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One hundred and sixty-seven patients in a single general practice who presented with ulcer-like dyspepsia were offered an upper gastrointestinal fibre endoscopy. Twenty-two patients had a peptic ulcer while only three had a gastric ulcer. One patient had a carcinoma of the cardia, one an
OBJECTIVE
Our aim was to identify endoscopic features associated with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in patients with nonulcer dyspepsia.
METHODS
A total of 50 infected patients with nonulcer dyspepsia who underwent endoscopy with antral and corporal biopsies and 50 patients matched for
Olanzapine is a potent atypical antipsychotic drug used for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder with approved efficiency. Olanzapine is superior to the typical antipsychotic drugs with low incidence of extrapyramidal side effects, especially tardive dyskinesia. The most common side
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are apt to cause gastrointestinal adverse events such as nausea and dyspepsia. Gorei-san (TJ-17), which is composed of five herbs (Alismatis rhizoma, Atractylodis lanceae rhizoma, Polyporus, Hoelen, and Cinnamomi cortex), is a Japanese herbal medicine
BACKGROUND
Lactuca sativa (lettuce) has been traditionally used for relieving pain, inflammation, stomach problems including indigestion and lack of appetite. Moreover, the therapeutic significance of L. sativa includes its anticonvulsant, sedative-hypnotic and antioxidant properties.
METHODS
In the
BACKGROUND
Metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) has historically been refractory to cytotoxic and hormonal agents. IL-2 and IFN-α provide response in a minority of patients. Small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors and monoclonal antibodies have established a role in the setting of mRCC. However,
BACKGROUND
Takayasu's arteritis is a rare, probably underdiagnosed disorder in Israel.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the contribution of computerized tomography to the diagnosis of Takayasu's arteritis.
METHODS
A retrospective analysis of the diagnostic process was recently conducted in three consecutive
In some patients, gallstones are asymptomatic, lying dormant in the gallbladder or wedged in the cystic duct. In others, stones cause specific symptoms of gallbladder disease, such as biliary colic, acute cholecystitis, or cholangitis. Symptoms of flatulent dyspepsia are not markers of gallstone
There is much controversy regarding the chronic nonspecific duodenitis as autonomous clinical entity. We have studied 36 patients (16 women, 20 men), aged 24-59 years (mean age 37.8 years), with biliary dyspepsia and endoscopic changes suggesting "duodenitis"; in all patients the following
Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALY) is a widely used measure to quantify the burden of diseases or illness. DALYs for a disease is calculated as the sum of the Years of Life Lost (YLL) due to premature mortality in the population and the equivalent healthy Years Lost due to Disability (YLD). The
Adverse symptoms of immunosuppressants (ASI) impact quality of life (QOL) in solid organ transplant recipients; however, standardized approaches for active ASI surveillance and intervention are lacking. While management is highly clinician dependent, clinician views remain largely unexplored. We
Thirty-three patients presenting with dyspepsia were examined with the Olympus Fiber-gastroscope. An endoscopic diagnosis was made in each case and multiple gastric biopsies were obtained for histological and ultrastructural assessment. The endoscopic, histological and ultrastructural findings were
Early studies of extended-release oxybutynin in patients with overactive bladder used adjusted-dose regimens ranging from 5 to 30 mg/day to achieve an optimal balance of efficacy and tolerability. The safety and tolerability of extended-release oxybutynin at a fixed dose of 10 mg once daily
BACKGROUND
The potential for routine sequence symmetry analysis (SSA) signal detection in health claims databases to detect new safety signals of medicines is unknown.
OBJECTIVE
Our objective was to assess the potential utility of SSA as a signal detection tool in health claims data for detecting
OBJECTIVE
Pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis (EE) typically presents with dysphagia, vomiting, dyspepsia, or food impaction. The purpose of this study was to highlight the emerging association of pediatric EE and airway disease. An additional goal of this study was to describe the unique