Endoscopic ligation compared with sclerotherapy for bleeding esophageal varices in children with extrahepatic portal venous obstructionShowkat Ali Zargar
Department of Gastroenterology, Sher I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
Hepatology 36:666-72. 2002
..4% vs. 10%, P =.67). In conclusion, variceal band ligation in children is a safe and effective technique that achieves variceal eradication more quickly, with a lower rebleeding rate and fewer complications compared with sclerotherapy...
- p53 mutation profile of squamous cell carcinomas of the esophagus in Kashmir (India): a high-incidence area
Mohammad Muzaffar Mir
Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Int J Cancer 116:62-8. 2005
..This might be due to the special dietary and cultural practices of Kashmir that needs validation, as does the gender-based difference in the incidence of p53 mutation observed in this study...
- Endoscopic management of early postoperative biliary ascariasis in patients with biliary tract surgery
Showkat Ali Zargar
Department of Gastroenterology, Sher I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, PO Box 27, Soura Srinagar, Kashmir, India
World J Surg 28:712-5. 2004
..It reduces the hospital stay, avoids T-tube-related complications, and permits a postoperative complication to be treated using a nonsurgical method...
- Pantoprazole infusion as adjuvant therapy to endoscopic treatment in patients with peptic ulcer bleeding: prospective randomized controlled trial
Showkat Ali Zargar
Department of Gastroenterology, Sher I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
J Gastroenterol Hepatol 21:716-21. 2006
..Rebleeding remains the most important determinant of poor prognosis. We investigated whether or not administration of pantoprazole infusion would improve the outcome in ulcer bleeding following successful endoscopic therapy...
- Fifteen-year follow up of endoscopic injection sclerotherapy in children with extrahepatic portal venous obstruction
Showkat Ali Zargar
Department of Gastroenterology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
J Gastroenterol Hepatol 19:139-45. 2004
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- Endoscopic ligation vs. sclerotherapy in adults with extrahepatic portal venous obstruction: a prospective randomized study
Showkat Ali Zargar
Department of Gastroenterology and General Sugery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Sringar, Kashmir, India
Gastrointest Endosc 61:58-66. 2005
..14.3%; p=0.51). CONCLUSIONS: Variceal band ligation is superior to sclerotherapy, because it is less costly and achieves variceal eradication more quickly, with lower relative frequencies of recurrent variceal bleeding and complications...
Comparison of p.o. or i.v. proton pump inhibitors on 72-h intragastric pH in bleeding peptic ulcerGul Javid
Department of Gastroenterology, Sher I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
J Gastroenterol Hepatol 24:1236-43. 2009
..The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of various proton pump inhibitors given through different routes on intragastric pH over 72 h after endoscopic hemostasis in bleeding peptic ulcer...
- Effect of bed head elevation during sleep in symptomatic patients of nocturnal gastroesophageal reflux
Bashir Ahmad Khan
Department of Gastroenterology, Sher I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
J Gastroenterol Hepatol 27:1078-82. 2012
..We tested the hypothesis that bed head elevation might decrease recumbent acid exposure compared to sleeping in a flat bed...
- Safety and efficacy of 1-week levofloxacin-based triple therapy in first-line treatment for Helicobacter pylori-related peptic ulcer disease in Kashmir, India
Altaf Shah
Department of Gastroenterology, Sher I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Indian J Gastroenterol 32:32-6. 2013
..We evaluated the efficacy and safety of 1-week triple therapy with rabeprazole, levofloxacin, and tinidazole in a metronidazole resistance prevalent region for eradicating H. pylori infection in patients with gastroduodenal ulcers...
- Incidence of colorectal cancer in Kashmir valley, India
Gul Javid
Department of Gastroenterology, Sher I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
Indian J Gastroenterol 30:7-11. 2011
..The present population-based study was undertaken to determine the incidence of colorectal cancer in Kashmiri population which is non-migratory and ethnically homogeneous having stable food habits...
- 64-section multiphase CT enterography as a diagnostic tool in the evaluation of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding
Jaswinder Singh Sodhi
Department of Gastroenterology, Sher I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir 190 011, India
Indian J Gastroenterol 31:61-8. 2012
..We evaluated the efficacy of 64-slice multiphase CT-EG using polyethylene glycol (PEG) electrolyte solution as neutral contrast in patients of OGIB...
- Endoscopic sphincterotomy in the management of bile duct stones in children
Showkat Ali Zargar
Department of Gastroenterology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
Am J Gastroenterol 98:586-9. 2003
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Left-sided hepatic resection for hepatolithiasis: a longitudinal study of 110 patientsOmar Javed Shah
Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Medical Gastroenterology, Sher I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
HPB (Oxford) 14:764-71. 2012
..Hepatolithiasis affecting the left hepatobiliary system is common in the Asia Pacific region. This aim of this study was to describe an experience with the diagnosis and treatment of patients with isolated left-sided hepatolithiasis...
- Vesicoperitoneal fistula--an unusual cause of tense ascites
Mushtaq Ahmad Khan
Department of Gastroenterology, Sher I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
Indian J Gastroenterol 26:138-9. 2007
..We report a 55-year-old man who developed tense ascites due to vesicoperitoneal fistula. He had undergone surgery 32 years ago for excision of an infected urachal cyst, the tract and the umbilicus...
- Correlation of hepatic venous pressure gradient with variceal bleeding, size of esophageal varices, etiology, ascites and degree of liver dysfunction in cirrhosis of liver
Ghulam Mohamad Gulzar
Department of Gastroenterology, Sher I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, 190 011, India
Indian J Gastroenterol 28:59-61. 2009
..7] mmHg vs.13.1 [2.8] mmHg, p=0.04), poorer Child-Pugh class (B or C versus A), and presence of ascites (p=0.04). Thus, HVPG correlated with variceal size, Child-Pugh class, and presence of ascites, but not with variceal bleeding status...
- Effect of bending exercise on gastroesophageal reflux in symptomatic patients
Jaswinder Singh Sodhi
Department of Gastroenterology, Sher I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
Indian J Gastroenterol 27:227-31. 2008
..The effect of exercise which involved bending and abdominal contractions was evaluated in symptomatic patients of GERD using continuous 24-hour ambulatory esophageal pH test...
- Management of biliary ascariasis in pregnancy
Omar Javed Shah
Department of General Surgery, Sher I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
World J Surg 29:1294-8. 2005
..Though ascariasis is a problem in developing countries, because of increased travel and population migration, clinicians elsewhere should be aware of the problems associated with ascariasis...
- Biliary ascariasis: a review
Omar Javed Shah
Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sher I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
World J Surg 30:1500-6. 2006
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- Successful treatment of niclosamide- and praziquantel-resistant beef tapeworm infection with nitazoxanide
Mohammad Lateef
Department of Zoology, University of Kashmir, Srinigar, India
Int J Infect Dis 12:80-2. 2008
..saginata. Niclosamide and praziquantel have proved effective for its treatment but treatment failures are well known. We report herein the results of nitazoxanide therapy...
