Traditional flexible endoscopy has been limited to the confines of the gastrointestinal lumen; however, recent developments involving transluminal access to intra-abdominal structures hold the ...

Objective Malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) is a complication of advanced malignancy and is associated with a short prognosis. MBO can infrequently be reversed by surgery or stenting. The focus of ...

Pediatric Outcomes Research Team, Division of Paediatric Medicine, Toronto, Canada Objective: To assess the quality of life (QOL) of neurologically impaired children before and after gastrostomy (G) ...

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is a common malignancy of the gastrointestinal tract. The number of new cases diagnosed and the number of deaths each year are almost identical, demonstrating the ...

We report a case of late presenting duodenal perforation with common bile duct rupture secondary to blunt handlebar trauma in an 11-year-old boy. The patient presented with upper abdominal wall ...