Minimally Invasive Gastrointestinal Surgery News

• Stent Misdeployment During EUS-GE Is Not Infrequent But Manageable Most instances of stent misdeployment in cases of endoscopic ultrasound-guided gastroenterostomy can be managed endoscopically, based on data from multiple tertiary care centers.
  Medscape Medical News, September 03, 2021
• Managing Early Complications After Bariatric/Metabolic Surgery The AGA released a clinical practice update on the endoscopic evaluation and management of early complications after bariatric/metabolic surgery, which included seven best practice advice statements.
  Medscape Medical News, July 12, 2021
• Thermal Ablation May Reduce Residual, Recurrent Adenomas The US Multi-Society Task Force currently recommends EMR-T for large nonpedunculated colorectal polyps, but real-world effectiveness remains unknown.
  Medscape Medical News, June 24, 2021
• DDW 2021 Semaglutide Boosts Weight Loss Following Endoscopic Gastroplasty Weekly GLP-1 agonist injection combined with minimally invasive endoscopic procedure produces greater weight loss than procedure alone in patients with obesity and overweight who also have diabetes.
  Medscape Medical News, May 27, 2021
• DDW 2021 Surprising Percentage of Biopsy Samples Retained in GI Endoscopes The proportion of GI endoscopic procedures with retained biopsy samples exceeded informal estimates from endoscopists and lab technicians in a study of more than 100 procedures.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2021
• G-POEM: Is it the Much-needed Treatment for Gastroparesis? In a recent trial, G-POEM led to only modest success in the treatment of refractory gastroparesis but still represents improvement.
  Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2021
• Endoscopic Device Could Expand GERD Treatment, Reduce PPI Use In a sham-controlled trial, the GERD-X device had a short operation time and improved both symptoms and quality of life.
  Medscape Medical News, May 06, 2021
• Bariatric Surgery May Cut Cancer in Obesity With Liver Disease Among working adults with severe obesity and fatty liver disease, rates of cancer were lower for those who had bariatric surgery, especially those with obesity-related cancer, during a 10-month median follow-up.
  Medscape Medical News, April 07, 2021
• DOACs Look Safe in Elective Endoscopic Procedures The researchers examined data from 1,623 patients who underwent 1,874 endoscopic procedures.
  Medscape Medical News, January 05, 2021
• First US Trial to Test Aerosolized Chemo in Advanced Cancers A team of US researchers is investigating whether pressurized intraperitoneal aerosolized chemotherapy (PIPAC) can benefit patients with advanced cancer and peritoneal carcinomatosis.
  Medscape Medical News, September 10, 2020
• Gastroenterology Groups Map a Return to Elective Endoscopy Gastroenterologists can safely return to elective procedures when adequate personal protective equipment is available, professional societies say.
  Medscape Medical News, April 30, 2020
• Should Docs Stop Providing Routine Care in the Era of COVID-19? Kids should receive the usual vaccines on time, but adult vaccines can wait, experts say. Many follow-up visits can be conducted via telehealth. Elective surgeries should be delayed.
  Medscape Medical News, March 20, 2020
• Gastroenterology: Medicine's New Cash Cow Practice consolidation will only increase in 2020, experts say. For gastroenterologists, this trend comes with both financial opportunities and some soul searching.
  Medscape Medical News, January 31, 2020
• Postcolonoscopy/Endoscopy Infection Rates Higher Than Thought 'The observed postendoscopic infection rates at some [ambulatory surgical centers] are over 100 times higher than their expected rates,' authors of a new study report.
  Medscape Medical News, May 22, 2018
• Bariatric Surgery May Reduce Central Pain Sensitization Pain reduction in obese patients after bariatric surgery may be a result of reduced central pain sensitization as well as reduced mechanical load, and IL-10 might play a role.
  Medscape Medical News, January 26, 2018
• Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Good Operation, With Limits Now the most widely performed bariatric-surgery procedure, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is safer than bypass in the short term but may fall short beyond 7 years out.
  Medscape Medical News, November 09, 2017
• ACG Risk for Alcohol Abuse Intensifies After Bariatric Surgery The rise in significant alcohol use after bariatric surgery identified in a meta-analysis of 28 studies suggests that these patients require lifelong monitoring.
  Medscape Medical News, October 18, 2017
• Alert FDA Clears New Robotic Surgery System The Senhance System (TransEnterix Surgical Inc) includes unique technological characteristics and is intended for use in laparoscopic colorectal and gynecologic surgery.
  FDA Approvals, October 16, 2017
• Surgeries to Remove Weight-loss Devices on the Rise Doctors are doing fewer weight-loss procedures to implant adjustable bands around the stomach and more operations to remove the devices or alter them, a U.S. study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, August 18, 2017
• Sleeve Gastrectomy May Be Better Than Gastric Bypass for NASH Patients
  Reuters Health Information, August 18, 2017