Endoscopic suturing for GI applications: initial results from a prospective multicenter European registry.

Background And Aims: OverStitch devices (OverStitch and OverStitch Sx; Apollo Endosurgery, Inc, Austin, Tex, USA) are used for a wide range of applications. A European registry was created to prospectively collect technical and clinical data regarding both systems to provide procedural outcomes and to find correlation between procedural characteristics and outcomes. This study shows the initial results of the first 3 years of the registry.

Systematic Endoscopy 5 Years After Sleeve Gastrectomy Results in a High Rate of Barrett's Esophagus: Results of a Multicenter Study.

Background: Recent evidence has indicated an increased risk of Barrett's esophagus (BE) in the long term after sleeve gastrectomy (SG).

Aim: The aim of the study is to investigate the spectrum of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms as well as the prevalence of BE, at minimum 5 years after SG in patients who underwent SG in different bariatric centers of two countries: France and Italy.

Patients And Methods: Five high volume outpatient centers dedicated to bariatric surgery that routinely perform upper GI endoscopy before any bariatric procedures were invited to participate in the study.

Accuracy of magnetic resonance cholangiography compared to operative endoscopy in detecting biliary stones, a single center experience and review of literature.

Aim: To compare diagnostic sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) without contrast medium and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)/endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for biliary calculi.

Methods: From January 2012 to December 2013, two-hundred-sixty-three patients underwent MRCP at our institution, all MRCP procedure were performed with the same machinery. In two-hundred MRCP was done for pure hepatobiliary symptoms and these patients are the subjects of this study.

[Endoscopic approach to biliary stones: experience acquired in a general surgery unit. Comparison of 2 periods].

The outcome of the laparoscopic technique, that in the first years needed to be applied in non complicated situations, imposed a more frequent use of ERCP preoperatively; this procedure was originally confined to a handful of European and American centers, but later spread to almost all large hospitals. Improvements in the techniques and materials have gone side by side with more specific indications and the assessment of complications. The purpose of the present study was to analyze the experience of a General Surgery Unit in terms of acquiring and developing skills in treating biliary stones by ERCP.