This study is a prospective registry of patients undergoing endoscopic suturing and/or clip placement at our institution to assess the efficacy and safety of endoscopic tissue apposition.
1.1 Hypothesis: Endoscopic tissue apposition is efficacious and safe in the practice of gastrointestinal endoscopy.
1.2 Aims: To prospectively evaluate the efficacy and safety of Endoscopic Tissue Apposition in the practice of gastrointestinal endoscopy.
Closure of perforations
Closure of full thickness defects created during endoscopic full thickness resection
Closure of defects after endoscopic submucosal dissection and endoscopic mucosal resection
Closure of mucosotomy after Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)
Patients unable or unwilling to provide consent
Pregnant patients
Coagulation disorders (INR >1.8, platelet <50,000)
GI Bleeding