Background: It is currently recommended that all patients with liver cirrhosis undergo upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGIE) to identify those who have large esophageal varices (LEVx ...
Background and Aims: Recent progress in the treatment of variceal bleeding might have reduced the impact of variceal bleeding on survival in patients with esophageal varices. We conducted a ...
One of the biggest advantages of a spotting scope over a monocular is its magnification power. While monoculars typically max out around 10x—and can become quite bulky at that level—spotting scopes ...
Esophageal atresia is a rare, congenital (present at birth) disorder of the digestive system in which the esophagus, the tube that normally carries food from the mouth to the stomach, does not connect ...
The liver is a multifunctional organ that plays crucial roles in numerous physiological processes, such as production of bile and proteins for blood plasma, regulation of blood levels of amino acids, ...
Correspondence to Dr Susan Hutfless, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; shutfle1{at}jhmi.edu Objective Over 15 million colonoscopies and 7 ...
fDivision of Breast Medical Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS “Fondazione G. Pascale”, Via Mariano Semmola 52, Naples 80131, Italy gDepartment of Medicine, University of Udine, Via Palladio 8, ...