Post written by Justin Ryan L. Tan, MD, from Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center, Manila, Philippines. Gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) is an incapacitating condition in which the patient becomes malnourished while constantly being at risk of aspiration. A dual lumen nasojejunal tube allows simultaneous postpyloric feeding and drainage of the obstructed proximal segment. The paucity …
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Post written by Louis-Jean Masgnaux, MR, from the Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Edouard Herriot Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France. We describe the use of an adjustable endoscopic traction system, the A-TRACT-2, a handmade device that can be tightened during the procedure to increase the traction tension and greatly assist the operator in difficult cases …
Post written by Hiroyuki Aihara, MD, PhD, Director, Endoscopic Tissue Resection Program, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Current techniques and devices for traction in endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) own inherent limitations such as technical complexity, lack of adjustability, or demanding preparation. Recently, a single-operator, through-the-scope, articulating …
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Dr. Sergey V. Kantsevoy discusses his New Methods article "Nonsurgical treatment of actively bleeding internal hemorrhoids with a novel endoscopic device (with video)" from the October issue in this video from GIE's Author Interview Series. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz_j8_5sw8o Read the article on pages 649-653 of the print issue or find it online. The information presented in Endoscopedia reflects the opinions …
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