A simple low-cost tool to predict the risk for oesophageal carcinoma: a validation study by Ishanka Ayeshwari Talagala, Metthananda Nawarathne, Carukshi Arambepola

“…Its criterion validity was assessed against histological diagnosis of OC in an unmatched case-control study conducted among 83 cases recruited from the National Cancer Institute, Maharagama (NCIM) using a non-probability sampling method, and ambulatory hospital controls (n= 166) excluded of OC recruited from the Endoscopy Unit at National Hospital of Sri Lanka (NHSL ). …”
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Defining Time in Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: When Should We Start the Clock? by Riccardo Marmo, Marco Soncini, Cristina Bucci, Clelia Marmo, Maria Elena Riccioni, on behalf of the GISED Study Group

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Regenerative medicine approaches for the management of respiratory tract fistulas by Angelo Trivisonno, Dania Nachira, Ivo Boškoski, Venanzio Porziella, Giuliana Di Rocco, Silvia Baldari, Gabriele Toietta

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Significance of Endoscopyic Findings in Patients with Dyspepsia in Diyala Province - Iraq Hospital Based Study by Bashar Akram, Salah Saleh Mohammed, Ammar Abbas Mohammed, Kareem A Obaid

“…Patients and Methods: A prospective study, carried out in the upper gastro-intestinal endoscopy unit (using Pentax® 2015 endoscopy) at Baquba Teaching Hospital – Diyala- Iraq, from February 2017to October 2017 in which 120 dyspeptic patients (47male and 73 female) with age range 16-75 years were included. …”
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A Case of Gastroallergic and Intestinal Anisakiasis in Italy: Diagnosis Based on Double Endoscopy and Molecular Identification by Stefano D’Amelio, Ilaria Bellini, Claudia Chiovoloni, Cristina Magliocco, Annamaria Pronio, Arianna Di Rocco, Ilaria Pentassuglio, Marco Rosati, Gianluca Russo, Serena Cavallero

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Quantitative and Qualitative Radiological Assessment of Sarcopenia and Cachexia in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review by Sveva Mortellaro, Sonia Triggiani, Federica Mascaretti, Micol Galloni, Ornella Garrone, Gianpaolo Carrafiello, Michele Ghidini

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Patient-to-patient transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) during colonoscopy diagnosis by González-Candelas Fernando, Guiral Silvia, Carbó Rosa, Valero Ana, Vanaclocha Hermelinda, González Francisco, Bracho Maria

“…In this study, a case of nosocomial transmission of HCV from a common source to two patients who underwent colonoscopy in an endoscopy unit is reported.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>A retrospective epidemiological search after detection of index cases revealed several potentially infective procedures: sample blood collection, use of a peripheral catheter, anesthesia and colonoscopy procedures. …”
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Risk Factors for Helicobacter Pylori infection and Its Relations with Iron Deficiency Anemia and Children's Growth by Amir Hossein Moslehi, Nafiseh Sadat Mahmoodi, Hossein Saneian, Hamid Rahimi

“…Methods: This study was conducted on 99 children who referred to the endoscopy unit of Alzahra Hospital (Isfahan, Iran) during 2010-11. …”
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Significance of Endoscopyic Findings in Patients with Dyspepsia in Diyala Province - Iraq Hospital Based Study by Bashar Akram, Salah Saleh Mohammed, Ammar Abbas Mohammed, Kareem A Obaid

“…Patients and Methods: A prospective study, carried out in the upper gastro-intestinal endoscopy unit (using Pentax® 2015 endoscopy) at Baquba Teaching Hospital – Diyala- Iraq, from February 2017to October 2017 in which 120 dyspeptic patients (47male and 73 female) with age range 16-75 years were included. …”
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Narrow band imaging as a noninvasive tool for evaluation of the severity of inflammation in patients with ulcerative colitis in Kafr-El-Sheikh university, Egypt by Aya Mohammed Mahros, Eman Mohammad Saied, Abdel Atty Ibrahem Abdelatty, Mohammed Khorshid, Hassan Elsayed El batea

“…Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted at Kafrelsheikh University Hospital, Egypt, from June 2021 to May 2022, and comprised patients regardless of age and gender who had ulcerative colitis and visited the endoscopy unit. After taking detailed history, the patients were subjected to physical examination and laboratory tests which included complete blood count, international normalised ratio, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and faecal calprotectin. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Radiofrequency Ablation for Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: A Systematic Review and Metanalysis by Elia Armellini, Antonio Facciorusso, Stefano Francesco Crinò

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Training Simulators for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Current and Future Perspectives by Martina Finocchiaro, Pablo Cortegoso Valdivia, Albert Hernansanz, Nicola Marino, Denise Amram, Alicia Casals, Arianna Menciassi, Wojciech Marlicz, Gastone Ciuti, Anastasios Koulaouzidis

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The medium to long term sequelae of endoscopic sphincterotomy in the management of common duct stones in HUSM (1992-1998) by Salekan , Khairuzi

“…This is a retrospective descriptive study done on 224 patients with common duct stones who underwent EST in Endoscopy Unit of Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia from 1992 to 1998. …”
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The Effect of Carbohydrate Loading On Gastric Residual Volume And Hunger Score: A Single Blind, Randomised Controlled Trial Study by Chen, Lua Bee

“…Methodology This is a single centre, single-blinded, parallel, placebo-controlled, stratified randomized controlled trial at Endoscopy Unit, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia(HUSM) from May 2019 to March 2020. …”
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Definitions of Computer-Assisted Surgery and Intervention, Image-Guided Surgery and Intervention, Hybrid Operating Room, and Guidance Systems by Mariano Giménez, , MD, PhD, Benôit Gallix, , MD, PhD, Guido Costamagna, , MD, Jean-Nicolas Vauthey, , MD, Michael Moche, , MD, PhD, Go Wakabayashi, , MD, PhD, Reto Bale, , MD, Lee Swanström, , MD, Jürgen Futterer, , MD, PhD, David Geller, , MD, Juan M. Verde, , MD, Alain García Vazquez, , MD, Ivo Boškoski, , MD, PhD, Nicolas Golse, , MD, Beat Müller-Stich, , MD, Bernard Dallemagne, , MD, Mårten Falkenberg, , MD, PhD, Sven Jonas, , MD, PhD, Carina Riediger, , MD, MSc, Michele Diana, , MD, PhD, Niklas Kvarnström, , MD, Bruno C. Odisio, , MD, Edgardo Serra, , MD, Christiaan Overduin, , MSc, PhD, Mariano Palermo, , MD, PhD, Didier Mutter, , MD, PhD, Silvana Perretta, , MD, PhD, Patrick Pessaux, , MD, PhD, Luc Soler, , PhD, Alexandre Hostettler, , PhD, Toby Collins, Stéphane Cotin, , PhD, Michael Kostrzewa, , MD, Amilcar Alzaga, , MD, Martin Smith, , MD, Jacques Marescaux, , MD

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The Role of Insulin Resistance in Fueling NAFLD Pathogenesis: From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Implications by Rossella Palma, Annamaria Pronio, Mario Romeo, Flavia Scognamiglio, Lorenzo Ventriglia, Vittorio Maria Ormando, Antonietta Lamazza, Stefano Pontone, Alessandro Federico, Marcello Dallio

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Observational Study of Biliary Duct stenosis in patients with Post-Liver Transplant by Raul Sosa-Martinez, Daniela A. Garcia-Alonso, Julian Vargas-Flores, Luis A. Waller-González, Mayra V. Ramos-Gomez

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Endoscopic diagnosis of gastric and oesophageal cancer in Lusaka, Zambia: a retrospective analysis by Violet Kayamba, Malambo Mubbunu, Paul Kelly

“…Methods We combined data collected from the endoscopy unit at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka during a previous review with that collected from the beginning of 2015 to the end of 2021. …”
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Ketogenic and Low FODMAP Diet in Therapeutic Management of a Young Autistic Patient with Epilepsy and Dysmetabolism Poorly Responsive to Therapies: Clinical Response and Effects of... by Alexander Bertuccioli, Marco Cardinali, Francesco Di Pierro, Giordano Bruno Zonzini, Maria Rosaria Matera

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Transesophageal Endoscopic Ultrasound Fine Needle Biopsy for the Diagnosis of Mediastinal Masses: A Retrospective Real-World Analysis by Daniela Assisi, Filippo Tommaso Gallina, Daniele Forcella, Riccardo Tajè, Enrico Melis, Paolo Visca, Federico Pierconti, Emanuela Venti, Francesco Facciolo

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