What Are Outcomes Following Ambulatory Endoscopy Procedures?
Walid M Hesham, MD, Peter W Marcello, MD, Patricia L Roberts, MD, Thomas E Read, MD, David J Schoetz, MD, Rocco Ricciardi, MD. Lahey Clinic What Are The Outcomes Of Ambulatory Endoscopy Procedures? Introduction: Despite high volumes of ambulatory endoscopy procedures performed, acceptable measures of post endoscopy outcome are lacking. Our aim was to identify… Continue Reading
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Variations in Endoscopic Description of Failed Fundoplications
Arpad Juhasz, MD PhD, Abhishek Sundaram, MBBS MPH, Masato Hoshino, MD, Tommy H Lee, MD, Sumeet K Mittal, MD. Department of Surgery, Creighton University Medical Center Objective: The objective of this study was to compare endoscopic findings reported by community physicians (gastroenterologists and surgeons) with our (a tertiary referral center) findings in patients who underwent… Continue Reading
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Transvaginal Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Pain Study
Pratibh Vemulapalli, MD, Diego Camacho, MD, Scott Chudnoff, MD, Emanuel Agaba, MD, Harvey Rainville, MD. Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY Background: The transvaginal laparoscopic cholecystectomy approach allows for reduced port placement in the abdominal wall where patients experience the most postoperative pain. We propose that this method will decrease… Continue Reading
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Transvaginal Cholecystectomy Versus Minilaparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Angel Cuadrado-García, MD PhD, José F Noguera, MD PhD, Rafael Morales, MD, Carlos Dolz, MD PhD, Jose M Olea, MD, Jose C Vicens, MD PhD, Luis Lozano, MD. Hospital Son Llatzer, Palma de Mallorca. SPAIN. Background Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) makes it possible to perform intraperitoneal surgical procedures with a minimal number of… Continue Reading
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Transvaginal Cholecystectomy Using Argon Plasma Coagulator
Takayuki Dotai, MD, Toshio Katagiri, MD, Abraham Mathew, MD, Saniea Majid, MD, Sheetal Nijhawan, MD, Michael Sedrak, MD, Garth Jacobsen, MD, Bryan Sandler, MD, Mark Talamini, MD, Santiago Horgan, MD. University Of California, San Diego This video presents transvaginal NOTES cholecystectomy using argon plasma coagulator (APC). APC proved to be an effective tool for NOTES… Continue Reading
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Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication for Treatment of Pediatric Gerd: 12-Month Results of a Feasibility Study
Mike Thomson, MD, A Lobontiu, MD, R Stewart, MD, P Rao, MD, S Marven. Centre for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Sheffield Children's NHS Trust, Sheffield, U.K. OBJECTIVE: Transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF) using EsophyX was evaluated for the treatment of pediatric gastroesophageal reflux disease using subjective and objective outcomes. METHODS AND PROCEDURES: Inclusion criteria were chronic and symptomatic… Continue Reading
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Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication – Double Helix Technique
Reginald Bell, MD, Katherine Freeman, RN MSN ACNPBC. SurgOne; Swedish Medical Center Transoral incisionless surgery to treat gastroesophageal reflux may be performed using a unique plicating device (EsophyX, Endogastric Solutions, Redmond WA) to create an esophago-gastric fundoplication with rotational and longitudinal elements that follow established surgical principles. This video illustrates our technique apropos of 97… Continue Reading
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Transluminal Endoscopic Pancreatic Debridement for Infected Pancreatic Pesudocyst
J Andres Astudillo, MD, Ata Mazaheri, MD. Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA Introduction: Acute pancreatitis can develop from gallstones obstructing the cystic duct or from alcohol intake. It can also rarely form secondary to other causes such as medications or metabolic problems. As a result of this a pacreatic pseudocyst can form,… Continue Reading
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Transgastric Oophorectomies Using Conscious Sedation in Canines
Daniel T McKenna, MD, Mohammed Al-Haddad, MD, Don Selzer, MD, Lynetta Freeman, DVM. Indiana University School of Medicine; Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine Transgastric oophorectomy represents an alternative procedure to the traditional open or laparoscopic method of sterilizing female dogs. It provides no incisions which reduces the risk of infection and mutilation significantly. In… Continue Reading
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Transesophageal Endoscopic Myotomy (teem) for Achalasia- Recognizing Potential Pitfalls Before Clinical Application
Mahmoud Abu Gazala, MD, Abed Khalaila, MD, Noam Shussman, MD, Samir Abu Gazala, MD, Ram Elazary, MD, Oleg Ponomernco, MD, Gideon Zamir, MD, Avraham I Rivkind, MD FACS, Yoav Mintz, MD. Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center ObjectiveLaparoscopic Heller esophagomyotomy is the standard of care for achalasia treatment. General anesthesia is mandatory and mucosal perforations occur… Continue Reading
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Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (tem) with Single Port Instruments
HJ Kim, BH Kye, HM Cho, SC Lee, JH Kim, IK Lee, YS Lee, ST Oh, JG Kim. St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea INTRODUCTION: Recently, there is evolved many treatment modalities for early rectal cancer and benign rectal tumor. And transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) is raised primary concern in the field. But… Continue Reading
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Transanal Completion Proctectomy Using Tem: Initial Patient Experience in Hybrid NOTES Procedure
Michelle K Savu, MD, Alicia Logue, MD, Joseph Love, MD. University of Texas Health Science Center /South Texas VA Heathcare System San Antonio Abstract:Objective: Transluminal surgery offers advantages to the patient by decreasing the morbidity of abdominal incisions. The rectum naturally lends itself to a NOTES procedure as the anus is a readily accessible orifice.… Continue Reading
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The Steps and Outcome of Trans Esophageal Endoscopic Myotomy
Takayuki Dotai, MD, Toshio Katagiri, MD, Sheetal Nijhawan, MD, Saniea Majid, MD, Ozanan Meireles, MD, Michael Sedrak, MD, Abraham Mathew, MD, Garth Jacobsen, MD, Bryan Sandler, MD, Mark Talamini, MD, Santiago Horgan, MD. University of California, San Diego We have performed totally endoscopic myotomy for esophageal achalasia using NOTES technique. This video presents the stepwise… Continue Reading
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The Challenge of Assesing Visceral Closure in NOTES: A Prospective Study Examining Routine Colorectal Surgery As a Model in Humans
Melissa S Phillips, MD, Chike Chukwumah, MD, Joseph Trunzo, MD, Bradley Champagne, MD, Conor Delaney, MD, Harry Reynolds, MD, Eric Marderstein, MD, Jeffrey Ponsky, MD, Sharon L Stein, MD, Jeffrey M Marks, MD. University Hospitals, Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH Introduction: Since the introduction of natural orifice surgery, proof of safety is required before this… Continue Reading
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Symptom Resolution After Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication in Patients with Proven Gastroesophageal Reflux
David J Dargis, DO, Matthew S Ralph, DO. Allegan Surgical Associates, Allegan, Michigan INTRODUCTION: Transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF) using EsophyX offers a less invasive alternative to laparoscopic fundoplication. A retrospective community-based study investigated safety, symptom resolution, patient satisfaction, and medication use after TIF. METHODS: Forty-one patients underwent TIF between April 2009 and June 2010 because… Continue Reading
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