The aim of the present study was to compare the safety of the application of painless gastroscopy and ordinary gastroscopy for chronic hypertension patients combined with early gastric cancer. A total of 123 patients with early gastric cancer were selected at the Dongying People's Hospital from June, 2014 to August, 2016. The patients were randomly divided into the painless (n=63) and ordinary ...

500 cases of Esophago-Gastroscopy were evaluated at the Shahid Moddares teaching and research medical center. Endoscopic diagnosis were:  38% Gastritis, 24% Duodenal Ulcer, 8% Esophageal Carcinoma, 6% Gastric Carcinoma, 6% Gastric Ulcer, 6% Hiatal Hernia, 3% Esophageal Varises.  In 68% of these cases Gastroscopy findings were in Agreement with Radiology reports. 

BACKGROUND Open access gastroscopy allows general practitioners to request a gastroscopy without prior referral to a specialist. The effect of open access gastroscopy upon patient management is poorly explored. Most studies have been hospital based and have focused on diagnostic yields and on means of tightening requests to reduce inefficient use. A user evaluation can only be made by measuring...

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) is recommended following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting stent (DES). DAPT is a risk factor for gastrointestinal bleeding. We aimed to quantify (1) the rate of gastroscopy within 12 months after PCI, (2) the rate of adverse cardiac events and gastroscopy-related bleeding complications within 30 days of gastros...

BACKGROUND Logistics handling referrals for gastroscopy may be more time consuming than the examination itself. For the patient, "drop in" gastroscopy may reduce uncertainty, inadequate therapy and time off work. METHODS After an 8-9 month run-in period we asked patients, hospital staff and GPs to fill in a questionnaire to evaluate their experience with "drop in" gastroscopy and gastroscopy ...

BACKGROUND Unsedated transnasal gastroscopy is a technique with unverified clinical advantages. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy and procedure times with transnasal gastroscopy by physicians with no previous experience in transnasal endoscopy. METHODS Unsedated transnasal gastroscopy using 4.9 mm ultrathin transnasal gastroscopes with randomization to two different biopsy forceps was pros...