Post written by GIE Senior Associate Editor David L. Diehl, MD. Dr Michael V. Sivak Jr is one of the giants of endoscopy, not just in the United States, but across the world. He was “in the room where it happened” for many important developments in gastroenterology and endoscopy that have since become routine practice. Dr …
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Post written by Galen Leung, MD, from NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, Daniela Guerrero Vinsard, MD, from Minneapolis Veterans Affairs, Minneapolis, and Ryan J. Law, DO, from Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. We are excited to present a comprehensive overview of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). This Technology Status Evaluation Report provides a compendium of current devices and techniques in …
Post written by Sandro Sferrazza, MD, and Giulio Calabrese, MD, from the Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, ARNAS Civico-Di Cristina-Benfratelli, Palermo, Italy. Our study evaluated incidence, predictors, clinical consequences, and management of postresection stenosis after endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for colorectal lesions involving ≥90% of the luminal circumference. We conducted an international multicenter analysis including 315 patients treated at 29 tertiary …
Post written by Roberto de Sire, MD, PhD, and Roberta Maselli, MD, PhD, FESGE, FJGES, from the the Endoscopy Unit, Gastroenterology Department, Humanitas Research Hospital IRCCS, Rozzano, Italy. Third-space endoscopy is fundamentally a visual discipline. Whether it is endoscopic submucosal dissection or peroral endoscopic myotomy, every procedural decision depends on the operator’s ability to accurately recognize tissue planes and …
Post written by Giuseppe Vanella, MD, PhD, from the Pancreatobiliary Endoscopy and Endosonography Division, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, and Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy. EUS-guided gastroenterostomy (EUS-GE) is to date a well-established option for malignant gastric outlet obstruction, and the short-term data are strongly supported by recent randomized evidence. What is usually missing is the long …
Post written by GIE Senior Associate Editor David L. Diehl, MD, FACP, MASGE, AGAF, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA. This month’s GIE includes a Top Tips that I wrote on the use of cryoballoon ablation (CbA) in the GI tract. In this article, I summarize current …
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Post written by Edoardo Vincenzo Savarino, MD, PhD, from the Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy, Mohammad Al Hayek, MD, from the Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic, and Brigida Barberio, MD, PhD, from the Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova. Upper GI cancers remain a …
Post written by Harsimran Kalsi, MD, from the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Central Florida/HCA Florida North Florida Hospital, Gainesville, Florida, Saurabh Chandan, MD, from Advanced Endoscopy, Houston Methodist West Hospital, Houston, Texas, and Dennis Yang, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Advent Health, Orlando, Florida, USA. The primary focus of our study was to evaluate whether pyloric impedance …
Post written by GIE Editor-in-Chief Douglas G. Adler, MD, FASGE, FACG, AGAF. At GIE, we are extremely proud to announce that our Impact Factor has risen to 8.0. This represents a significant improvement in our Impact Factor and our second consecutive increase. It takes a focused and concerted effort to raise the Impact Factor of …
Post written by Stefano Kayali, MD, from from the Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, and the Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, University Hospital of Parma, and Stefano Fantasia, MD, from the Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy. Our study investigates the impact of bowel preparation quality, specifically comparing excellent (Boston Bowel Preparation Scale …
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