Introduction: Here we report the first human experience with an endoluminal, endoscopically delivered and retrieved gastro-duodeno-jejunal bypass sleeve (ValenTx, Inc. Carpinteria, CA), including the short-term weight loss and changes in co-morbidities. Methods and Procedures: The gastro-duodeno-jejunal bypass sleeve (GJBS) is a 120cm sleeve secured at the esophago-gastric junction with endoscopic and laparoscopic techniques, and is […]
Objective of the study: Obesity is becoming widespread especially in developed countries. Besides its adverse effects, obesity could complicate the treatment of additional pathologies. Hereby, we have analyzed the effects of body mass index (BMI) on complication rate of peroperative and early postoperative period in laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery. Description of the methods: The patients […]
Aims Laparoscopic surgery is well established for more than 20 years. Laparoscopic antireflux surgery is well accepted world wide and is prformed for many patients suffering from GERD. Some endoscopic treatments were tried in the past but the results have been less than satisfactory. Currently GERD is managed with operations performed laparoscopically with four or […]
INTRODUCTION: Intussusception occurs when a proximal segment of bowel telescopes into the lumen of an adjacent distal segment and can occur anywhere within the gastrointestinal tract. With the advent of multislice CT scanner, more cases of intussusception are reported. The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical presentation in cases of adult intussception […]
Introduction: Although several single-center studies on the outcomes of laparoscopic surgery have shown better surgical outcomes, a large multi-center study on outcomes of common laparoscopic surgical procedures has not been performed. The objective of this study was to retrospectively examine multi-center outcomes of common laparoscopic procedures. Methods: The University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) is an alliance […]