Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gastrojejunostomy offers the best clinical success among all other techniques used for palliation of malignant gastric outlet obstruction.

Preliminary results from the long-awaited COLOR III trial by Jurriaan Tuynman and colleagues, published in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, show that transanal total mesorectal excision ...

BACKGROUND: Mechanic sutures represent an enormous benefit for digestive surgery in decreasing postoperative complications. Currently, the advantages of motorized stapler are under evaluation. AIMS: ...

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has developed a minimally invasive procedure that, when combined with endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, may approach the weight loss of surgical sleeve gastrectomy.

Lower preoperative BMI and suboptimal 12-month weight loss are linked to rapid weight regain within 2 years after sleeve ...

Center for Weight Loss Surgery explains the differences between duodenal switch and gastric sleeve surgeries for weight loss.

Shimla: The department of surgery at Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC), Shimla, successfully performed a fully laparoscopic near-total gastrectomy for stomach cancer for the first time. The surgery ...

Stomach cancer is challenging to detect early due to vague symptoms, often diagnosed at advanced stages. Diagnosis involves endoscopy, imaging, laparoscopy, and molecular testing for markers like HER2 ...

Introduction Robotic-assisted proximal gastrectomy with double flap technique (RPG-DFT) reconstruction has been used to treat proximal early gastric cancer and reconstruct the digestive tract in ...

ABSTRACT: Objective: To explore the safety and effectiveness of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) concept in perioperative nursing for early gastric cancer patients undergoing Endoscopic ...

Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, begins in the cells that line the stomach. The vast majority of stomach cancers are the adenocarcinoma type, which affects the glandular mucus-producing ...

Credit: Getty Images Our easy-to-read fact sheet provides an overview of weight loss surgical procedures, such as gastric sleeve and gastric bypass. Our easy-to-read fact sheets provide clinicians ...