Post-surgical leaks and fistulas are the most feared complication of bariatric surgery.They have become more common in clinical practice given the increasing number of these procedures and can be very difficult to tre...
BACKGROUND Mirizzi syndrome(MS) is defined as an extrinsic compression of the extrahepatic biliary system by an impacted stone in the gallbladder or the cystic duct leading to obstructive jaundice. Endoscopic retrogra...
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AIM To systematically review the literature on epidemiology,disease burden, and treatment outcomes for Crohn's disease(CD) patients with complex perianal fistulas.METHODS PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane were searched for...
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81460133;Innovation program of regional cooperation of Xinjiang Autonomous Region,China,No.2016E02063
AIM To establish and evaluate an experimental porcine model of fistula-in-ano.METHODS Twelve healthy pigs were randomly divided into two groups. Under general anesthesia, the experimental group underwent rubber band l...
Supported by The“Endo-Verein Erlangen”;a registered non-profit training organization;Baiersdorf;Germany
AIM: To investigate the efficacy and clinical outcome of patients treated with an over-the-scope-clip(OTSC) system for severe gastrointestinal hemorrhage, perforations and fistulas.METHODS: From 02-2009 to 10-2012, 84...
Gastrointestinal perforations, leaks and fistulas may be serious and life-threatening. The increasing number of endoscopic procedures with a high risk of perforation and the increasing incidence of leakage associated ...
AIM:To evaluate the management of pancreaticopleural fistulas involving early endoscopic instrumentation of the pancreatic duct.METHODS:Eight patients with a spontaneous pancre-aticopleural fistula underwent endoscopi...
AIM: To evaluate the efficacy of self expandable metallic stents (SEMS) in patients with malignant esophageal obstruction and fistulas. METHODS: SEMS were implanted in the presence of fluoroscopic guidance in patients...
Gastrointestinal perforations are conservatively managed at endoscopy by through-the-scope endoclips and covered self expandable stents, according to the size and tissue features of the perforation. This is believed t...