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Category Archives: transgastric tubal ligation

Closure of a gastrotomy > Transgastric tubal ligation > Olympus Medical > Eagle Claw VII > Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery NOTES > Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and Research NOSCAR > Survival experiment in a porcine model > Institute of Digestive Disease > The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Are the growing capabilities of therapeutic flexible endoscopy leading to a new era in treatment of gastrointestinal conditions? Are the most important areas for initial NOTES study safe peritoneal access and secure gastric closure, intraperitoneal contamination, image display and maintenance of spatial orientation, development of stable working platforms, physiologic perturbations, and tissue approximation methods? Do […]

Transoral Gastroplasty TOGA procedure > Satiety Inc > First U.S. incision-free procedure for obesity > Bariatric surgeons > Gastric bypass surgery > Gold standard for weight-loss procedures > Restrictive pouch becomes bigger over time > Benefits from an endoscopic procedure > compared to laparoscopic or open surgery > Further decrease the size of the pouch

Is this a shift in the way the surgical treatment of obesity is approached? Does this technique provide results close to those achieved with more traditional surgery? Is the TOGA procedure an option for people who need to lose a great deal of weight but don’t want to have surgery?

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STOMAPHYX PLUS > Next-Generation Device > Stronger suction capable > Natural Orifice Surgery NOS > Transoral incisionless surgery > EndoGastric Solutions EGS > Incisionless transoral procedures > Treatment of upper gastrointestinal conditions > Gastroesophageal reflux disease GERD > GI conditions > EsophyX > Leading-edge NOS natural orifice surgery products > Proprietary NOS platform technology

Does the use of a standard endoscope permit easier clearing of the visual field? Does the higher resolution image allow for even greater precision? Is StomaphyX the future of surgery, and NOS the next step beyond laparoscopy?

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…EndoGastric Solutions (EGS), the world leader in natural orifice surgery (NOS) products […]

Hybrid procedures > Bridge between laparoscopic and transluminal surgery > Natural Orifice Trans Umbilical Surgery NOTUS > Trans Umbilical Endoscopic Surgery TUES > Trans Umbilical Laparoscopic Assisted TULA > New ways how to minimize bodily trauma > Improved cosmesis > Psychological advantage for patients

What are the benefits of performing a cholecystectomy through a 20mm umbilical port that might increase the risk of abdominal wall complications? Will it be possible to reduce the size of the instruments and scopes to make them suitable for a smaller umbilical port? What role have flexible scopes with operative channels and endoscopic instruments?

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Z-shaped Incision Enhances Minimally Invasive NOSCAR Surgery > STAT Self-approximating Transluminal Access Technique > Minimal Surgical Footprint With NOTES Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery > Gastroenterology > Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center

Can a new incision technique help with the closure of the access made in the stomach? Does the Z-line incision eliminate the need to operate straight through the gastric wall and the complex maneuvers to get the endoscope where it needs to be? Can the technique be safely transfered from the laboratory to human trials […]

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?

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?

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