Categories of endoluminal bariatric procedures Examples 1. Early-intervention procedures Treat patients that are overweight and obese but whom do not meet criteria for conventional weight-loss surgery 2. Primary obesity or…
Fig. 11.1 Laparoscopic implant instrument houses the diaphragm pacing electrode, which is a double helix of 14 stainless steel wires that are Teflon coated. The needle of the implant instrument enters…
Fig. 8.1 Schematic of Killian’s triangle Clinical Manifestations Zenker’s diverticula are relatively rare, with an incidence of symptomatic disease estimated at 2 per 100,000, and seem to have a higher incidence…
Fig. 9.1 Image of the submucosal tunnel during dissection Fig. 9.2 Image of the view from the gastric lumen after the submucosal tunnel is completed Once the submucosal tunnel has been completed,…
Fig. 3.1 Cap endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR-C). Following submucosal saline injection, a wire snare is positioned within a transparent distal cap. The mucosa is drawn into the cap using the scope’s…
Instruments for the NOTES toolbox • Single-channel therapeutic endoscope • Needle knife papillotome • 450-cm Jagwire • 18–20 mm wire-guided balloon dilation catheter • Standard electrosurgical generator Fig. 14.1 Picture of Jagwire…
Reference Paris working group, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2003 [10] The Vienna classification should be used to classify the histopathology of tumors [13]. ESD results in a complete removal of mucosal and…
Fig. 17.1 Laparoscopic view in the pelvic region and vaginal area for penetration of the transvaginal trocars and instruments A 5-mm extra-long dissector is inserted through the posterior fornix of the…
Equipment Model No. Vio 300D/200D (ERBE Tubingen, Germany) ERBE Jet Pump cartridge 20150-300 Hemostasis Coag grasper (4 mm) (Olympus, Center Valley, PA) Forceps hemostatic (5 mm) (Olympus, Center Valley, PA) FD-411UR FD-410LR…
Fig. 12.1 CT scan of walled-off pancreatic necrosis 5 weeks after onset of acute necrotizing pancreatitis. A large collection replacing the pancreas is seen Indications and Timing of Intervention Cross-sectional imaging should…
