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    Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG) position statement on the use of hyoscine-n-butylbromide (Buscopan) during gastrointestinal endoscopy

    Hyoscine butylbromide, also known as hyoscyamine or scopolamine, and sold under the trade name Buscopan, is an antimuscarinic agent commonly used to induce smooth muscle relaxation and reduce spasmodic activity of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract during endoscopic procedures. However, the balance between ...

    ASGE guideline on the management of cholangitis

    Gastrointest. endosc; 94 (2), 2021
    Cholangitis is a GI emergency requiring prompt recognition and treatment. The purpose of this document from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy’s (ASGE) Standards of Practice Committee is to provide an evidence-based approach for management of cholangitis. This document addresses the mo...

    ACG clinical guideline: upper gastrointestinal and ulcer bleeding

    We performed systematic reviews addressing predefined clinical questions to develop recommendations with the GRADE approach regarding management of patients with overt upper gastrointestinal bleeding. We suggest risk assessment in the emergency department to identify very-low-risk patients (e.g., Glasgow...

    ASGE guideline on the role of endoscopy in the management of benign and malignant gastroduodenal obstruction

    Gastrointest. endosc; 93 (2), 2021
    This American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy guideline provides evidence-based recommendations for the endoscopic management of gastric outlet obstruction (GOO). We applied the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation methodology to address key clinical questions. These ...

    Guía de práctica clínica para la evaluación y el manejo de hemorragia digestiva alta

    La hemorragia digestiva alta (HDA) es una emergencia médica relativamente frecuente, habiéndose estimado una incidencia anual de 40 a 150 casos por 100 000 personas (1, 2). La HDA se suele dividir en dos tipos: variceal y no variceal. La mayoría de casos de HDA son de tipo no variceal, y se incluye la...

    Mexican consensus on dyspepsia

    Rev. gastroenterol. Mex; 82 (4), 2017
    Desde la publicación de las guías de dispepsia 2007 de la Asociación Mexicana de Gastroenterología ha habido avances significativos en el conocimiento de esta enfermedad. Se realizó una revisión sistemática de la literatura en PubMed (01/2007 a 06/2016) con el fin de revisar y actualizar las guía...

    ACG clinical guideline: diagnosis and management of Barrett's esophagus

    Am. j. gastroenterol; 111 (1), 2016
    Barrett's esophagus (BE) is among the most common conditions encountered by the gastroenterologist. In this document, the American College of Gastroenterology updates its guidance for the best practices in caring for these patients. These guidelines continue to endorse screening of high-risk patients for...

    Guía de práctica clínica para el diagnóstico y tratamiento de la infección por Helicobacter pylori en adultos

    Rev. colomb. gastroenterol; 30 (supl.1), 2015
    Objetivo: brindar una guía de práctica clínica basada en la evidencia más reciente para el diagnóstico y tratamiento de la infección por Helicobacter pylori teniendo en cuenta la efectividad y seguridad de las intervenciones dirigidas a pacientes, personal asistencial, administrativo y entes gubern...

    British Society of Gastroenterology/Association of Coloproctologists of Great Britain and Ireland guidelines for the management of large non-pedunculated colorectal polyps

    Gut; 64 (12), 2015
    These guidelines provide an evidence-based framework for the management of patients with large non-pedunculated colorectal polyps (LNPCPs), in addition to identifying key performance indicators (KPIs) that permit the audit of quality outcomes. These are areas not previously covered by British Society of ...

    Endoscopic submucosal dissection: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline

    Endoscopy; 47 (9), 2015
    This Guideline is an official statement of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE). The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) system 1 2 was adopted to define the strength of recommendations and the quality of evidence. Main Recommendations: 1 ESGE r...