Transgastrostomic Endoscopy-Assisted Foreign Body Removal
John Henry Y Pang, MD, Zachary A Kanouse, MD, Irving L Bernardo, MD, Farah Karipineni, MD, Kevin Nguyen, MD, Alfred C Trang, MD, FACS, Ramsey M Dallal, MD, FACS, Ian S Soriano, MD, FACS. Albert Einstein Medical Center. Introduction Transgastrostomic access in patients with an established gastrostomy tract has only been described recently in the… Continue Reading
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Risk Factors of Fecal Diversion for Colonoscopic Perforation: A Review of 35,361 Endoscopic Procedures
Kampol Toemakharathaworn, Voraboot Taweeruchana, Jirawat Swangsri, Thawatchai Akaraviputh, Asada Methasate, Vitoon Chinswangwatanakul, Thanyadej Nimmanwudipong, Atthaphorn Trakarnsanga. Minimally Invasive Unit, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.. Introduction: Colonic perforation is considered as one of severe complications for endoscopic procedure of colon, including colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy. This complication is unusual but… Continue Reading
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Endoscopic proximal gastroplasty for obesity using a novel full-thickness suturing device
Lee L Swanstrom, MD, Andras Legner, MD, Peter Halvax, MD, Aron Altorjay, MD. Intitute Hopitaux Universitaires - Strasbourg, France; St George Hospital, Szekesfehervar, Hungary. Introduction: An outpatient transoral endoscopic procedure for morbid obesity would be appealing: if safe, effective and durable. Previous endoluminal gastroplasties have had only transient effectiveness due to mucosa to mucosa gastric… Continue Reading
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Fast access to the Common Bile Duct during Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography, our experience with a double wire technique.
J Andres Astudillo, MD, Jean Carlos Jimenez, MD, Jose M Martinez, MD. University of Miami, Department of Laparoendoscopic Surgery, Miami, FL.. INTRODUCTION Repeated cannulation of the pancreatic duct (PD) while attempting to cannulate the common bile duct (CBD) is often encountered during Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatograpy (ERCP). This often leads to unsuccessful cannulation or post procedure… Continue Reading
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Endoscopic Argon Plasma Coagulation Can Alleviate Dyspagia from Malignant Esophageal Masses
Reinier F Narvaez, MS, III, Matthew Y Lin, MD, John P Cello, MD, Stanley J Rogers, MD. University of California, San Francisco. Background: Dysphagia is a common symptom for advanced esophageal cancer. Both chemoradiation and/or stent placement may not fully alleviate dysphagia and are not without its morbidities. Argon plasma coagulation (APC) is characterized by… Continue Reading
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Partial Balloon deflation for controlled withdrawal of single balloon enteroscopy
Abiodun O Laoye, MD, Gorcey A Steven, MD. Jersey Shore University Medical Center. Case: An 80 year old female with chronic paroxysmal atrial flutter on Aspirin and Coumadin presented as an outpatient for evaluation of iron deficiency anemia. She denied any abdominal pain, weight loss, hematemesis, melena or hematochezia. Physical examination was normal; hemoglobin was… Continue Reading
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Peg Tube Placement: Do We Do It Better Than Gi?
Bindhu Oommen, MD, MPH, Samuel W Ross, MD, MPH, Joel F Bradley, MD, Kristopher B Williams, MD, Hannah C Kline, Vedra A Augenstein, Brant T Heniford, MD, Ronald F Sing, DO. Carolinas Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal & Minimally Invasive Surgery, Charlotte, NC. INTRODUCTION Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement is a… Continue Reading
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Endoscopic Fundoplication for the Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux: A Community Hospital Experience
Mario R Salazar, MD, Todd Worley, MD. Texas Tech Health Sciences Center-Permian Basin. Objective: Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF) continues to be evaluated as a potential alternative to both conventional surgical and medical options for certain patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Most studies and case series that have been published, however, have been conducted in… Continue Reading
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The Role of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in Acute Care Surgery
Cory Richardson, MD, Ashley Pistorio, MD, Charles R St. Hill, MD, MSc, Matthew Johnson, MD, Katie Lyons, Nathan I Ozobia, MD, FACS. University of Nevada School of Medicine. INTRODUCTION: The feasibility and utility of surgeon performed intra-operative ERCP (INOPERC) has firmly been established in previous studies performed by our group at UNSOM/UMC. Furthermore, several studies… Continue Reading
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Rendezvous technique for treatment of complete common bile duct transection after multiple hepatobiliary surgeries
Seung Hoon Shin, MD, Ariel Klevan, MD, Christopher Fernandez, MD, Jose M Martinez, MD, FACS. Division of Laparoendoscopic and Bariatric Surgery, Dewitt-Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA. Common bile duct (CBD) injury during surgical procedures is a serious complication. Partial injury can usually be managed… Continue Reading
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Learning efficacy between a 30 degree rigid scope and a flexible scope in newly educated medical personnel for laparoscopic colorectal procedure: a prospective, comparative study
Young-Jae Lee, MD, Seon-Hahn Kim, MD, PhD. Colorectal Division, Department of Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. Background: During laparoscopic surgery, the scope is often maneuvered by novice in operation. This study was designed to find out which of the two types of scopes (30° rigid scope and flexible… Continue Reading
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Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for respiratory disease in children.
Masahide Murasugi*, MD, PhD, Masato Kanzaki*, MD, PhD, Takuma Kikkawa*, MD, PhD, Tamami Isaka*, MD, PhD, Maeda Hideruki*, MD, Sakamoto Kei*, MD, Sayaka Katagiri*, MD, Junko Kawata*, MD, Kunihiro Oyama*, MD, PhD, Takamasa Onuki*, MD, PhD, Osamu Segawa**, MD, PhD. Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery*, Division of Pediatric Surgery**, Tokyo Women's Medical University,… Continue Reading
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Per-oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) Following Previous Lapaoscopic Heller Myotomy Is Feasible and Safe in a Porcine Survival Model
Andrew S Kastenmeier, MD, Luke Miles, BS, Matthew Frelich, MS, Kulwinder Dua, MD, Jon C Gould, MD. Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery; and Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology. Introduction: Recurrent or persistent dysphagia after a Heller myotomy occurs in up to 10-15% of patients.… Continue Reading
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Univariate and Multivariate Analyses of Preoperative Factors Influencing Symptomatic Outcomes of Transoral Fundoplication
Reginald CW Bell, MD, FACS, Mark A Fox, MD, FACS, William E Barnes, MD, FACS, Peter G Mavrelis, MD, Robert W Sewell, MD, FACS, Bart J Carter, MD, FACS, Glenn M Ihde, MD, Karim S Trad, MD, FACS, David Dargis, DO, Kevin M Hoddinott, MD, FACS, Katherine D Freeman, MSN, NP, Tanja Gunsberger, DO, Mark… Continue Reading
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Antegrade Wire, Rendezvous Cannulation of the Biliary Tree May Reduce the Incidence of Post-ERCP Pancreatitis
Ryan M Juza, MD, Randy S Haluck, MD, Ann M Rogers, MD, Jerome R LynSue, MD, Eric M Pauli, MD. Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Introduction: Post-procedural pancreatitis (PPP) is a common serious complication of therapeutic and diagnostic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with a reported incidence of up to 10%. Multiple cannulation attempts,… Continue Reading
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