... Gastrointestinal bleeding Upper gastrointestinal bleeding Lower gastrointestinal bleeding Gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) is one of the most common medical emergencies, and urgent endoscopic intervention followed by intensive medical treatment is needed to cure patients with serious conditions. Therefore...

... of proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs), preceded antibiotic treatment or recent upper gastrointestinal bleeding impair H. pylori test quality. The aim of our study was to evaluate the frequency and pattern of H. pylori suppressive conditions in a large patient collective undergoing elective EGD in a German...

... to in the content or advertisements. 2018 Black esophagus Esophageal ulcer Emergency endoscopy Upper gastrointestinal bleeding In 2006, Tsumura et al. [ 1 ] proposed the comprehensive term “acute esophageal mucosal lesion” (AEML), which includes black and non-black esophagitis. Black esophagitis...

... scores in predicting the occurrence of adverse outcomes and the need for endoscopic or surgical intervention in patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Methods: All 656 consecutive patients who underwent endoscopy due to nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding between 2007 and 2011...

...Jing Wen; Qingsen Liu; Jie Song; Muhong Tong; Lihua Peng; Hao Liang Background and Aims: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGB) is an important precipitating factor for the development of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) in cirrhotic patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy...