Disease relevance of Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal

• In conclusion, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy detects macroscopic disease in AIDS patients and those with low CD4 counts, but routine surveillance biopsy specimens of apparently normal bowel in early HIV disease (or where CD4 counts are greater than 0.2 x 10(9)/1) are of little value [1].
• This included evaluation of basal and secretin-stimulated gastrin, basal and pentagastrin-stimulated gastric acid secretion, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, with histological evaluation for gastritis and Helicobacter pylori infection [2].
• Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy performed at baseline (day 0) and at study completion, in one study in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and one study in patients with osteoarthritis, indicated that fewer patients receiving diclofenac/misoprostol than those receiving diclofenac alone had significant erosions or ulcers at study completion [3].
• METHODS: Patients (n = 1262) with a clinical diagnosis of functional dyspepsia (persistent or recurrent epigastric pain or discomfort for at least 1 month and a normal upper gastrointestinal endoscopy) were randomized to receive omeprazole 20 mg, 10 mg or identical placebo, for 4 weeks [4].
• To determine whether acid-peptic disease could account for the abdominal pain unresponsive to androgen therapy, we performed upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and determined basal acid output in 21 consecutive patients with hereditary angioedema and abdominal pain [5].

High impact information on Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal

• BACKGROUND & AIMS: Propofol is increasingly used for gastrointestinal endoscopy because of its rapid recovery profile [6].
• Carbon dioxide retention and oxygen desaturation during gastrointestinal endoscopy [7].
• Despite numerous procedures, including upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, ileoscopy. celiac and superior mesenteric arteriography, and exploratory laparatomy, a bleeding site was not identified [8].
• Simultaneous measurement of plasma and gastric immunoreactive carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) was performed in 108 patients undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy [9].
• METHODS: Intestinal biopsies were obtained from 329 children and adolescents of African, Finnish, and other White origins aged 0.1-20 years undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy because of abdominal complaints [10].

Chemical compound and disease context of Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal

• This report examines the association between ascorbic acid and Helicobacter pylori in patients referred for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy [11].
• An extensive work-up was ordered that included technetium-99m (99mTc) scans for Meckel's diverticulum, total colonoscopy, and gastrointestinal endoscopy [12].
• DISCUSSION: This is the fourth reported case of methemoglobinemia induced by benzocaine spray in patients undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopy [13].
• The augmented histamine test was repeated in 1991 and, in addition, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was done to exclude peptic ulcer and to obtain biopsies for histologic analysis and assessment of Helicobacter pylori status [14].
• Successful treatment of theophylline toxicity by upper gastrointestinal endoscopy [15].

Biological context of Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal

• Inhalation sedation with sevoflurane for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy [16].
• Therefore, fentanyl appears to be a favorable sedative for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, since its administration increased the tolerance of patients and decreased cardiac oxygen consumption [17].
• Inappropriate rise in heart rate caused by intravenous administration of trospium chloride during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy [18].
• To determine the frequency of this infection and its potential role in specific gastrointestinal entities, all patients requiring upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for the evaluation of abdominal ailments in a gastroenterology practice in Lima, Peru, were evaluated during a 1-year period [19].
• Upper gastrointestinal endoscopies were done to 144 patients with dyspeptic symptom with informed consent, sera, biopsy specimens and H. pylori strains were obtained, and gastric histology and susceptibility to pH 3 of the strains were evaluated [20].

Anatomical context of Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal

• The value of measuring urea and ammonium concentrations in gastric juice obtained during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy as a means of diagnosing the presence and eradication of the infection was assessed [21].
• We then evaluated four biopsy urease test systems for the rapid diagnosis of H. pylori infection in antral and fundal mucosa biopsy specimens of 37 patients undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy [22].
• The study was carried out in 1,010 patients referred to Yong Dong Severance Hospital for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy because of symptoms related to the gastrointestinal tract from September 1994 to March 1996 [23].
• Using a three-stage immunoperoxidase technique, p53 expression was examined in 117 gastric biopsies obtained during flexible upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: 80 of these biopsies were from known gastric carcinomas, 20 from benign gastric disorders and 17 from normal gastric mucosa [24].
• Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was performed in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) during the period 1989-1991, and biopsy specimens were obtained from the stomach and from the duodenum for examining amyloid deposits [25].

Associations of Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal with chemical compounds

• Arterial blood gas tensions were measured before and during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, with (group I) and without (group 2) sedation with intravenous diazepam [26].
• Arterial oxygen saturation during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: the effects of a midazolam/pethidine combination [27].
• Following an overnight fast, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was performed, with sucralfate or placebo given orally 30 minutes before ingestion of 1,200 mg of soluble aspirin in 50 ml of water [28].
• A survey of all gastroenterologists in the Trent Region (population 4.7 million) showed that in 1992 the number of upper gastrointestinal endoscopies had continued to rise considerably [29].
• For dental procedures and for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in patients with prosthetic valves, a combination of penicillin and streptomycin or vancomycin alone is recommended [30].

Gene context of Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal

• INTERVENTIONS AND OUTCOME MEASURES: Assessment of MEN1, acid hypersecretion, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy/biopsies, and tumor status were measured initially and at each follow-up [31].
• In a cross-sectional study the correlation of IgG antibody titer and cagA status was studied from patients undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy [32].
• We evaluated 240 children undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for H. pylori infection by rapid urease test, culture, ureA PCR and histopathology [33].
• AIMS: Determining the prevalence of celiac disease in dyspeptic patients submitted to routine diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy [34].
• METHODS: A total of 41 patients with glaucoma and 30 age-matched anemic controls underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopies and gastric mucosal biopsies to detect the presence of H. pylori infection by histologic analysis and rapid urease test (CLOtest; Delta West, Draper, Utah) [35].

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal

• Working Party Report by the Committee for Minimal Standards of Terminology and Documentation in Digestive Endoscopy of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Minimal standard terminology for a computerized endoscopic database. Ad hoc Task Force of the Committee [36].
• We studied 82 patients undergoing diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy following a standard premedication consisting of xylocaine throat spray and intravenous midazolam [37].
• The purpose of this study was to compare ketorolac to meperidine as adjuncts in conscious sedation for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (EDG) [38].
• In an attempt to avoid these side effects, 2000 upper diagnostic gastrointestinal endoscopies were performed in a period of 4 years between 1982 and 1986, without any sedation, using Olympus GIF-Q and GIF-P3 gastroscopes [39].
• 1 A recent audit of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy carried out by the Royal College of Surgeons of England has shown that the majority of endoscopists use a bolus injection rather than a slow intravenous titration of benzodiazepine for intravenous sedation [40].

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