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  2. Stretta procedure - Wikipedia

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    Stretta is a minimally invasive endoscopic procedure for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) that delivers radiofrequency energy in the form of electromagnetic waves through electrodes at the end of a catheter to the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) and the gastric cardia – the region of the stomach just below the LES.

  3. Transoral incisionless fundoplication - Wikipedia

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    Transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF) is an endoscope treatment designed to relieve symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The TIF procedure, similar to Nissen fundoplication, alleviates GERD symptoms by wrapping a portion of the stomach around the esophagus.

  4. Capsule endoscopy - Wikipedia

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    Capsule endoscopy can still not yet replace standard endoscopy for various diseases, as is the case for those with cirrhosis. [ 13 ] As of 2014, research was targeting additional sensing mechanisms and localization and motion control systems to enable new applications for the technology, for example, drug delivery.

  5. Functional endoscopic sinus surgery - Wikipedia

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    The first recorded instance of endoscopy being used to visualize the nasal passage took place in Berlin in 1901. [1] Alfred Hirschmann, a designer and maker of medical instruments, modified a cystoscope for use in the nasal cavity. In October 1903, Hirschmann published "Endoscopy of the nose and its accessory sinuses."

  6. Colonoscopy - Wikipedia

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    A Cochrane review updated in 2016 found strong evidence that chromoscopy enhances the detection of cancerous tumors in the colon and rectum. [59] In most experienced hands, the endoscope is advanced to the junction of where the colon and small bowel join up in under 10 minutes in 95% of cases. Due to tight turns and redundancy in areas of the ...

  7. Endoscopy - Wikipedia

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    An endoscopy is a procedure used in medicine to look inside the body. [1] The endoscopy procedure uses an endoscope to examine the interior of a hollow organ or cavity of the body. Unlike many other medical imaging techniques, endoscopes are inserted directly into the organ.

  8. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Wikipedia

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    Gastrointestinal Endoscopy is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering gastroenterology, especially as relating to endoscopy. It is published by Elsevier and the official publication of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. The editor-in-chief is Douglas G. Adler, MD, FASGE.

  9. Double-balloon enteroscopy - Wikipedia

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    Double-balloon enteroscopy, also known as push-and-pull enteroscopy, is an endoscopic technique for visualization of the small bowel.It was developed by Hironori Yamamoto in 2001. [1]