Is laser lithotripsy the most successful and the safest advanced lithotripsy technique for retained biliary tract stones?

abstract：:Background and study aim Barrett's esophagus (BE)-associated dysplasia is an important marker for risk of progression to esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) and an indication for endoscopic therapy. However, BE surveillance technique is variable. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of dedicated BE surveillance ...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Ooi J,Wilson P,Walker G,Blaker P,DeMartino S,O'Donohue J,Reffitt D,Lanaspre E,Chang F,Meenan J,Dunn JM

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIM:Depressed gastric adenoma remains poorly characterized because it is rare, and is infrequently detected by endoscopy. The aim of this study was to elucidate clinical and endoscopic characteristics of depressed adenoma of the stomach. PATIENTS AND METHODS:95 consecutive patients who underwent e...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Tamai N,Kaise M,Nakayoshi T,Katoh M,Sumiyama K,Gohda K,Yamasaki T,Arakawa H,Tajiri H

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background and study aims: To avoid bacterial contamination and tumor seeding during gastrectomy surgery, we developed a nonexposure technique for endoscopic full-thickness resection with laparoscopic assistance. The feasibility and safety of nonexposed endoscopic wall-inversion surgery (NEWS) for gastric subepithelia...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Goto O,Takeuchi H,Sasaki M,Kawakubo H,Akimoto T,Fujimoto A,Ochiai Y,Maehata T,Nishizawa T,Kitagawa Y,Yahagi N

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited surgery is indicated for mucosal cancer of the esophagus without lymph node metastasis. Esophagectomy without thoracotomy and endoscopic resection are carried out as the operative modalities of reduced surgery. Mucosal cancer less than 3 cm in size without any nodal involvement is suitable for endoscopic resec...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Endo M

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An elderly patient with a postoperative biliocutaneous fistula, the persistence of which was due to an unrecognized fibro-malignant stricture of the distal common bile duct, was treated by the insertion of an endoscopic biliary endoprosthesis. Immediately after the procedure, bile discharge through the fistula ceased ...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： van Steenbergen W,Haemers A,Pelemans W,Ponette E,Vanwing J,Verbeken E,Fevery J

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS:During endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), a guidewire is used to cannulate biliary strictures and allow for therapeutic interventions. The aim of this study was to assess the success of stricture cannulation using a combination of a flexible guidewire and a stable nitinol w...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Albert JG,Lucas K,Filmann N,Herrmann E,Schröder O,Sarrazin C,Trojan J,Kronenberger B,Bojunga J,Zeuzem S,Friedrich-Rust M

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：: ...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Granata A,Cicchese N,Amata M,De Monte L,Bertani A,Ligresti D,Traina M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-five patients with sessile adenomas or early carcinomas of the rectum or rectosigmoid were operated on with the new technique "transanal endoscopic microsurgery" Employing a newly developed complex endoscopic operating system, complete removal of sessile adenomas can be accomplished up to a distance of 25 cm f...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Buess G,Kipfmüller K,Naruhn M,Braunstein S,Junginger T

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A urinary concrement which appeared in the sigmoid of a 63-year-old man after ureterosigmoidostomy was extracted by endoscopy. The stone was situated proximal to a radiogenic stenosis. Because of the disproportion between the stone and the sigmoidal stenosis, mechanical lithotripsy had to be done before the concrement...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Burmeister W,Windthorst M,Wurbs D

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the aid of a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser with energy transmission via a flexible glass fiber, it proves possible under laboratory conditions, to destroy gallstones reliably and reproducibly. Lithotripsy is effected mechanically via a laser-induced local shockwave. ...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Ell C,Wondrazek F,Frank F,Hochberger J,Lux G,Demling L

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophilic esophagitis is a condition that is being increasingly recognized in adults. The main presenting symptoms are dysphagia (93 %), food impaction (62 %), and heartburn (24 %). A history of allergy is obtained in 52 % of patients and peripheral eosinophilia is found in 31 % of patients with this condition. Eso...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Sgouros SN,Bergele C,Mantides A

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS:Several endoscopic techniques have been developed to prevent bleeding after the removal of large pedunculated polyps. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From January 1995 to December 2002, 488 consecutive patients with pedunculated colorectal polyps, the heads of which were larger than 10 mm in diameter, w...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Di Giorgio P,De Luca L,Calcagno G,Rivellini G,Mandato M,De Luca B

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS:An indocyanine green derivative (ICG-sulfo-OSu) that can be used as an infrared fluorescent labeling substance suitable for detecting microlesions with an infrared fluorescence endoscope has been developed. The aims of the present study were to develop an infrared fluorescence endoscope and to...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Ito S,Muguruma N,Kusaka Y,Tadatsu M,Inayama K,Musashi Y,Yano M,Bando T,Honda H,Shimizu I,Ii K,Takesako K,Takeuchi H,Shibamura S

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background and study aim Endoscopic ultrasound-guided rendezvous (EUS-RV) is increasingly reported as a treatment option after failed endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. We developed a novel "hitch-and-ride" catheter for biliary cannulation to reduce the risk of guidewire loss during EUS-RV. Patients and m...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Nakai Y,Isayama H,Matsubara S,Kogure H,Mizuno S,Hamada T,Takahara N,Nakamura T,Sato T,Takeda T,Hakuta R,Ishigaki K,Saito K,Tada M,Koike K

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background and aims Shielding methods for post-endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) ulcers have delivery-related problems. We developed an enveloped device for this purpose and evaluated its usefulness. Materials and methods Polyglycolic acid (PGA) sheets were delivered to six 3.0-cm ulcers in two resected porcine s...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Takao T,Takegawa Y,Ono H,Takao M,Oka S,Shinya N,Kutsumi H,Azuma T

更新日期：2017-04-01 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：:1:  ESGE recommends that each center implements a written policy regarding the management of iatrogenic perforations, including the definition of procedures that carry a higher risk of this complication. This policy should be shared with the radiologists and surgeons at each center. 2 : ESGE recommends that in the cas...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Paspatis GA,Arvanitakis M,Dumonceau JM,Barthet M,Saunders B,Turino SY,Dhillon A,Fragaki M,Gonzalez JM,Repici A,van Wanrooij RLJ,van Hooft JE

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS:Most official training programs in colonoscopy recommend that trainees should carry out a minimum of 100 procedures, but limited data exist on the technical progress of trainees. The aim of our study was to estimate the number of supervised procedures required for obtaining competence in colon...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Tassios PS,Ladas SD,Grammenos I,Demertzis K,Raptis SA

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIM:Close observation after noncurative endoscopic resection for early gastric cancer (EGC) is an acceptable option if a positive horizontal margin or piecemeal resection of differentiated-type adenocarcinoma is the only noncurative factor. When locally recurrent EGC is subsequently detected, endos...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Sekiguchi M,Suzuki H,Oda I,Abe S,Nonaka S,Yoshinaga S,Taniguchi H,Sekine S,Kushima R,Saito Y

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS:Hemorrhage is induced in approximately 0.5-12% of endoscopic biliary sphincterotomy (ES) procedures. We prospectively investigated the risk factors for ES-induced hemorrhage and evaluated the safety as well as the effectiveness of endoscopic hemostasis. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The study included...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Kim HJ,Kim MH,Kim DI,Lee HJ,Myung SJ,Yoo KS,Park ET,Lim BC,Seo DW,Lee SK,Min YI

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background and study aims Conventional gastric balloons for weight loss require endoscopy for placement and removal. The Elipse device is swallowed, resides in the stomach for 4 months, and is then expelled. The objectives of this study were to assess the safety of Elipse and to measure its effects on weight loss, met...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Machytka E,Gaur S,Chuttani R,Bojkova M,Kupka T,Buzga M,Giannakou A,Ioannis K,Mathus-Vliegen E,Levy S,Raftopoulos I

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS:Technical difficulties have been experienced in endoscopic hemoclipping on the posterior wall of the body of the stomach because the angle of approach is tangential. It has been suggested that the use of a transparent cap on the tip of the endoscope could help to solve this problem. The purpos...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Kim JI,Kim SS,Park S,Han J,Kim JK,Han SW,Choi KY,Chung IS,Chung KW,Sun HS

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS:Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a rare disease of unknown origin that involves the intrahepatic or extrahepatic biliary system, or both. To obtain more precise information on concomitant involvement of the pancreatic duct system, a comparatively large group of 44 patients was studied. ...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Schimanski U,Stiehl A,Stremmel W,Theilmann L

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：: ...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Erhartova D,Vackova Z,Hustak R,Spicak J,Martinek J

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic diagnosis of amebic colitis can be difficult because its appearance may mimic other forms of colonic disease. The aim of this study was to identify predictive endoscopic findings for amebic colitis. Patients with suspected amebic colitis based on distinctive endoscopic findings such as aphthae or erosions, ...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Nagata N,Shimbo T,Akiyama J,Nakashima R,Niikura R,Nishimura S,Yada T,Watanabe K,Oka S,Uemura N

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wireless pH monitoring is one of the recent technologies that focus on improving the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The capsule, which is fixed within the esophagus, transmits data via telemetry to an external receiver. The capsule is usually inserted 6 cm above the squamocolumnar junction during...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Roman S,Mion F,Zerbib F,Benamouzig R,Letard JC,Bruley des Varannes S

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS:Several algorithms predicting outcomes in acute gastrointestinal bleeding have been developed over the past three decades. These algorithms differ substantially and therefore the aim of the current study was to conduct a systematic review to compare their predictive performance and methodologi...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： de Groot NL,Bosman JH,Siersema PD,van Oijen MG

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIM:Cecal intubation rate (CIR) is an established performance indicator of colonoscopy. In some patients, cecal intubation with acceptable tolerance is only achieved with additional sedation. This study proposes a composite Performance Indicator of Colonic Intubation (PICI), which combines CIR, com...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Valori RM,Damery S,Gavin DR,Anderson JT,Donnelly MT,Williams JG,Swarbrick ET

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) together with the United European Gastroenterology (UEG) recently developed a short list of performance measures for small-bowel endoscopy (i. e. small-bowel capsule endoscopy and device-assisted enteroscopy) with the final goal of providing endoscopy services ...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Spada C,McNamara D,Despott EJ,Adler S,Cash BD,Fernández-Urién I,Ivekovic H,Keuchel M,McAlindon M,Saurin JC,Panter S,Bellisario C,Minozzi S,Senore C,Bennett C,Bretthauer M,Dinis-Ribeiro M,Domagk D,Hassan C,Kaminski M

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The aim of the study was to identify endoscopist-related and procedural factors that may be associated with the quality of optical diagnosis of diminutive polyps using narrow-band imaging (NBI). METHODS:All subjects who participated in a randomized trial on cap-assisted colonoscopy were eligible fo...

journal_title：Endoscopy

authors： Pohl H,Bensen SP,Toor A,Gordon SR,Levy LC,Anderson PB,Anderson JC,Rothstein RI,Robertson DJ

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00