Stent-graft implantation for late postpancreatectomy hemorrhage after pancreatoduodenectomy by Xiaoye Li, Shibo Xia, Liangxi Yuan, Lei Zhang, Chao Song, Xiaolong Wei, Qingsheng Lu

“…Conclusions: With suitable anatomy, covered stent-graft implantation is an effective and safe treatment option for PPH with various bleeding sites and causes.…”
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Fully Covered Stent-TIPS for Advanced HCC Patients with Portal Vein Tumor Thrombus-Related Severe Symptomatic Portal Hypertension by Liu Z, Lyu T, Yang J, Xie Y, Fan S, Song L, Zou Y, Wang J

“…The overall symptom control rate of SPH was 96.0%. Variceal bleeding, ascites/hydrothorax, and enteropathy control rates were 100%, 95.0%, and 100%, respectively. …”
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Sarcomatous tumor with external iliac vein aneurysm: a rare entity by Tushar Kalekar, Neeha Amit Jhala, Reetika Kapoor, Eshan Chetan Durgi, Karishma Krishnani

“…Case presentation A middle-aged male in his fifties presented to the emergency department with continuous bleeding from a wound over a right inguinal swelling that had been ongoing for four hours. …”
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A Case of Tumour Twins: A Rare Presentation of Simultaneous Breast and Endometrial Malignancies by Sreenidhi Sreeram, Barathi Gunabooshanam, Vasugi Gramani Arumugam, Gouthaman

“…Hereby, the authors present a case report of a 62-year-old female presented to the Outpatient Department (OPD) with complaints of postmenopausal bleeding for a period of six months. On examination, her abdomen was enlarged, and a right breast mass was also noted incidentally. …”
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Detection of differences in physical symptoms between depressed and undepressed patients with breast cancer: a study using K-medoids clustering by Jianyao Tang, Bingqian Guo, Chuhan Zhong, Jing Chi, Jiaqi Fu, Jie Lai, Yujie Zhang, Zihan Guo, Shisi Deng, Yanni Wu

“…The novel immune system impairment symptom cluster consisting of bleeding and fever was found in the undepressed patients. …”
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Study of the Effect of Methyl Eugenol on Gastric Damage Produced by Spinal Cord Injury Model in the Rat by Leticia Cruz-Antonio, María Elena Sánchez-Mendoza, Jazmín García-Machorro, Yaraset López-Lorenzo, Jesús Arrieta

“…Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is a serious medical condition that places patients at high risk of developing gastric ulceration and gastrointestinal bleeding. One preventative strategy involves the use of omeprazole; however, its chronic use is associated with adverse effects, highlighting the need for alternative therapies. …”
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A Rare Case of Spontaneous Heterotopic Pregnancy at 12 weeks of Gestation Following Natural Conception With Literature Review by Wang F, Xu Y, Dong X, Jiang P, Yu QQ

“…An urgent laparoscopic salpingectomy was performed under general anesthesia, revealing a distended right fallopian tube (3.5 cm) with a thickened appearance, bluish-purple discoloration, and a 2 mm rupture with active bleeding surrounded by clots. Histopathological examination confirmed ectopic pregnancy. …”
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Computed tomography–guided percutaneous biopsy in diagnosis of suspected metastatic renal cell carcinoma: which location is the most suitable? by Petr Hoffmann, Michal Balik, Martina Hoffmannova, Jindrich Kopecky, Pavel Ryska, Jana Draganovicova, Petr Dvorak

“…In total, 32 complications (23.2%) were confirmed, 2 of which were pneumothoraces, 29 were minor bleeding that needed only conservative management, and 1 case required angiography and embolization for hemorrhage treatment. …”
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The learning curve for laparoscopic-assisted single-port mediastinoscopic esophagectomy: an analysis of proficiency by Wenhao Li, Xiangfeng Gan, Liangzhan Lv, Yingmeng Wu, Weizhao Huang, Yi Liang, Qingdong Cao

“…Compared with the preliminary stage, the procedure time [275 (250–300) vs 178.5 (161.5–205.0) min, P < .001], bleeding volume [100 (100–200) vs 50 (50–80) mL, P < .001], postoperative hospital stays [15 (13–31) vs 13 (11–17) d, P = .006], and the incidence of anastomotic fistula(20.9% vs 5.2%, P = .017) were significantly lower in the proficiency stage, whereas the number of harvested total lymph nodes [17 (12–23) vs 22 (16–29), P = .002], total mediastinal lymph nodes [7 (5–11) vs 13 (9–18), P < .001] and the rate of recurrent laryngeal nerve lymph node harvest (71.4% vs 96.6%, P < .001) was significantly higher. …”
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Does the Temperature of the Distension Medium Affect Pain Perception in Patients undergoing Ambulatory Hysteroscopy? by Sai Kalmegh, Meenal Patvekar

“…The most common indication was Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (AUB) in 17 (28.3%) patients. Mild pain (0-3) was reported by 15 women in Group A and 24 women in Group B (p-value=0.041). …”
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The Protective Effect of Teprenone on Aspirin-Related Gastric Mucosal Injuries by Jing Zhao, Yihong Fan, Wu Ye, Wen Feng, Yue Hu, Lijun Cai, Bin Lu

“…Aspirin usage is associated with increased risk of gastrointestinal bleeding. The present study explored the potential of teprenone, an antiulcerative, in preventing aspirin-related gastric mucosal injuries. …”
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Impact of multimorbidity on long-term outcomes in older adults with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome in the North East of England: a multi-centre cohort study of patients u... by Chris Wilkinson, Vijay Kunadian, Benjamin Beska, Abdulla A Damluji, Hanna Ratcovich, Greg B Mills

“…The primary composite outcome was all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, stroke, urgent repeat revascularisation or significant bleeding.Results Mean age was 80.9 (±6.1) years. The cohort median CCI score was 5 (IQR 4–7). …”
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Independent Heath Facility Meets Cancer Care Ontario and Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Guidelines for Endoscopic Procedure Wait Times While Meeting Quality Indicators: A... by Fraser Kegel, Niv Sne, Timothy Rice, Eric Joy, Shayan Shahsavar, Celeste A. Collins, Maria Gagarine, Alexandra Allard-Coutu, Lisa Klotz, Angela Coates, Kamyar Kahnamoui, Marko Simunovic

“…Median wait times from referral to colonoscopy met the recommendations set out by the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology and Cancer Care Ontario for all indications: chronic abdominal pain: 43 days; new onset change in bowel habits: 36 days; bright red rectal bleeding: 42 days; documented iron-deficiency anemia: 43 days; fecal occult blood test positive: 38 days; cancer likely based on imaging or physical exam: 23 days; chronic diarrhea and chronic constipation: 42 days; and screening colonoscopies: 55 days. …”
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Indicators Of Morbidity And Mortality From Diseases of the Digestive System in the Krasnodar Krai and the Quality of Medical Care for Gastroenterological Patients by N. V. Korochanskaya, V. M. Durleshter, O. V. Kovalevskaya, S. N. Serikova, K. I. Popandopulo

“…The third leading cause of mortality from DD in the Krasnodar Territory is pathological conditions that occurred in the upper gastrointestinal tract (acute stomach ulcer, duodenal ulcer with bleeding, perforation) in older age groups taking antiplatelet agents and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (71.8 %). …”
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Safety analysis of brachial artery sheath removal after heparin reversal with a half dose of protamine after percutaneous coronary intervention: a single-center experience by Huanhuan Wang, Cheng Cui, Dan Liu, Hongmei Liu, Tao Tian, Minghao Liu, Bo Zhang, Tongqiang Zou, Zhan Gao, Lijian Gao, Haibo Liu

“…No severe puncture site-related bleeding occurred. The levels of hemoglobin were similar between the two groups before and after the PCI procedure (p &gt; 0.05).ConclusionsThe BA sheath can be safely removed immediately after PCI by neutralizing heparin with a half dose of protamine. …”
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Impact of major duodenal papilla morphology on the outcomes of primary needle-knife fistulotomy for deep biliary cannulation by Amir Sadeghi, Erfan Arabpour, Reyhaneh Rastegar, Samareh Omidvari, Mehdi Azizmohammad Looha, Masoumeh Keshavarzian, Mohammad Reza Zali

“…Moreover, there was no significant difference in the rates of PEP (p = 0.71), bleeding (p = 0.11), perforation (p = 0.48), or cholangitis (p = 1.00). …”
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Deep Learning Algorithms for Detection and Classification of Gastrointestinal Diseases by Mosleh Hmoud Al-Adhaileh, Ebrahim Mohammed Senan, Waselallah Alsaade, Theyazn H. H Aldhyani, Nizar Alsharif, Ahmed Abdullah Alqarni, M. Irfan Uddin, Mohammed Y. Alzahrani, Elham D. Alzain, Mukti E. Jadhav

“…Video endoscopy is one of the latest technologies in the medical imaging field for the diagnosis of gastrointestinal diseases, such as stomach ulcers, bleeding, and polyps. Medical video endoscopy generates many images, so doctors need considerable time to follow up all the images. …”
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Safety of Digestive Endoscopy following Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Systematic Review by Alastair Dorreen, Sarvee Moosavi, Myriam Martel, Alan N. Barkun

“…Patients underwent 1188 endoscopies primarily to investigate suspected gastrointestinal bleeding (81.2%). Overall, 810 EGDs (68.2%), 191 colonoscopies (16.1%), 100 sigmoidoscopies (8.4%), 64 PEGs (5.4%), and 22 ERCPs (1.9%) were performed 9.0±5.2 days after ACS, showing principally ulcer disease (25.1%; 95% CI 22.2–28.3%) and normal findings (22.9%; 95% CI 20.1–26.0%). …”
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Is Topical Tranexamic Acid Effective in Reducing Hematoma and Seroma in Breast Surgery? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Ammar S.A. Hashemi, MD, Sara M. Hussein, MD, Zainab H. Alshehab, Abdullah A. Al Qurashi, MD, Lucas Kreutz-Rodrigues, MD, Basel A. Sharaf, MD, DDS, FACS

“…Topical tranexamic acid (TXA) has emerged as a promising intervention to minimize bleeding while reducing systemic adverse effects linked to intravenous administration. …”
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Complications and adverse events of high-intensity focused ultrasound in its application to gynecological field - a systematic review and meta-analysis by Shan-shan Lu, Lei-lei Yang, Wei Yang, Jing Wang, Xia-Lin Zhang, Liu Yang, Yi Wen

“…Among the common AEs of High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU), the incidence of lower abdominal pain/pelvic pain is 36.1% (95% CI: 24.3%∼48.8%), vaginal bleeding is 20.6% (95% CI: 13.9%∼28.0%), vaginal discharge is 14.0% (95% CI: 9.6%∼19.1%), myoma discharge is 24% (95% CI: 14.6%∼34.8%), buttock pain is 10.8% (95% CI: 6.0%∼16.5%) and sacral pain is 10% (95% CI: 8.8%∼11.2%). …”
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