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Per oral endoscopic myotomy(POEM)is rapidly emerging as the treatment of choice for achalasia cardia,but its success is marred by problematic reflux.Although symptomatic reflux rates are low and often comparable to th...
Colonoscopy represents a safe procedure that is widely used in medical practice either to diagnose or treat various gastrointestinal diseases.During the last few years,the incidence rate of perforations in colonoscopi...
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is considered the gold standard for treating benign and malignant biliary obstructions.However,its use in complex biliary obstructions is limited.Over the past decades,th...
The role of endoscopy in pathologies of the bile duct and gallbladder has seen notable advancements over the past two decades.With advancements in stent technology,such as the development of lumen-apposing metal stent...
BACKGROUND Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiodrainage(PTCD)and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography/endoscopic nasobiliary drainage are the most common clinical procedures for jaundice control in patients w...
Anastomotic leakage(AL)has a wide range of clinical features ranging from radiological only findings to peritonitis and sepsis with multiorgan failure.An early diagnosis of AL is essential in order to establish the mo...
Endoluminal vacuum-assisted therapy(EVT)has been introduced recently to treat colorectal anastomotic leaks in clinically stable non-peritonitic patients.Its application has been mainly reserved to low colorectal and c...
BACKGROUND Pancreaticoduodenectomy is a technically demanding operation,with reported morbidity rates of approximately 40%-50%.A novel idea is to use endoscopic vacuum therapy(EVT)in a preemptive setting to prevent an...
BACKGROUND A penetrating injury of a hollow viscus is an obvious indication for an exploratory laparotomy,but is not typically an indication for endoscopic treatment.CASE SUMMARY A 27-year-old man visited the emergenc...
(in part)a grant in aid from the Emura Foundation for the Promotion of Cancer Research,No.01221
AIM To characterize esophageal endoluminal landmarks to permit radial and longitudinal esophageal orientation and accurate lesion location.METHODS Distance from the incisors and radial orientation were estimated for t...