Endoscopic removal of gastric band

Shashideep Singhal, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition at The University of Texas at Houston Medical School in  Houston, Texas, USA presents this VideoGIE case, "Endoscopic removal of gastric band by use of a stent-induced erosion technique." A 51-year-old woman with vertical band gastroplasty presented with epigastric abdominal pain and emesis. An …

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Low-residue diet before colonoscopy

Douglas L. Nguyen, MD¹ and Matthew L. Bechtold, MD, FASGE² discuss their systematic review and meta-analysis titled "Low-residue versus clear liquid diet before colonoscopy: a meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials." The focus of the study was to evaluate the effects of a low-residue diet compared to a clear liquid diet on the day prior to …

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Association between proximal and distal lesions

Martin C.S. Wong, MD, MPH, from the Institute of Digestive Disease and the JC School of Public Health and Primary Care at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Shatin, Hong Kong, HKSAR, China discusses this Original Article, "Association of distal hyperplastic polyps and proximal neoplastic lesions: a prospective study of 5613 subjects." The objective of this study to …

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Managing high-risk giant gastric polyps

Douglas A. Howell, MD, FASGE, from the Maine Medical Center, Interventional Endoscopy, in Portland, Maine, USA shares this VideoGIE case "Combined volume reduction with the loop-and-leave technique permits safe endoscopic management of high-risk giant gastric polyps." Giant inflammatory or reactive polyps occur in the upper GI tract. Hyperplastic polyps have a <2% malignant risk. These …

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Editor’s Choice: cold forceps polypectomy using NBI endoscopy

Associate Editor Seth A. Gross, MD, FASGE highlights this article from the March issue: "A prospective randomized comparative study of cold forceps polypectomy by using narrow-band imaging endoscopy versus cold snare polypectomy in patients with diminutive colorectal polyps." This study highlights the importance of proper polypectomy technique depending on polyp size when dealing with diminutive polyps. …

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Gastric volume after split-dose bowel prep

Deepak Agrawal, MD, MPH, from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, USA discusses this Original Article "Gastric residual volume after split-dose compared with evening-before polyethylene glycol bowel preparation." In this study we measured the volume of liquid remaining in the stomach 2-3 hours after ingesting the bowel preparation (GoLytely) and compared it …

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Inflammatory pancreatic fluid collections

V. Raman Muthusamy, MD, FASGE, from the ASGE Standards of Practice committee writes about the new ASGE guideline, "The role of endoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory pancreatic fluid collections." The purpose of this guideline is to review the most recent classification of inflammatory pancreatic fluid collections, discuss when endoscopic intervention is appropriate, …

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Balloon enteroscopy–assisted ERCP

Kentaro Ishii, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, in Tokyo, Japan discusses this Original Article, "Balloon enteroscopy–assisted ERCP in patients with Roux-en-Y gastrectomy and intact papillae (with videos)." Balloon enteroscopy (BE)-assisted ERCP has provided a marked improvement in the success rate of reaching the papilla and consecutive ERCP procedures in …

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Efficacy of the magnetic marking clip method

Bora Keum, MD, PhD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Gastrointestinal Medical Instrument Research, Korea University College of Medicine, in Seoul, Korea shares this VideoGIE case, "Efficacy of the magnetic marking clip method for preoperative localization of GI tumor." Various endoscopic localization methods for surgical resection of GI …

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Effectiveness of a newly designed antireflux valve metal stent

Jong Ho Moon, MD, PhD, and colleagues from the Digestive Disease Center and Research Institute, Departments of Internal Medicine, SoonChunHyang, University School of Medicine, in Bucheon and Seoul, South Korea discuss this Original Article, "Effectiveness of a newly designed antireflux valve metal stent to reduce duodenobiliary reflux in patients with unresectable distal malignant biliary obstruction: …

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