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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...
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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...
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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.
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Endoscopic antireflux therapy
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
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...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
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...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
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...
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