Relationship between Helicobacter pylori infection and celiac disease: a cross-sectional study and a brief review of the literature by Sebahat Basyigit, Oktay Unsal, Metin Uzman, Ferdane Sapmaz, Ozlem Ceylan Dogan, Ayse Kefeli, Zeliha Asilturk, Abdullah Ozgur Yeniova, Yasar Nazligul

“…Material and methods: This study was prospectively designed and included 240 dyspeptic patients who underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with gastric and duodenal biopsies. The patients were divided into two groups according to presence of H. pylori infection. …”
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Clinical evidence based review and systematic scientific review in the identification of malignant transformation of inverted papilloma by Cai Long, Basel Jabarin, Alexandra Harvey, Jennifer Ham, Amin Javer, Arif Janjua, Andrew Thamboo

“…No consensus about the best biomarker for IP-SCC has been reached among researchers and continues to be exploratory. Conclusion Endoscopy with biopsy is the gold standard practice to identify IP-SCC; however, MRI is the preferred imaging modality to recognize malignant transformation in cases where biopsy is difficult. …”
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Histological Inflammation in Human Ureter either Healthy or Fitted with Double-Pigtail Stent or a Thin 0.3 F Suture Thread: A Preliminary Study by Benoît Vogt, Ilham Chokri

“…In addition, no inflammation was seen on the ureter wall around the suture in endoscopy. In this preliminary study, we assessed ureteral inflammation in the human ureter when it was healthy or when fitted with a double-pigtail stent or a thread. …”
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A Large Intrathoracic Hiatal Hernia as a Cause of Complete Heart Block by Ali Abbood, Hareer Al Salihi, Jorge Parellada, Mario Madruga, S. J. Carlan

“…An 88-year-old female with a history of GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) was found to have a large hiatal hernia at endoscopy after she presented to the emergency department with nausea and abdominal pain. …”
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Exhaled Jet and Viral-Laden Aerosol Transport from Nasal Sneezing by Hana Salati, David F. Fletcher, Mehrdad Khamooshi, Jingliang Dong, Kazuhide Ito, Sara Vahaji, Kiao Inthavong

“…This scenario arises from patients who suffer allergenic rhinosinusitis, or the nasal cavity is irritated, particularly during naso-endoscopy. Nasal sneezing is characterised by an explosive blast of air exiting the nostrils, which can be considered as dual jets, resulting in the spread of viral-laden aerosols remaining suspended in the air. …”
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Glucose-Lowering Agents Developed in the Last Two Decades and Their Perioperative Implications by Basavana Goudra, Geno J. Merli, Michael Green

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Acute Cholecystitis-like Presentation in an Adult Patient with Gallbladder Agenesis: Case Report and Literature Review by Nahla Elzubeir, Kevin Nguyen, Muhammad Nazim

“…Gastroenterology consultation was suggested to assess for peptic ulcer disease, stricture, or other etiology for her presenting symptoms, and the upper endoscopy showed gastritis. Upper GI with small bowel follow-through study showed mild delayed gastric emptying and contrast in the colon in 45 minutes. …”
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Drainage of Complex Walled-Off Pancreatic Fluid Collections in LAMS Era: A Multicenter Study by Thanawat Luangsukrerk, Kamin Harinwan, Stanley Khoo, Pradermchai Kongkam

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Fluorescent Nanoparticle Imaging Allows Noninvasive Evaluation of Immune Cell Modulation in Esophageal Dysplasia by Peiman Habibollahi, Todd Waldron, Pedram Heidari, Hoon Sung Cho, David Alcantara, Lee Josephson, Timothy C. Wang, Anil K. Rustgi, Umar Mahmood

“…After dexamethasone treatment, we observed concordant decreased fluorescent signal from esophageal lesions during fluorescent endoscopy and decreased CyAL5.5-fluorescent-positive immune cell infiltration in esophageal dysplastic lesions by fluorescence-activated cell sorting analysis. …”
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Primary adenocarcinoma of duodenal bulb mimicking a pancreatic tumor: a case report by Eya Slama, S. Ben Hamida, S. Zaouga, H. Elloumi, I. Cheikh, A. G. Dahak, M. Missaoui, A. Chelibi, I. Ganzoui

“…Integration of advanced imaging modalities, such as CT/MRI, coupled with upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, is crucial for accurate evaluation.…”
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Microbial Isolates from Vegetable Foreign Bodies Inhaled by Dogs by Sara Flisi, Manuel Dall’Aglio, Costanza Spadini, Clotilde Silvia Cabassi, Fausto Quintavalla

“…Fifty-four grass awns were localized with diagnostic imaging tests and removed by endoscopy from respiratory tract. The most frequent localizations were in the left nostril and the right hemithorax. …”
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Duodenal Gangliocytic Paraganglioma Requiring a Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Laurie Adams, Theodore M. Friedman, Timothy R. Shaver, George Younan

“…A biopsy of the mass during upper endoscopy was inconclusive. A pancreaticoduodenectomy was recommended based on the high suspicion for a duodenal adenocarcinoma and was performed successfully. …”
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Computer-Assisted Segmentation of Videocapsule Images Using Alpha-Divergence-Based Active Contour in the Framework of Intestinal Pathologies Detection by L. Meziou, A. Histace, F. Precioso, O. Romain, X. Dray, B. Granado, B. J. Matuszewski

“…Videoendoscopy is currently the “gold standard” technique for diagnosis of different pathologies of the intestinal tract. Wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE) has been developed in the 1990s as an alternative to videoendoscopy to allow direct examination of the gastrointestinal tract without any need for sedation. …”
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Repositioning of the Severe Prolapsed Silicone Tubes after Bicanalicular Nasal Intubation: A Novel Technique by Jinjing He, Jingwen Gong, Qingqing Zheng, Jin Jiang

“…Silicone tube reposition guiding by using a memory wire probe is an optional technique in the treatment of prolapse of silicone tubes, particularly if the distal part of the silicon tube was embedded in the lacrimal sac and cannot be seen in the nose by endoscopy. It is a feasible, minimally invasive, safe, and effective method, avoiding premature tube removal.…”
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Title not available by Diego I. Álvarez-López, Angélica Hernández-Guerrero, Francisco Freyria-Sutcliffe, Juan M. Hernández-Aguilar, Nancy Reynoso-Noverón

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Obesity Increases Prevalence of Colonic Adenomas at Screening Colonoscopy: A Canadian Community-Based Study by Theodore F. Shapero, Grant I. Chen, Tim Devlin, Alison Gibbs, Iain C. Murray, Stanley Tran, Corey Weigensberg

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Evaluating the Correlation between High Titers of Tissue-Transglutaminase Antibody with the Grade of Severity of Villous Atrophy in Syrian Patients with Celiac Disease by A. Alhabbal, I. Abou Khamis

“…All participants underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Two samples were taken from the duodenum and were evaluated by an expert pathologist according to Marsh grading. …”
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Induced Opening of the Gastroesophageal Junction Occurs at a Lower Gastric Pressure in Gerd Patients and in Hiatal Hernia Subjects than in Normal Control Subjects by Anil Vegesna, Ramashesai Besetty, Amit Kalra, Umar Farooq, Annapurna Korimilli, Keng yu Chuang, Robert Fisher, Henry Parkman, Larry Miller

“…This study was performed in 13 normal volunteers, 5 volunteers with hiatal hernia, and 3 patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease. During endoscopy a pressure transducer was used to measure baseline gastric pressures. …”
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Hemorrhage from Extra-Antral Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia in a Patient with Duodenal Heterotopic Gastric Mucosa by John Gubatan, Nathan Raines, Hasan Khosravi, Tracy L. Challies, Tyler M. Berzin

“…The patient required blood transfusions and consequently had a small bowel endoscopy notable for fresh blood in the proximal small bowel. …”
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The optimization and application of photodynamic diagnosis and autofluorescence imaging in tumor diagnosis and guided surgery: current status and future prospects by Wei Wan, Huiquan Liu, Junrong Zou, Tianpeng Xie, Guoxi Zhang, Weihai Ying, Xiaofeng Zou, Xiaofeng Zou, Xiaofeng Zou

“…Photodynamic diagnosis (PDD) and autofluorescence imaging (AFI) are emerging cancer diagnostic technologies that offer significant advantages over traditional white-light endoscopy in detecting precancerous lesions and early-stage cancers; moreover, they hold promising potential in fluorescence-guided surgery (FGS) for tumors. …”
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