INTRODUCTION The pattern of bleeding tendencies in dengue and its corellation with platelet count and other factors requires clarification. METHODOLOGY A retrospective study on bleeding tendencies in adults with dengue and platelet counts of less than 100,000 per mm(3) was conducted. Factors associated with bleeding were analyzed. The study cohort were grouped as dengue with severe thrombocyt...

The stomach is the most common site of metastasis to the gastrointestinal tract from cutaneous melanoma, but the clinical diagnosis is made in less than 5% of those patients. We present herein the case of a 67-year-old man that had undergone wide local excision of an invasive ulcerated melanoma on the back (Clark III, Breslow 1.8 mm, stage IIIB) 2 years prior, with positive sentinel lymph node ...

A 37-year-old woman presented to our hospital complaining of epigastric pain and diarrhea. A laboratory examination showed a high white blood cell count of 9,870/μL (eosinophils, 37.8%). Esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed edematous gastric mucosa and red streaking in the gastric corpus (Picture 1). There were no signs of atrophic change. Biopsy samples were obtained from the red streaking. Eos...

BACKGROUND/AIMS This study was performed to compare the mucosal findings after esophagogastroduodenoscopy in two groups before and after the use of alendronate only and following administration of the enteric-coated alendronate (5 mg) and calcitriol (0.5 µg) combined drug (Maxmarvil, Yuyu Co.). METHODS The study population consisted of 33 postmenopausal healthy female volunteers, aged 50 to 7...

OBJECTIVES Severe asthma is found in approximately 10% of patients with asthma. Some factors associated with worse asthma control include rhinitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, vocal cord dysfunction (VCD), nasal polyposis and bronchiectasis. Therefore, we evaluated the prevalence of these illnesses in patients with severe asthma. METHODS We conducted a retrospective analysis of data obta...

The OBJECTIVE of the study was to demonstrate results treatment children with large foreign bodies esophagus and stomach . article presents five clinical observations ( LFBs ) In three , localized in – a toothbrush metal pendant multiple magnetic balls two tablespoon Chupa-Chups stick four from removed during esophagogastroduodenoscopy A by laparotomy gastrotomy after unsuccessful attempts remo...

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGDS) is the main way to diagnose bleeding from upper gastrointestinal tract. Diagnostic accuracy of study depends on preparation. Aim was evaluate preparation parts digestive tract in case esophagogastroduodenal bleeding. Material and methods. The retrospective analysis 2570 histories carried out. Gastric lavage through nasogastric tube out group (1299 patients). Pr...

BACKGROUND Headscarf pin aspiration is a common and unique form of foreign body aspiration among young Moslem women. Rigid bronchoscopy (RB) is considered the standard procedure for retrieval. There are little data on the role of flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) in the retrieval of aspirated headscarf pins. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to prospectively evaluate the utility of FOB...

A 75-year-old female underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy, revealing a widely spreading tumor occupying the anterior wall, lesser curvature, and posterior wall of the antrum and lower body. Endoscopic submucosal dissection was performed and resulted in more than five-sixths circumferential antral mucosal resection. One month later, she complained of nausea, vomiting, and abdominal distention. E...

A 70-year-old woman presented with follicular lymphoma involving the stomach, duodenum, jejunum, bone, and lymph nodes. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed multiple depressed lesions in the stomach. Examination with magnifying endoscopy showed branched abnormal vessels along with gastric pits, which were irregularly shaped but were preserved. The second case was a 45-year-old man diagnosed with...