"Candy cane" syndrome: a report of a mini-invasive endoscopic treatment using OverStitch, a novel endoluminal suturing system.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS:The use of sedation in upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is widespread, mainly because of the belief that patients are likely to tolerate the procedure better. The aim of the present study was to assess patients' response to the policy of actively persuading them to accept a throat spray for up...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Tan CC,Freeman JG

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS:Dieulafoy's lesion is usually considered to be a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding and little information is available about the long-term follow-up of this condition. We studied the clinical pattern and long-term outcome in patients with Dieulafoy's lesion who were managed in a gastroin...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Romãozinho JM,Pontes JM,Lérias C,Ferreira M,Freitas D

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expandable metal biliary stents are reserved for patients with unresectable malignant biliary obstruction. Occasionally, these stents may cause complications necessitating removal. We describe successful endoscopic removal of a biliary Wallstent one year after insertion in a patient who initially underwent placement o...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Egan LJ,Baron TH

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transluminal cholecystectomy is feasible. However, the procedure is time consuming, difficult, and poorly standardized so far. In the present study we therefore aimed to further evaluate and optimize a transsigmoid approach for cholecystectomy with minimal transabdominal assistance in the porcine model. MET...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Meining A,Wilhelm D,Burian M,Dundoulakis M,Schneider A,von Delius S,Feussner H

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite advances in imaging and device technology over the past decade, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) continues to be one of the most technically challenging interventions in endoscopy. The procedure remains compounded by two persistent problems: failure of successful biliary cannulation and po...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Bourke MJ,Costamagna G,Freeman ML

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic sclerotherapy in active variceal bleeding stopped bleeding in 48 out of 67 patients (72%). Survival of the acute bleeding episode was related to liver function: 6% mortality in Child A patients vs. 48% mortality in Child C. Comparing two treatment modalities: 24 h Linton balloon tamponade followed by sclero...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Elewaut A,De Man M,De Vos M,Barbier F

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS:Colonic diverticular hemorrhage is the most common cause of lower intestinal bleeding. We tried to develop a convenient and reliable hemostatic method, endoscopic detachable snare ligation (EDSL), to treat diverticular hemorrhage and retrospectively explored its safety and efficacy. PATIENTS ...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Akutsu D,Narasaka T,Wakayama M,Terasaki M,Kaneko T,Matsui H,Suzuki H,Hyodo I,Mizokami Y

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Polyp miss-rate is a drawback of colonoscopy that increases significantly for small polyps. We explored the efficacy of an automatic computer-vision method for polyp detection. METHODS:Our method relies on a model that defines polyp boundaries as valleys of image intensity. Valley information is in...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Fernández-Esparrach G,Bernal J,López-Cerón M,Córdova H,Sánchez-Montes C,Rodríguez de Miguel C,Sánchez FJ

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:SPECIFIC AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS: Andreas Vécsei, MD, and Ulrike Graf wrote the manuscript. All authors contributed to study design, data collection and analysis, and approved the final draft for submission. The corresponding author declares that the manuscript is submitted on behalf of all authors. BACKGROUND...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Vécsei AK,Graf UB,Vogelsang H

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten patients with primary gastric non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) were preoperatively assessed by endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS). Tumor infiltration depth and lymph node involvement were assessed using the TNM classification system. EUS was 80% accurate in determining the TL stage and 90% in detecting lymph node metast...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Schüder G,Hildebrandt U,Kreissler-Haag D,Seitz G,Feifel G

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular malformations of the GI tract can be treated by thermal methods, including the YAG laser. The diagnosis of these lesions is not always easy, and it is difficult to evaluate the completeness of therapy of these lesions. We investigated the value of Doppler ultrasound in this respect. The TVD-1 (Key Med) transe...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Rutgeerts P,Vantrappen G,D'Heygere F,Broeckaert L

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 49-year old severely ill man, with no digestive complaints, was admitted to our hospital. Abdominal ultrasound was suggestive of hepatic metastases. Endoscopy revealed multiple, flat and polypoid, pigmented lesions in the esophagus, stomach and duodenum. Biopsy showed only melanotic pigment, without malignant cells....

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Horowitz M,Nobrega MM

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The loss of three-dimensional visual depth cues has been thought to be the main hindrance to the acquisition of endoscopic skills. However, the "fulcrum effect" of the abdominal wall on the manipulation of instruments has not to our knowledge been previously investigated. METHODS:Subjects with no experience...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Gallagher AG,McClure N,McGuigan J,Ritchie K,Sheehy NP

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Endobiliary radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has been used to treat occluded self-expandable metal stents (SEMSs). The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics of bipolar RFA in occluded SEMSs using both in vivo and in vitro models. METHODS:For the in vivo study, uncovered SEMSs were dep...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Yoon WJ,Kim YT,Daglilar ES,Mino-Kenudson M,Brugge WR

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS:We evaluated the therapeutic effects of percutaneous transhepatic photodynamic therapy (PDT) in patients with advanced bile duct cancer. The utility of intraductal ultrasonography (IDUS) for the assessment of responses and for regular follow up after PDT was also examined. METHODS:Percutaneou...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Shim CS,Cheon YK,Cha SW,Bhandari S,Moon JH,Cho YD,Kim YS,Lee LS,Lee MS,Kim BS

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS:Endoscopic sphincterotomy is not without risks, and is also ineffective in about half of patients with type III sphincter of Oddi dysfunction (SOD), i.e. those without clinical evidence of biliary obstruction (normal liver tests, normal bile duct diameter, and regular drainage time at endoscop...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Wehrmann T,Seifert H,Seipp M,Lembcke B,Caspary WF

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Screening for colorectal cancer and its precursors was performed from '68 to '78 within the framework of a multiphasic cancer detection program on 35,700 "healthy" individuals of both sexes in the "high-risk" age groups. Fecal occult blood as determined by the benzidine test after diet was positive in 3,676 individual...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Crespi M,Casale V,Grassi A,Caperle M,Casale G,Conti E

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS:Many papers have been published in the field of diagnostic endoscopy in the last few years. However, there are no reports on their quality. The aim of this study was to evaluate quality in recently published endoscopic articles. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study reviewed published articles on d...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Areia M,Soares M,Dinis-Ribeiro M

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on the results of 20 endoscopic cholangiographies indicated for hepatic hydatid disease: 14 for pre-operative investigation and 6 for post-surgical complications. In 4 out of 14 cases, endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) was not an effective procedure for the pre-operative diagnosis of complicated he...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Ponchon T,Bory R,Chavaillon A

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of different dysfunctions of self-expanding nickel-titanium coil stents are described here. In the first case, a metallic coil stent was placed in a 8-cm circular rigid stenosis of the mid-esophagus caused by a squamous-cell carcinoma (T3 N1 M1), and seven weeks later, the stent lumen was completely occluded...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Löser C,Fölsch UR

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS:Perforation of the colon is considered to be one of the most serious complications of flexible endoscopy. The over-the-scope clip system (OTSC) has previously been shown to close small colonic perforations effectively. The aim of this randomized controlled porcine study was to compare acute cl...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： von Renteln D,Schmidt A,Vassiliou MC,Rudolph HU,Gieselmann M,Caca K

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We are now finding more malignancies in their early stages than previously. Attempts to ablate these lesions are difficult and do not provide the histological information required to decide on further treatment. Surgery is difficult to justify, as only a minority of lesions are associated with lymph node metastases an...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Rembacken BJ,Gotoda T,Fujii T,Axon AT

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:BACKGROUNDS AND STUDY AIMS: Effect of endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) on gastric mucosal hemodynamics would differ in patients with and without large fundal varices. The aim of this study was to test this hypothesis. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Twenty-seven patients with cirrhosis and large sized esophageal var...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Tayama C,Iwao T,Oho K,Toyonaga A,Tanikawa K

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinicopathological features of the early gastric cancers in the upper part of the stomach, and the accuracy of their diagnosis by routine endoscopic examination were examined, and the accuracy of diagnosis of minute and flat cancers in the upper portion of the stomach by routine endoscopic examination and by the ...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Tatsuta M,Iishi H,Okuda S,Taniguchi H

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective study, all patients with peptic ulcer bleeding were documented between February 1984 and April 1992. A total of 227 patients were treated by local injection of epinephrine followed by laser application and injection of polidocanol or fibrin tissue adhesive. In five of these patients, intramural hemato...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Rohrer B,Schreiner J,Lehnert P,Waldner H,Heldwein W

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS:Although discrete ulcers are a recognized complication of Barrett's esophagus, it is not clear how common discrete ulceration is in Barrett's mucosa. Furthermore, the relationship of gastrointestinal hemorrhage to Barrett's ulceration is unknown. These issues were investigated in this paper. ...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Murphy PP,Ballinger PJ,Massey BT,Shaker R,Hogan WJ

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS:Technological innovation in esophageal stent design has progressed over the past decades, but the association between the mechanical properties of stent design and clinical outcome is still poorly understood. In this study the radial force and axial force of currently available stent designs w...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Hirdes MM,Vleggaar FP,de Beule M,Siersema PD

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS:This study was designed to assess the usefulness of variable-stiffness video colonoscopes, compared with conventional videoscopes. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The first prototype XCF-QAY1 and the latter prototype XCF-Q240A1 used in this study can be varied to 4 levels of stiffness of tube insertion ...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Odori T,Goto H,Arisawa T,Niwa Y,Ohmiya N,Hayakawa T

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) has developed performance measures and established a framework for quality assessment for gastrointestinal endoscopy in Europe. Most national societies actively undertake initiatives to implement and explicitly endorse these quality indicators. Given this, ESGE...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Bisschops R,Rutter MD,Areia M,Spada C,Domagk D,Kaminski MF,Veitch A,Khannoussi W,Gralnek IM,Hassan C,Messmann H,Ponchon T,Fockens P,Dignass A,Dinis-Ribeiro M

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a successful dilation of a completely obstructed distal esophageal stricture in a 4-year-old boy with combined immune deficiency syndrome, at 2 and half years after fundoplication and gastrostomy tube insertion. Barium studies and esophagoscopy had revealed complete obstruction of the lower esophagus. Transg...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Isaiah JH,Jones AB,Lalor E,Evans M,Dhunno I,Huynh HQ

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00