The cliff descending method to facilitate parallel view during endoscopic submucosal dissection in the gastric fornix

Post written by Douglas Motomura, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada, and Toshitatsu Takao, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. This is a case of early gastric cancer in the fundus of the stomach. Treatment was provided with …

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Preventing clogging of hemostatic powder during control of bleeding

Post written by Eula Plana Tetangco, MPH, MD, from the Digestive Health Center, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA. Our video demonstrates successful hemostasis of bleeding gastric fundus varices in a 71-year-old male. This was achieved with hemostatic powder TC-325 (Hemospray) using a novel technique that employs continuous flow of carbon dioxide through the catheter before …

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