Endoscopically guided sutured gastropexy: a novel treatment of gastric volvulus

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Post written by Sanjhai L. Ramdeen, MD, from the Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery, and GIE Senior Associate Editor David L. Diehl, MD, FASGE, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA. Our recent VideoGIE publication describes a minimally invasive technique for treating gastric volvulus that involved teamwork between the gastroenterology and minimally …

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Endoscopic diagnosis of paraesophageal hernia with gastric volvulus

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Post written by Harry R. Aslanian, MD, from Section of Digestive Diseases, Yale University School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. A middle-aged man presented with episodic dysphagia and weight loss. Radiologic interpretation of an upper GI series and CT scan were inconclusive. Prior EGD reported inability to pass the scope out of …

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