Elderly patients with bleeding stomach ulcers who had an early exploratory test called an upper endoscopy had a two-day shorter hospital stay and were less likely to require surgery than patients who ...

A new study shows that elderly patients who underwent endoscopy within one day of presentation for peptic ulcer bleeding had a two-day shorter hospital stay and were less likely to require upper ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Endoscopic therapy yielded lower rates of rebleeding, mortality and surgery compared with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Achieving endoscopic remission may be difficult for patients with Crohn’s disease with larger and deep ulcers in ...

Researchers report that in patients with peptic ulcer bleeding in whom endoscopy failed to control the bleeding, transarterial embolization is a safe procedure which reduces the need for surgery ...

A benign-appearing ulcer on endoscopy requires no further endoscopic testing as long as the biopsy results are negative for malignancy, dysplasia, and atypical cells. If biopsy results are positive, ...

It is postulated that gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is contraindicated in patients with suspected perforated ulcer. But in some hospitals outside the United States, upper GI endoscopy is performed ...

The present study was conducted in our department (Department of Gastroenterology) between January 2001 and August 2003 and was approved by the Postgraduate Clinical Research and Ethics Committee of ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

The appearance of a peptic ulcer on endoscopy can give important prognostic information and influence the decision as to whether endoscopic therapy or medical treatment is required. Although the best ...

The American College of Gastroenterology published updated guidelines on managing upper gastrointestinal and ulcer bleeding in the May 2021 issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology. The ...

Stomach ulcers and stomach cancer can both cause abdominal pain and other gastrointestinal symptoms, but there are some differences. Both conditions can be serious and require medical attention. The ...