Weight regain after bariatric surgery is common and can be managed with surgical interventions or less morbid endoscopic techniques. These endoscopic approaches target structural postoperative changes that are associated with…
Bariatric surgical procedures, including gastric bypass, vertical sleeve gastrectomy, and biliopancreatic diversion, are the most effective and durable treatments for obesity. In addition, These operations induce metabolic changes that provide…
Sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass, gastric banding, and duodenal switch are the most common bariatric procedures performed worldwide. Ninety-five percent of bariatric operations are performed with minimally invasive laparoscopic technique. Perioperative…
Obesity is a major health crisis resulting in comorbidities such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and obstructive sleep apnea. The need for safe and efficacious drugs to help assist with…
Richard I. Rothstein, MD, Editor Worldwide, there are approximately 1.3 billion overweight and around 600 million obese individuals. We are experiencing a related rising number of patients with type 2…
Charles J. Lightdale, MD, Consulting Editor Each generation of gastrointestinal endoscopists has had unique challenges. For this generation, a major challenge (and opportunity) is to address the huge increase in…
Endoscopic therapies have become the standard of care for most cases of Barrett’s esophagus with high-grade dysplasia or intramucosal adenocarcinoma. Despite a rapid and dramatic evolution in treatment paradigms, esophagectomy…
Endoscopic eradication therapy is effective and durable for the treatment of Barrett’s esophagus (BE), with low rates of recurrence of dysplasia but significant rates of recurrence of intestinal metaplasia. Identified…
Cryotherapy or cryoablation involves the freezing of tissues to destroy unwanted tissue or to control bleeding. Endoscopic cryotherapy has been developed for gastrointestinal application by through-the-scope noncontact delivery of compressed…
In the last decade, radiofrequency ablation in combination with endoscopic mucosal resection has simplified and improved the treatment of Barrett’s esophagus. These treatments not only reduced the progression of dysplastic…
