Month: July 2022

A Rare Complication of Screening Colonoscopy

1. Case Report A 51-year-old Asian male with no significant past medical history presents to the Emergency Department (ED) with chief complaint of increasing abdominal pain following an outpatient screening colonoscopy. Per patient and chart review a complete colonoscopy had been achieved and revealed no polyps or abnormalities. At conclusion of procedure retroflexion was attempted …

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a Central Rural Area, Riyadh Province Al-Kharj of Saudi Arabia: Epidemiology, Clinical Characteristics, Natural Course of Disease and Current Clinical Practice

1. Abstract 1.1. Background and Aim The epidemiology, clinical characteristics, natural course, and treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in the gastroenterology centres of Al Kharj, Riyadh Province, are still largely unknown. Therefore, a survey was conducted to describe IBD features to correlate the findings with published data from the rest of the country and …

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Endoscopic Management of Esophageal Foreign Bodies: A Retrospective Study in China

1. Abstract Esophageal Foreign Bodies (FBs) are the common clinical emergency, accounting for 4% of emergency endoscopic diagnosis and therapeutic approach. Approaches to handle these cases are evolved continuously and offered better treatment with less cost, reduced surgery, improved visualization with high success rate. Clinically data are lacking to choose the better method and whether …

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The General Public’s Perceptions, Attitudes and Treatment Intentions of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Questionnaire Survey

1. Abstract Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common chronic functional gastrointestinal disorder with a high prevalence rate, which affects the quality of life (QOL) and psychological health of patients to varying degrees. To understand the perceptions, attitudes, and treatment intentions of IBS among the general public, we conducted a questionnaire survey on IBS.

Involvement of Claudin-1 in Thrombin Promoting Airway Remodeling in Asthma

1. Abstract Claudin-1 is an important member of the cellular tight junction protein, which is very important to barrier function. But some studies have shown that Claudin-1 is associated with cell proliferation, so its role in asthma gets more and more attention. Asthma is associated with clotting system in the lungs. Thrombin is thought to …

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