March 7 – 10, 2012
San Diego Convention Center
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Combined Endoscopic and Transgastric Resection of a Ge Junction Mass
Avishai Meyer, MD, Abhijit Shaligram, MBBS, Pradeep Pallati, MBBS, Dmitry Oleynikov, MD. University of Nebraska Medical Center Abstract: Resection of gastroesophageal lesions pose a technical challenge. Both malignant and non-malignant neoplasms are in the differential diagnosis. If resection is technically not possible using endoscopy or surgery alone, a hybrid approach may merit attention. We… Continue Reading
Incidence of Unsuspected Stones in the Common Bile Duct During Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Word of Caution
Gintaras Antanavicius, MD FACS, Rodolfo H Scaravonati, MD, Carlos A Cutini Cingozoglu, MD, Patricio E Donnelly, MD, Mariano Irigoyen, MD, Rodrigo Moran Azzi, MD, Victor H Serafini, MD FACS. Sanatorio Guemes; Abington Health Introduction: the incidence of unsuspected stones in the common bile duct (CBD) is about 5%. When a stone in the CBD… Continue Reading
Learning Curve of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (esd) in an Established Experimental Setting
Masayuki Kato, MD PhD, Yunho Jung, MD, Mark A Gromski, MD, Jongchan Lee, MD, Navaneel Biswas, MD, Chuttani Ram, MD, Kai Matthes, MD PhD. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA INTRODUCTION - Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) has become a standard therapy for early gastric neoplasia in Asian countries. American endoscopists… Continue Reading