Publications by authors named "M Bulajic"

Background And Aims: Gastric restriction techniques have recently emerged as minimally invasive bariatric procedures. Endoscopic sutured gastroplasty (ESG) with the Endomina (Endo Tools Therapeutics, Gosselies, Belgium) triangulation platform proved to be safe and effective for the treatment of class I and II obesity in prospective studies. In this registry, we aimed to further assess on a larger scale the safety and efficacy of the procedure in routine practice with a dedicated device.

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(CMV) infection is usually asymptomatic or causes a mild mononucleosis-like syndrome, whereas severe symptoms are rarely reported. We report a case of a 70-year-old woman who was admitted to our center because of severe clinical presentation with anorexia, epigastric pain, nausea, postprandial vomiting, and significant weight loss. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy with biopsies showed ulcerative chronic gastritis with scattered large cells with inclusion bodies.

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Article Synopsis
  • Lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMSs) are crucial for ultrasonography-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) in patients who are not fit for surgery, especially those with acute cholecystitis.
  • A retrospective study of 54 patients showed a 100% technical success rate for LAMS placement, with 76.67% of patients achieving clinical success and only 5.6% experiencing adverse events.
  • Patients typically left the hospital after about 5 days, highlighting EUS-GBD as a safe and effective option for high-risk surgical patients.
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