Background:Endoscopic resection,including endoscopic submucosal dissection(ESD)and endoscopic full-thickness resection(EFR),was used to resect small gastric submucosal tumors(SMTs).Our team explored a method of tumor ...
Perforations, leaks and fistula involving gastrointestinal(GI) tract are increasing encountered in clinical practice. There is a changing paradigm for their management with surgical approach being replaced by conserva...
The wide use of surgical endoclips in laparoscopic surgery has led to a variety of complications.Postcholecystectomy endoclips migrating into the common bile duct after laparoscopic cholecystectomy is rare.A migrated ...
A 57-year-old man underwent endoscopy for investigation of a duodenal polyp. Endoscopy revealed a hemispheric submucosal tumor, about 5 mm in diameter, in the anterior wall of the duodenal bulb. Endoscopic biopsy disc...
Supported by Grant of the Korea Healthcare Technology Rand D Project,Ministry of Health and Welfare,South Korea,NoA100054
Iatrogenic gastric perforation is one of the most serious complications during therapeutic endoscopy,despite significant advances in endoscopic techniques and devices.This case study evaluated the clinical efficacy an...
AIM:To evaluate the long-term attachment of two types of endoclips in the human gastrointestinal tract. METHODS:In this prospective observational study,endoclips were placed and followed-up during endoscopies or using...
Duodenal perforation during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(ERCP) is a rare complication,but it has a relatively high mortality risk.Early diagnosis and prompt management are key factors for the success...
Endoclip migration into the common bile duct following laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is an extremely rare complication. Migrated endoclip into the common bile duct can cause obstruction,serve as a nidus for stone ...
Colonic perforation during endoscopic diagnostic or therapeutic procedures,represents an uncommon occurrence even if,together with haemorrhage,it is still the most common complication of colonoscopy,with an incidence ...