aim : the purpose of the present study was to evaluate the number and proportion of various causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding and actual numbers of non-nsaid, non- helicobacter pylori ( h.pylori ) peptic ulcers seen in endoscopy of these patients. background : the number and the proportion of patients with non- h.pylori , non-nsaids peptic ulcer disease leading to upper gastrointestinal...

occurrence of cutaneous metastasis of gastrointestinal cancer is uncommon, with a reported frequency of less than 5 percent.they can occur as the first sign of disease recurrence in a treated patient or as a sign of terminal disseminated cancer or rarely as the first manifestation of an occult malignancy. the cases reported here represent three different manifestation of cutaneous metastasis of...

Abstract Parotid gland is a rare site of metastasis from gastrointestinal (GI) tract primary cancer. Here, we present an interesting case report parotid unknown with probable lower GI as cancer, normal colonoscopy and upper endoscopy. This highlights the importance immunohistochemistry in taking treatment decisions during dilemmatic situations.

prediction of the outcome and severity of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (ugib) has significant importance in patient care, disposition, and determining the need for emergent endoscopy. recent international recommendations endorse using scoring systems for management of non-variceal ugib patients. to date, different scoring systems have been developed for predicting the risk of 30-day mo...

There is a growing evidence that gastroesophageal reflux disease is related to several upper gastrointestinal cancers, mainly the esophageal adenocarcinoma and a certain type of gastric cardia adenocarcinoma. Currently, the incidence of gastroesophageal reflux disease is rapidly increasing in Korea. Therefore, there is a possibility of such increasing cancerous incidents, similar to the western...

AIM To define the sub site distribution of upper gastrointestinal cancers in three provinces of Iran. METHODS The study was carried out in three provinces in Iran: Ardabil, Golestan, and Tehran. In Arbabil and Golestan, the data was collected from the sole referral center for gastrointestinal cancers and the local cancer registry. For Tehran province, data from two major private hospitals wer...

BACKGROUND Upper gastrointestinal cancers contribute significantly to cancer-related morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, but they continue to receive limited attention. The high incidence in young adults remains unexplained, and the risk factors have not been fully described. METHODS A literature search was conducted using the electronic database PubMed. Beginning from January 1980...