Over-the-scope-grasper: A new tool for pancreatic necrosectomy and beyond - first multicenter experience.

Background: Endoscopic treatment of pancreatic necrosis can be challenging and time-consuming because sticky necrotic debris is sometimes difficult to remove. The over-the-scope-grasper, a new tool that has recently become available for this purpose, might also be useful for other indications. However, clinical data on the efficacy and safety of this new device are lacking.

[G-POEM - Gastric Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy as a Therapy Option for Chronic Gastric Emptying Disorders].

Many doctors and patients shy away from the surgical intervention of a pyloromyotomy using laparoscopy. The effectiveness of botulinum toxin injections into the pylorus has not been established 1 2. Pharmacological therapeutic approaches are unsatisfactory and show a wide range of side effects 3.