A 45-year-old man from Shimla, had been suffering from chronic liver disease (cirrhosis), a condition where the liver shrinks ...

1 Prior to the advent of high-resolution manometry (HRM), conventional oesophageal manometry (line tracing/perfusion) was used, and before that, endoscopy and barium studies were the primary ...

This can help your provider diagnose conditions that affect your stomach and digestive tract. More formally known as an upper endoscopy with biopsy, this invasive test is done if your healthcare ...

Endoscopy procedures for the digestive system—upper endoscopy and colonoscopy—are similar in that they require preparation and are usually done while the person is sedated. They are useful for viewing ...

Several previous studies suggest that esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and biopsies are important in the initial investigation of children with suspected IBD. The aim of the present paper was to ...

Baptist Health's GI center is where procedures can be conducted. Baptist Health provides comprehensive gastrointestinal ...

Background: The development of wireless capsule endoscopy allows painless imaging of the small intestine. Its clinical use is not yet defined. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical ...

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In addition, an endoscope is used for intraoperative endoscopy. Troubleshooting ... dysphagia must be evaluated by means of esophageal manometry, which will document the extent of the residual ...

All patients were confirmed to have complete EST by sphincter of Oddi manometry and underwent QC soon after normalisation of liver function ... All recurrent stones in the common bile duct were ...