Cholangioscopy intervention for anastomotic biliary stricture

On April 18, 2015March 31, 2015 By GIEjournalIn VideoGIELeave a comment

Shiva Kumar, MD, MS, FASGE from the Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation, Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE discusses this VideoGIE case,"Cholangioscopy-directed endoscopic intervention for post–liver transplantation anastomotic biliary stricture." A 59-year-old man presented with a cholestatic liver profile 20 months …

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Use of PGA sheets and fibrin glue to prevent post-ESD bleeding

On April 15, 2015March 31, 2015 By GIEjournalIn InvestigationsLeave a comment

Yosuke Tsuji, MD, PhD, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro, MD, PhD, and Kazuhiko Koike, MD, PhD from Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan discuss this Original Article "Polyglycolic acid sheets and fibrin glue decrease the risk of bleeding after endoscopic submucosal dissection of gastric neoplasms (with video)." Polyglycolic acid (PGA) …

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Common indications for transoral flexible endoscopic suturing

On April 13, 2015April 3, 2015 By GIEjournalIn VideoGIELeave a comment

Vivek Kumbhari, MD from the Department of Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore, Maryland, USA presents this case from VideoGIE, "Common indications for transoral flexible endoscopic suturing." This video introduces the OverStitch flexible endoscopic suturing system (Apollo Endosurgery, Austin, Tx, USA). We demonstrate the use of …

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Meet the Editor- Doug Adler

On April 12, 2015March 31, 2015 By GIEjournalIn In the Scope LightLeave a comment

In this post, we meet Associate Editor, Douglas G. Adler MD, FACG, AGAF, FASGE from University of Utah School of Medicine, Huntsman Cancer Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Adler is an Associate Editor for GIE. Endoscopedia: What are your GI areas of focus? DA: ERCP, EUS, stents, and advanced interventional endoscopy. Endoscopedia: What is your favorite …

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Novel technique for over-the-scope clip application

On April 10, 2015March 31, 2015 By GIEjournalIn VideoGIELeave a comment

Brian P. Riff, MD from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA describes this VideoGIE case, "A novel technique for over-the-scope clip application: a safer and more secure method." The video case demonstrates our preferred technique for closing persistent gastrocutaneous fistulas (GCF). …

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ERCP or EUS-BD for malignant distal CBD obstruction

On April 8, 2015March 31, 2015 By GIEjournalIn InvestigationsLeave a comment

Vinay Dhir, MD from the Department of Endoscopy and Endosonography, Baldota Institute of Digestive Sciences in Mumbai, India discusses his Original Article "Multicenter comparative evaluation of endoscopic placement of expandable metal stents for malignant distal common bile duct obstruction by ERCP or EUS-guided approach." ERCP is the procedure of choice for relief of jaundice due …

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Bowel preparation before colonoscopy

On April 6, 2015March 31, 2015 By GIEjournalIn From the ASGE2 Comments

John R. Saltzman, MD, FASGE, Director of Endoscopy at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and Associate Editor of GIE describes this latest document from the ASGE Standards of Practice committee titled "Bowel preparation before colonoscopy." The latest information about the current available preps including their efficacy, cost, safety …

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Managing Barrett’s esophagus with esophageal varices

On April 3, 2015March 31, 2015 By GIEjournalIn InvestigationsLeave a comment

William C. Palmer, MD from the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, USA shares this video case, "Endoscopic management of high-grade dysplastic Barrett’s esophagus with esophageal varices." Our video demonstrates the case of a 62-year-old woman with esophageal varices and long-segment Barrett’s esophagus (Prague C1-M6) with high-grade dysplasia and focal intramucosal adenocarcinoma who was treated with …

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Editor’s Choice- Upper GI hemorrhage mortality is decreasing

On April 1, 2015March 31, 2015 By GIEjournalIn InvestigationsLeave a comment

This month's Editor's Choice article comes from Dr. Sharmila Anandasabapathy, MD, FASGE. She recommends the article "The in-hospital mortality rate for upper GI hemorrhage has decreased over 2 decades in the United States: a nationwide analysis" by Marwan S. Abougergi, MD, Anne C. Travis, MD, MSc, and John R. Saltzman, MD from the Division of Gastroenterology, …

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EMR and submucosal dissection for colon neoplasms

On March 30, 2015February 28, 2015 By GIEjournalIn InvestigationsLeave a comment

Mikihiro Fujiya, MD, PhD and Kazuyuki Tanaka, MD from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University in Asahikawa, Japan present this Original Article "Efficacy and adverse events of EMR and endoscopic submucosal dissection for the treatment of colon neoplasms: a meta-analysis of studies comparing EMR and endoscopic submucosal dissection." We herein performed a …

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