Post written by Saurabh Chandan, MD, from the Gastroenterology and Hepatology, CHI Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Underwater endoscopic mucosal resection (U-EMR) is a simple and easy-to-learn technique for resection of colorectal lesions. It eliminates the need of using submucosal injection to “lift” the lesion prior to resection. The main aim of our …
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Disposable digital percutaneous cholangioscope-aided retrieval of a plastic biliary stent after failed retrieval at ERCP
Post written by Sooraj Tejaswi, MD, MSPH, from the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California. We describe the collaborative effort of the use of the novel short cholangioscope-aided percutaneous retrieval of a plastic biliary stent after being unable to retrieve the stent during ERCP. The patient was …
Evaluating the impact of frailty on periprocedural adverse events and mortality among patients with GI bleeding
Post written by Camilo J. Acosta, MD David Goldberg, MD Sunil Amin, MD, MPH, from the Department of Medicine, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida, USA and Division of Digestive Health and Liver Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA. Frailty is common and has been extensively studied as a …
Nonsurgical rescue after basket-stone impaction by endoscopic cutting of a metallic lithotripter and laser lithotripsy
Post written by Toshiaki Terauchi, MD, from the Department of Surgery, Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital, Utsunomiya, Japan. This report presents a 64-year-old male who underwent successful rescue using a nonsurgical endoscopic approach to remove an impacted mechanical lithotripter basket, due to a 17-mm common bile duct stone. The basket impaction occurred at an outside hospital, and …
Impact of margin status on outcomes after endoscopic resection of well-differentiated duodenal neuroendocrine tumors
Post written by Shruti Mony, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. The focus of our study was to assess the recurrence patterns after endoscopic resection of nonampullary duodenal neuroendocrine tumors [DNETs]. Specifically, we wanted to identify the risk factors, effect of positive histologic margins, and optimal surveillance strategies including …
GIE September Podcast
Dr. Doug Adler, GIE Senior Associate Editor, chats with Dr Saurabh Chandan about his article "Efficacy and histologic accuracy of underwater versus conventional endoscopic mucosal resection for large (>20 mm) colorectal polyps: a comparative review and meta-analysis" from the September issue. Our guest for the September 2021 GIE Podcast is Dr Saurabh Chandan, Assistant Professor, …
The pocket-creation method facilitates gastric ESD and overcomes challenging situations
Post written by Masafumi Kitamura, MD, from the Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan. Gastric ESD using the PCM can be performed with a uniform strategy, regardless of the location of the lesion, and it is more straightforward for the operator than conventional methods. We here present 2 representative cases …
Colorectal cancer in 18- to 49-year-olds: rising rates, presentation, and outcome in a large integrated health system
Post written by Nimish Vakil, MD, from the Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, and the Department of Gastroenterology, Advocate Aurora Health, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Colon cancer is rising in young people and the cause is unknown. There is little information on outcomes in this group. Colorectal cancer …
Successful removal of a giant esophageal lipoma with hybrid endoscopic submucosal dissection
Post written by Ameya Deshmukh, DO, from the Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Louis University - SOM, St. Louis, Missouri. In this video, we showcase the removal of a 7-cm esophageal lipoma in a patient who presented with dysphagia (Eckardt score of 6) and weight loss. Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) was used to expose the …
Single-pass 1-needle actuation versus single-pass 3-needle actuation technique for EUS-guided liver biopsy sampling
Post written by David L. Diehl, MD, FACP, FASGE, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA. The focus of this study is to further refine the optimal method for EUS-guided liver biopsy. Some reports in the literature utilize a single pass, single-needle throw for obtaining a liver biopsy specimen. …
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