Is Occult Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding a Definite Indication for Capsule Endoscopy? A Retrospective Analysis of Diagnostic Yield in Patients with Occult versus Overt Bleeding by Ikue Watari, Shiro Oka, Shinji Tanaka, Makoto Nakano, Taiki Aoyama, Shigeto Yoshida, Kazuaki Chayama

“…Usefulness of capsule endoscopy (CE) for diagnosing small-bowel lesions in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) has been reported. …”
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Randomized Controlled Study Comparing Use of Propofol Plus Fentanyl versus Midazolam Plus Fentanyl as Sedation in Diagnostic Endoscopy in Patients with Advanced Liver Disease by Sameh Abdelkhalik Ahmed, Amal Selim, Nehad Hawash, Ahmed Khaled Tawfik, Mohamed Yousef, Abdelrahman Kobtan, Rehab Badawi, Sally Elnawasany, Reham Abdelkader Elkhouly, Amr Shaaban Hanafy, Fatma H. Rizk, Loai Mansour, Sherief Abd-Elsalam

“…We aimed to investigate the safety and efficacy of propofol plus fentanyl versus midazolam plus fentanyl as sedative for patients with advanced liver disease presented for gastrointestinal endoscopy. Methods. A total of 100 patients with liver cirrhosis referred for upper endoscopy were enrolled and divided equally in two groups, midazolam plus fentanyl group and propofol plus fentanyl group. …”
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Association of Intensive Endoscopic Burden with Esophageal Cancer Detection: A Nationwide Cohort Study by Yeunji Lee, Eunyoung Lee, Bumhee Park, Gil Ho Lee, Sun Gyo Lim, Sung Jae Shin, Choong-Kyun Noh, Kee Myung Lee

Subjects: “…esophageal neoplasms; upper endoscopy; detection rate; endoscopic burden…”
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Endoscopic Treatment of Early-stage Large Gastric Cancer and Closure with Hand-suturing Technique by Fatih Aslan, Serhat Özer, Orhun Çığ Taşkın

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The role of endoscopic investigation in expertise and rehabilitation diagnostics of patients and disabled persons after stomach surgery by K. A. Velikolug, Zh. M. Sizova, Ye. K. Baranskaya

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Exploring the boundaries of anastomotic leak: experience in a high-volume center by Carolina Riscanevo Bobadilla, Gloria Flórez Dussan, Jorge Vargas, Liliana Suarez, German Jimenez, Carlos Gonzalez, Andrea Carolina Córdoba, Wilmar Martín, Diego Olivera, Raúl Guevara

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Sex Determination in Reptiles: A Review by Alessandro Vetere, Michele Capasso, Francesco Di Ianni

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Approach to endoscopic procedures during COVID-19 pandemic – not as expected by Tomasz Ratyński, Arkadiusz Bednarczuk, Grażyna Rydzewska

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Duodenum and ascending colonal perforation due to biliary stent migration by Qiuping Gu, Xinyan Liu, Chunping Zhu, Jiaming Huang

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Role of enteroscopy in diagnostics of tumors and preneoplastic diseases of the small intestine by Ye. V. Ivanova, Ye. D. Fedorov, O. I. Yudin, M. Ye. Timofeyev, P. L. Chernyakevich, D. A. Kuznetsov

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Single-port non-lipolytic endoscopic surgery via the axillary approach for the treatment of benign breast tumors has better clinical outcomes: a case control study by Tianyi Ma, Jian Cui, Qian Wang, Changgen Liu, Bin Wang, Haibo Wang

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Pathogenic and Genetic Characteristics of Helicobacter Pylori, and its Relationship with Drug-Resistance by Nilgün Uyduran Ünal, Adnan Barutçu, Toğrul Nagiyev, Mehmet Ağın, Tülay Kandemir, Oğuz Üsküdar, Figen Doran, Fatih Köksal, Gökhan Tümgör

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Effect of antithrombotic therapies on small bowel bleeding: an European multicenter retrospective study by Lucia Scaramella, Stefania Chetcuti Zammit, Reena Sidhu, Maurizio Vecchi, Gian Eugenio Tontini, Nicoletta Nandi, Matilde Topa, Luca Elli

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Updated review on diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori by R. Ugiagbe, S. Smith

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Endoscopic management of foreign body ingestion in children by Eyad Altamimi, Dawood Yusef, Naif Rawabdeh

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Case report: Primary cardiac undifferentiated sarcoma complicated by esophagus stenosis by Yuxin Ge, Xiaopan Lv, Rui Zhang, Dongxiao Hao, Guifei Si, Yuquan Li, Xuemin Yuan, Xiuping Li

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Usefulness of an Image Fusion Model Using Three-Dimensional CT and MRI with Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Endoscopy as a Multimodal Assistant System in Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery by Akihiro Inoue, Takanori Ohnishi, Shohei Kohno, Naoya Nishida, Yawara Nakamura, Yoshihiro Ohtsuka, Shirabe Matsumoto, Shiro Ohue

“…Preoperative 3D-CT and MRI fusion models with intraoperative ICG endoscopy allowed distinct visualization of vital structures in cases where tumors had extensively infiltrated the sphenoidal sinus. …”
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Spinal Endoscopy for Delayed-Onset Lumbar Radiculopathy Resulting from Foraminal Stenosis after Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture: A Case Report of a New Surgical Strategy by Yuyu Ishimoto, Hiroshi Yamada, Elizabeth Curtis, Cyrus Cooper, Hiroshi Hashizume, Akihito Minamide, Yukihiro Nakagawa, Munehito Yoshida

“…Here, we describe the use of spinal endoscopy for the treatment of this disabling condition, in an 80-year-old woman presenting with severe radicular pain following an osteoporotic lumbar compression fracture. …”
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Negative Video Capsule Endoscopy Had a High Negative Predictive Value for Small Bowel Lesions, but Diagnostic Capability May Be Lower in Young Patients with Overt Bleeding by Sipawath Khamplod, Julajak Limsrivilai, Uayporn Kaosombatwattana, Nonthalee Pausawasdi, Phunchai Charatcharoenwitthaya, Supot Pongprasobchai, Somchai Leelakusolvong

“…Patients with potential small bowel bleeding (PSBB) who have negative results of video capsule endoscopy (VCE), clinical course, rate of rebleeding, and missed lesions with their predictors are essential for further management decision. …”
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Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in the general population in Wuzhou, China: a cross-sectional study by Liumei Yan, Qiliang He, Xinyun Peng, Sen Lin, Meigu Sha, Shujian Zhao, Dewang Huang, Jiemei Ye

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