Post written by Ka-Kin Sze, FHKCP, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong SAR, China. We present a case of a patient who had an over-the-scope clip (OTSC) in situ for more than 2 years. A decision was made to remove the OTSC using the …
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GIE Senior Associate Editor David L. Diehl, MD, highlights this article from the February issue: “Long-term (3-year) composite gastroesophageal reflux outcomes of peroral endoscopic myotomy with or without concomitant endoscopic fundoplication in matched cohorts of achalasia” by Amol Bapaye, MD (MS), MSGEI, FISG, FASGE, FJGES, et al. To POEM or to POEM + F? In recent years, most …
Post written by iGIE Editor-in-Chief Linda Lee, MD, FACG, FASGE, from Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. We are absolutely thrilled to share that iGIE has been accepted for indexation in PubMed. This is a tremendous milestone for our young journal, and what a wonderful way to ring in 2026! iGIE began just over …
Post written by Brett J. Hoskins, DO, from the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. This video demonstrates ischemic polypectomy during balloon-assisted enteroscopy in a 12-year-old girl with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome and chronic iron deficiency anemia. Seven pedunculated small-bowel …
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Post written by Partha Pal, MD, DNB, MRCP (UK), FASGE, from the Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India. Fibrostenotic strictures in Crohn’s disease are particularly challenging when associated with distorted anatomy and pseudopolyps. We describe an endoscopic reconstructive surgery approach using multimodality interventional endoscopy, integrating preprocedural intestinal ultrasound (IUS) with water pressure–assisted endoscopic …
Post written by VideoGIE Editor Emeritus Field F. Willingham, MD, MPH, FASGE, from Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. I cannot believe how fast it went. What an honor to have had the opportunity to lead VideoGIE for these past 5 years. I loved every minute we spent working on and evolving the journal. I …
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Post written by Rixta A.H. van Eijck van Heslinga, MD, and Leon M.G. Moons, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. The management of colorectal polyps with suspected deep submucosal invasive carcinoma (d-SMIC) remains a subject of ongoing debate. Optical assessment often overestimates the risk of d-SMIC, resulting in unnecessary surgeries for …
Post written by Yasi Xiao, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Dennis Yang, MD, from the Center for Interventional Endoscopy, AdventHealth, Orlando, Florida, USA. The aim of this study was to evaluate the status of training with lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMSs) for therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) during advanced endoscopy training. The …
Post written by Agnieszka Maniak, MD, and Irving Waxman, MD, from Rush University Medical Center, Center for Interventional Endoscopy, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Our case features a 74-year-old woman who presented with recurrent hematochezia despite conventional endoscopic hemostasis following endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of a 50-mm rectal polyp. During her second presentation for hematochezia, the patient underwent a CT angiography that …
Post written by Saurabh Chandan, MD, from Houston Methodist West Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA. The primary focus of this study was to review and summarize endoscopic techniques to mitigate and lower the incidence of interval colon cancer, which is defined as a colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnosed after a screening examination or test in which no cancer …
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