Technical outcomes and postprocedural courses of mucosal incision-assisted biopsy for possible gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors: A series of 48 cases (with video).

Objective: Mucosal incision-assisted biopsy (MIAB) has been introduced as an alternative to endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration for tissue sampling of subepithelial lesions. However, there have been few reports on MIAB, and the evidence is lacking, particularly in small lesions. In this case series, we investigated the technical outcomes and postprocedural influences of MIAB for gastric subepithelial lesions 10 mm or greater in size.

Comparison of the effects of individual symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease co-existing functional dyspepsia on patients' daily lives: A prospective, observational study.

Background And Aim: Patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) frequently also have functional dyspepsia (FD) symptoms, which impair their quality of life. However, the magnitude and characteristics of the effects of each symptom on daily life have been unclarified. Using multiple regression analysis, we aimed to clarify these questions.

Evaluation of the circumferential location of mild reflux esophagitis (Grade A and B) in the lower esophagus.

Background And Aim: Discrepancies have been reported in the circumferential locations of mild mucosal breaks. We investigated their locations using a new method.

Methods: This is a retrospective study.