Prashanth Rau

Gastric fistula formation is a known complication of bariatric surgery. Many gastric fistulae can be managed endoscopically, however, it can be difficult to successfully treat chronic fistulae…

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Minimal prospective data are available on intraoperative pancreatoscopy (IOP) for the diagnostic work-up of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasia (IPMN)…

Background: Accurate classification of biliary strictures continues to be a challenge, in part due to inadequate sampling techniques…

Enterocutaneous fistulae can develop as a complication of bowel surgery, inflammatory bowel disease, and malignancy. Chronic fistulae management requires a multidisciplinary approach to consider treatment options…

Introduction: Indeterminate biliary strictures persist as a diagnostic challenge. Diagnostic tools include brush cytology (BC) and forceps biopsy (FB); however, these modalities have poor sensitivity for detecting malignancy…

INTRODUCTION: Clinicians struggle with classifying biliary tract strictures as being benign or malignant due to inadequate sampling techniques. Current sampling modalities include brush cytology (BC) and forceps biopsy (FB), which have poor sensitivity for identifying malignancy…