Diamond-shaped flexible endoscopic myotomy for Zenker’s diverticulum

On August 8, 2015August 4, 2015 By GIEjournalIn VideoGIELeave a comment

Luis F. Lara, MD, from Cleveland Clinic Florida, in Weston, Florida, USA describes this VideoGIE case "Diamond-shaped flexible endoscopic cricopharyngeal myotomy for treatment of Zenker's diverticulum." A 93-year-old male with cervical kyphosis and osteophytes presented with progressive dysphagia with weight loss due to enlarging Zenker’s diverticulum (3 cm deep). ENT refused surgery. After endotracheal intubation …

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The role of endoscopy in dyspepsia

On August 6, 2015August 4, 2015 By GIEjournalIn InvestigationsLeave a comment

ASGE Standards of Practice committee member, Aasma Shaukat, MD, MPH, FASGE, discusses this recent guideline from the ASGE, "The role of endoscopy in dyspepsia." The focus of this guideline was to review the prevalence, diagnosis, and medical and endoscopic management of dyspepsia. Dyspepsia is one of the most common complaints for visits to gastroenterology practices. …

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Nonneoplastic polypectomy during screening colonoscopy

On August 4, 2015August 4, 2015 By GIEjournalIn InvestigationsLeave a comment

Mary A. Atia, MD, from the Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic Arizona in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA discusses this Original Article, "Nonneoplastic polypectomy during screening colonoscopy: the impact on polyp detection rate, adenoma detection rate, and overall cost." The frequency of non-neoplastic polypectomy (NNP) is tissue constituting normal colonic mucosa or lymphoid aggregates. …

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Editor’s Choice: Mucosal healing in IBD

On August 1, 2015July 30, 2015 By GIEjournalIn InvestigationsLeave a comment

Associate Editor Lisa Strate, MD, MPH recommends this article from the August issue: "Assessment of mucosal healing in inflammatory bowel disease: review" by Parambir S. Dulai, MBBS, Barrett G. Levesque, MD, MS, Brian G. Feagan, MD, Geert D’Haens, MD, PhD, and William J. Sandborn, MD. Mucosal healing has been shown to correlate with treatment outcomes …

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Mentoring Our Future Gatekeepers

On July 30, 2015July 13, 2015 By GIEjournalIn GIE News, Reviewer TipsLeave a comment

Written by Lyndon Hernandez, MD, MPH, FASGE, Chair of the GIE Editorial Review Board Early in one’s career, the more you do endoscopic procedures or publish research papers, the better and more efficient you get at it. For those fortunate enough, this resulted from a strong foundation of training during fellowship, followed by enthusiastic support …

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Postcholecystectomy refractory biliary leaks

On July 28, 2015July 2, 2015 By GIEjournalIn InvestigationsLeave a comment

Jorge Canena, MD, PhD, from the Center of Gastroenterology, Hospital Cuf Infante Santo, in Lisbon, Portugal discusses this Original Article "A non-randomized study in consecutive patients with postcholecystectomy refractory biliary leaks who were managed endoscopically with the use of multiple plastic stents or fully covered self-expandable metal stents (with videos)." We compared the clinical effectiveness …

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Endoscopic cell sheet transplantation device

On July 22, 2015July 2, 2015 By GIEjournalIn InvestigationsLeave a comment

Masanori Maeda, PhD, from the Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, in Tokyo, Japan describes this New Methods article "Endoscopic cell sheet transplantation device developed by using a 3-dimensional printer and its feasibility evaluation in a porcine model." This paper describes the development of a new device and method for …

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One-step EUS-guided gastrojejunostomy

On July 16, 2015July 2, 2015 By GIEjournalIn VideoGIELeave a comment

Nobuhito Ikeuchi, MD, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Tokyo Medical University in Tokyo, Japan presents this video case “One-step EUS-guided gastrojejunostomy with use of lumen-apposing metal stent for afferent loop syndrome treatment.” Afferent loop syndrome is an adverse event of several types of gastric surgery and often causes patient suffering. However, retrograde endoscopic decompression …

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ADR varies during colonoscopy training

On July 13, 2015July 2, 2015 By GIEjournalIn InvestigationsLeave a comment

Sascha C. van Doorn, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Academic Medical Centre at the University of Amsterdam in Amsterdam, the Netherlands discusses this Original Article "Adenoma detection rate varies greatly during colonoscopy training." During endoscopy training of gastroenterology fellows (GI-fellows), the most important competency for colonoscopy is safe cecal intubation. …

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GIE Introduces New Submission Process

On July 10, 2015July 2, 2015 By GIEjournalIn GIE NewsLeave a comment

GIE is making its submission process more author-friendly with “Your Paper, Your Way.” You talked, we listened! GIE is making the submission of manuscripts much easier. With our new option, called "Your Paper, Your Way," you can send us your entire document as a Microsoft Word (or similar) file. Include embedded figures, tables, and references, …

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