Background & Aims: Colorectal cancer is a significant source of morbidity and mortality in
the United States and other Western countries. Epidemiological and experimental data …

Over 30 million people worldwide use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) daily,
and nearly 50% of these NSAID users are elderly. 1 2 Numerous human studies have …

Methods The patients were prepared in the usual manner for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
using topical oropharyngeal anesthesia and intravenous midazolam and/or meperidine …

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a rare condition of unknown etiology characterized by peripheral
eosinophilia, eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract, and gastrointestinal …

Objective: To determine if a dose of aspirin exists that might inhibit thromboxane-dependent
platelet function without causing gastric mucosal injury, we studied the effects of a wide …

Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is a form of small-bowel obstruction due to vascular
compression of the duodenum. We describe a case of SMA syndrome in an intravenous …

Results In all cases, bleeding stopped spontaneously without the need of blood transfusions,
endoscopic hemostasis therapy or any other interventions. Eight patients (67%) had …

Background/Aims: Aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are known to cause
gastrointestinal mucosal injury in humans and animals. The present study was designed …

Aspirin, one of the most widely used drugs in the world, consistently produces gastric mucosal
injury, but the pathogenic mechanisms are incompletely understood. The present study …

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE) is a rare condition of unknown cause characterized by
peripheral eosinophilia, eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract, and gastrointestinal …