as the incidence of obesity increases, less invasive weight loss methods rather than bariatric surgery will be needed. this article reviews the advances in endoscopy, results, benefits and side effects of these techniques for treating obesity. the endoscopic options for weight loss could be broadly grouped under the following categories: restriction procedures, malabsorption procedures, and neu...

AIM To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of computed tomography-guided high-level percutaneous selective cervical cordotomy (CT-guided HPSCC). MATERIAL AND METHODS CT-guided percutaneous procedures were performed in fifty-nine patients between the years 2004- 2013 for cancer pain. Forty-eight patients with cancer-related body pain were treated with CT-guided HPSCC was evaluated retrospect...

Endoscopic suturing is an advanced endoscopic technique utilizing a minimally-invasive approach for the correction of gastrointestinal wall defects. Currently, the OverstitchTM endoscopic suturing system (Apollo Endosurgery Inc., Austin, Texas) is the only endoscopic suturing system approved in the United States by the FDA. Though its applications remain experimental, there is a burgeoning body...

Endoscopic resection has been accepted as a curative modality for early gastric cancer (EGC). Since conventional endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) has been introduced, many improvements in endoscopic accessories and techniques have been achieved. Recently, endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) using various electrosurgical knives has been performed for complete resection of EGC and enables co...

conclusions rtesd in the prone position is safe and presents a feasible alternative for management of large rectal tumors. we also anticipate the technique to further improve with the advancement of robotic technology. introduction endoscopic submucosal dissection (esd) of large tumors of the rectum is particularly challenging using colonoscopy or with laparoscopic instruments. more recently ro...

esophageal cancer (ec) is the eighth most common cancer and sixth most frequent cause of cancer mortality worldwide. esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (escc) is the most common type of ec. escc develops by progression from premalignant lesions, which are called esophageal squamous dysplasia (esd). prevention is the most effective strategy for controlling this disease. generally, two methods ma...

introduction: the aim of this study was to determine which technique of uncinectomy, classical or swing door technique.  materials and methods: four hundred eighty cases of sinusitis were selected and operated for functional endoscopic sinus surgery (fess). out of these, in 240 uncinectomies classical uncinectomy was done whereas in another 240 uncinectomies swing door technique was used. initi...

introduction: the co-existence of pituitary adenoma and meningioma is extremely rare. it is even rarer in patients with no previous known risk factors for either tumour. here, we present a case of synchronous non-functioning pituitary adenoma with suprasellar and olfactory groove meningiomas in a patient without previous irradiation. methods: the tumours were diagnosed on mri in the 65-year-old...