A 53 year-old Caucasian man with no previous history of gastrointestinal bleeding presented with sudden, massive hematochezia and abdominal pain; his hemoglobin dropped from 12 to 8.3. Colonoscopy revealed coagulated blood in a diverticulum, but bleeding recurred after cautery of the lesion.Repeated upper and lower gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy, visceral selective angiogram, bleeding scan, an...

Chin J Cancer Res 2014;26(6):644-646 www.thecjcr.org Endoscopic techniques in gastroenterology have been developing rapidly over the past two decades. Advances in minimally invasive endoscopic techniques allow for the detection and treatment of more gastrointestinal (GI) diseases than ever. In a manner of speaking, the advent of miniature ultrasound device coupled with endoscopy further shapes ...

background and purpose: suitable sedation during gastrointestinal (gi) tract endoscopy leads to the patient’s and the physician’s satisfaction and enhances the quality and the adequacy of the procedure. materials and methods: in a clinical trial, 140 patients were randomly assigned into two groups in order to compare the adequacy of upper gi tract endoscopy after choosing the type of sedation b...

As a result of COVID-19, the last few weeks have necessitated reevaluation sedation paradigm for gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopic procedures. Routine screening and some surveillance procedures taken backseat likely to remain so until vaccine or effective treatment becomes available. Anesthesia providers endoscopists are required adapt this new reality rapidly. The general aim remains same-patie...

Signet ring adenocarcinoma of the breast with synchronous metastasis to the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is a rare occurrence, typically presenting with abdominal pain, dyspepsia, or GI bleed. We report a case of metastatic breast cancer presenting with a complaint of anemia. A further diagnostic evaluation revealed generalized lymphadenopathy, nodular thickening of the urinary bladder wall, bon...

background epidemiology of diseases changes over time with changes in socio-economic status, culture and health care systems. gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd) and peptic ulcer disease (pud) are among the diseases whose epidemiology has changed over the past few decades in the west. studies addressing the trend of gerd and pud occurrence in iran are lacking. we aimed to look at the time tr...

introduction: esophagus injuries secondary to caustic ingestion occurs frequently in children. oral damages cannot give us a clear image of what has happened in upper gi. therefore endoscopy is only diagnostic way to evaluate upper gi injuries. in this study, we found out the endoscopic results in children admitted with caustic ingestion in qaem(a. s.) hospital between 2011 to 2013 , and compar...

.. Background: Upper GI endoscopy is an established procedure for investigating a wide range of upper GI conditions especially inflammatory and malignant diseases of stomach and esophagus. A good correlation in diagnosis can be achieved by complementing endoscopic findings with histology of biopsy specimens. Aims and objectives: 1) To evaluate morphological patterns of upper GI conditions. 2) T...