Post written by Toufic Kachaamy, MD, from the Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Boca Raton, Florida, USA. Dysphagia palliation in non-operable esophageal cancer patients is dependent on local expertise with no clear modality favored over others. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines considers multiple modalities such as stenting, external beam radiation, brachytherapy, photodynamic therapy, cryotherapy, …
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Excavation of a fossilized biliary stent
Post written by Brian S. Lim, MD, MCR, FASGE, from the School of Medicine, University of California, and the Department of Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, Riverside, California, USA. A 60-year-old male presented with right lower-quadrant pain and fever. CT (computed tomography) abdomen showed acute appendicitis, but also an incidental biliary stent. The atient …
Screening for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: recent advances
Post written by Don C. Codipilly, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma is well known worldwide for causing substantial morbidity and mortality. Our aim was to highlight recent advances in both endoscopic and non-endoscopic screening and surveillance strategies. We felt clinicians would appreciate a …
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Endoscopic drainage of pancreatic fluid collections by use of a novel biflanged stent
Post written by D. Nageshwar Reddy, MD, DM, from the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India. In this video case series, we described 5 cases with pancreatic fluid collections (4 walled-off necrosis and 1 pseudocyst) that underwent endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage using a new biflanged metal stent with electrocautery-enhanced delivery system (Hot Nagi, Taewoong Medical, Gyenoggi- …
Immunohistologic analysis of the duodenal bulb
Post written by Tarcisio Not, MD, from the Institute for Maternal and Child Health–IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo” Trieste, Trieste, Italy. This prospective study investigates whether histological analysis of the duodenal bulb combined with intestinal IgA anti-tissue transglutamonase deposit immunoassay makes celiac disease diagnosis possible in at-risk children with low concentrations of serum anti-tissue transglutaminase. Anti-tissue transglutaminase …
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Editor’s Choice: Screening for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Associate Editor, Dr. Fauze Maluf-Filho, highlights this article from the September issue “Screening for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: recent advances” by Don C. Codipilly, MD, et al. This study provides a thorough review of the current technologies (endoscopic and non-endoscopic) to screen for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). It also points out future directions for …
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Transplantation of autologous esophageal mucosa
Post written by JianYing Bai, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China. We focused on the effectiveness and safety of endoscopic transplantation of autologous esophageal mucosa in preventing stricture formation after circumferential ESD. Esophageal stricture is a very common adverse event after ESD, especially with resection of nearly …
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Recurrent acute pancreatitis in a toddler: a “wormy surprise”
Post written by Zaheer Nabi, MD, DNB, from the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India. The video case describes a 3-year-old child presenting with recurrent episodes of acute pancreatitis. Etiological evaluation revealed multiple calculi in the gallbladder on transabdominal ultrasonography. Expecting a calculus in the bile duct, we performed an endosonography to confirm. Surprisingly, endosonography …
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Comparing EUS-GG-ERCP and e-ERCP in patients with RYGB
Post written by Majidah Bukhari, MBBS, MD, FRCPC, from the Department of Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, and King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) remains one of the most commonly performed bariatric surgeries worldwide. ERCP in patients with …
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Successful removal of duodenal submucosal tumors with ESD
Post written by Hiroyuki Aihara, MD, PhD, FASGE, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Endoscopy, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) allows for en bloc resection of gastrointestinal lesions, which theoretically results in lower recurrence rates. However, ESD in the duodenal bulb is technically challenging …
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