The efficacy and safety of endoscopic sphincterotomy in patients with Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction (SOD) has been used to describe patients with RUQ abdominal pain without an etiology. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ES (endoscopic sphincterotomy) for SOD.

Methods: The study methodology follows the PRISMA guidelines.

Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with decreased odds for eosinophilic esophagitis in Mexican patients.

Background: The incidence of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is increasing in some regions of the world. Retrospective studies have found an inverse association with Helicobacter pylori infection (H. pylori).

Efficacy of octreotide in bleeding recurrence from small bowel angioectasia: A comparative study.

Introduction: Fifty percent of small bowel bleeding is caused by angioectasia and the rebleeding rate due to small bowel angioectasia (SBA) is 80%. Its endoscopic treatment is difficult. Beneficial effects of octreotide on gastrointestinal angioectasia have been described, but no studies have reported its efficacy in SBA.

Clinical, endoscopic and histological characteristics of Mexican adult patients with eosinophilic esophagitis.

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) has high prevalence/incidence in Western Europe, Canada, United States of America and Australia where it has significantly increased over the past three decades to the extent that some consider it an epidemic.

Evaluation and Validation of a New Score to Measure the Severity of Small Bowel Angiodysplasia on Video Capsule Endoscopy.

Introduction: Angiodysplasias are responsible of 50% of small bowel bleeding. An endoscopic method that allows measuring its severity is not available.

Aims: The aim of the study was to validate a new endoscopic score with VCE to measure the severity of small bowel angiodysplasias (SBAD).