Amirali Tavangar

Non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB) accounts for a significant number of patient visits to emergency rooms and remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. The re-bleeding rates of NVUGIB after endoscopic treatment within 72 hours have been reported to be up to 25%…

BACKGROUND: Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a widely accepted treatment option for superficial esophageal squamous neoplasms (SSN) in Asia and is supported by US society guidelines…

While balloon dilation is the mainstay of treatment for benign upper gastrointestinal strictures, a large number of strictures will remain refractory to balloon dilation therapy…