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K. -H. Fuchs
English
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The Potential and Perspective of Peroral Endoscopic Esophageal Myotomy for Achalasia
The therapeutic spectrum of this disorder consists of medical therapy, endoscopic balloon dilatation, endoscopic Botox injection, open or laparoscopic cardia myotomy, and most recently transesophageal endoscop...
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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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Ten-year Outcome of Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery
Reflux recurrence is the most common long-term complication of fundoplication. Its frequency was independent from the type of fundoplication in randomized studies. Results for different techniques of laparosco...
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The EAES Clinical Practice Guidelines on Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery for Gastroesophagel Reflux Disease (1997)
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Indication for Antireflux Surgery
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Laparoscopic Nissen repair: indications, techniques and long-term benefits
The Nissen fundoplication or total 360° fundoplication is probably the most frequently used anti-reflux procedure throughout the world. With the advent of laparoscopic surgery the popularity among surgeons to ...
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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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Laparoscopic fundoplication – short- and long-term outcome
Gastroesophageal reflux disease is probably the most frequently occurring benign functional disorder in the Western industrial countries. With the increasing popularity of laparoscopic anti-reflux procedures,...
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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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Chapter and Conference Paper
Electrogastrography During the Early Postoperative Period
Electrogastrography (EGG) is a diagnostic procedure by which gastric myoelectrical activity is recorded noninvasively, using skin electrodes. Although documented first by Alvarez [2] in 1922, and then by other...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Perioperative Motility of the Foregut
Abdominal surgery usually causes changes in gastrointestinal motility, and the nature of these changes can vary tremendously [1,3,4, 5,15,18,19]. The changes can be differentiated into early postoperative moti...
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Inter- and intraindividual reproducibility of anorectal manometry
Background: This study investigates the inter- and intraindividual variability of normal values and, thus, the reproducibility of anorectal manometry. Materials and Methods: Following a standardized protocol, th...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Coloanal J-Pouch Reconstruction Following Low Rectal Resection
From an oncological point of view, a distal resection border of 2 cm is sufficient after deep anterior rectal resection and total mesorectal excision. This conclusion has led to extending the indications for u...
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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 ...
