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Igor Brichkov
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a rapid increase in patients requiring mechanical ventilation. For patients who survive the acute phase of infection, tracheostomy may prevent long-term sequelae of prolonged endotracheal intubation, conserve sedative and...
This is the case of an elderly woman with significant tracheobronchomalacia (TBM) who presented with exertional dyspnea and cough. The patient underwent awake fiberoptic bronchoscopy, which confirmed posterior malaria with...
This video shows a completely endoscopic treatment of Type I esophageal achalasia using the POEM technique. A 10 cm myotomy was performed at the two o’clock position using a conventional...
This video shows a laparoscopic resection of a symptomatic esophageal pulsion diverticulum arising from the abdominal esophagus, in a patient with hypertensive lower esophageal sphincter (HLES). Heller myotomy and Dor...
This video demonstrates a laparoscopic repair of symptomatic left-side Bochdalek hernia in a 20-year-old female. The patient presented with chronic intermittent constipation, nausea, and emesis. A CT scan revealed the...