Endoscopic vein-graft harvesting—a procedure introduced in 1996 to reduce the morbidity associated with open harvesting—reduces wound infection rates, postoperative pain and length of hospital ...
Using interval endoscopy for intraluminal assessment and ... new technologies and direct future research in luminal access surgery. [14]. SAGES has taken a leadership role in promoting research ...
Adhesions and synechia that do form can often be lysed in the office under direct endoscopic guidance. Natural ostia closure and severe synechia may require revision surgery. Epiphora due to ...
Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) is a new non-surgical bariatric procedure that achieves a similar effect as gastric sleeve surgery. ESG requires no incisions or cutting into the stomach – the ...