Are Indications For Esophago Gastro Duodenoscopy Properly Followed? by saad H Sultan, Mohammed A Al- Atroshi, Zuhair B Kamal, Wissam A Hussein

“…Methods: One thousand eight hundred and ninety cases were subjected to EGD from Feb. 1999 to Feb 2009 at Alkindy Teaching Hospital and Abd-Al-Majeed private hospital in Baghdad, Iraq. A special endoscopy unit form was prepared containing data from patients, clinical complaint, indications for endoscopy request, and the endoscopic diagnosis, biopsies were taken when indicated and subjected to histopathological examination. …”
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Can Gastric Juice Analysis with EndoFaster^® Reduce the Environmental Impact of Upper Endoscopy? by Angelo Zullo, Federica Chiovelli, Enrica Esposito, Cesare Hassan, Beatrice Casini

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A novel STK11 gene mutation (c.388dupG, p.Glu130Glyfs∗33) in a Peutz-Jeghers family and evidence of higher gastric cancer susceptibility associated with alterations in STK11 region... by Giovanna Forte, Filomena Cariola, Katia De Marco, Andrea Manghisi, Filomena Anna Guglielmi, Raffaele Armentano, Giuseppe Lippolis, Pietro Giorgio, Cristiano Simone, Vittoria Disciglio

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Are the Italian Children Exposed to Advertisements of Nutritionally Appropriate Foods? by Daniele Nucci, Filippo Rabica, Giulia Dallagiacoma, Cristina Fatigoni, Vincenza Gianfredi

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Quality indicators of colonoscopy care: a qualitative study from the perspectives of colonoscopy participants and nurses by Wenwen Cai, Xingxing Zhang, Yanxia Luo, Minshan Ye, Yu Guo, Weiqing Ruan

“…Method With a descriptive qualitative study, semi-structured interviews were conducted between November 2021 and January 2022 with colonoscopy participants (P = 11) and nursing workforce (N = 7) in the endoscopy unit in a tertiary hospital. The interviews were analyzed using a thematic analysis. …”
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Common bile duct stone‐related parameters and their potential prognostic values for stone extraction requiring endoscopic papillary large balloon dilation by Chote Wongkanong, Jayanton Patumanond, Thawee Ratanachu‐ek, Sunhawit Junrungsee, Apichat Tantraworasin

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Abdominal wall endometrioma mimicking an incarcerated hernia: a case report by Simoglou C, Zarogoulidis P, Machairiotis N, Porpodis K, Simoglou L, Mitrakas A, Esebidis A, Sarika E, Kouklakis G, Iordanidis A, Katsikogiannis N

“…Christos Simoglou,1 Paul Zarogoulidis,2 Nikolaos Machairiotis,3 Konstantinos Porpodis,2 Lambros Simoglou,4 Alexandros Mitrakas,5 Agisilaos Esebidis,5 Eirini Sarika,6 George Kouklakis,7 Alkis Iordanidis,8 Nikolaos Katsikogiannis31Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece; 2Pulmonary Department, "G Papanikolaou" General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; 3Surgery Department (NHS), University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Greece; 4Surgical Clinic (NHS), Komotini General Hospital, Thrace, Greece; 51st University Surgery Department, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece; 6Biopathology Department, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece; 7Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, 8Radiology Department, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, GreeceAbstract: The case of a tender, isolated abdominal wall tumor within a Pfannenstiel incision due to a seeding deposit of endometrial tissue secondary to a previous obstetric operation (caesarean section) in a 39-year-old female without previously reported pelvic endometriosis is presented. …”
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Stricture dilation balloon-assisted endoscopy in Crohn’s disease: approach and intraprocedural outcomes with the single-balloon and double-balloon systems by Brendan P. Halloran, Matthew Reeson, Christopher Teshima, Karen Kroeker, Vivian Huang, Levinus Dieleman, Peter Holmes, Daniel C. Baumgart, Karen Wong, Frank Hoentjen, Farhad Peerani, Sergio Zepeda-Gomez

“…Methods: We retrospectively assessed a consecutive small bowel CD patient cohort undergoing BAE at the University of Alberta Hospital endoscopy unit from 2013 to 2020. The primary endpoint discerned the safety and immediate success rate of EBD during endoscopy, and comparisons of the dilation parameters and efficacy of SBE versus DBE were assessed as secondary outcomes. …”
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Corrigendum to ‘A novel STK11 gene mutation (c.388dupG, p.Glu130Glyfs∗33) in a Peutz-Jeghers family and evidence of higher gastric cancer susceptibility associated with alterations... by Giovanna Forte, Filomena Cariola, Katia De Marco, Andrea Manghisi, Filomena Anna Guglielmi, Raffaele Armentano, Giuseppe Lippolis, Pietro Giorgio, Cristiano Simone, Vittoria Disciglio

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Role of Endoscopy in the Management of Boerhaave Syndrome by Juan Ignacio Tellechea, Jean-Michel Gonzalez, Pablo Miranda-García, Adrian Culetto, Xavier Benoit D’Journo, Pascal Alexandre Thomas, Marc Barthet

“…We expose our experience in a Gastrointestinal and Endoscopy Unit. With a retrospective, observational, open-label, single center, consecutive case series. …”
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Extracellular Vesicles and Pancreatic Cancer: Insights on the Roles of miRNA, lncRNA, and Protein Cargos in Cancer Progression by Roberta Romano, Anna Picca, Leonardo Henry Umberto Eusebi, Emanuele Marzetti, Riccardo Calvani, Loredana Moro, Cecilia Bucci, Flora Guerra

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NLR, MPV and RDW as Biomarkers in Operated and Non-operated Patients with Colorectal Adenocarcinoma by Atilla Bulur, Ayça Serap Çakır

“…In our study, it was aimed to compare mean platelet volume (MPV), red cell distribution width (RDW) and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) measurements in operated and non-operated patients with the diagnosis of CRC.Method:In our study, we retrospectively reviewed 52 patients (including 26 operated patients and 26 non-operated patients) diagnosed as CRC with colonoscopic biopsy at endoscopy unit of gastroenterology department between 2016 and 2019. …”
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Diagnostic yield of esophagogastroduodenoscopy in upper gastrointestinal bleeding in pediatrics: a cross-sectional study at a tertiary center by Mostafa A. Elhodhod, Ahmed M. Hamdy, Passant O. Fahmy, Yosra M Awad

“…Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted at the pediatrics endoscopy unit, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, where 100 children were included. …”
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Clinical Profile and Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Findings of Patients Presenting with Liver Cirrhosis with Portal Hypertension by Shatdal Chaudhary, Niraj Kumar Jaiswal, Aakash Shahi

“…Methods: This was a cross-sectional observational hospital based study conducted in the department of internal medicine and endoscopy unit of the Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Nepal. …”
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Surveillance of Colorectal Cancer (CRC) in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Patients by Fabio Ingravalle, Giovanni Casella, Adriana Ingravalle, Claudio Monti, Federica De Salvatore, Domenico Stillitano, Vincenzo Villanacci

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Dietary Nanoparticles Interact with Gluten Peptides and Alter the Intestinal Homeostasis Increasing the Risk of Celiac Disease by Clara Mancuso, Francesca Re, Ilaria Rivolta, Luca Elli, Elisa Gnodi, Jean-François Beaulieu, Donatella Barisani

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The Role of an Artificial Intelligence Method of Improving the Diagnosis of Neoplasms by Colonoscopy by Ilona Vilkoite, Ivars Tolmanis, Hosams Abu Meri, Inese Polaka, Linda Mezmale, Linda Anarkulova, Marcis Leja, Aivars Lejnieks

“…Methods: A prospective single-center randomized controlled study was conducted in an outpatient endoscopy unit with the aim of evaluating the usefulness of AI-assisted colonoscopy in PDR and ADR during the day time. …”
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Immune and non-immune diagnosis of H. pylori In Patients with ingastric ulcer (GU) and non-ulcer dyspepsia (NUD). by Aseel k. Husain, Shehab A. Lafi, Yasin H. Al-Fahdawi

“…Patients and Methods:A total of one hundred seven (107) adult patients from both genders were attending Gastro Endoscopy Unit at Ramadi Teaching Hospital to undergo selective OGD from December 2012 to May 2013. …”
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Gut Dysbiosis in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Narrative Review on Correlation with Disease Subtypes and Novel Therapeutic Implications by Maria Napolitano, Ernesto Fasulo, Federica Ungaro, Luca Massimino, Emanuele Sinagra, Silvio Danese, Francesco Vito Mandarino

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Impact of Replacing Old C-Arms on Reducing Radiation Exposure by Gordon T. Robbins, Nicholas J. Wellnitz, Peter E. Darwin

“…In this study, we investigate the impact that updating the C-Arms in our endoscopy unit will have on radiation exposure by comparing ionizing radiation effects of the OEC 9900 Elite to the newer OEC Elite. …”
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