Kim et al. grouped the data generated from 27,319 patients who had undergone esophagogastroduodenoscopy according to their upper endoscopy findings and BMI. The cohort excluded patients who had ...

Background and Aim: Common endoscopic findings in stomachs with Helicobacter pylori infections include antral nodularity, thickened gastric folds, and visible submucosal vessels. These findings are ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – February 12, 2013 – A new study from researchers at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania reports that endoluminal (endoscopic) therapies, combining resection and ablation ...

An endoscopy is a procedure that uses imaging to evaluate the organs and tissues of your body, including your gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Being able to visualize your GI tract can help your doctor ...

Endoscopy is the insertion of a long, thin tube directly into the body to observe an internal organ — such as the gastrointestinal tract — in detail. Doctors can also use it in imaging, surgery, and ...

Cytosponge (Medtronic) is a single-use device used to collect cells from the lining of the oesophagus. It is known as a 'sponge on a string' pill test. Cytosponge consists of a spherical sponge in a ...

Patients who are unresponsive to 4–8 weeks' treatment with PPIs twice daily might have so-called refractory GERD. The first investigation these patients should undergo is upper endoscopy to exclude a ...

Children with autism have no unique pattern of abnormal results on endoscopy or other tests for gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, compared to non-autistic children with GI symptoms. Children with ...

Your doctor uses a long flexible tube (endoscope) with a tiny camera and light on the end to look inside your stomach. They remove the abnormal area by passing special instruments through the tube.

Upper endoscopy is the most fundamental test to diagnose diseases of the esophagus, stomach and the duodenum (for example, gastric cancer, gastric ulcers, duodenal ulcers and esophagitis). Unlike ...

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013;28(2):279-284. We demonstrated that gastric mucosal patterns were associated with histological severity of atrophy and metaplasia. Of abnormal patterns, the degree of ...