Post written by Keiichiro Nakajo, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan. In this retrospective, single-center study, enrolling almost 600 consecutive patients treated with endoscopic submucosal resection (ESD) for superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, the patient cohort was stratified into 3 groups as follows: group A, salvage …
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Use of diphenhydramine as an adjunctive sedative for colonoscopy
Post written by Salman Nusrat, MD, from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. The primary aim of our study was to evaluate if the addition of diphenhydramine to routinely used sedatives will decrease the amount of fentanyl and midazolam used during colonoscopy in patients …
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Liquid nitrogen spray cryotherapy for dysphagia palliation in patients with inoperable esophageal cancer
Post written by Toufic Kachaamy, MD, from the Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Boca Raton, Florida, USA. Dysphagia palliation in non-operable esophageal cancer patients is dependent on local expertise with no clear modality favored over others. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines considers multiple modalities such as stenting, external beam radiation, brachytherapy, photodynamic therapy, cryotherapy, …
Screening for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: recent advances
Post written by Don C. Codipilly, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma is well known worldwide for causing substantial morbidity and mortality. Our aim was to highlight recent advances in both endoscopic and non-endoscopic screening and surveillance strategies. We felt clinicians would appreciate a …
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Immunohistologic analysis of the duodenal bulb
Post written by Tarcisio Not, MD, from the Institute for Maternal and Child Health–IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo” Trieste, Trieste, Italy. This prospective study investigates whether histological analysis of the duodenal bulb combined with intestinal IgA anti-tissue transglutamonase deposit immunoassay makes celiac disease diagnosis possible in at-risk children with low concentrations of serum anti-tissue transglutaminase. Anti-tissue transglutaminase …
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Editor’s Choice: Screening for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Associate Editor, Dr. Fauze Maluf-Filho, highlights this article from the September issue “Screening for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: recent advances” by Don C. Codipilly, MD, et al. This study provides a thorough review of the current technologies (endoscopic and non-endoscopic) to screen for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). It also points out future directions for …
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Transplantation of autologous esophageal mucosa
Post written by JianYing Bai, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China. We focused on the effectiveness and safety of endoscopic transplantation of autologous esophageal mucosa in preventing stricture formation after circumferential ESD. Esophageal stricture is a very common adverse event after ESD, especially with resection of nearly …
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Comparing EUS-GG-ERCP and e-ERCP in patients with RYGB
Post written by Majidah Bukhari, MBBS, MD, FRCPC, from the Department of Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, and King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) remains one of the most commonly performed bariatric surgeries worldwide. ERCP in patients with …
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Multifocal nitrous oxide cryoballoon ablation
Post written by Marcia Irene Canto, MD, MHS, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. This article discusses a novel method for endoscopic eradication of neoplastic Barrett’s esophagus. We need to develop additional safe and effective approaches to treat Barrett’s esophagus and expand our endoscopic toolkit. In a …
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Efficacy of EUS-guided and ERCP-guided biliary drainage for malignant biliary obstruction
Post written by Young Sik Woo, MD and Kwang Hyuck Lee, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, and the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. The standard treatment of obstructive jaundice has been …
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