Eric M Changchien, MD, Melinda Hawkins, MD, Michelle E Murday, MD, John A Griffin, MD. St Mark’s Hospital, Salt Lake City, Ut. Background: Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of cancer mortality. Screening protocols have led to decreases in the incidence of colorectal cancer. Currently, average-risk individuals are recommended to undergo colonoscopy every 10 years […]
Konstantinos S Mammas, MD, MSc, PhD, Demetrios S Lappas, MD, PhD, Andreas Polydorou, MD, PhD, Vasileios Smyrniotis, MD, PhD. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aretaieion University Hospital of Athens , Surgical Laboratory Prof.C.Tountas. Background: Preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) in Malignant Obstructive Jaundice (MOJ) remains controversial.Aim: This project is a meta-analysis that compares the impact […]
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. […]
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, […]
Ezra N Teitelbaum, MD, Nathaniel J Soper, MD, Byron F Santos, MD, Fahd O Arafat, MD, John E Pandolfino, MD, Peter J Kahrilas, MD, Ikuo Hirano, MD, Eric S Hungness, MD. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. INTRODUCTION: Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a novel surgical operation for the treatment of achalasia. Here we analyze […]