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Role Of Artificial Intelligence In Endoscopic Intervention: A Clinical Review, Nismat Javed, Haider Ghazanfar, Bhavna Balar, Harish Patel May 2024

Role Of Artificial Intelligence In Endoscopic Intervention: A Clinical Review, Nismat Javed, Haider Ghazanfar, Bhavna Balar, Harish Patel

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives

Gastrointestinal diseases are increasing in global prevalence. As a result, the contribution to both mortality and healthcare costs is increasing. While interventions utilizing scoping techniques or ultrasound are crucial to both the timely diagnosis and management of illness, a few limitations are associated with these techniques. Artificial intelligence, using computerized diagnoses, deep learning systems, or neural networks, is increasingly being employed in multiple aspects of medicine to improve the characteristics and outcomes of these tools. Therefore, this review aims to discuss applications of artificial intelligence in endoscopy, colonoscopy, and endoscopic ultrasound.


Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Due To Duodenal Varix: A Case Report, Bassam Hossain, Fahad Malik, Ali Khan, Mohammad Abidi, Ali Marhaba, Amanke Oranu, Mark Shumeyko, Amine Hila, Shoreh Qazi, Shehryar Shaikh Jul 2022

Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Due To Duodenal Varix: A Case Report, Bassam Hossain, Fahad Malik, Ali Khan, Mohammad Abidi, Ali Marhaba, Amanke Oranu, Mark Shumeyko, Amine Hila, Shoreh Qazi, Shehryar Shaikh

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives

We report a case of a 72-year-old female with a past medical condition of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis who presented in the emergency department with altered mentation. An Esophagogastroduodenoscopy was performed which showed a normal esophagus and stomach, but revealed grade III varices which were appreciable in the second portion of the duodenum. Her colonoscopy report revealed multiple small and large mouthed diverticula in the sigmoid colon along with hematin throughout the colon, yet no evidence of active bleeding,mass or inflammation. We discuss the patient's rarity of the clinical entity, clinical development, and elements used for diagnosis along with the treatment modalities …