CONTEXT Pancreatic cancer is often complicated with upper gastrointestinal lesions. However, there have been few endoscopic studies in pancreatic cancer patients. We retrospectively investigated the upper gastrointestinal lesions in patients with pancreatic cancer who underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. METHODS Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was performed in 75 patients with pancrea...

Despite the success of treatment infected individuals, Helicobacter pylori infection remains most common human bacterial pathogen, infecting half world’s population. In a large part people, H. causes gastroduodenal diseases, in particular, chronic antral gastritis and ulcer disease. The possible role selenium course inflammatory pylori-associated pathology upper gastrointestinal tract children ...

Background: Hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) is a main health problem in our country. It is thought that the transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) through the endoscopic procedures is a rare event. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk of conventional disinfection in the transmission of HCV. Materials and methods: A prospective study, comprising 456 consecutive upper gastrointestin...