AIM: To study the preoperative and postoperative role of upper esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) in morbidly obese patients.METHODS: This is a multicenter retros
BACKGROUND The progression of Barrett’s esophagus(BE) to early esophageal carcinoma occurs sequentially;the metaplastic epithelium develops from a low-grade dy
AIM To evaluate the risk of immediate and delayed bleeding following sphincterotomy procedure.METHODS This retrospective cohort study was conducted with all pat
Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)is a highly malignant tumor and extrahepatic metastasis is not rare.The most common organ of HCC metastasis is lung,followed by bon