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Long Term Follow up of Endoscopic Sclerotherapy for Dilated Gastrojejunostomy after Gastric Bypass
Magdy Giurgius, MD, Nicole Fearing, MD, Alexandra Weir, BA, Lada Micheas, MS, Archana Ramaswamy, MD University of Missouri IntroductionEndoscopic sclerotherapy with sodium morrhuate has been used to treat patients with weight regain following Roux-en –Y Gastric Bypass with the presumed etiology of loss of restriction due to gastrojejunostomy dilation. Weight loss and stability have been… Continue Reading
The role of laparoscopic surgery in developing countries: A review
Tiffany E Chao, MD, MPH, Jessica Opuku-Anane, MD, Lars Hagander, MD, Rebecca Maine, MD, John G Meara, MD, DMD, MBA Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Children's Hospital Boston, Lund University Faculty of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, Objective: Surgical conditions are an acknowledged global health problem… Continue Reading
Colon Cleansing in Patients with Predictors of a Poor Bowel Preparation: An Analysis of the See Clear II Study
Michael Epstein, MD, Nav K Grandhi, MD, Phillip O Katz, MD, Douglas K Rex, MD Digestive Disorders Associates, Gastroenterology Research Consultants of Greater Cincinnati, Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, Indiana University School of Medicine Objectives: Poor bowel cleansing may increase colonoscopy procedure time and decrease the detection rate for precancerous lesions. Previous reports have established that… Continue Reading