Removal of Intraocular Foreign Bodies Using a Modified Flute Needle.

Purpose: To describe the construction of a novel intraocular snare and evaluate its effectiveness in intraocular foreign body (IOFB) removal.

Method: This is a retrospective consecutive case series. Five patients underwent pars plana vitrectomy and IOFB removal using the intraocular snare constructed from modified flute needle.

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided balloon-occluded gastrojejunostomy bypass, duodenal stent or laparoscopic gastrojejunostomy for unresectable malignant gastric outlet obstruction.

Objectives: Malignant gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) can be relieved by either laparoscopic gastrojejunostomy (LGJ), endoscopic stenting (SEMS) or endoscopic ultrasound-guided gastrojejunostomy (endoscopic ultrasound-guided balloon-occluded gastrojejunostomy bypass; EPASS). This study aimed to compare the outcomes of the three treatment methods.

Methods: This was a retrospective study of patients who suffered from malignant GOO between January 2012 to November 2020 that received either EPASS, LGJ or SEMS.