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Anal Sphincter Imaging of Obstetric Trauma
Anal incontinence (AI) following childbirth generally results from either direct damage to the internal (IAS)/external anal sphincters (EAS),...
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Endoscopic Ultrasound
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), also referred to as endosonography, has been widely applied in gastroenterology or pneumology. However, in the head and...
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Diagnostik und klinisches Management prämaligner Erkrankungen des Pankreas
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive solid tumors and still has a poor prognosis. A delayed diagnosis at advanced stages and a poor...
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Surgical approach to advanced Siewert II cancer: beyond the borders? The West Side
The surgical approach to Siewert type II cancer should be individualized as there is no “one size fits all” option. Criteria for individualization...
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How I do it: Analabszess
Anal abscesses are relatively frequent and occur most commonly in young male adults. A distinction is made between subanodermal, intersphincteric,...
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Anorectal Physiology Related to Anal Fistula and Abscess
The secretory function of the anorectum and in particular the anal glands are central to Parks’ cryptoglandular hypothesis, which describes the...
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Gastric carcinoma with lymphoid stroma derived from hamartomatous inverted polyp with osteoclast-like giant cells: a case report
Gastric carcinomas with lymphoid stroma (GCLS) are characterized by prominent stromal infiltration of lymphocyte and account for 1–4% of gastric...
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Endoanal Ultrasonography in Male and Female Urogenital Malformations
Genital malformations in children are usually studied by abdominal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), but in the last few years, 3D...
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Autoimmunpankreatitis versus Pankreaskarzinom
Clinical issueAutoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is classified as a distinct form of pancreatitis according to the guidelines. It is characterized by...
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Successful pregnancies in a patient with Takayasu arteritis and antiphospholipid syndrome, maintained on infliximab corticosteroid-free regimen: case-based review
Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a large vessel vasculitis affecting predominantly females below the age of 40. Patients with TA seem to be at increased...
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Characteristics of familial pancreatic cancer families with additional colorectal carcinoma
Familial pancreatic cancer (FPC) is a rare hereditary tumor entity with broad phenotypic heterogeneity, including colorectal carcinoma (CRC) in some...
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Prevention of Endometriosis: Is It Possible?
This chapter discusses primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention in general as well as data on existing options for prevention of endometriosis....
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Robotic Rectal Prolapse Repair
This chapter gives a comprehensive overview of the current standards in the evaluation and surgical management of rectal prolapse, using the Da Vinci...
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Mucocele: a rare complication following stapled haemorrhoidopexy
BackgroundStapled haemorrhoidopexy (SH) has resulted in a unique collection of procedural complications with postoperative mucocele a particularly...
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Laparoscopic-assisted anorectal pull-through vs. posterior sagittal anorectoplasty for treating high anorectal malformations: a single-center experience
Background/purposeSurgical management of high-type anorectal malformations (ARM) has evolved over the years with the widespread of the laparoscopic...
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Lumen-apposing metal stents: A primer on indications and technical tips
Lumen-apposing metal stents have ushered a new frontier for interventional endoscopic ultrasound. Initial use for the drainage of pancreatic fluid...
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Incidence and clinical relevance of postoperative diarrhea after minimally invasive gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a single institution retrospective study of 1476 patients
PurposePostoperative diarrhea (PD) remains one of the significant complications. Only a few studies focused on PD after minimally invasive surgery....
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Robotic-assisted rectosigmoid resection rectopexy with natural orifice specimen extraction (NOSE): technical notes, short-term results, and functional outcome
PurposeRectosigmoid resection rectopexy has been established as an effective therapy for obstructive defecation syndrome. The addition of the...
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How to Drain an Abscess
Anorectal abscesses belong to the most frequent emergency worldwide with an estimated 500,000 new anorectal abscesses in Europe and North America,...
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Multicenter study of lumen-apposing metal stents with or without pigtail in endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage for malignant obstruction—BAMPI TRIAL: an open-label, randomized controlled trial protocol
BackgroundIt is unclear whether the insertion of an axis-orienting double-pigtail plastic stent (DPS) through biliary lumen-apposing meal stent...
