Post written by Ariosto Hernández-Lara, MD, MSc, from the Institute of Image-Guided Surgery, Angeles Health System, Strasbourg, France. In this video, we present proof of concept of indocyanine green (ICG)-guided ERCP in a 30-kg pig that underwent duodenoscopy with a therapeutic colonoscope to reach the pig’s papilla and maintain insufflation while receiving 0.1 mg/kg ICG …
Top tips for endoscopic management of nonampullary duodenal adenomas (with videos)
Post written by Michael J. Bourke, MBBS, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Westmead Hospital, and Western Clinical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Duodenal adenomas make endoscopists nervous, and they should. It is a part of the GI tract where adverse events can be disastrous. These 9 tips are what I actually …
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Piecemeal submucosal tunneling endoscopic resection of a 4-cm esophageal leiomyoma
Post written by Dennis Wang, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Medicine, Rochester, and Gregory Haber, MD, MASGE, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New York University Department of Medicine, New York, New York, USA. We present a case of a patient with a symptomatic …
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Editor’s Choice: Role of prophylactic antibiotics in patients undergoing endoscopic ultrasound–directed transgastric interventions in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and endoscopic ultrasound gastroenterostomy
GIE Associate Editor Shivangi T. Kothari, MD, FACG, FASGE, highlights this article from the September issue: “Role of prophylactic antibiotics in patients undergoing endoscopic ultrasound–directed transgastric interventions in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and endoscopic ultrasound gastroenterostomy” by Tina Boortalary, MD, et al. This is the first multicenter study to directly evaluate the role of prophylactic antibiotics …
Endoscopic intermuscular dissection of a rectal gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Post written by Babak Mirminachi, MD, MPH, and Sultan Mahmood, MD, from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Our video shows endoscopic resection of a distal rectal GI stromal tumor located 1.5 cm proximal to the dentate line using endoscopic intermuscular dissection. EUS initially suggested a submucosal origin, but during endoscopic submucosal …
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Diagnostic value of magnifying endoscopy for colorectal laterally spreading tumor nongranular type
Post written by Yuki Amioka, MD, and Hidenori Tanaka, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan. Laterally spreading tumors (LSTs) of the nongranular type are classified into flat-elevated (FE) and pseudodepressed (PD) subtypes, which have different malignant potential. Although magnifying endoscopy is widely used to predict histology and invasion depth …
Through-the-scope fully covered self-expandable metal stent with biflanged ends for ampullary access in severe duodenal obstruction
Post written by Rahul Karna, MD, and Stuart K. Amateau, MD, PhD, FASGE, FACG, AGAF, from the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Our article highlights a case of an 80-year-old white woman who presented for evaluation of biliary obstruction in the setting of indeterminate gastric outlet obstruction. The accompanying video demonstrates use …
Endoscopic mucosal resection–assisted mucosal flap creation to facilitate endoscopic submucosal dissection for gastric adenoma amid diffuse fundic gland polyposis
Post written by Rinrada Worapongpaiboon, MD, and Clement Wu, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Kasenee Tiankanon, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital and Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, and Saowanee Ngamruengphong, …
The role of quantitative contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasound in the differential diagnosis of pancreatic solid neoplasms: a proof-of-concept prospective study shifting from subjective to objective
Post written by Matteo Tacelli, MD, PhD, from the Pancreato-Biliary Endoscopy and Endosonography Division, Pancreas Translational and Clinical Research Center, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. Can we move contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasound (CE-EUS) from a subjective visual impression to an objective and reproducible diagnostic tool? Our study explored whether quantitative analysis of CE-EUS using dedicated perfusion software …
A low-cost ex vivo simulator for training in endoscopic hemostasis and perforation management
Post written by Samer Al-Dury, MD, PhD, from Muscat Endoscopy Academy, Endoscopy Unit, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical City for Military and Security Services, Muscat, Oman. This video presents a low-cost simulator designed specifically for hands-on training in both GI bleeding control and perforation management. The platform can use ex vivo animal tissue or, where available, …
