Proton Pump Inhibitor (Protonix, Nexium, Prilosec, Prevacid) Use and Vitamin B12 Deficiency
PPIs are one of the most common class of drugs used in the world. Over the last few years, we have realized that the medications are ... Read More
1 Liter Same Day Prep for Colonoscopy
Even after so many years of performing colonoscopies, the biggest hurdle the gastroenterologists face is the Preparation needed to clean the colon. The traditional Prep is ... Read More
Hemorrhoidal bleeding controlled with clip placement
The most common cause of bright red blood in stool is bleeding from the hemorrhoids. The bleeding is generally minimal, painless and self limiting. However, I ... Read More
Impressed : Talon Grasping device to remove food bolus obstruction.
Over the last few years in private practice, I have used many devices like, snare, roth net, forceps to retrieve various foreign bodies (coins, batteries, pill ... Read More
“A game of patience : Collagenous colitis – rare of cause of chronic diarrhea”
After surfing the internet if you have landed on this page I would say that the diarrhea has been quite bothersome for you and we hope ... Read More
Not just a balloon; call it a Savior.
Case : CRE (controlled radial expansion) dilation of anastomotic colonic stricture. At the end of the day while driving home, I called a surgeon colleague to ... Read More
Launching my New Blog!
The aim of this blog is to share with you GI cases with emphasis on clinical presentation, endoscopic findings and their management. I plan to introduce ... Read More
Gastric Volvulus (Twisting of the stomach)
This endoscopic image illustrates torsion of the gastric mucosa suggestive of gastric volvulus – an emergent condition in which the stomach migrates proximally in the chest ... Read More
Colon Polyps
This case illustrates by images how a large colon polyp looks like inside a colon, excision site of the polyp and the polyp after retrieval on ... Read More