Here are five recent clinical and technological advances in gastroenterology, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Chan Medical School became the first medical center to complete a ...

Dr. Nicolas Soputro, a research fellow at the Cleveland Clinic, presented on the use of a robotic transurethral device for bladder tumor resection. He began by emphasizing that transurethral resection ...

The following is a summary of "Risk of post-ERCP pancreatitis due to placement of biliary self-expandable metal stents (SEMS): a single-center retrospective study," published in the March 2025 issue ...

2012;6(1):105-114. When parallel stent deployment is considered, after guidewire placement on both sides, a plastic stent is first placed and a SEMS deployed on the other side. The plastic stent ...

To address this challenge, we design a closed-loop placement planning system using single-view RGB-D images. This system seamlessly integrates perception and manipulation processes, capturing RGB-D ...

Objective Procedure-intense specialties, such as surgery or endoscopy, are a major contributor to the impact of the healthcare sector on the environment. We aimed to measure the amount of waste ...

Demographic and clinical data were collected including age, sex, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, smoking, alcohol consumption, and location of stent placement. This study protocol was ...

We are also thankful for the continued support from our existing investors, Nantahala and Rosalind, which led the private placement financing. The additional capital should support our objective of ...

Endoscopic placement ... There were no procedure-related deaths. Less severe complications included stent migration (5%), pain (2%), biliary obstruction (1%) and stent obstruction (17%).

Introduction: Endoscopic vacuum ... as the sponge-part of the stent is 5 cm; (2) defects within 2 cm of the upper esophageal sphincter; (3) presence of a contaminated extraluminal cavity requiring ...

Purpose: To develop a model to select appropriate candidates for irradiation stent placement among patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer with malignant biliary obstruction (UPC-MBO). Methods: ...