Luminal gastroenterology remains a fascinating and diverse specialty, attracting high numbers of applicants to fellowship posts. One potential reason for this popularity is that it is a practical ...

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A recent groundbreaking study published in the journal Biomedical Reports found that vonoprazan (VPZ) usage was associated ...

The organism Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is known to be the causative factor in many ulcers occurring in, or just out-side, the stomach. It has also been associated with an increased risk of ...

Endoscopic therapy can be broadly categorized ... the use of APC in the treatment of peptic ulcer bleeding has only recently been reported. There has been only one randomized, controlled study ...

Endoscopic therapy is considered the most effective way to stop PUB but the risk of rebleeding is significantly associated with morbidity and mortality. At a low pH, platelet aggregation is ...

If not treated in time, it may even lead to stomach ulcers or stomach cancer. Since the Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with smoking and alcohol, it is best to give up these bad habits, ...

They discovered those who popped paracetamol faced a higher risk of a range of complications, including peptic ulcer bleeding, lower gastrointestinal bleeding, heart failure, and chronic kidney ...

Stomach ulcers, caused by H. pylori infection ... The stomach lining can be directly examined via endoscopy or biopsy to detect H. pylori. For treating Helicobacter infections firstly, Dr Vatsya says, ...

Conclusion: Our study showed a high prevalence of peptic ulcer disease in patients with cirrhosis. In our context, an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy should be performed as part of the initial health ...