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1. Systematic review of long-term effectiveness of endoscopic gastrojejunostomy in patients presenting with gastric outlet obstruction from periampullary malignancies

   Background

   Recently, endoscopic ultrasound-guided (EUS) gastrojejunostomy (GJ) has emerged as an alternative option to surgical palliation and...

   William Cobb, Shelby Harris, ... Sebastian G. de la Fuente in Surgical Endoscopy

   Article 17 June 2024
   

2. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Extrahepatic Malignancies

   Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is now a common cause of diagnosis of chronic liver disease and a possible risk factor for non-liver-related...

   Tudor Cuciureanu, Anca Trifan, Carol Stanciu in Essentials of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

   Chapter 2023
   

3. Gastric Outlet Obstruction

   Gastric outlet obstruction is not an uncommon problem encountered by surgeons and gastroenterologists alike. Most of the time problem lies at exit...

   Michael T. Fastiggi, Mujjahid Abbas in The SAGES Manual of Physiologic Evaluation of Foregut Diseases

   Chapter 2023
   

4. Gastric Carcinoma: Subtotal and Total Gastrectomy

   Gastric cancer is the fourth most common malignancy and the second most common cause of death among all malignancies worldwide [1]. More than half of...

   Danson Yeo in Mastering Endo-Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic Surgery

   Chapter Open access 2023
   

5. Gastric Cancer

   Although the surgical approach is the cornerstone of gastric cancer treatment, multimodal treatment strategies including radiation therapy (RT)...

   Francesco Cellini, Calogero Casà, ... Vincenzo Valentini in Target Volume Definition in Radiation Oncology

   Chapter 2023
   

6. Metastasis-associated fibroblasts in peritoneal surface malignancies

   Over decades, peritoneal surface malignancies (PSMs) have been associated with limited treatment options and poor prognosis. However, advancements in...

   Cristiano Ramos, Vasileios Gerakopoulos, Rudolf Oehler in British Journal of Cancer

   Article Open access 23 May 2024
   

7. COVID-19 Effect on Surgery for Gastrointestinal Malignancies: Have Operative Volumes Recovered?

   Background

   COVID-19 disrupted elective operations, cancer screening, and routine medical care while simultaneously overwhelming hospital staff and...

   Alexander Manzella, Mariam F. Eskander, ... Henry A. Pitt in Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

   Article 25 September 2023
   

8. One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass (OAGB)

   One-anastomosis gastric bypass is an attractive option in the armament of a Bariatric surgeon. A relatively simple procedure, it has been effective...

   Hrishikesh Salgaonkar, Alistair Sharples, ... Nagammapudur Balaji in Mastering Endo-Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic Surgery

   Chapter Open access 2023
   

9. Gastrointestinal malignancies in pregnancy

   Gastrointestinal malignancies, though uncommon in pregnancy, present several unique challenges with regards to diagnosis, staging, and treatment....

   Melina Pectasides, Aarti Sekhar, ... Jeanne M. Horowitz in Abdominal Radiology

   Article 06 January 2023
   

10. Biosimilars in Gastric Cancer

    Gastric cancer, often known as GC, continues to be one of the most common forms of cancer in the world. Its toll in 2020 exceeded one million new...

    Arghya Kusum Dhar, Sidhartha S. Kar in Biosimilars for Cancer Treatment

    Chapter 2024
    

11. Epigenetic regulation of major histocompatibility complexes in gastrointestinal malignancies and the potential for clinical interception

    Background

    Gastrointestinal malignancies encompass a diverse group of cancers that pose significant challenges to global health. The major...

    Jorge Enrique Tovar Perez, Shilan Zhang, ... Roderick H. Dashwood in Clinical Epigenetics

    Article Open access 24 June 2024
    

12. Gastric Outlet Obstruction

    Gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) is a common clinical condition characterized by a variety of symptoms, including epigastric pain and postprandial...

    Feibo Zheng, Liang Ha, Yunfeng Cui in Textbook of Emergency General Surgery

    Chapter 2023
    

13. Immunotherapy for Gastrointestinal Malignancies

    Gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies comprise esophageal, stomach, liver, biliary tract, pancreatic, small bowel, appendiceal, colorectal, and anal...

    Mojun Zhu in The Basics of Cancer Immunotherapy

    Chapter 2024
    

14. Gastric perforation biopsy: is it obsolete?

    Purpose

    The aim of the study was to test the established hypothesis that biopsies of spontaneous gastric perforations should be taken to rule out...

    Petre Francois Steyn, Otto Karusseit in Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery

    Article Open access 27 April 2024

15. Gastrointestinal Malignancies

    While there is much interest in how dietary and nutritional factors contribute to gastrointestinal cancer risk, definitive data is still lacking due...

    Ryan Fecteau, AnnMarie Kieber-Emmons in Nutrition, Weight, and Digestive Health

    Chapter 2022
    

16. Immunotherapy for GI Malignancies, Ready for Prime Time?

    Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers include esophageal, gastric, pancreatic, hepatobiliary, and colorectal malignancies. Immunotherapy has proved to be an...

    Andrew D. Tieniber, Juanes E. Perez, ... Ronald P. DeMatteo in Annals of Surgical Oncology

    Article 22 October 2022
    

17. Celiac Disease and Digestive Malignancies

    Celiac disease (CD) is a chronic autoimmune condition affecting 1% of genetically predisposed individuals by inducing CD-specific antibodies and...

    Roxana Nemteanu, Irina Ciortescu, ... Alina Plesa in

    Chapter 2024
    

18. Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Unresectable Peritoneal Surface Malignancies

    Malignancies of the peritoneal cavity are associated with a dismal prognosis. Systemic chemotherapy is the gold standard for patients with...

    Niels A. D. Guchelaar, Bo J. Noordman, ... Ron. H. J. Mathijssen in Drugs

    Article Open access 12 January 2023
    

19. Primary Gastric Lymphoma

    During routine endoscopy of both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients, tumors of the stomach are frequently encountered. One of the less common...

    Daniel Tseng, Spencer Shao, Tris Arscott in The AFS Textbook of Foregut Disease

    Chapter 2023
    

20. Laparoscopic Combined Gastric Cancer and Rectal Cancer Resection with Transanal Specimen Extraction

    Multiple primary malignant neoplasms (MPMNs) are defined as two or more malignancies of the same or different pathological types occurring...

    Jianqiang Tang in Natural Orifice Specimen Extraction Surgery

    Reference work entry 2023