26/02/2015
Endoscopic volume reduction of the stomach may provide a minimally invasive alternative for surgical procedures in the treatment of obesity. Tessa Verlaan and colleagues assessed the safety and preliminary effectiveness in the first human application of a novel endoscopic stapling technique. You can read about it in “Endoscopic gastric volume reduction with a novel articulating plication device is safe and effective in the treatment of obesity (with video).” Find it at http://www.giejournal.org/article/S0016-5107(14)01852-5/abstract or starting on page 312 of the February issue of GIE, where you can view the video by scanning the QR code with your tablet or smartphone.