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Your doctor may perform this surgery with an endoscope (small camera on the end of a tube) The operation may take up to two hours as opposed to a five hour complete abdominoplasty. After surgery. (Suite101.com)
Pancreatitis Aug 25, 2007
ERCP stands for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, the use of a tube with a camera (endoscope) that goes down the esophagus and reaches the first part of the small intestine where a dye is injected into the bile duct (retrograde) so that an x-ray of the abdomen can show the common bile duct and pancreatic duct (cholangiopancreatography). This same procedure is capable of removing gallstones if they are present. (Suite101.com)
It's a kinder cut for patients Aug 6, 2007
Swanstrom snaked an endoscope through Masterson's esophagus and into her stomach ... To reach the abdomen by way of the mouth, for example, doctors must snake an endoscope, or lighted tube, down the esophagus and into the stomach ... Working through the endoscope, doctors then make a small incision in the stomach so they can get out to other organs in the abdominal cavity. (USA Today -- News)
'Natural orifice' surgery has tongues wagging Aug 6, 2007
Swanstrom snaked an endoscope through Masterson's esophagus and into her stomach ... Swanstrom snaked a narrow tube called a flexible endoscope down Masterson's esophagus and into her stomach. (USA Today -- News)
They won't cure cancer, but might get rid of cellulite Jul 29, 2007
GI Dynamics Inc. is a bit further ahead, conducting clinical trials of a polymer sleeve that can be implanted in the small intestine by an endoscope. "It forms a barrier between the food and the intestinal wall," allowing fewer calories to be absorbed, explains Mike Carusi, a venture capitalist at Advanced Technology Ventures who has invested in the company. (Boston Globe)
Healthy Men: Men do better after knee surgery Jul 24, 2007
Procedure uses endoscope rather open incision to remove damaged cartilage ... Also referred to arthroscopic partial meniscectomy, the procedure involves the use of an endoscope rather than more extensive surgery, to remove damaged meniscus tissue. (CNN -- Health)
Nikkei Rises to Seven-Year High After Machinery Orders Jump; Komatsu Gains Jul 9, 2007
Olympus Corp., the world's biggest endoscope manufacturer, advanced 60 yen, or 1. 3 percent, to 4,800. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Raising awareness on scoliosis, its treatment Jun 20, 2007
The technique he developed is known as thoracoscopic instrumentation, which utilizes video technology to correct certain types of spinal curves: extremely tiny incisions are made through which the surgeon corrects the scoliosis by using an endoscope. This has minimized incision scarring and decreased the amount of dent to tissue and blood loss during surgery. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Bringing HDTV From the Living Room to the Procedure Room Jun 16, 2007
Now, Physicians Endoscopy Center is among the first endoscopy center in Houston, Texas to introduce the technology as part of a new endoscope platform to help doctors diagnose diseases in the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract ... Dr. Marc Kudisch, Medical Director, is one of the doctors at Physicians Endoscopy Center who already uses the new endoscope platform, the world's first to deliver both HDTV and Narrow Band Imaging(TM) (NBI) technologies ... "Eliminating the abnormally appearing... (PR Newswire)
New Technique Effective In Closing Accidental Colonoscopy Wounds May 26, 2007
Now, however, in a series of animal studies, researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) have developed a technique for closing perforations promptly after they are recognized by using clips or sutures that can be inserted through the anus via endoscope, thus avoiding invasive surgery ... Working with pigs as an experimental model, Raju and his team first successfully closed colon perforations of less than one inch with small metal clips inserted via endoscopes ...... (Science Daily)
New Approach To Treating Precancerous Esophagus Condition May 25, 2007
In a review of the first 12 patients treated with radiofrequency ablation at Duke, gastroenterologist Darren Pavey, M.B.B.S., found that three months after treatment, 89 percent of patients had more normal-looking esophageal tissue when viewed with an endoscope inserted down the esophagus. When samples of the new cells were analyzed in the laboratory, half of the patients were shown to have healthier tissues. (Science Daily)
Presentation of Long-term Results for Treating Barrett's Esophagus with HALO Ablation System May 21, 2007
After one year, any residual disease was further treated with the HALO90 device, an endoscope-mounted device that removes diseased cells with focal application of heat ... A newer product from BARRX Medical, the HALO90 Ablation System, is an electrode system that is mounted on the end of an endoscope, allowing the physician to treat focal areas of diseased tissue. (PR Newswire)
Spirus Medical Named 2007 U.S. Endoscopy Entrepreneurial Company of the Year May 21, 2007
The product's patented spiral feature promotes easier advancement of the endoscope, which helps physicians both examine and treat upper and lower GI disorders. "The company shows great promise in providing innovative therapeutic solutions and is supported in this mission by the leadership and guidance of its team of highly experienced individuals," said Frost van Research Analyst Archana Swathy. (PR Newswire)
New ways to skip the scalpel in surgery May 1, 2007
Carl Snyderman, right, uses an endoscope to view the patient's brain while Dr. Amin Kassam removes a brain tumor through the nose. . (MSNBC -- Health)
Scar-free surgery procedures explored May 1, 2007
In this photo provided by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Dr. Carl Snyderman, right, uses an endoscope to view the patient's brain while Dr. Amin Kassam removes a brain tumor through the nose, using special instruments designed for this surgery at the Pittsburgh hospital in September 2006. (AP Photo/Courtesy UPMC). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Ingenious surgery avoids scarring Apr 30, 2007
Surgeonsgo to new lengths to avoid scarring - CNN.com. Surgeons go to new lengths to avoid scarring. (CNN -- International)
Doctors study surgery through body's existing openings Apr 30, 2007
Dr. Carl Snyderman, right, uses an endoscope to view a patient's brain while Dr. Amin Kassam removes a brain tumor through the nose. Physicians at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center have removed tumors the size of baseballs through the nose, nibbling at them and withdrawing pieces the size of popcorn kernels. (USA Today -- News)
Scarless surgery Apr 26, 2007
In this photo provided by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Dr. Carl Snyderman, right, uses an endoscope to view the patient's brain while Dr. Amin Kassam removes a brain tumor through the nose, using special instruments designed for this surgery at the Pittsburgh hospital in September 2006. AP photo By Malcolm Ritter Associated Press April 26, 2007 6:00 AM. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
CT Imaging Cost-Effective for Colorectal Cancer Apr 25, 2007
Colonoscopy, the most accurate test for colorectal cancer detection currently used, involves insertion of a tube, or "endoscope," through the colon while the patient is sedated. A small camera visualizes any polyps, which are snared and removed for microscopic evaluation. (MEDLINEplus)
Gall Bladder Removed Vaginally Using Endoscope With Minimal External Incisions Apr 23, 2007 Johns Hopkins develops pancreas cancer risk model Apr 17, 2007 Pentax shares soar on higher Hoya bid Apr 10, 2007 Better Method for Lung Cancer Screening Apr 9, 2007 Duke scientists build cancer-detecting probe Mar 27, 2007 Light-based probe 'sees' early cancers in first tests on human tissue Mar 27, 2007 EsophyX bets on a new treatment device for acid reflux disease Mar 18, 2007 New Procedure Helps Prevent Esophageal Cancer Mar 9, 2007 Tough to Swallow Feb 19, 2007 Study Reports 70% of Barrett's Esophagus Patients Cured at One-Year Follow-Up in Multi-Center Study Feb 5, 2007 Intuitive Surgical Names Rick Epstein as Senior Vice President of Marketing Jan 31, 2007 Womb with a view Jan 27, 2007 Saved by the Dracula drug Jan 18, 2007 * Hospital facility makessurgery training a breeze Jan 7, 2007 Montanans Back to Work, Play Far Sooner After Newest Spine Surgery Jan 5, 2007
Medical and surgical endoscopists at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center removed a woman's gall bladder using a flexible endoscope with only minimal external incisions ... Employing this technique, called NOTES (natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery), the endoscope was inserted through the patient's vaginal wall and into her body cavity. (Science Daily)
Health Highlights: April 21, 2007 Apr 22, 2007
In a procedure that required only minimal external incisions, surgeons used a flexible endoscope to remove a woman's gallbladder through her vagina ... They inserted the endoscope through the woman's vaginal wall and into her body cavity ... Using the endoscope, along with laparoscopic instruments inserted through the abdomen, the surgeons detached the gallbladder and removed it through the vagina. (Forbes)
Studies are under way to determine the effectiveness of screening, based on risk assessment, which includes an ultrasound procedure conducted through an endoscope inserted through the mouth, esophagus and stomach to detect precancerous changes. The test provides sound-wave pictures of the pancreas, which sits next to the stomach. (EurekAlert!)
Hoya is expanding sales of medical equipment, such as endoscopes and surgical scissors, to help cut reliance on glass substrates used in semiconductor manufacturing ... The company entered the endoscope business in 1977, according to its Web site. (International Herald Tribune -- Business Asia)
Gastroenterologist Dr. Nathan Schmulewitz said, Endoscopic ultrasound is a test where we use an endoscope, passed from the mouth down into the stomach and the intestines, in order to look at other organs that are next to the GI tract. . (WOKR13 Rochester)
In less than a second, their fa/LCI-enhanced version of an endoscope, instruments used to visualize internal organs, provided the clinical information required for diagnosis. The work was supported by the National Cancer Institute and the National Science Foundation. (Herald Sun)
In less than a second, their fa/LCI-enhanced version of an endoscope, instruments used to visualize internal organs, provided the clinical information required for diagnosis ... "Typically, nuclei are a fairly consistent size. However, when you go down the road toward cancer, you get irregular and enlarged cell nuclei. "Our device lets us measure those changes with much better accuracy than any imaging technique," Wax said. His team plans to begin a small clinical trial of the advanced endoscope... (EurekAlert!)
Using an endoscope as a guide, surgeons can use the device to grab, hold, fold and insert 5-milimeter stables into the valve. Pages: 1. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
" The condition is called GERD, which stands for gastroesophageal reflux disease. Hofmann's doctor, gastroenterologist Dr. Bob Ganz, said the valve at the top of her stomach leaks. That allows the reflux of acids from the stomach up into the throat. It is a problem plaguing about one in five adults. "About 20 million Americans, we think, have acid reflux daily," said Ganz. For five to 10 percent of them, years of reflux actually change the cells' lining the esophagus from squamous cells to... (WCCO.com, MN)
"For example," Witcombe wrote in the 2005 BMJ paper, "a sword swallower helped Dr. Kussmaul of Freiberg to develop a rigid endoscope in 1868 using a straight tube, mirrors and a gasoline lamp." So thanks to sword swallowers, doctors learned how to shove things down a patient's throat other than the bill. Speaking of which, the 2006 article points out that although no SSAI members have died for their art, they might have succumbed when opening their medical bills, which in one case reached... (Scientific American)
A newer product from BARRX Medical, the HALO90 Ablation System, is an electrode system that is mounted on the end of an endoscope, allowing the physician to treat focal areas of diseased tissue. Both HALO Systems provides uniform and controlled therapy at a consistent depth, which can remove Barrett's esophagus and allow the regrowth of normal cells. (PR Newswire)
The da Vinci(r) Surgical System consists of a surgeon's viewing and control console having an integrated, high-performance InSite(r) 3-D vision system, a patient-side cart consisting of three or four robotic arms that position and precisely maneuver endoscopic instruments and an endoscope, and a variety of articulating EndoWrist(r) Instruments ... The Aesop(r) Endoscope Positioner is a voice-activated robotic arm that automates the critical task of endoscope positioning, providing the surgeon... (Primezone Releases)
A laser and a miniature camera at the tip of an endoscope are inserted into the amniotic cavity to seal off arteries connecting one blood supply to the other. Ultrasound uses reflected sound waves to map body cavities. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Malcolm came into hospital the night before his procedure and we used an endoscope to check the damage in his oesophagus. To have time to penetrate the body's cells, the light-sensitive drug has to be given five hours before treatment. (Daily Mail)
A young trainee doctor had botched an insertion of an endoscope into "Steve's" lungs ... However, relying on an endoscope for visual information while manipulating organs with long-handled tools is a delicate, fiddly task that requires lots of practice. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
In MIS, the surgeon reduces incisions by using an endoscope with miniature cameras, microscopes, miniature fiber optics, and fluoroscopic monitors. The fluoroscope's three-dimensional x-rays allow the surgeon to operate through a half-inch incision rather than much larger intrusions into muscle and other delicate tissue. (PR Newswire)
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