USE OF ROADMAP FLUOROSCOPY IN UPPER GI ENDOSCOPYdoi:10.1055/s-0040-1705058Weigt, JElhossary, WObst, WMaciej, PEndoscopy
A 46 year old female, a non-hospitalized psychiatric patient, presented with acute abdominal pain. Imaging showed 16 needles all over the digestive tract. C arm fluoroscopy was used to successfully localize and remove all of the needles intraoperatively. One needle was withdrawn from the pancreas...
For gastrointestinal (GI) studies using a remote digital unit, we observed median AK ranging from 25 mGy for a video esophagram up to 165 mGy for an upper GI with KUB. For mobile c‐arms, median AK values ranged from 0.1 mGy to 402 mGy, depending on procedure. Conclusions: We have ...
After full opening of stent, confirmation of correct position was done with passage of scope through the stent. After the stenting patients were followed 2 weekly as OPD visitfor Clinical assessment,x ray chestand Upper GI endoscopy. Results Stent placement under the Gastroscope guidance was ...