CONTEXT The prevalence of obesity has been increasing in modern society. Roux-en-y gastric bypass is a bariatric surgery that involves the exclusion of significant part of the stomach. Atrophy, intestinal metaplasia and gastric cancer have been associated with infection by Helicobacter pylori. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the presence of endoscopy findings and histological changes in morbid obese p...

BACKGROUND Anxiety is a common preprocedural problem and during processing especially in interventional medical processes. AIM Aim of this study was to assess the level of anxiety in patients who will undergo upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and coloscopy. METHODS Five hundred patients scheduled to undergo sedation for elective upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and colonoscopy were studied. ...

backgrounds: iron deficiency anemia (ida) is one of the well recognized presentations of celiac disease (cd). according to the lack of data from our population in this regard, we determined the prevalence of cd in patients presenting with ida to see if it is worthwhile to do a precise screening for cd in such patients. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on patients referred with ...

Gangliocytic paragangliomas (GPs) are rare tumors of the duodenum, presenting as single sessile or pedunculated polypoid masses. Clinical manifestations of duodenal GPs can vary from an incidental finding at endoscopy to frequent upper gastrointestinal bleeding caused by mucosal ulceration and abdominal pain. GPs are considered benign, but the disease can recur and spread to regional lymph node...

Drug addiction is an important medical and social problem. "Body packing" is frequently used for concealed transportation of illegal drugs. The drug is packed in small plastic packages and swallowed or placed into body cavities, such as the rectum or the vagina. Another aspect is "body stuffing," in which the drug package is usually hastily swallowed in order to avoid arrest. Presently describe...

upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Cotton et all have shown that in nearly 80% of cases the cause of the bleeding can be shown if endoscopy is done within the first 48 hours. In a few patients, however, neither conventional radiological studies nor endoscopy shows the site of bleeding.'-3 Submucosal vascular malformations of the stomach may produce massive upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage,4 5 a...

Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is only one of many relatively new diagnostic and therapeutic technologies that are in widespread use in the medical care system. Examples of others are coronary angiograms, renal hemodialysis, and fetal monitoring. Few new technologies are evaluated thoroughly before they become part of “standard practice.” Evaluating their worth and attempting to make their us...

A 35-year-old man presented with recurrence of upper gastrointestinal bleed after eradication of esophageal varices. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed submucosal lesion in the duodenum and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) demonstrated it to be a duodenal varix. Cyanoacrylate glue was injected into the duodenal varix and successful obliteration of the duodenal varix was demonstrated on a foll...

BACKGROUND Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a common emergency medical condition that may require hospitalization and resuscitation, and results in high patient morbidity. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is the preferred investigative procedure for UGIB because of its accuracy, low rate of complication, and its potential for therapeutic interventions. OBJECTIVE To determine the endo...

BACKGROUND Potassium permanganate is used clinically as an antiseptic and antifungal agent. Ingestion of potassium permanganate may result in damage to the upper gastrointestinal tract. Burns and ulceration of the mouth, esophagus and stomach occur due to its action. Emergency endoscopy is useful to assess the severity of damage and also to guide management. METHODS We reported a patient pres...