While driving our family to dinner recently on his L plates… Maliththa Muwanwella: who do you like learning driving with? Your dad or me? Mr 16: dad tells me what I’m doing wrong with driving, you tell me what I’m doing wrong in life! 😂🤣😂

End of an era He helped put Perth, WA on the world medical map. RIP

Power and effects of diathermy. This happened during a Z-POEM for a previously surgically treated ZD. I was using spray coag and was trying to release the clip from muscle. You can see the metal clip melt in half and glow red hot from the heat generated. A short spiel on

My latest adaptation of dental bands for multi point traction in ESD (Star-Loop) just got published in VideoGIE. The Star-Loop method offers a safe, effective, and cost-effective multi-point traction solution for colonic ESD. Unlike other techniques, it minimizes device crowding,

Nice demonstration of traction in ESD with intermuscular dissection by Niroshan Muwanwella Gastroenterology Society of Australia (GESA) #AGW2024 #AGW24

AGW2024 exceeded my expectations with informative sessions and quality content by renowned presenters. Glad to be able to showcase some of the quality work we do in the west. Hoping for more WA representation at the Perth iteration in two years!

Check out my newest publication in third space endoscopy accepted to Digestive Endoscopy! Mucosal closure after G-POEM with through the scope clips can by difficult due to the thicker gastric mucosa and widening of the mucosal entry site, resulting in difficulty of apposition of

Did you know that you don't have to have a Mantis® clip to utilise the Hold-Drag-Capture-Deploy technique in closing EMR defects? Here is a demo with Resolution® clips. Give it a go and let me know how it worked for you! Boston Scientific #holddragcapturedeploy

There is ample evidence that ESD is not indicated for every colorectal polyp. But when the indication is right, it certainly can be an organ preserving intervention. At RPH, we strive to achieve the best outcome for our patients. A colleague recently referred a young patient to

My second family is Royal Perth Hospital gastroenterology family. This family is one of the most cohesive, collegiate unit in the country and we thrive in the “can do” attitude. Our family had our first consultant time out/education day yesterday. We talked about what we do

The wait is over… It is the week of RPH Barrett’s Masterclass 2024. This Thursday will mark a special occasion in the history of Barrett’s Endoscopy not only in WA, but also in Australia with its first dedicated conference with participation of more than 100 delegates and many

End of a fantastic iteration of RPH Masterclass! Royal Perth Hospital Barrett's Masterclass 2024 successfully concluded yesterday with participation of over 100 delegates. A world renowned faculty consisting of who's who in Barrett's congregated in Perth to deliver a day where

So proud to have contributed to our latest publication on Early Gastric Cancer. EGC might still be a foreign concept to us in the west however mortality from gastric cancer was estimated to rank 10th in Australia according to AIHW Cancer Data. There is a high likelihood of cure

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If I can finish each year of my career this way, I can retire a happy man one day! This is why I do, what I do…

Just returned from much needed holiday Consider Sri Lanka for your next vacation even though I’m not doing justice to it’s beauty with this video #visitsrilanka #srilankatravel

New in DEN Journal! We define a novel therapeutic gastroscope—the Fujifilm EG-840TP—for C-POEM in confined anatomy like the proximal esophagus. Slimmer, more agile, with a bigger channel & tighter flexion. A game changer for interventional endoscopy. 🎥👇 doi.org/10.1111/den.70…