This study investigates upper gastrointestinal tract (UGIT) involvement in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), a condition traditionally considered limited to the colon. Although extra-colonic ...

Each year, clinical upper gastrointestinal events occur in 2 to 4 percent of patients who are taking nonselective nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). We assessed whether rofecoxib ...

SAN DIEGO — A real-time, blood-sensing capsule (PillSense) is a safe and effective diagnostic tool for patients with suspected upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding that can aid patient triage ...

Background: Some people who suffer an upper gastrointestinal bleed or perforation die. The mortality rate was estimated at 12% in studies published before 1997, but a systematic survey of more ...

The substance is, over time, 'very toxic to the organs in your upper GI tract like your stomach, oesophagus or pancreas,' he said in a recent Instagram clip. This means that 'if you flush when you ...

Or is the balance of evidence still substantially tipped towards the need for PPIs to protect against aspirin-induced upper gastrointestinal damage?

A combined colonoscopy and endoscopy lets a doctor examine your upper and lower gastrointestinal tract, all in one procedure. Doctors use a combined colonoscopy and endoscopy to help diagnose the ...

Abstract: Continuum robots in flexible gastrointestinal endoscopy require transitioning between flexible and rigid states. Phase-change-material-based variable stiffness (VS) methods exhibit a ...

Background Upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is common in patients with aortic stenosis due to the combination of acquired type 2A von ...