Endoscopic ultrasound-assisted direct peritoneal visualization with a small-caliber scope: A proof of concept study in a swine model

Rei Suzuki¹, Manoop S Bhutani², Dongsuk Shin³, Atsushi Irisawa⁴, Jason B Fleming⁵, Rebecca Richards-Kortum⁶, Hiromasa Ohira^7
1 Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas, USA; Department of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan
² Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas, USA
³ Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Texas, USA
⁴ Department of Gastroenterology, Fukushima Medical University Aizu Medical Center, Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan
⁵ Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas, USA
⁶ Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA
⁷ Department of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan

Correspondence Address:
Manoop S Bhutani
Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas
USA

Source of Support: Dr. Bhutani is supported by Boston Scientifi c Investigator Sponsored Research Program. Dr. Suzuki is supported by a research grant from the Japanese Foundation for Research and Promotion of Endoscopy. Dr. Richards-Kortum is supported by NCI Cancer Center Support Grant (CA016672) and NIH grant 5R01 EB007594 and holds minority ownership of Remicalm, LLC as a scientifi c advisor. The endoscopic equipment was provided by Olympus Corporation of the America to MD Anderson Cancer Center for endoscopic research by any investigator., Conflict of Interest: None

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DOI: 10.4103/2303-9027.144535