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Recent developments in devices used for gastrointestinal endoscopy sedation [PDF]
, 2021 Hypoxemia is a frequent and potentially fatal complication occurring in patients during gastrointestinal endoscopy. The administration of propofol sedation increases the risk of most complications, especially hypoxemia.
Gouda, Gowri +2 more
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Endoscopic Evaluation of the Small Intestine
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2002 Technological achievements in the area of endoscope design and development have resulted in instruments capable of advancing beyond the reach of simple gastroscopes. Such instruments, known as enteroscopes, form the bases of small bowel endoscopy. Recent
Steven J Shields, Jacques van Dam
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Transvesical route for NOTES urological applications: advances & controversies [PDF]
, 2012 Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) has emerged recently in the experimental surgical field, innovating for the passage of luminal barrier, the absence of scars and reduction of post-operative pain.
Lima, Estêvão Augusto Rodrigues de +2 more
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Novel treatment for gastric intestinal metaplasia, a precursor to cancer
JGH Open, 2020 Background and Aim Gastric intestinal metaplasia (GIM) is precancerous with a worldwide prevalence of 25%. Eradicating Helicobacter pylori prevented about half of gastric cancers; failure to prevent the rest was attributed to GIM. GIM is irreversible and
Shiu Kum Lam, George Lau
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Dual Transoral Endoscopic Resection of a Symptomatic Giant Brunneroma [PDF]
, 2009 Brunneroma is a rare, benign, proliferative lesion arising from the Brunner's glands of the duodenum that exceptionally may evolve towards a malignant transformation, usually discovered incidentally at endoscopy. Occasionally, these lesions manifest as a
Meyenberger, C. +2 more
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What is behind the chest pain? Rare esophageal hematoma caused by betel nut: A case report
DEN OpenThis case report reported a case of huge esophageal hematoma caused by chewing betel nut. The patient was admitted to the hospital due to chest pain. After a multidisciplinary diagnosis by the Department of Gastroenterology, Cardiology, and Radiology, it
Chundi Guan +2 more
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Monitoring of endoscope reprocessing with an adenosine triphosphate (ATP) bioluminescence method
GMS Hygiene and Infection Control, 2017 Background: The arising challenges over endoscope reprocessing quality proposes to look for possibilities to measure and control the process of endoscope reprocessing.Aim: The goal of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of monitoring endoscope ...
Parohl, Nina +11 more
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Direct peroral cholangioscopy in the management of difficult biliary stones: a new tool to confirm common bile duct clearance. Results of a preliminary study [PDF]
, 2019 Background and aims: Endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES) with stone extraction is the standard treatment for choledocholithiasis. After stone retrieval, balloon-occluded cholangiography is generally performed to confirm bile duct clearance but can miss ...
Anderloni, A. +9 more
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ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objectives To understand the adoption of reusable surgical and anaesthetic devices across public hospital operating suites and recovery areas in Victoria. Methods Snapshot audit of procurement data of common medical devices utilised in operating theatres that are available as either reusable or single‐use devices.
Elizabeth Peiwei Hu +3 more
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Environmental impact of single-use versus reusable flexible endoscopes: a systematic review
Current Directions in Biomedical EngineeringThe increasing use of single-use flexible endoscopes raises concerns about their environmental impact. This systematic review includes 18 studies comparing singleuse and reusable endoscopes based on quantitative analyses on their environmental impact ...
Mayer Juliane, Pott Peter P.
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