The subjects consisted of 100 inpatients who underwent thorough upper gastrointestinal endoscopy at Wakayama Medical University Kihoku Hospital from May 2001 to January 2002 (56 men, 44 women; mean ...
Background and aims: Nowadays numerous studies demonstrate unexpected modifications of nutritional deficiencies in children. This study aimed at determining the nutritional profile in symptomatic ...
Endoscopy is done by a Gastroenterologist, to see whether the symptoms present are caused by an ulcer; he examines the inside of the esophagus (food pipe), stomach and duodenum. While in the stomach, ...
Background and Aim: The current diagnostic methods for detecting Helicobacter pylori infection include rapid urease test (RUT), urea breath test (UBT), histology, culture, and serum antibody detection ...