Background:In patients with inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)for whom medical therapy is unsuccessful or who develop colitis-as-sociated neoplasia,restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis(IPAA)is of...
Endoscopic anti-reflux treatment is emerging as a new option for gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD)treatment in patients with the same indications as for laparoscopic fundoplication.There are many techniques,the fi...
Gastroesophageal reflux disease has an increasing incidence and prevalence worldwide.A significant proportion of patients have a suboptimal response to proton pump inhibitors or are unwilling to take lifelong medicati...
Over the past 30 years, the field of endoscopy has witnessed several advances. With the advent of endoscopic mucosal resection, removal of large mucosal lesions have become possible. Thereafter, endoscopic submucosal ...
Endoscopic resection(ER) is at present an accepted treatment for superficial gastrointestinal neoplasia. ER provides similar efficacy to surgery; however, it is minimally invasive and less expensive. Endoscopic mucosa...
AIM:To investigate the feasibility and long-term functional outcome of ileal pouch-anal anastomosis with modified double-stapled mucosectomy.METHODS:From January 2002 to March 2011,fourtyfive patients underwent ileal ...
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the leading causes of death from cancer in the world. We now know that 90% of CRC develop from adenomatous polyps. Polypectomy of colon adenomas leads to a significant reduction in th...
Introduction: If the surgical dissection is too risky in choledochal cyst, mucosectomy is defined as a beneficial technical method in the literature. To discuss in this manner, we present this case. Case: 9 years old ...
Stapled hemorrhoidopexy is a surgical procedure used worldwide for the treatment of grade Ⅲ and N hemorrhoids in all age groups. However, lifethreatening complications occur occasionally. The following case report de...
AIM: Rectal carcinoid tumors smaller than 10 mm can be resected with local excision using endoscopy. In order to remove rectal carcinoid tumors completely, we evaluated endoscopic mucosal resection with a ligation de...