Top tips regarding EUS-guided liver biopsy

Post written by David L. Diehl, MD, FACP, FASGE, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA. The editors of GIE wanted a Top Tips section in the Journal in 2022, and I feel very honored to be asked to craft an article for this series on “Top tips regarding …

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Endoscopic full-thickness resection of colorectal lesions: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Post written by Russell D. Dolan, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. As techniques have advanced to improve endoscopic removal of large lesions within the colon and rectum to serve as alternatives to surgery, endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and endoscopic submucosal dissection …

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Editor’s Choice: Initial multicenter experience using a novel endoscopic tack and suture system for challenging GI defect closure and stent fixation

GIE Senior Associate Editor John R. Saltzman, MD, highlights this article from the February issue: “Initial multicenter experience using a novel endoscopic tack and suture system for challenging GI defect closure and stent fixation (with video)” by Tala Mahmoud, MD, et al. Large mucosal defects that occur after snare resection, EMR, or ESD can be …

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Endoscopic vacuum therapy for the management of upper GI leaks and perforations: a multicenter retrospective study of factors associated with treatment failure (with video)

Post written by Jun Chul Park, MD, PhD, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. Upper GI leaks and perforations lead to serious conditions associated with high morbidity and mortality. The optimal method for managing these patients remains controversial. Although surgery is a treatment option, it …

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Classification, outcomes, and management of misdeployed stents during EUS-guided gastroenterostomy

Post written by Bachir Ghandour, MD, from Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. EUS-guided gastroenterostomy (EUS-GE) is a minimally invasive procedure that is increasingly performed for the management of patients with gastric outlet obstruction (GOO). Stent misdeployment (SM) during EUS-GE remains the most common cause for technical failure and adverse events, hindering its widespread dissemination. …

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Technological review: developments in innovative duodenoscopes

Post written by Mark A. Gromski, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. The development of innovative duodenoscopes has recently been a dynamic area within interventional endoscopy. In this paper, we aimed to review the status of innovative duodenoscopes, first by putting into …

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Evaluation of polypectomy quality indicators of large, nonpedunculated colorectal polyps in a nonexpert, bowel cancer screening cohort

Post written by Lonne W.T. Meulen, MD, from the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The NetherlandsGROW, School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands. Our study aimed to provide insight into the quality of endoscopic treatment of large (≥20 mm), nonpedunculated colorectal polyps. …

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Endoscopic band ligation in the treatment of gastric antral vascular ectasia

Post written by Babu P. Mohan, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University of Utah Health School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Treatment of GAVE is traditionally done by endoscopic thermal therapy like argon plasma coagulation (APC) or radiofrequency ablation (RFA). However, recently, endoscopic band ligation has been reported as an …

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Endoscopic-mediated, biliary hydrodynamic injection mediating clinically relevant levels of gene delivery in pig liver

Post written by Robert L. Kruse, MD, PhD, from the Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Viral-based approaches predominate the field of gene therapy for rare diseases but suffer many limitations including anti-vector immune responses and high cost of manufacturing. Our study focused on developing a novel nonviral …

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Gastric neoplasms in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis: endoscopic and clinicopathologic features

Post written by Yusaku Shimamoto, MD, from the Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan. Gastric neoplasms in familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) patients were classified into 4 types based on endoscopic findings. Then, their clinical, histopathologic, and genetic features were investigated. Gastric neoplasms in patients with FAP are endoscopically and histopathologically characteristic …

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