Cap-Assisted Technique versus Conventional Methods for Esophageal Food Bolus Extraction: A Comparative Study.

Background/aims: Food bolus impaction is the most common form of esophageal foreign body impaction observed in adults. Clinical guidelines recommend using the push technique or retrieval methods in such cases. The push technique can cause injuries in certain clinical situations.

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) elastography and strain ratio, could it help in differentiating malignant from benign pancreatic lesions?

Evaluating the role of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) elastography and strain ratio in differentiation between malignant and benign pancreatic lesions.Three hundred twenty-five patients with solid pancreatic lesions were enrolled in this prospective study from 2014 to 2017. EUS real-time elastography scoring and strain ratio were done to all patients and compared to the final diagnosis to assess its sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values (PPV and NPV) in differentiating malignant from benign lesions.

Real time endoscopic ultrasound elastography and strain ratio in the diagnosis of solid pancreatic lesions.

Aim: To evaluate the accuracy of the elastography score combined to the strain ratio in the diagnosis of solid pancreatic lesions (SPL).

Methods: A total of 172 patients with SPL identified by endoscopic ultrasound were enrolled in the study to evaluate the efficacy of elastography and strain ratio in differentiating malignant from benign lesions. The semi quantitative score of elastography was represented by the strain ratio method.

Human telomerase reverse transcriptase messenger RNA (TERT mRNA) as a tumour marker for early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Background And Study Aims: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common malignancy in the world. Although tumour markers such as α-foetoprotein (AFP) are widely used and important for HCC detection in clinical scenes, they still do not provide a satisfactory solution to detect HCC at the early stage. The aim of our study was to illustrate the significance of serum human telomerase reverse transcriptase messenger RNA (hTERT mRNA) as a novel biomarker for early detection of HCC.

Insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and metabolic syndrome in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Objective: To investigate the association of insulin resistance with dyslipidemia and metabolic syndrome (MBS) in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Methods: Fasting glucose (G), insulin (I), and lipid levels were measured in 50 infertile women with PCOS. A fasting G/I ratio of 4.