Gastric variceal bleeding is a common problem in patients with cirrhosis and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Management is complex and includes pharmacotherapy, endoscopic therapy, and shunt placement. Recent studies indicate that endoscopic therapy with tissue adhesives has similar hemostasis rates and outcomes in terms of mortality as shunt placement but has a lower comp...

Upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) is relatively uncommon. Radical nephroureterectomy with an ipsilateral bladder cuff excision has been the gold standard treatment for UTUC. However, recent advances in technology have made possible the increased use of endoscopic management for the treatment of UTUC. The definitive goal of endoscopic management of UTUC is cancer control while main...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Rebleeding after endoscopic therapy for non-variceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage (NGIH) is the most important predictive factor of mortality. We evaluated the risk factors of rebleeding in patients undergoing endoscopic therapy for the NGIH. METHODS Between January 2003 and January 2007, 554 bleeding events in 487 patients who underwent endoscopic therapy for NGIH were r...

The management of esophageal perforation has evolved. underlying principles drainage sepsis, adequate nutrition and repair, or defunctioning the esophagus remain. We are presenting a case Boerhaave syndrome, where we have successfully managed conservatively with endoscopic stenting. Endoscopic therapy VATS used increasing frequency in appropriately selected patients good results. Careful select...

Surgical resection is the current standard treatment for patients with early stage cancer of the esophagus. In a subset of these patients, comorbidities prohibit the operative risks of a potentially curative esophagectomy. Such patients may be candidates for local endoscopic treatment. We sought to look at a large cohort of patients with clinically localized esophagus cancer to determine whethe...

Abstract Background Endoscopic removal of colorectal adenoma is considered an effective treatment for reducing the mortality rates associated with cancer. Warfarin, a type anticoagulant, widely used and prevention thromboembolism; however, bleeding may increase its administration after polypectomy. In recent times, high incidence endoscopic polypectomy has been reported in patients receiving he...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Our aim was to evaluate the utility of endoscopic obliterative therapy with Histoacryl for gastric varices and to investigate the incidence of serious complications. METHODS Endoscopic obliterative therapy with Histoacryl was performed on 129 gastric variceal patients. Sixty-five patients had cardiofornical varices, and 64 had fundal varices. Forty-five of 129 patients wer...

One hundred and twenty patients presenting with major peptic ulcer haemorrhage were randomised in a clinical trial comparing endoscopic injection and heater probe therapy. The two groups were well matched with regards to age, admission haemoglobin concentration, the presence of shock, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug usage and endoscopic findings. Permanent haemostasis was achieved in 87% o...

Background: Endoscopic therapy of colorectal adenomas and early cancers is a standard method. Besides oncological criteria, the method is limited by polyp location, size, and texture. Method: Based on the current literature, technical modifications and developments in endoscopic mucosal resection are described. Results: Numerous approaches exist to improve the conditions of resection, including...