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    Euro-NOTES Status Paper: from the concept to clinical practice

    The concept of natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) consists of the reduction of access trauma by using a natural orifice access to the intra-abdominal cavity. This could possibly lead to le...

    K. H. Fuchs, A. Meining, D. von Renteln, G. Fernandez-Esparrach in Surgical Endoscopy (2013)

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    Endoscopic full-thickness plication for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease using multiple Plicator implants: 12-month multicenter study results

    The full-thickness Plicator® (Ethicon Endosurgery, Sommerville, NJ, USA) was developed for endoscopic treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The goal is to restructure the antireflux barrier by deli...

    D. von Renteln, I. Schiefke, K. H. Fuchs, S. Raczynski, M. Philipper in Surgical Endoscopy (2009)

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    Endoscopic ultrasound-guided transrectal aspiration of pelvic fluid collections

    The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and diagnostic accuracy of endorectal ultrasound-guided aspiration and drainage of pelvic fluid collections.

    M. Sailer, D. Bussen, K. -H. Fuchs in Surgical Endoscopy And Other Interventiona… (2004)

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    Endoscopic antireflux therapy

    K. H. Fuchs, S. M. Freys in Surgical Endoscopy And Other Interventional Techniques (2003)

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    The European Association for Endoscopic Surgery clinical practice guideline on the pneumoperitoneum for laparoscopic surgery

    Background: The pneumoperitoneum is the crucial element in laparoscopic surgery. Different clinical problems are associated with this procedure, which has led to various modifications of the technique. The aim...

    J. Neudecker, S. Sauerland, E. Neugebauer, R. Bergamaschi in Surgical Endoscopy (2002)

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    How Long Should a Long-Term Esophageal Motility Study Be?

    It was the aim of this study to analyze whether a shorter measuring period would render the same diagnostic information on esophageal motility as a circadian measuring period in ambulatory esophageal manometry...

    S.M. Freys, K.H. Fuchs, M. Fein, J. Maroske, A. Thiede in Digestive Diseases and Sciences (2001)

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    Comparison of anastomotic microcirculation in coloanal J-pouches versus straight and side-to-end coloanal reconstruction: an experimental study in the pig

    Several studies have shown a lower rate of anastomotic leakages in patients with coloanal J-pouch reconstruction than in those with straight coloanal anastomosis following anterior resection of the rectum. Thi...

    M. Sailer, E. S. Debus, K.-H. Fuchs in International Journal of Colorectal Disease (2000)

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    The author replies

    S. M. Freys, K. H. Fuchs, J. Heimbucher, A. Thiede in Surgical Endoscopy (1999)

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    Tailored augmentation of the lower esophageal sphincter in experimental antireflux operations

    Background: Modern upper GI function studies allow for the detection of several pathophysiological factors that contribute to gastroesophageal reflux disease. The information obtained can lead to...

    S. M. Freys, K. H. Fuchs, J. Heimbucher, A. Thiede in Surgical Endoscopy (1997)

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    The value of endorectal ultrasound in the assessment of adenomas, T1- and T2-carcinomas

    In a prospective study we examined the value of endorectal ultrasound (ERUS) in the preoperative staging of potentially locally excisable tumours. During the study period from 1.1.1991 to 1.3.1996 a total of ...

    M. Sailer, R. Leppert, M. Kraemer in International Journal of Colorectal Disease (1997)

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    Laparoscopic antireflux surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

    Background: Laparoscopic antireflux surgery is currently a growing field in endoscopic surgery. The purpose of the Consensus Development Conference was to summarize the state of the art of laparo...

    E. Eypasch, E. Neugebauer, F. Fischer, H. Troidl, A. L. Blum in Surgical Endoscopy (1997)

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    Peritoneal seeding of gallbladder cancer after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    We report a case of peritoneal seeding of an unsuspected adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder following laparoscopic cholecystectomy despite the use of a retrieval bag. The metastasis developed at the umbilical t...

    M. Sailer, S. Debus, K. H. Fuchs, A. Thiede in Surgical Endoscopy (1995)

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    Laparoscopic adhesiolysis

    The aim of this study was the detection of criteria that support the indication for laparoscopic adhesiolysis in patients presenting with unspecific symptoms. A prospective analysis investigates the value of l...

    S. M. Freys, K. H. Fuchs, J. Heimbucher, A. Thiede in Surgical Endoscopy (1994)

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    Randomized comparison of endoscopic palliation of malignant esophageal stenoses

    In a randomized study, palliative therapy of malignant esophageal and gastric stenosis was investigated by a comparison of endoscopic laser therapy (ELT) with palliative endoscopic pertubation (PEP). A total o...

    K.-H. Fuchs, S. M. Freys, H. Schaube, A.-K. Eckstein, A. Selch in Surgical Endoscopy (1991)

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    Cost Benefit Aspects in the Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

    The costs for diagnosis and treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease have increased. This is due to the cost of highly sophisticated diagnostic equipment and the indiscriminate use of new therapeutic pharm...

    K. H. Fuchs, T. R. DeMeester in Diseases of the Esophagus (1988)

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    Concomitant Duodenogastric and Gastroesophageal Reflux: The Role of Twenty-Four-Hour Gastric pH Monitoring

    Duodenogastric reflux can occur in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (Pellegrini et al. 1978; Little et al. 1984; DeMeester 1985a). Its presence is suggested symptomatically by epigastric pain, nau...

    K. H. Fuchs, T. R. DeMeester, W. Schwizer, M. Albertucci in Diseases of the Esophagus (1988)

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    Quantification of the Duodenogastric Reflux in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

    The dual presence of gastroesophageal and duodenogastric reflux disease has been investigated by combined esophageal and gastric 24-h pH monitoring on the premise that alkalinity in the stomach reflects duoden...

    K. H. Fuchs, T. R. DeMeester, M. Albertucci, W. Schwizer in Diseases of the Esophagus (1988)

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    Book reviews

    H. J. Klotter, R. Salm, T. Tiling, K. H. Fuchs in Surgical Endoscopy (1987)