Post written by Jun Chul Park, MD, PhD, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. Upper GI leaks and perforations lead to serious conditions associated with high morbidity and mortality. The optimal method for managing these patients remains controversial. Although surgery is a treatment option, it …
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Endoscopic band ligation in a porcine model
Ryan Law, DO from the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, USA discusses his New Methods article "Endoscopic band ligation for closure of GI perforations in a porcine animal model (with video)." We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of endoscopic band ligation for closure of acute gastrointestinal perforations using …
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