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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2013; 19(22): 3447-3452
Published online Jun 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i22.3447
Published online Jun 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i22.3447
Endoscopic gastrojejunostomy with a natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery technique
Tae Jun Song, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Koyang 411-706, South Korea
Dong Wan Seo, Do Hyun Park, Sang Soo Lee, Sung Koo Lee, Myung-Hwan Kim, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul 138-736, South Korea
Su Hui Kim, Asan Institute for Life Science, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 138-736, South Korea
Author contributions: Song TJ, Seo DW were responsible for the study concept and design, endoscopic procedures; Song TJ drafted the manuscript; Seo DW, Park DH, Lee SS, Lee SK and Kim MH critically revised the manuscript; Kim SH contributed to the material support and data acquisition.
Supported by A grant from the Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Seoul, South Korea, No. 2013-201
Correspondence to: Dong Wan Seo, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 388-1 Pungnap-2dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, South Korea. dwseoamc@amc.seoul.kr
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Received: October 30, 2012
Revised: April 2, 2013
Accepted: April 18, 2013
Published online: June 14, 2013
Revised: April 2, 2013
Accepted: April 18, 2013
Published online: June 14, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) have become part of the growing trend of minimally invasive surgery and have been gradually used in more diverse areas. An endoscopic gastrojejunostomy using a pure NOTES technique may be attractive because it can be a simple and less invasive method for bypassing a gastric outlet or duodenal obstruction. An endoscopic transgastric gastrojejunostomy with T-anchoring devices may be a technically feasible, useful alternative to invasive surgery. However, a great deal of care and further improvement is needed because of the risk of procedure-related complications.