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Redo Weight Loss Surgery > NOTES Surgery Without Incisions > Fastening device > StomaphyX Transoral Gastric Pouch Reduction > Endosgastric Solutions > New Option For Patients Who Gain Weight After Undergoing Bariatric Surgery

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Is the incisionless weight loss surgery procedure called StomaphyX a new outpatient procedure for patients who have have previously undergone weight loss surgery and regained excess weight? Can patients go home the same day? Is the average procedure time short and safer than traditional redo surgery?

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…The StomaphyX™ […]

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Endoluminal Radiofrequency Ablation of Barrett’s Esophagus > Barrett’s esophagus may lead to esophageal adenocarcinoma > Endoscopic Ablation of Intestinal Metaplasia with High Grade Dysplasia > Balloon-based Ablation System > BÂRRX Medical’s Ablation System > Study on efficacy for patients with Fundoplication > Elimination of all Barrett’s tissue in all patients as the ultimate goal

Thursday, December 27, 2007

Does the BÂRRX Medical’s Ablation System make a favorable impact on the most dangerous grade of Barrett’s esophagus? Have studies validated the performance and efficacy of the HALO ablation systems for treating Barrett’s esophagus? What are the optimal treatment parameters for treating HGD in patients who otherwise would be subjected to surgical esophagectomy?

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Bovine collagen injections in the GE tract > Curon Medical’s Stretta device > NDO Plicator > Enteryx Boston Scientific > Gatekeeper Medtronic > Wilson-Cook endoscopic suturing device > EsophyX EndoGastric Solutions > What’s next?

Monday, October 22, 2007

Where are GERD therapies going from here? When will the reimbursement policies for endoluminal therapies change? Is the lack of coverage and efficacy data going to slow down the application of new techniques?

IIP > justin > ric mave:
…three different endoluminal procedures are being used…to treat GERD patients: endoscopic suturing with the NDO Plicator (NDO […]

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NOTES start-up company receives $11.5 million venture capital > Apollo Group consists of Drs. Anthony Kalloo and Sergey Kantsevoy of Johns Hopkins University > Christopher Gostout of the Mayo Clinic > Peter Cotton and Robert Hawes of Medical University of South Carolina > Sydney Chung of Chinese University of Hong Kong > Jay Pasricha of University of Texas Medical Branch

Friday, October 12, 2007

How many new start-up companies will we see in the emerging field of NOTES surgery? Are centers for technology development of universities and medical schools the key to bringing new ideas to life? Are collaborating physician groups a new trend in the funding of new medical device ideas?

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…Two venture firms […]

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