Gastrointestinal bleeding among 151 patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis for end-stage renal failure: A 5-year follow-up study.

Gastrointestinal bleeding is one serious complication of patients undergoing hemodialysis with end-stage renal failure. The present study aimed to evaluate risks and clinical features of real-world clinical data on upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding in patients undergoing hemodialysis during a 5-year longitudinal observation period. This study included 151 patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis at Takagi Hospital between December 2017 and December 2022.

Lifestyle- and comorbidity-related factors for the prescription of proton pump inhibitors after eradication in Japan.

Background And Aim: The aim of the present study was to examine the lifestyle- and comorbidity-related determinant factors of the prescription of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for patients in whom has been eradicated, and to evaluate the relationship between PPI prescription and the severity of endoscopic esophagitis.

Methods: This retrospective study included patients who underwent eradication from May 2012 to September 2016 at Saiseikai Karatsu Hospital. All patients received upper gastrointestinal endoscopy before eradication.

Lifestyle- and Comorbidity-Related Risk Factors Associated with Prescription of Gastric Acid Secretion Inhibitors to Japanese Patients Who Were Helicobacter pylori Negative and Had No Upper Gastrointestinal Lesions.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics of patients without Helicobacter pylori infection who were prescribed antacid medications (potassium-competitive acid blockers, proton pump inhibitors, and/or H2 receptor antagonist) and had no upper gastrointestinal lesions detected by endoscopy.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included the patients who underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in our institution between August 2017 and July 2018. They were aged from 55 to 89 years, had no upper gastrointestinal lesions detected by endoscopy, and no H.

Correlation of Barrett's esophagus with colorectal polyps in Japanese patients: A retrospective chart review.

Background And Aim: Barrett's esophagus and colorectal polyps have several overlapping risk factors. Whereas several reports in Western countries have indicated a close relationship between Barrett's esophagus and colorectal polyps, the relationship between these two diseases remains unclear in Japan. This study was performed to determine whether the prevalence of Barrett's esophagus is related to that of colorectal polyps in Japanese patients.