Post written by Stefano Francesco Crinò, MD, from the Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, The Pancreas Institute, Department of Medicine, G.B. Rossi University Hospital, Verona, Italy. Different needles for EUS-guided fine-needle biopsy (EUS-FNB) are currently available. Side-fenestrated and end-cutting types are both widespread and available in different calibers. This is the first randomized study directly …
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COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction testing before endoscopy
Post written by Juan E. Corral, MD, and Michael B. Wallace, MD, MPH, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA. In the first months of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, hospitals and endoscopy centers across the world had to stop performing endoscopies leading to significant health and economic losses. …
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Outcomes in lower GI bleeding comparing weekend with weekday admission
Post written by Daniel J. Stein, MD, MPH, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. We know that acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding is common in the inpatient setting and can require urgent intervention. Our focus was to determine …
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Editor’s Choice: The safety and efficacy of 2% vitamin C solution spray for relief of mucosal irritation caused by Lugol chromoendoscopy
GIE Associate Editor, Dr. Fauze Maluf-Filho, highlights this article from the September issue “The safety and efficacy of 2% vitamin C solution spray for relief of mucosal irritation caused by Lugol chromoendoscopy” by Duochen Jin, PhD, et al. Lugol chromoendoscopy is necessary for the identification of superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Lugol solution is alcoholic, …
Gastric injury secondary to button battery ingestions
Post written by Racha T. Khalaf, MD, from the Digestive Health Institute & Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA. Through our study, we wanted to better define the spectrum of injury and understand which clinical factors are associated with injury from retained …
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Impact of direct-acting oral anticoagulants and warfarin on postendoscopic GI bleeding and thromboembolic events
Post written by Andy Tien, MD, MS, from the Department of Internal Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. The focus of our study was to compare the risk of GI bleeding (GIB) and thromboembolic events among patients undergoing GI endoscopic procedures who are prescribed direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) versus warfarin. Endoscopists …
Feasibility of a new ligation using the double-loop clips technique without an adhesive agent for ulceration after ESD of the colon
Post written by Satoshi Abiko, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Kushiro Rosai Hospital, Kushiro, Japan. Several ligation techniques for ulceration after endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) have been reported, but none have been established for clinical use because of technical complexity and the need for expensive equipment. Therefore, the technical feasibility of a new …
Evaluating the practice of canceling colonoscopies for presumed inadequate bowel preparation
Post written by Brian C. Jacobson, MD, MPH, from the Boston Medical Center and the Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. We sought to better understand how often endoscopists cancel a colonoscopy during the triage phase (ie, before colonoscope insertion) because of concern that the patient’s bowel preparation will be inadequate. An important …
Increased risk of metachronous large serrated polyps in individuals with 5- to 9-mm proximal hyperplastic polyps
Post written by Joseph C. Anderson, MD, from the Department of Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, and the New Hampshire Colonoscopy Registry, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA. The goal of our study was to examine the risk of metachronous large serrated polyps (SPs) and advanced adenomas in patients with 5- to 9-mm proximal …
Efficacy of EUS-guided celiac plexus neurolysis compared with medication alone for unresectable pancreatic cancer in the oxycodone/fentanyl era
Post written by Yoshihide Kanno, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Sendai City Medical Center, Miyagi, Japan. The focus of our study was to evaluate the value of routine performance of EUS-guided celiac plexus neurolysis (EUS-CPN) at an early cancer-pain stage. EUS-CPN has been reported to be effective for patients with upper abdominal pain due …
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