Gastric Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Makoto Nishimura, MD Norio Fukami, MD Gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a technique of endoscopic resection that removes lesions by a free-hand dissection at the…
Esophageal Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Daniel S. Strand, MD Andrew Y. Wang, MD Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a therapeutic endoscopic technique that enables the en bloc resection of superficial epithelial…
Endoscopic Management of Postsurgical Adverse Events Amar Mandalia, MD Allison R. Schulman, MD, MPH Gastrointestinal surgery is commonly performed for a variety of indications in the upper and lower gastrointestinal…
Transoral Outlet Reduction (TORe) Allison R. Schulman, MD, MPH Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) has traditionally been the most commonly performed bariatric surgical procedure. It involves stapling of the stomach to…
Endoscopic Suturing Qais Dawod, MD Reem Z. Sharaiha, MD, MSc BACKGROUND Endoscopic suturing techniques were firstly introduced by Swain and Mills in 1986.1 In 1998, the FDA approved the first…
Intragastric Balloon Placement for Weight Loss Michael C. Bennett, MD Shelby Sullivan, MD Intragastric balloons (IGBs) are endoscopically placed devices intended for the management of obesity. They work by occupying…
Balloon Tamponade Donovan Inniss, BS Monica A. Tincopa, MD, MSc Esophageal varices occur as a consequence of portal hypertension and may develop in up to 50% of patients with cirrhosis,…
Endoscopic Variceal Ligation Vilas R. Patwardhan, MD Elliot B. Tapper, MD Acute variceal hemorrhage (AVH) is a devastating complication of cirrhosis and portal hypertension.1,2 The expected overall 6-week mortality associated…
Injection Therapy of Esophageal and Gastric Varices Edward Villa, MD Uzma D. Siddiqui, MD Gastrointestinal (GI) variceal bleeding is the most common lethal complication of cirrhosis and accounts for 10%…
Clips and Loops Hiroyuki Aihara, MD, PhD The use of clip in endoscopy was first reported by Hayashi et al in 1975.1 Currently, clips are used for multiple indications including…
