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  1. 02-04-2024 | Sleeve Gastrectomy | OriginalPaper

    Routine Upper Gastrointestinal Series Post-bariatric Surgery: Predictors, Usage, and Utility

    The prevalence of obesity has increased in the USA over the last two decades and the use of bariatric procedure has been steadily increasing for severe obesity following medical treatment failure [ 1 , 2 ]. Although bariatric procedure provides …

  2. Open Access 16-06-2023 | Upper Gastrointestinal Series | OriginalPaper

    Diagnostic accuracy of upper gastrointestinal series in children with suspected intestinal malrotation

    Intestinal malrotation (IM) results from an altered or incomplete rotation of the fetal midgut around the superior mesenteric artery axis. The abnormal anatomy of IM is associated with risk of acute midgut volvulus which can lead to catastrophic …

  3. Open Access 01-12-2021 | Upper Gastrointestinal Series | OriginalPaper

    Bedside upper gastrointestinal series in the neonatal intensive care unit

    Preterm neonates are defined as babies born alive earlier than 37 weeks of gestation. An estimated 15 million babies were born preterm in 2014, and this number is rising [ 1 ]. Complications due to preterm birth are the leading cause of death in …

  4. 07-12-2022 | Aneurysm | OriginalPaper

    Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Due to a Left Gastric Artery Pseudoaneurysm: A Case Series

    Visceral artery pseudoaneurysms causing upper gastrointestinal (UGI) bleeding have a low incidence, and are recognized as a complication of abdominal surgery, acute and chronic pancreatitis, and trauma [ 1 , 2 ]. Ruptured or bleeding visceral …

  5. 01-02-2021 | Endoscopy | OriginalPaper

    Upper gastrointestinal series after sleeve gastrectomy is unnecessary to evaluate for gastric sleeve stenosis

  6. 01-05-2020 | Upper Gastrointestinal Series | OriginalPaper

    Outcomes of routine upper gastrointestinal series screening and surveillance after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding

    We reviewed medical charts for all patients presenting for an outpatient surgical encounter related to LAGB between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2017. The patient’s original surgery may have taken place in our institution (division of …

  7. 01-06-2019 | Laparotomy | BriefCommunication

    Gallstone ileus of upper gastrointestinal tract: A case series

    Three patients with gallstone ileus are presented here. All of them were diagnosed on the basis of clinical presentation, endoscopy, and abdominal ultrasonography (USG) findings. We, therefore, propose that presence of the triad, i.e.

  8. 01-09-2018 | ReviewPaper

    Mimics of malrotation on pediatric upper gastrointestinal series: a pictorial review

    Intestinal malrotation is a continuum of congenital anomalies due to lack of rotation or incomplete rotation of the fetal intestine around the superior mesenteric artery axis. The abnormal bowel fixation (by mesenteric bands) or absence of …

  9. 01-02-2019 | OriginalPaper

    Identification of clinical parameters to increase the diagnostic yield of the non-emergent upper gastrointestinal series in pediatric outpatients

    The upper gastrointestinal (GI) series is routinely used in children to assess the esophagus, stomach and proximal small bowel [ 1 ]. In the outpatient setting, it is often requested to diagnose structural abnormalities in children with abdominal …

  10. 01-08-2018 | OriginalPaper

    Efficacy of Postoperative Upper Gastrointestinal Series (UGI) and Computed Tomography (CT) Scan in Bariatric Surgery: a Meta-analysis on 7516 Patients

    Dietary support and behavioral counseling are often inadequate to ensure a good result in the treatment of morbid obesity, leaving therefore bariatric surgery as the only effective therapeutic option in these patients. A durable weight loss, an …

  11. 01-01-2018 | OriginalPaper

    Routine versus selective upper gastrointestinal contrast series after omental patch repair for gastric or duodenal perforation

  12. 01-02-2017 | OriginalPaper

    Computed tomography and upper gastrointestinal series findings of esophageal bronchi in infants

    Communicating bronchopulmonary foregut malformations are rare congenital anomalies defined by a fistula between the esophagus or stomach and an isolated component of the respiratory system [ 1 ]. If a lobar bronchus is shown to arise from the …

  13. 01-08-2016 | OriginalPaper

    Concordance Between Aspiration Detected on Upper Gastrointestinal Series and Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study in Bottle-Fed Children

    The increasing incidence of pediatric dysphagia has raised questions about how to identify children at risk for aspiration. Multiple investigative imaging modalities are considered in diagnostic algorithms, since dysphagia may involve any or all …

  14. 01-10-2016 | OriginalPaper

    Volunteer Case Series of a New Telemetric Sensor for Blood Detection in the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract: The HemoPill

    Timely recognition of a life-threatening acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding is crucial for its successful treatment. Any time delay in detecting the initial bleeding and any potential re-bleeding may lead to a significant blood loss and …

  15. 01-06-2016 | OriginalPaper

    The utility of radiological upper gastrointestinal series and clinical indicators in detecting leaks after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a case-controlled study

    We conducted a retrospective case-controlled study of two high-volume hospitals under the same institution. All patients who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy between 2006 and 2014 by one of the seven bariatric surgeons were eligible for …

  16. 01-10-2014 | OriginalPaper

    Bedside upper gastrointestinal series in critically ill low birth weight infants

    Intestinal malrotation is a congenital disorder of intestinal rotation and fixation that predisposes patients to midgut volvulus and the potentially fatal complications of bowel ischemia and necrosis. The upper gastrointestinal series has long …

  17. 01-02-1997 | OriginalPaper

    The Workup for Bariatric Surgery Does Not Require a Routine Upper Gastrointestinal Series

    Background: Morbid obesity is a serious disease that afflicts over five million Americans, threatening their health with such co-morbidities as diabetes, arthritis, pulmonary failure and stroke. Surgery is the only effective therapy, providing …

  18. 01-04-2004 | OriginalPaper

    Perforated duodenal diverticulum successfully diagnosed preoperatively with abdominal CT scan associated with upper gastrointestinal series

    Although duodenal diverticulum is not uncommon, precise preoperative diagnosis is occasionally difficult. We report a patient with perforated duodenal diverticulum successfully diagnosed preoperatively by an upper gastrointestinal series followed …

  19. 01-05-2008 | OriginalPaper

    Diagnostic performance of the upper gastrointestinal series in the evaluation of children with clinically suspected malrotation

    Intestinal malrotation, a congenital disorder of abnormal intestinal rotation and fixation within the peritoneal cavity, is present in approximately 1 in 500 neonates at birth [ 1 ]. Malrotation predisposes afflicted individuals to the potentially …

  20. 01-08-2011 | OriginalPaper

    Utility of Routine Versus Selective Upper Gastrointestinal Series to Detect Anastomotic Leaks After Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass

    Morbid obesity has reached a high prevalence in the western world and is associated with a number of concomitant health risks such as type II diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary artery disease, and obstructive sleep apnea [ 1 , 2 ].

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