Background Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) has become an accepted procedure for weight loss surgery, particularly due to fewer early complications and decreased mortality in comparison to other bariatric procedures. Many centers use postoperative upper gastrointestinal fluoroscopy (UGI) to ...
The decision on the advisability of gastrostomy feeding is also influenced by the likelihood that therapeutic maneuvers, which may be tested during videofluoroscopy, will reduce or eliminate aspiration; the natural history of the underlying disease; and the patient's cognitive function. After exclusion...
USE OF ROADMAP FLUOROSCOPY IN UPPER GI ENDOSCOPYdoi:10.1055/s-0040-1705058Weigt, JElhossary, WObst, WMaciej, PEndoscopy
Results 76 upper GI SEMS were inserted in 59 patients between 1st January and 31st December 2016. There were 42 men and 17 women. The mean age of the group was 68.5 (range 41–89) years. SEMS insertion – This was undertaken by experienced endoscopists utilising fluoroscopy in all cases...