalacia. Physiology of airway obstruction with forced breathing maneuvers is discussed along with the potential advantages of dexmedetomidine-ketamine sedation for management of patients with achalasia undergoing outpatient endos...

Gastric Schwannoma is a rare benign mesenchymal tumor that accounts for only 0.2% of all gastric tumors. The current study presents a case of gastric Schwannoma misdiagnosed as malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) by esophagogastroduodenoscopy, endoscopic ultrasonography, and contrast-enhanced or not enhanced and (18)F-FDG PET/CT imaging.

A 71-year-old female presented with nausea, emesis, early satiety, and abdominal distension following revascularization for chronic mesenteric ischemia. Computed tomography angiogram showed gastric dilatation. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, small bowel follow through, and paraneoplastic panel were negative. Gastric emptying was delayed. Despite conservative management, she required a percutaneous ...

TOPIC: Critical Care TYPE: Fellow Case Reports INTRODUCTION: We present a rare case of cardiac tamponade and suppurative pericarditis with large pneumopericardium following an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), which diagnosed esophageal fistula. CASE PRESENTATION: 59-year-old female mesothelioma treated left pleurodesis-decortication, radiation chemotherapy presented for EGD to work-up several ...

A 56-year-old woman with cirrhosis due to chronic hepatitis C underwent emergent transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) due to a ruptured esophageal varix during esophagogastroduodenoscopy. Following TIPS, the patient experienced a rapid rise in serum bilirubin with no evidence of biliary obstruction or hepatic injury. She was determined to have bilhemia, a rare but serious compli...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: IM: Intestinal Metaplasia; EAC: Esophageal Adenocarcinoma; HGD: High Grade Dysplasia; LGD: Low Grade Dysplasia; GAVE: Gastric Astral Vascular Ectasia; GERD: Gastroesophageal Acid Reflux Disease; PPI: Proton Pump Inhibitor; HCC: Hepatocellular Carcinoma; ASGE: American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; BE: Barrett’s Esophagus; EGD...