Advantages of Keyhole Spine Surgery compared to Open Spine Surgery

Many back pains resolve on their own within three months without any intervention. The majority of back pains can be relieved by back surgery, but it...

Laparoscopic lymph node sampling: a new concept for patients with high-risk early esophagogastric junction cancer resected endoscopically

Endoscopic resection is considered as a curative treatment for early upper GI cancers under certain histologic (low-risk) criteria. Esophagectomy is s...

Transpapillary gallbladder stent placement for long-term therapy of acute cholecystitis

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography-guided transpapillary gallbladder drainage is one modality for nonoperative management of acute cholecy...

Safety and feasibility of same-day discharge after esophageal endoscopic submucosal dissection

Endoscopic submucosal dissection is used for treating early luminal GI cancers. SDD is the standard of care in Asia, where it results in multiday admi...

Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome-type symptoms in patients with inflammatory bowel disease in remission: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Previous estimates of the magnitude of this issue have not accounted for ongoing inflammation as the potential cause. Of 3370 studies identified, 27 w...