Fig. 2.1 Example of Barrett’s esophagus using high-definition white-light endoscopy Fig. 2.2 Example of Barrett’s esophagus under narrow-band imaging (NBI) Fig. 2.3 Visible lesion under white-light endoscopy using near focus…
Study N Site Mean size (mm) Indication Success R0 Adverse events Follow-up Recurrence Schmidt et al. [36] (2014) 3 Colon 22 mm Recurrent non-lifting adenoma 100% 100% No 3–6 m…
Fig. 18.1 (a) Prominence of the spine seen posteriorly in the esophagus. (b) Schematic representation of esophageal landmarks and myotomy location. LHM laparoscopic heller myotomy Technique POEM has evolved significantly…
Fig. 4.1 Paris endoscopic classification of superficial neoplastic colorectal lesions Such morphological classifications serve not only to standardise descriptions of LSLs but also convey important information regarding SMI risk within…
Study, year Number of patients Follow-up in month Posttreatment reflux, % Efficacy, % Peng, 2017 [25] POEM 13 LHM 18 54.2 No significant difference in GERD POEM 83.3 LHM 83…
Fig. 17.1 High-resolution manometry parameters. (Courtesy of the Northwestern Esophageal Center) Once the IRP is determined, the next step in making a manometric diagnosis is to determine the peristaltic activity…
Solution Cushion durationa Cost Viscosity (Pa.s) Comments Normal saline + + 0.0043 Cost-effective and readily available, but dissipates quickly Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose +++ +++ 0.0022 Relatively inexpensive with a durable lift…
Fig. 23.1 The EsophyX® device . (a) The first-generation device; (b) the second-generation device. (Courtesy of EndoGastric Solutions, Inc., Redmond, WA, USA) (a) ©2015 EndoGastric Solutions, Inc. (b) ©2015 EndoGastric…
