ALLMedicine™ Gastric Outlet Obstruction Center

Dec 2nd, 2021 - Partial mesentericoaxial gastric volvulus associated with acquired eventration of the left dome of the diaphragm is very rare. We present the case of a 65-year-old man who presented with features of gastric outlet obstruction. He had a prior histo...

Nov 18th, 2021 - Purpose: Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is the most common cause of gastric outlet obstruction in the first month of life. Botulinum toxin (BT) is a neurotoxin produced by clostridium botulinum, which causes paralysis in skeletal muscles....

Nov 6th, 2021 - Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gastroenterostomy (EUS-GE) has emerged as an option for managing malignant gastric outlet obstruction (GOO). However, there is currently no standardized technique and outcomes are variable with inconsistencies both wit...

Nov 4th, 2021 - This study aimed to determine the optimal intervention modality for malignant GOO by comparing clinical outcomes after Gastrojejunostomy and endoscopic stenting. Two authors independently searched Web of Science, PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane L...

Oct 28th, 2021 - Practice Essentials The majority of benign gastric tumors are asymptomatic, but in very rare cases, they present with epigastric pain, gastric outlet obstruction, and bleeding. Adenomatous polyps have a truly neoplastic behavior with the potential...

Nov 11th, 2020 - This American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy guideline provides evidence-based recommendations for the endoscopic management of gastric outlet obstruction (GOO). We applied the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evalua...

Sep 16th, 2021 - Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the gold standard for the management of jaundice in patients with distal malignant biliary obstruction. However, surgically altered anatomy (i.e., Whipple intervention, Roux-en-Y gastric byp...

May 14th, 2021 - DESIGN Prospective multicenter case series AIMS Primary aim To describe the proportions of technical and clinical success. To describe different variants in the nasobiliary drain assissted EUS-GE technique, offering a detailed step by step descrip...

Aug 21st, 2020 - Gastroparesis is a chronic digestive disorder best defined as severe nausea, vomiting, bloating, and abdominal pain in the setting of objectively delayed gastric emptying without mechanical gastric outlet obstruction. The most common etiology is i...

Apr 29th, 2015 - Objectives of the Study: The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the relative merits, safety and effectiveness of the tailored TIF2 procedure in treating GERD patients who have persistent GERD symptoms despite PPI therapy. The secondary...

Dec 6th, 2013 - This is a randomized, comparative, pilot study, which will compare two treatments: acupuncture treatment vs. treatment with motilium in 30 diabetic patients with impaired glucose control and gastroparesis. All patients who meet inclusion criteria ...

Apr 2nd, 2021 - Transcript: Johanna C. Bendell, MD: We talk about the supportive care for pancreas cancer patients, but it’s very complicated. Pancreas cancer patients have a lot going on from their disease and how they’re feeling. How do we maximize their per...

Dec 8th, 2020 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Covered and uncovered self-expandable metal stents (SEMS) for malignant gastric outlet obstruction show only minor differences, suggests a randomized trial in Japan. U.S. experts agree, noting that covered stents are no...

Sep 2nd, 2020 - INTRODUCTION: Primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNET) are highly aggressive malignancies composed of small round cells that are neuroectodermal in origin similar to Ewings Sarcoma. PNET of the pancreas is extremely rare with around 20 cases report.

Aug 6th, 2019 - Surgery represents the mainstay of treatment for small-bowel adenocarcinoma (SBA), but the value of adjuvant therapy remains unproven, according to a new clinical guideline from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). Segmental resection...

Jun 3rd, 2019 - Multiple myeloma An abdominal CT scan (Figure D) showed gastric and whole intestinal wall thickening of up to 2 cm. Pathology (Figure E) demonstrated that diffuse plasmacytoid cells, eosinophilic granulocytes, and lymphocytes infiltrated into the.