ASGE Annual Postgraduate Course: Clinical Challenges and Real-Time Decision Making in GI Endoscopy (Live and Virtual) | May 2023-Gastric Plication Procedures: Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty and Primary Endoluminal Surgery

Gastric Plication Procedures: Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty and Primary Endoluminal Surgery

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In this video, Dr. Christopher Thompson, a professor of medicine at Harvard and director of endoscopy at Brigham and Women's Hospital, discusses various endoscopic suturing and placating procedures for weight management. He starts by explaining the different types of bariatric surgeries and their physiological effects on weight loss. He then focuses on endoscopic procedures such as gastric placation and sleeve gastroplasty. Dr. Thompson discusses the different devices and techniques used for these procedures, including suturing and stapling devices. He also reviews the clinical trials and studies conducted on these procedures, highlighting their efficacy and safety profiles. Dr. Thompson emphasizes the need for further research to understand the mechanisms of action and to tailor these procedures to individual patients. He concludes by discussing the potential future developments in endoscopic suturing and placating procedures, including the introduction of new devices and the possibility of combination therapies.

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Christopher Thompson, MD, MHES MSc, FASGE

Keywords

endoscopic suturing

placating procedures

weight management

bariatric surgeries

gastric placation

sleeve gastroplasty

suturing and stapling devices