The study was approved by the Stanford University IRB:53329.
BACKGROUND The functional lumen imaging probe(FLIP)is a Food and Drug Administration approved tool to aid the diagnosis and management of esophageal disorders.However,widespread adoption of FLIP remains limited and it...
Pancreatic fluid collections(PFCs)result from injury to the pancreas from acute or chronic pancreatitis,surgery,or trauma.Management of these collections has evolved over the last 2 decades.The choice of interventions...
BACKGROUND Endoscopic ultrasonography(EUS)has evolved in the last years making it not only a diagnostic modality but a therapeutic procedure.EUS is now used as an alternative technique to percutaneous and surgical dra...
We are reporting a novel "off-label" use of lumen apposing metal stent(LAMS) for management of refractory gastro-jejunal(GJ) anastomotic stricture after Roux-en-y gastric bypass(RYGB). With increasing prevalence of ob...
For patients recovering from acute pancreatitis,the development of a pancreatic fluid collection (PFC) predicts a more complex course of recovery,and introduces difficult management decisions with regard to when,wheth...