Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 61, Issue 4 , Pages 601-606 , April 2005

Experimental studies of transgastric gallbladder surgery: cholecystectomy and cholecystogastric anastomosis (videos)

Received 24 July 2004 ,Revised 9 September 2004 ,Accepted 11 November 2004.

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Video-clip 1

A needle knife penetrates the wall of the stomach and a guidewire is passed into the peritoneal cavity.

	Video
1 MB
Video-clip 2

A modified needle knife guidewire and sphincterotome combination is used to cut a hole large enough to allow the endoscope to enter the peritoneal cavity.

	Video
7 MB
Video-clip 3

A balloon over a guidewire is used to dilate a track in the stomach wall to allow the endoscope to enter the peritoneal cavity.

	Video
3 MB
Video-clip 4

A second endoscope is following a guidewire into the peritoneal cavity.

	Video
3 MB
Video-clip 5

A snare and forceps are used to grasp the gallbladder.

	Video
2 MB
Video-clip 6

Dissecting the cystic duct.

	Video
5 MB
Video-clip 7

Clipping the cystic duct.

	Video
4 MB
Video-clip 8

Cutting the cystic duct.

	Video
4 MB
Video-clip 9

Dissecting the gallbladder from the liver.

	Video
3 MB
Video-clip 10

The gallbladder has been freed from the liver and is pulled through the stomach wall.

	Video
3 MB
Video-clip 11

The gallbladder is removed through the mouth.

	Video
1 MB

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 This work was presented to the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy at Digestive Diseases Week, May 15-20, 2004, New Orleans, Louisiana (Gastrointest Endosc 2004;59:AB 113).

PII: S0016-5107(04)02774-9

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 61, Issue 4 , Pages 601-606 , April 2005