In this editorial,we comment on the in-press article in the World Journal of Gas-trointestinal Endoscopy concerning the treatment of malignant gastric outlet obstruction(mGOO).The original theory of treatment involves...
BACKGROUND Currently,perioperative complications of classic Whipple surgery occur at a rate of approximately 40%.Common complications include delayed gastric emptying,pancreatic fistula,and bile leakage,whereas gastro...
BACKGROUND Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gastroenterostomy(EUS-GE)has recently emerged as an alternative treatment for gastric outlet obstruction(GOO)in selected patients.AIM To report the initial experience of EUS-GE ...
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.82072734.
BACKGROUND Chemotherapy followed by gastrojejunostomy remains the main treatment for unresectable gastric cancer(GC)in the middle-or lower-third regions with gastric outlet obstruction(GOO).Radical surgery is performe...
Endoscopic ultrasound(EUS)has become an indispensable modality for the assessment of the gastrointestinal tract and adjacent structures since its origin in the 1980s.Following the development of the linear echoendosco...
supported by grants from Jiangsu Provincial Medical Youth Talent(QNRC2016900).
Background Duodenal Crohn’s disease(CD)-associated strictures are related to a high risk of malnutrition,and effective methods of enteral nutrition(EN)are needed to support these patients.The purpose of this study wa...
BACKGROUND In adults,bowel intussusception is a rare diagnosis and is mostly due to an organic bowel disorder.In rare cases,this is a complication of a percutaneously placed endoscopic gastro(jejunostomy)catheter.CASE...
Upfront resection is becoming a rarer indication for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma,as biologic behavior and natural history of the disease has boosted indications for neoadjuvant treatments.Jaundice,gastric outlet ...
Afferent loop obstruction(ALO)is defined as duodenal or jejunal mechanical obstruction at the proximal anastomosis site of a gastrojejunostomy.With advances in chemotherapy,the incidence of malignant ALO is increasing...
Gastric outlet obstruction(GOO)is a clinical syndrome secondary to luminal obstruction at the level of the stomach and/or duodenum.GOO can be caused by either benign or malignant etiologies,often resulting in early sa...