Tag Archives: UGI

Erosion of Lap Band is Uncommon But Has a Benign Clinical Course This study defines the changing prevalence of erosion after Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAGB), describing the range of clinical presentations, the approaches to treatment and the outcomes from … Continue reading →

Nodal ratio seems to be a simple method to predict the prognosis of patients with gastric cancer The aim of this study is to evaluate the prognostic role of nodal ratio (NR) comparing it with the new TNM (2010) classification. … Continue reading →

Semi-mechanical esophagogastric anastomosis could prevent stricture formation The present randomized controlled trial, compared the recently developed semi-mechanical anastomosis with a hand-sewn or circular stapled esophagogastrostomy in prevention of anastomotic stricture. 155 consecutive patients with esophageal carcinoma underwent surgical treatment and … Continue reading →

MRI may improve oesophageal cancer staging, tumour delineation and assessment of treatment response This systemic review outlines the current role and future potential of MRI in the management of oesophageal cancer. Similar or even better results have been achieved using … Continue reading →

Use of sleeve gastrectomy has markedly increased in prevalence globally This global survey was sent to the leadership of the 50 national groupings in the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) to examine the numbers … Continue reading →

Lap Nissen fundoplication has a very high satisfaction rate overall This study investigated patients who underwent laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication (n=222) to identify predictors of patient dissatisfaction and the impact of surgery on individual symptoms. The postoperative response rate to the … Continue reading →

Lap gastric banding demonstrates a durable weight loss with 47% excess weight loss to 15 years This prospective longitudinal cohort study describes the 15 year outcomes after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) and compares these with the published literature on … Continue reading →

Laparoscopic surgery in obese patients reduces surgical site infection rate by 70%-80% This meta-analysis compared surgical site infections rate in obese patients after laparoscopic surgery with open general abdominal surgery. 8 RCTs and 36 observational studies on bariatric and nonbariatric … Continue reading →

Smoothened inhibitor prevents the development of Barretts and esophageal adenocarcinoma in vivo This group studied the effect of Hedgehog (Hh) pathway blockade with smoothened (Smo) inhibitor on the development of Barretts oesphagus (BE) / esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) in the Levrat … Continue reading →