Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Both primary endoscopic prophylaxis and secondary endoscopic prophylaxis were safe for the prevention of variceal hemorrhage among pediatric patients with portal hypertension, according to a presentation.

Magnetically controlled capsule endoscopy identified gastrointestinal injury in a majority patients taking antiplatelet therapies following PCI and may represent a noninvasive alternative to standard upper GI endoscopy, a speaker reported.

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