Background And Aims: Diagnostic yield of Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy (SBCE) for the assessment of small bowel (SB) lesions is higher than radiologic imaging techniques. However, magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) data are scarce and inconclusive. Colon Capsule Endoscopy (CCE) is a new capsule modality.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDisruption of epigenetic patterns is a major change occurring in all types of cancers. Such alterations are characterized by global DNA hypomethylation, gene-promoter hypermethylation and aberrant histone modifications, and may be modified by environment. Nutritional factors, and especially dietary lipids, have a role in the etiology of breast cancer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this descriptive study, we examined the role of single-operator cholangioscopy (SOC) in the evaluation of biliary complications after liver transplantation (LT). We prospectively included adult recipients of deceased donor LT who were referred for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography between June 2009 and July 2011. All patients underwent SOC with biopsy of the biliary anastomosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Infection in natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) remains controversial.
Objective: To estimate the frequency of infection during NOTES peritoneoscopy with different routes of access and to compare with laparoscopy.
Design: Prospective randomized controlled study (Canadian Classification type I).
Background: Inflammatory changes of different NOTES approaches remain unknown. The aim of this study was to compare the inflammatory effects of NOTES and laparoscopy.
Methods: Forty female pigs were assigned to transgastric, transrectal, and transvaginal NOTES and laparoscopic peritoneoscopy groups.
Aim: To evaluate the feasibility, reproducibility and efficacy of a new tissue anchoring device in a porcine survival model.
Methods: Gastrotomies were performed using a needle-knife and balloon dilator in 10 female Yorkshire pigs weighing 30-35 kg. Gastric closure was attempted using a new tissue anchoring device.
Background & Aims: It is essential to optimize standard colonoscopy technique to be able to increase polyp detection. We sought to compare the performance of colonoscopy using a high-definition, wide-angle endoscope (HDE) versus a standard colonoscope (SC) for the detection of colorectal neoplasia.
Patients And Methods: All consecutive consenting adult patients referred from primary care centers were included and randomly assigned at a 1:1 ratio to undergo HDE or SC.