Post written by Mako Koseki, MD, from the Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA, and the Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, and Makoto Nishimura, MD, from the Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering …
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A novel artificial intelligence–assisted “vascular healing” diagnosis for prediction of future clinical relapse in patients with ulcerative colitis: a prospective cohort study (with video)
Post written by Yasuharu Maeda, MD, PhD, and Takanori Kuroki, MD, from the Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. In the assessment of inflammation and prediction of outcomes in ulcerative colitis (UC), artificial intelligence (AI)—assisted image-enhanced endoscopy offers objective and more precise predictions. We developed an AI-assisted narrow-band imaging system called …
Applications accepted for GIE mentorship program
Interested in learning more about reviewing? A new round of GIE’s mentorship program is about to begin! GIE invites GI fellows and those in the early stages of their career to join its mentorship program. Mentees will be paired with mentors, who will provide valuable guidance for completing reviews of manuscripts for the journal. Don’t …
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Fixation of the proximal flange of a lumen-apposing metal stent using a through-the-scope endoscopic suturing system to prevent stent migration in single-session EUS-directed transgastric ERCP: a pilot study
Post written by Hafiz Muzaffar Akbar Khan, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Azhar Hussain, MBBS, from the Division of Medicine, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA. The aim of our study was to evaluate and describe safe and effective use of a through-the-scope endoscopic suturing system for anchoring …
Editor’s Choice: EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy versus EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy with antegrade stent placement in patients with unresectable malignant distal biliary obstruction: a propensity score–matched case-control study
GIE Associate Editor Amy Tyberg, MD, FASGE, highlights this article from the July issue: “EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy versus EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy with antegrade stent placement in patients with unresectable malignant distal biliary obstruction: a propensity score–matched case-control study” by Hirotoshi Ishiwatari, MD, PhD, et al. The advanced endoscopist plays a key role in the palliation of patients with unresectable …
Top tips for EUS-guided pancreatic cyst chemoablation (with video)
Post written by Matthew T. Moyer, MD, MS, FASGE, from Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA. EUS-guided pancreatic cyst chemoablation is a rapidly developing, minimally invasive approach for treating appropriately selected mucinous pancreatic cysts. This article reviews best practices for this procedure including patient selection, setup, procedure performance, team structure, radiographic …
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Editor’s Choice: Comparing a 19-gauge fine-needle biopsy needle with a 22-gauge fine-needle biopsy needle for EUS-guided liver biopsy sampling: a prospective randomized study
GIE Senior Associate Editor Mohamed O. Othman, MD, highlights this article from the June issue: “Comparing a 19-gauge fine-needle biopsy needle with a 22-gauge fine-needle biopsy needle for EUS-guided liver biopsy sampling: a prospective randomized study” by David L. Diehl, MD, FASGE, AGAF, et al. EUS-guided liver biopsy is gaining traction and is frequently requested by referring …
Safety and efficacy of direct percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube placement compared with surgical jejunostomy: a tertiary care analysis
Post written by Shajan Peter, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Basil Hirschowitz Center of Advanced Endoscopy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. We examined cases over 5 years of enteral tube feeding placement. We further divided the patients into cohorts for the traditional open laparotomy approach, laparoscopic jejunostomy, and direct percutaneous endoscopic …
Successful EUS-guided pancreatic cyst chemoablation safely allows reduction in the frequency of radiographic surveillance: long-term follow-up of randomized prospective data
Post written by J. Westley Heinle, MPH, from the the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA. The 2 randomized prospective Chemotherapy for Ablation and Resolution of Mucinous Pancreatic Cysts (ChARM) clinical trials investigate and develop alcohol-free EUS-guided pancreatic cyst chemoablation. The current investigation …
Adverse events of the single-operator cholangioscopy system: a Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience database analysis
Post written by Saurabh Chandan, MD, from the Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA, and the Center for Interventional Endoscopy, Advent Health, Orlando, Florida, USA. The primary aim of our study was to assess and report all adverse events (AEs), including those device- and patient-related, associated with the single-operator cholangioscopy (SOC) system (SpyGlass; Boston …
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