Post written by Aamir Saeed, MD, from the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, Tenn, USA. We aimed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the outcomes of repeat colonoscopy after a previous incomplete procedure. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the Western world. Colonoscopy plays a critical role …
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Contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasound versus conventional endoscopic ultrasound–guided fine-needle biopsy with macroscopic on-site evaluation for solid pancreatic lesions: a multicenter randomized trial
Post written by Charing C.N. Chong, MBChB, from the Department of Surgery, and Raymond S.Y. Tang, MD, from the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. In this multicenter randomized controlled study, we aimed to compare the diagnostic performance of contrast-enhanced EUS (CE-EUS) and conventional EUS-guided fine-needle biopsy (FNB) with macroscopic on-site evaluation …
Efficacy of splinting tube-assisted duodenoscope insertion in patients with an inaccessible major papilla: a single-center retrospective study (with video)
Post written by Kento Shionoya, MD, PhD, Kenjiro Yamamoto, MD, PhD, and Takao Itoi, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan. Selective biliary cannulation during ERCP can be particularly challenging when the major papilla is difficult to access because of deformity, tortuosity, or anatomical constraints in the upper GI tract. In such situations, reaching the papilla …
Editor’s Choice: Utility of repeat colonoscopy attempt after failed colonoscopy: a systematic review and pooled analysis
GIE Associate Editor Shimon Bar-Meir, MD, highlights this article from the May issue: “Utility of repeat colonoscopy attempt after failed colonoscopy: a systematic review and pooled analysis” by Aamir Saeed, MD, et al. Colonoscopy is the most reliable test for detecting colorectal cancer or colonic polyps. Its advantage lies in being both diagnostic and therapeutic. It allows biopsy specimens to …
Safety and efficacy of same-day discharge after gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy for gastroparesis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Post written by Aamir Saeed, MD, from the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, Tennessee, Faisal Kamal, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mark Radlinski, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, and Sultan Mahmood, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. We aimed …
A path forward: underrepresented in medicine—gastroenterology
Post written by Pegah Hosseini-Carroll, MD, FASGE, from Baptist GI and University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, and Shani W. Clay, MD, FASGE, from Wellstar Health System, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. This American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy document highlights the value of a diverse and equitable workforce. Patients benefit through more culturally attuned care that fosters understanding and better outcomes …
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Best practices for endoscopic ultrasound–guided gastroenterostomy: technical recommendations from an international modified Delphi process
Post written by Giuseppe Vanella, MD, PhD, from IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute and Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy, Michiel Bronswijk, MD, from University Hospitals Gasthuisberg, University of Leuven, Leuven, and Imelda General Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium, and Roy L.J. van Wanrooij, MD, PhD, from Amsterdam UMC, Vrije University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. EUS-guided gastroenterostomy (EUS-GE) is one of the major breakthroughs in …
Top journal reviewers to be honored at DDW
The annual top reviewers for GIE, VideoGIE, and iGIE will be awarded at the Editors’ Reception on May 4 during Digestive Disease Week in Chicago, Illinois, USA. These 60 reviewers are being recognized for their significant number of high-quality reviews and their invaluable service to the peer-review process. The top reviewers are: Board Clinical Reviewers Yutaka Tomizawa, MD, MSc, …
Editor’s Choice: Effectiveness of self-assembling peptide in reducing bleeding after colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection
GIE Associate Editor Seiichiro Abe, MD, PhD, FASGE, FJGES, highlights this article from the April issue: “Effectiveness of self-assembling peptide in reducing bleeding after colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection” by Takeshi Yamamura, MD, PhD, et al. Delayed bleeding is an important adverse event after colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). It increases the burden of post-ESD monitoring and management. Yamamura et …
Underwater versus traction-assisted endoscopic submucosal dissection for colorectal lesions: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Post written by Roberto de Sire, MD, PhD, from the Endoscopy Unit, Gastroenterology Department, Humanitas Research Hospital IRCCS, Rozzano, and the IBD Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University Federico II, Naples, Italy. Our study explored a timely and practical question in therapeutic endoscopy: among the newer endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) strategies developed for colorectal lesions, …
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