Post written by Michael B. Wallace, MD, MPH, from Mayo Clinic, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, USA. This Top Tips article was timely given the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) tools that are applicable to GI and medicine in …
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Post written by Antonio Mendoza Ladd, MD, FACG, FASGE, from the University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USA. This case series focused on the effect of prophylactic placement of fully covered self-expandable metal stents after esophageal endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). ESD of esophageal lesions has increased significantly over the last 10 years in the United States. …
Post written by Francesc Bas-Cutrina, MD, and Joan B. Gornals, MD, PhD, from the Endoscopy Unit, Department of Digestive Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Universitat de Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Endoscopic band ligation (EBL) without resection has been described in ablative treatment for Barrett’s esophagus or eradication of esophageal varices. Few …
GIE Associate Shimon Bar-Meir, MD, highlights this article from the December issue: “Efficacy of cap-assisted endoscopy for the visualization of the major duodenal papilla: a systematic review and meta-analysis” by Umair Iqbal, MD, et al. Upper GI endoscopy does not visualize the major duodenal papilla well. Patients with familial adenomatosis polyposis are at an increased risk of …
Post written by Peng Pan, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Changhai Hospital, Naval Military Medical University, Shanghai, China. The oral sulfate solution (OSS) split-dose regimen has been evaluated in several trials by comparing 2-L polyethylene glycol (PEG) plus ascorbic acid or 4-L PEG using the split-dose or same-day method. These studies showed that OSS was …
Post written by Tony He, MBBS, FRACP, and Andrew C.F. Taylor, MD, FRACP, from the Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent’s Hospital, and the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. We aimed to help inform surveillance guidelines in patients who had successful complete eradication of dysplastic Barrett’s esophagus (BE) by identifying the anatomic location, appearance, and histology …
Post written by Hassam Ali, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. This study aimed to develop a predictive model for 30-day reintervention rates following endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) procedures. Using supervised machine learning techniques, the model incorporates factors such as patient demographics, clinical variables, and …
Post written by Cecilia Binda, MD, from the Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Forlì-Cesena Hospitals, AUSL Romagna, Forlì-Cesena, Italy. Our study focused on EUS-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) as an option for jaundice treatment that may be reserved for patients affected by distal malignant biliary obstruction (DMBO) after ERCP failure and EUS-guided biliary drainage (hepaticogastrostomy or choledochoduodenostomy) …
Post written by Mitsuru Okuno, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Gifu University Municipal Hospital, Gifu, Japan. Intraductal plastic stent (IS) placement has been known to have long stent patency. However, the effectiveness of bilateral IS placement compared with bilateral self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) placement—including stent patency, adverse events, and endoscopic reintervention—in patients with unresectable …
Post written by Yun Je Song, MD, Gunn Huh, MD, and Do Hyun Park, MD, PhD, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. The focus of our study was to compare the efficacy, safety, and oncologic outcomes of EUS-guided rapid ethanol lavage …
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