background and aims: in diagnosing inflammatory bowel disease, one of diagnostic way is upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, which helps in differential diagnosis of unspecified colitis as well. the aim of this study was to investigate the necessity of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.   materials and methods: in this descriptive cross-sectional study, 3...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES We evaluated the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux diseases (GERD) in noncardiac chest pain (NCCP) patients, risk factors for GERD, and status of prescriptions for GERD in Korean population. SUBJECTS AND METHODS This was a retrospective non-interventional observational nation-wide 45-center study. Patients with a normal coronary angiogram (CAG) and upper gastroen...

background: to determine the effects of probiotic yogurt on performance and health status of young adult female endurance swimmers.   methods: in a randomized controlled trial, 46 endurance swimmers girls with mean age of 13.8 ±1.8 years, weight of 48.6±7.5kg and height of 159±5.6cm, were studied. subjects were randomly assigned into two groups, receiving either 400 ml probiotic yogurt (interve...

• On the basis of strong research evidence, children with severe upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding should be treated with intravenous proton pump inhibitors. • On the basis of some research evidence and consensus, children with severe gastrointestinal bleeding should be evaluated by endoscopy. • On the basis of some research evidence and consensus, children in whom endoscopy has not been ab...

Since 1980, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has been used as an important tool for the evaluation of malignant diseases in hollow viscus and bilio-pancreas, as well as sub-epithelial tumors. The high-resolution capacity and low penetration depth of EUS make it possible to obtain highly detailed images of the gastrointestinal wall and immediate surroundings to a depth of 4-5 cm. Thus, over the past ...

Dieulafoy's lesion is a relatively rare but serious cause of gastrointestinal bleeding. It usually involves the upper gastrointestinal tract. However, it has recently been reported in different regions of the gastrointestinal tract, including the rectum. Here, we report the case of a female patient who presented with fresh bleeding per rectum for 1 day with low hemoglobin level. Colonoscopy rev...