a total of360 iranian combatants who were exposed to mustard gas by the iraqi forces in the war fronts were studied. acute effects and gastrointestinal (gi) complications of sulfur mustard (s m) intoxication were studied separately in iranian combatants admitted to imam reza hospital from january 1984, to may 198x, in order to record the clinical and paraclinical findings, a special examination...

Introduction. Gallstone ileus is a complete or partial mechanical bowel obstruction due to gallstone impaction in the lumen and most commonly occurs after stones migrate through cholecystoenteric fistula. Case outline. We present patient with signs of stone migration cholecystoduodenal fistula into duodenum hematemesis as first symptom. Conservative treatment had been started, which initially r...

Objective: To analyze the causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) in northeast China. Methods: In-patients with hematemesis, melena, and/or hematochezia who underwent upper endoscopy with an identified source at The First Hospital of Jilin University were enrolled in this study. The cause of bleeding, patient age, clinical features and drugs were retrospectively evaluated. Results: A t...

AIM To investigate the feasibility of a single-use endoscopy as an alternative procedure to nasogastric lavage in patients with acute gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. METHODS Patients who presented with hematemesis, melena or hematochezia were enrolled in this study. EG scan™ and conventional esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) were subsequently performed. Active bleeding was defined as blood in ...

INTRODUCTION A myriad of pathologies lead to gastro-intestinal bleeding (GIB). The common clinical presentations are hematemesis, melena, and hematochezia. Endoscopy aids localization and treatment of these lesions. AIMS The aim was to study the differential diagnosis of GIB emphasizing the role of endoscopy in diagnosis and treatment of GIB. PATIENTS AND METHODS A prospective study of pati...