title: Interventional upper endoscopy: the adult perspective.
abstract: Advances in interventional endoscopic technology and techniques are paving the way for the increased application of minimally invasive methods to treat various upper gastrointestinal conditions, both benign and malignant. Through the description of enteral stenting for palliation of malignant obstruction, expanded techniques of enteral feeding tube placement, mucosectomy of early gastric cancer, and snare ampullectomy for benign ampullary lesions, this review focuses on recent progress in therapeutic endoscopy of the stomach and duodenum and highlights the importance of continued research and development.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, Alway Building M-211, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. tkaltenbach@gmail.com
authors.forename: Tonya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaltenbach
authors.forename: Seth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Crockett
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Triadafilopoulos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome