Transgastric laparoscopic polypectomy in giant gastric polyps not susceptible of endoscopic management: novel surgical technique and case series.

Background: The identification of gastric polyps incidentally in endoscopies of the upper digestive tract has increased its incidence, varying between 0.5% and 23%. 10% of these polyps have symptoms, 40% are hyperplastic.

[Socioeconomic impact of the current management of severe biliary acute pancreatitis: comparative study].

Objetive: Acute pancreatitis of biliary origin is a common gastrointestinal pathology, in which timely management still is the most important. The aims of this research is establish the socioeconomic impact in the current management of severe acute pancreatitis of biliary origin comparing two centers of the third level, one of high socioeconomic population and another of low in Bogotá, Colombia.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective, cross-sectional comparative study was conducted between January 2012 and December 2017, in two hospitals of Bogotá DC.

Retención de videocápsula endoscópica, una nueva enfermedad médico-quirúrgica: serie de casos.

Background: The endoscopic video capsule (EVC), a minimally invasive method of study of the gastrointestinal system indicated in occult gastrointestinal bleeding, has as main complication the retention of endoscopic capsule (CR), currently it is managed with direct extraction using double-balloon enteroscopy; however, when it fails due to its location or associated pathologies, the surgical intervention results in the most successful approach.

Objective: To evaluate clinical characteristics and management of patients with video capsule endoscopy retention.

Method: From January 2001 to December 2018, a retrospective search was carried out in three centers, of patients with CR diagnosis, clinical variables and approach were evaluated, in addition to a critical review of the literature.