and Competency in Endoscopic Resection
Fig. 11.1 Two large Paris 0-IIa + IIc colonic lesions were found in the same person. High-definition white-light (a) and NBI (b) images are shown of the lesion in the cecum. White-light…
GASTOINESTINAL SURGERY
Myotomy for Zenker’s Diverticulum (Z-POEM)
Fig. 20.1 Fluoroscopic image of a Zenkerʼs diverticulum; asterisk, diverticular pouch; arrow, esophageal lumen Treatment The goal of the treatment of ZD is a cricopharyngeus muscle myotomy that may be…
Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG)
Complete history and physical examination, nutrition evaluation Routine labs Special labs Causes and obesity-related comorbidities, weight, BMI, weight loss history, commitment. Complete blood count, coagulation profile. Fasting blood glucose, lipid…
of Endoscopic Anti-Reflux Therapies: Lessons Learned
Equipment/device Pros Cons Adverse events Current status Injectable implants Enteryx Gatekeeper Plexiglas Short-term efficacy + Serious adverse events (including death) Dysphagia, chest pain, pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, perforation, severe bleeding leading…
EUS: Pancreas
Fig. 27.1 Steps of EUS-guided PFC drainage and necrosectomy. (a) Needle puncture; (b) Track dilation with 6F cystotome. (c) CRE Balloon dilation till 8 mm; (d) Deployment of Nagi stent distal…
and Duodenal Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
!DOCTYPE html> © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020M. S. Wagh, S. B. Wani (eds.)Gastrointestinal Interventional Endoscopyhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21695-5_3 3. Gastric and Duodenal Endoscopic Mucosal Resection Rommel Romano1 and Pradermchai Kongkam2 (1) Department of Medicine, University of Santo…
Versus ESD: Pros and Cons
Early esophageal squamous cell cancer Early esophageal adenocarcinoma Absolute indication for endoscopic resection T1 m1–m2 T1 m1–m3 T1 sm1 invasion cutoff for endoscopic resection 200 μm depth into submucosa 500 μm depth into…
Notes on the Surgical Treatment of GERD
Fig. 12.1 Giovanni Battista Morgagni (1682–1771) was an Italian anatomist, regarded as the father of modern anatomical pathology. (Public domain reproduced from Wikipedia.org) It is interesting to note that the…
of Paraesophageal Hernia
Fig. 17.1 Hiatal hernia classification Type I hernias are the most common and account for up to 95% of the total prevalence. Type II, III, and IV hernias are together…
Notes on the Surgical Treatment of Morbid Obesity
Fig. 23.1 Jejunoileal bypass . (With permission from Debora Gallegos Saliby) Despite the popularity of these procedures in the 1960s and the good results regarding weight loss and resolution of…
