The risk of stent migration is higher in BBS compared with in MBS. The cases with multiple stents had significantly lower stent migration. In BBS, long stent, proximal and postcholecystectomy strictures were associated with distal migration, while short stent, distal and non-postcholecystectomy strictures were associated with proximal migration.

Our aim was to analyze patients diagnosed with left-sided portal hypertension prospectively and to document the complications at follow-up. Twenty-four patients with isolated splenic vein thrombosis (diagnosed by ultrasonography or angiography or intraoperatively) and/or isolated fundal varices (diagnosed by endoscopy or endosonography) were involved in this study. Demographics, clinical presentation, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and morbidity and mortality were recorded in their follow-up. There were 11 and 13 left-sided portal hypertension cases associated with pancreatic diseases and nonpancreatic disorders, respectively. Chronic abdominal pain and gastrointestinal bleeding were the two most common complaints. All patients except one had isolated esophageal (2 cases) or fundal (21 cases) varices. Thirteen patients had splenomegaly on ultrasonography. On Doppler sonography, the splenic vein could be evaluated in 21 of the 24 patients (9 and 6 had complete and partial occlusion, respectively, and 6 had patent blood flow). Urgent intervention with therapeutic endoscopy and splenectomy was performed for two patients each. Medical therapy was begun for three patients according to the underlying diseases. Three patients underwent elective surgery. Two patients were lost to follow-up after the first visit and the mean follow-up of the remaining 22 patients after diagnosis of left-sided portal hypertension was 20 months. Only one patient (with pancreas cancer) had gastrointestinal bleeding at follow-up. All patients with pancreas and gastric cancer died within 2-12 months. Left-sided portal hypertension has various etiologies. It may be difficult to diagnose this entity both endoscopically and radiologically. Treatment should be directed at the underlying diseases. Recurrent hemorrhage due to left-sided portal hypertension is not usual and the prognosis depends mainly on the underlying etiology.

We found the prevalence of 2 important cutaneous manifestations to be 9.3% in IBD in Turkish patients. EN was found to be more common in Crohn's disease and is associated with an active episode of bowel disease and peripheral arthritis. In addition, PG was connected with uveitis and peripheral arthritis.

Conscious sedation for ERCP can be successfully and safely achieved by using either only midazolam or a low dose of midazolam with meperidine. Adding of meperidine to midazolam resulted in better patient and endoscopist comfort.

Esophageal varice eradication results in gastric hemodynamic changes. The aim of this study was to detect the influence of variceal eradication on portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) and fundal varices and to compare the results of two therapeutic methods (endoscopic variceal ligation and endoscopic sclerotherapy). A total of 114 consecutive patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension who underwent elective endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) (85 patients) or endoscopic sclerotherapy (EST) (29 patients) for obliteration of esophageal varices were selected for this study. Both groups were compared for PHG and fundal varice formation before and after eradication. Fifty-eight (68.2%) patients in the EVL and 18 (62.1%) patients in the EST group had PHG before esophageal varice eradication (P > 0.05). PHG grade after eradication of esophageal varices by both EVL and EST was significantly higher compared to pre-eradication. PHG grade and aggregation were similar in both groups. Thirty-seven patients (34 F(1), 3 F(2)) in the EVL group and 13 patients (10 F(1), 3 F(2)) in the EST group had fundal varices before variceal eradication (P > 0.05). Fundal varices were detected in 46 (35 F(1), 11F(2)) and 19 (11F(1), 8F(2)) patients in the EVL and EST groups after eradication, respectively. There was a statistically significant increment in occurrence of fundal varices after eradication with EVL and EST groups. There was no significant difference regarding fundal varice development after esophageal variceal eradication in both groups. After varical eradication, PHG was found in 57 (87.7%) and 39 (79.6%) patients with and without fundal varices, respectively (P > 0.05). Esophageal eradication with EVL and EST increases both the incidence and the severity of PHG and fundal varice formation. Both methods have comparable influences on PHG and fundal varices.