Esophageal Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy Amy Hosmer, MD Ryan Law, DO Prior to 2008, the standard of care for the treatment of achalasia was Heller myotomy. Since that time, the development…

Colon Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Sergey V. Kantsevoy, MD, PhD Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) was developed in Japan for en bloc removal of gastric cancer and precancerous lesions located in the…

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…

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…

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…

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,…