Journal: JTCVS Techniques

Article Title: The through-and-through wire rescue: A simple intraoperative bailout strategy for false lumen frozen elephant trunk deployment

doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2026.102332

Figure Lengend Snippet: Retrograde cannulation of the false lumen ( FL ) with a VS1 Beacon Tip Advantage catheter (Cook Medical) and Terumo 0.035-inch guidewire, and anterograde advancement of an Indy OTW snare (Cook Medical) into the frozen elephant trunk thoracic endograft portion and FL (A and C), to then establish a through-and-through wire system (B) from the femoral access to the aortic access.

Article Snippet: An Indy OTW snare (Cook Medical) was advanced anterogradely into the FET-EP and FL to capture the Terumo guidewire , establishing a through-and-through access.

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Journal: VideoGIE

Article Title: Zenker’s peroral endoscopic myotomy with myomectomy and ablation: a minimally invasive and effective technique for Zenker’s diverticulum resolution

doi: 10.1016/j.vgie.2025.10.009

Figure Lengend Snippet: A polypectomy snare was used for the myomectomy of the septum.

Article Snippet: After bilateral submucosal tunneling and total exposure of the cricopharyngeal muscle , Z-POEM-MA was performed based on 3 steps: (1) two lateral myotomies, with 1 cm of distance between them , (2) a myomectomy of the residual muscle with a 13-mm oval stiff polypectomy snare (Captivator II; Boston Scientific, Alajuela, Costa Rica) between the myotomies , and (3) mucosal ablation up to the diverticular base using argon plasma coagulation (APC) with a FiAPC probe (Erbe) in forced mode, 50 W, effect 4 ( ).

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