Re-intervention rates and symptom-free survival at 1 year after endoscopic versus surgical management of strictures in Crohn's disease: A propensity matched analysis of a prospective inflammatory bowel disease cohort.

Background And Aim: Resection for Crohn's disease (CD) related strictures is definitive but carries risk of morbidity, recurrence, and short bowel syndrome. On the contrary, the durability of endotherapy (ET) for CD-related strictures is questionable. Prospective comparative studies are limited.

Laparoscopic Transgastric Resection of a Large Gastric GIST: A Case Report and Review of Literature.

 Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Their primary treatment is surgical.  Here we report a case of a 36-year-old male patient who was being evaluated for weakness, anemia, and melena.

Single institute experiences in anterior and posterior component separation technique for the large ventral hernia: A retrospective review.

Background: Component separation techniques have recently gained popularity for the repair of complex ventral hernias. Anterior and posterior component separation techniques offer similar myofascial medialization, with a differing complication profile. The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy, patient morbidity and post-operative complications between anterior component separation (ACST) and transversus abdominis release (TAR) for large ventral hernias.

Endoscopic parathyroidectomy: a retrospective review of 27 cases.

Background: Primary hyperparathyroidism is a common endocrine disorder with adenomas being the most frequent cause. The condition is conventionally treated by a bilateral neck exploration through a cervical incision with removal of the affected glands. Intra-operative parathyroid hormone (IOPTH) monitoring and pre-operative Tc99m MIBI scans are facilitating focused approaches like minimally invasive video-assisted parathyroidectomy (MiVAP) and totally endoscopic parathyroidectomy (TOEP).