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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gassur.2024.101895 | DOI Listing |
Intractable Rare Dis Res
August 2025
Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
This systematic review compares inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) management between China and Japan across epidemiology, clinical strategies, health insurance, and social security policies. Epidemiologically, the incidence of IBD is rapidly increasing in China, contributing to a growing disease burden. In contrast, Japan has a stabilized incidence but a rising prevalence, driven by an aging patient population.
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September 2025
Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China.
Background And Study Aims: Direct endoscopic necrosectomy (DEN) is a safe and effective option in the treatment of pancreatic walled-off necrosis (WOPN). Whether DEN should be performed immediately after drainage (DEN) or as a step-up approach (SUA) is unknown. The aim of this meta-analysis was to compare SUA with DEN in the treatment of WOPN.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis review outlines current interventional strategies for treating symptomatic walled-off necrosis (WON) after necrotizing pancreatitis. Mortality from acute pancreatitis has improved, but late mortality, particularly from infected necrosis, remains a challenge. WON requires invasive treatment in cases of infection or symptoms.
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July 2025
Edouard Herriot Hospital, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
Background And Study Aims: Submucosal lesions in the colon are much rarer than those in the rectum. Their nature is poorly understood, as is the best technique for their excision. Based on that of rectal lesions, it most often aims for R0 en bloc resection, but without formal proof of efficacy.
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August 2025
Division of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Endeavor Health, Evanston, IL, United States.
Background: Up to 1 in 5 patients who undergo Heller myotomy will experience a recurrence of symptoms and may require further treatment. There are various reasons that a patient may present with dysphagia after Heller myotomy, which range from an incomplete myotomy to gastroesophageal reflux.
Methods: An overview of the available treatment options after a failed myotomy is presented, along with a discussion of outcomes and each technique's advantages and drawbacks.