INTRODUCTION endoscopic mucosal resection is an accepted technique for the treatment of proximal gastrointestinal tract superficial lesions. OBJECTIVES to evaluate the efficacy and safety of this procedure in the proximal gastrointestinal tract. MATERIAL AND METHODS forty one consecutive patients (23 males and 18 females, mean age of 61 ± 11.5 years) were included in our study. Fifty nine r...

Small bowel involvement is very common in Crohn’s disease. Ileocolonoscopy, cross-sectional imaging modalities, and video capsule endoscopy are the tools currently used to investigate such involvement. Herein we report case of a 47-year-old man with history ileocolic disease persistent, unexplained iron deficiency anemia. Capsule endoscopy, by accurately identifying small intestinal mucosal les...

Objective: Superficial Barrett’s esophageal adenocarcinoma (S-BEA) has been treated by endoscopic procedures. Especially, intramucosal carcinomas have been treated by endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) or endoscopic sub mucosal dissection (ESD). It is important to diagnose sub mucosal invasive lesions by endoscopy. However, it is difficult to diagnose with sub mucosal or mucosal BEA. Aim of thi...

Sucralfate possesses site protective and cytoprotective actions and heals ulcers effectively, but its effect on gastric mucosal blood flow is unknown. Using an ex vivo gastric chamber preparation, we studied the effect of sucralfate on gastric mucosal blood flow in rats by laser doppler flowmetry. Under both fasting and fed states, measurements of gastric mucosal blood flow and damage were made...

Much of the flat or biopsy-only detected dysplasia in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that had historically warranted a colectomy can now be shown to be circumscribed lesions with dye-spray or advanced endoscopic imaging. These lesions are therefore amenable to endoscopic excision with close endoscopic follow-up, though are technically very challenging. This review discusses preresection asses...

The present study aimed to evaluate the protective effect of crocin on gastric mucosal lesions caused by ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury in rats.Forty male rats were randomly divided into sham, control (I/R injury) and three crocin-pretreated groups. To induce I/R lesions, the celiac artery was clamped for 30 min and then the clamp was removed to allow reperfusion for 3 h. Pretreated-rats rec...

The present study aimed to evaluate the protective effect of crocin on gastric mucosal lesions caused by ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury in rats.Forty male rats were randomly divided into sham, control (I/R injury) and three crocin-pretreated groups. To induce I/R lesions, the celiac artery was clamped for 30 min and then the clamp was removed to allow reperfusion for 3 h. Pretreated-rats rec...

Background and purpose: The purposes of this study were to analyse the prevalence of oral mucosal lesions with an emphasis on oral regions and possible predictors for their occurrence among removable prosthesis wearers. Materials and methods: The study included 125 removable prosthesis wearers (96 women and 29 men) who were divided into two groups: complete (n=86) and partial (n=39) denture pro...

Introduction: The incidence rate of gastric erosions and ulcers in diabetic patients are higher due to failure of mucosal antioxidant defense and maintain enough blood flow. The present study evaluated the gastro-protective effect of sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS) against indomethacin-induced gastric lesions in diabetic rats. Methods: In order to test anti-ulcer activity of NaHS against indomet...

Leprosy is a multisystem disorder with various spectrum of cutaneous findings. In the initial era of the history of leprosy, mucosal lesions were typical. Of late, mucosal findings have remarkably declined because of early treatment of leprosy. However, oral lesions have eminent epidemiological significance, given their role in disease transmission. Oral findings are more common in multi-bacill...