Endoscopic transluminal water irrigation for duodenal diverticulitis

Non-perforated duodenal diverticulitis

Diverticula rarely occur within the lumen of the duodenum and are diagnosed in 2-5% of patients. They usually arise near the papilla of Vater and extend distally [1]. Duodenal diverticula are classified into two types: extraluminal or intraluminal. Although the patient with a diverticulum may be asymptomatic, a duodenal diverticulum usually presents with typical or atypical symptoms of peptic u...

Experimental foundation for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery and hybrid natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery.

Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is one of the most exciting concepts that has emerged recently in the surgical field. All accesses to the abdominal cavity in the porcine model using natural orifices, e.g. transgastric, transvesical, transcolonic and transvaginal, have been described and explored. The experimental feasibility of all procedures by NOTES was successfully de...

Duodenal diverticulitis: a difficult clinical problem

A duodenal diverticulum is a pouch attached to the duodenum which may be present in 20% of the population. Although they are common entities, symptoms caused by duodenal diverticula are relatively rare and complications such as diverticulitis remain a difficult clinical problem. Nonoperative management has emerged as a safe, practical alternative to surgery in selected patient. We present a rar...

Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery

Twenty years have passed since the first laparoscopic cholecystectomy was conducted by P. Moruet in 1987. Since then, the success of laparoscopy has been undeniable. Almost all surgical procedures can be carried out using laparoscopic techniques. The majority of those procedures that can be performed laparoscopically do so regularly. Laparoscopic gallbladder and bile ducts surgery, exploratory ...

Water front study for spot irrigation