One of the regions of involvement of Behçet's disease (BD), a systematic inflammatory vasculitis with unknown etiology, is the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Upper GI endoscopy, colonoscopy, and capsule endoscopy are frequently used methods to diagnose the intestinal involvement of BD. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of fecal calprotectin (FC) in the evaluation of intestinal inv...

BACKGROUND/AIMS The aim of the study was to evaluate the safety of non-anesthesia provider (NAPP) administered propofol sedation in patients undergoing non-advanced gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopic procedures. MATERIALS AND METHODS Pubmed, Embase, Cochrane central register of controlled trials, Scopus, and Web of Science databases were searched for prospective observational trials involving n...

Background: Sodium hypochlorite is found in bleaching agents used to cleaning dishes and bleach laundry. The ingestion of sodium hypochlorite causes acute corrosive esophagitis and gastritis. In establishing the diagnosis and therapeutic approach of acute corrosive poisonings, the upper endoscopy has great importance. The aim of this study was to determine predictive factors of gastrointestinal...

Abstract Background Upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is the most important presentation of an aorto-duodenal fistula (ADF). Early diagnosis difficult, and disease associated with high mortality. The present study aimed to examine clinical endoscopic characteristics ADF in eight patients who presented our hospital. We also sought clarify diagnostic approach towards disease. Methods examined ...

The laryngeal mask airway, the LMA® Gastro™ (Teleflex Medical, Athlone, Ireland), is a novel airway device which permits upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy to be performed via dedicated large calibre oesophageal lumen. It has been validated in adult studies, but our knowledge, there have no data published regarding its use paediatric population. Following brief education programme, LMA Gastr...

Steroid refractory gastrointestinal (GI) acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) is a major cause of mortality in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) without immune markers to establish a diagnosis or guide therapy. We found that T-cell receptor β (TCRβ) complementarity-determining region 3 repertoire sequencing reveals patterns that could eventually serve as a disease biomarker of T-...

Small-bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) was introduced 11 years ago by Given Imaging and is becoming the gold standard for small-bowel examination. This major step in the field of digestive medicine has opened the possibility of promising non-invasive explorations of the esophagus, stomach, and colon. SBCE can be used to overcome the inherent limitations of enteroscopy, especially in the West, whe...

Arising from human curiosity in terms of the desire to look within the human body, endoscopy has undergone significant advances in modern medicine. Direct visualization of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract by traditional endoscopy was first introduced over 50 years ago, after which fairly rapid advancement from rigid esophagogastric scopes to flexible scopes and high definition videoscopes has oc...

background: selecting the best medication for upper gi endoscopy in children is a challenging issue. the goal of this study was to compare the effects of oral and intravenous midazolam for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (ugie) on children. methods: in this randomized clinical trial study conducted in amirkola children's hospital, 110 children were randomly assigned to oral or intravenous...

Background and study aims:The health care workers at endoscopy units are a high risk of  COVID-19 infection. ‎Several guidelines for infection control measures ‎available. However, the knowledge practice of endoscopists toward these ‎not evaluated. We aimed to assess level Egyptian ‎gastrointestinal (GI) measures‎‎. Patients Method:‎An online questionnaire was filled  by GI endoscopists. It con...