Amit Mehta, Ashraf Ashhab, Apurva Shrigiriwar, Redeat Assefa, Andrew Canakis, Michael Frohlinger, Christopher A Bouvette, Gregus Matus, Paul Punkenhofer, Francesco Vito Mandarino, Francesco Azzolini, Jamil S Samaan, Rashmi Advani, Shivani K Desai, Bradley Confer, Vikas K Sangwan, Jonh J Pineda-Bonilla, David P Lee, Kinnari Modi, Chiemeziem Eke, Moritz Schiemer, Elena Rondini, Werner Dolak, Emil Agarunov, Margaret Duku, Andrea Telese, Rishi Pawa, Swati Pawa, Natividad Zaragoza Velasco, Jad Farha, Rickisha Berrien-Lopez, Sherifatu Abu, Charlee K McLean-Powell, Raymond E Kim, Amir Rumman, Georg O Spaun, Paolo G Arcidiacono, Kenneth H Park, Harshit S Khara, David L Diehl, Prashant Kedia, Armin Kuellmer, Raffaele Manta, Tamas A Gonda, Vinay Sehgal, Rehan Haidry, Mouen A Khashab
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Fully covered self-expandable metal stents (FCSEMSs) are widely used in benign upper gastrointestinal (GI) conditions, but stent migration remains a limitation. An over-the-scope clip (OTSC) device (Ovesco Endoscopy) for stent anchoring has been recently developed. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of OTSC fixation on SEMS migration rate. METHODS: A retrospective review of consecutive patients who underwent FCSEMS placement for benign upper GI conditions between 1/2011 and 10/2022 at 16 centers...
August 21, 2024: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy