Objective Endoscopic aqueductoplasty is an option of treatment of obstructive hydrocephalus caused by aqueductal stenosis. We report on our experience with this endoscopic technique.Materials and methods Eighteen patients ...

Three patients with achalasia were treated with endoscopic injection of botulinum toxin (BoTx). BoTx (80 U) was injected via a sclerotherapy needle into the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). One patient complained of ...

BACKGROUND: Endoscopic submucosal dissection is a new Japanese technique characterized by en-bloc resection of the entire lesion irrespective of size, with lower local recurrence when compared to endoscopic mucosal resection. ...

Background and Aims: Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is useful for the treatment of sterile pancreatic fluid collections (PFC), either by means of transmural drainage or by complete aspiration. The aim of this study was to ...

© 2014 Journal of Pediatric Urology Company. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Objective: This study was designed to investigate whether post-endoscopic treatment (ET) intraoperative cystography is predictive ...

Foramen magnum (FM) tumors represent one of the most complex cases for the neurosurgeon, due to their location in a very anatomically complex region surrounded by the brainstem and the lower cranial nerves, by bony elements ...

Odontoidectomy is the treatment of choice for some diseases that cause irreducible ventral compression of the brainstem. In this study, we present our series emphasizing the technical nuances of endoscopic endonasal ...

Endoscopic submucosal dissection is a technically challenging but highly effective technique for the treatment of well selected early neoplasms in the digestive tract. Although it is frequently performed in East Asian ...

Background Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) – initially developed for the treatment of early gastric cancer in Japan – is an attractive option for en bloc resection of larger sessile or flat colorectal neoplasia. Methods A ...