abstract |
Methods and devices to urge two gastrointestinal organs toward one another by penetrating through a first wall of a first gastrointestinal organ with an elongate structure comprising at least two expandable elements slideable along the elongate structure, penetrating through a second gastrointestinal organ with the elongate structure, expanding a first expandable element of the elongate structure adjacent a first wall of the first gastrointestinal organ, expanding a second expandable element adjacent a second wall of the second gastrointestinal organ, urging the first and second gastrointestinal organs together, optionally applying an adhesive material to the region between the two gastrointestinal organs. |