Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is one of the most frequently used minimally invasive and reversible procedures for the treatment of morbid obesity. Migration of the gastric band into ...

Optimal band imaging used with an endoscope provides images that clearly identify depressed-type early gastric cancer without magnification in 96 percent of study participants. Gastric cancer is one ...

Helicobacter pylori infection is recognized as a significant risk factor for gastric cancer. Hence regular screening for early detection is particularly crucial in regions with a high prevalence.

Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) is a new non-surgical bariatric procedure that achieves a similar effect as gastric sleeve surgery. ESG requires no incisions or cutting into the stomach – the ...

Laparoscopic wedge resection is recommended for GISTs larger than 4 cm due to higher complete resection rates. Endoscopic resection offers faster recovery and fewer postoperative symptoms, despite ...

Cancer detection was slower to rebound after the COVID-19 pandemic compared with endoscopic activity, specifically in gastric cancers such as colorectal cancer. Gastrointestinal diseases, including ...

Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH, director of bariatric endoscopy fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital, explains the implications of her study on the effects of endoscopic gastric plication on liver ...