Post written by William King, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. This patient had a history of lung transplant for pulmonary sarcoidosis and a Toupet fundoplication for severe GERD. His Toupet wrap became loose and slipped into a small hiatal hernia, resulting in severe reflux and recurrent episodes …
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Revision of failed Nissen fundoplication using combined antireflux mucosal ablation and endoscopic full-thickness fundoplasty
Post written by Wasseem Skef, MD, from the Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine and Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas, USA, and Jasmine Haydel, MD, from the Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine. We performed a hybrid endoscopic procedure of antireflux mucosal ablation and fundoplasty using endoscopic suturing …
Endoscopically directed single-port intragastric fundoplication, sleeve gastroplasty, and myotomy: a preclinical study in a porcine model
Post written by Andrew C. Storm, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. A tool commonly used in laparoscopic surgeries is the articulating stapler. This allows for efficient tissue removal or remodeling with the push of a button. As miniaturization permitting a stapler to fit through a scope’s working …
Same-session endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty and transoral incisionless fundoplication
Post written by Reem Z. Sharaiha, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York. In this video we present a 63-year-old woman with class II obesity (BMI 36 kg/m 2 ), 236 lbs, proton-pump inhibitor (PPI)-responsive GERD, who was referred for further management …
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