Post written by In Rae Cho, MD, and Sang Hyub Lee, MD, PhD, from the Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. Anastomotic biliary strictures (ABSs) are a major adverse event after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) and often difficult to treat with standard ERCP alone. The SPYPASS-2 study evaluated …
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Quality indicators for EUS
Post written by Girish Mishra, MD, MS, FASGE, from the Wake Forest University School of Medicine/Atrium Health, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. The prior version of “Quality indicators for EUS” was published 10 years ago. Interventional EUS (iEUS) was only a concept back then; therapeutic interventions were limited. We highlighted the expanding indications for EUS and …
A convolutional neural network–based system for identifying neuroendocrine neoplasms and multiple types of lesions in the pancreas using EUS (with videos)
Post written by Zhen Li, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China. The focus of our study was to develop a convolutional neural network—based artificial intelligence (AI) system named iEUS to assist in diagnosing pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (pNENs) and multiple types of pancreatic lesions (including pancreatic adenocarcinoma, autoimmune pancreatitis, and pancreatic …
Optimizing EUS-guided choledochoduodenostomy with lumen-apposing metal stents for primary drainage of malignant distal biliary obstruction (SCORPION-IIp): a prospective pilot study
Post written by Roy van Wanrooij, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. EUS-guided choledochoduodenostomy (EUS-CDS) is increasingly used in management of malignant distal biliary obstruction, not only as a rescue strategy after failed ERCP, but also as the primary drainage strategy. Its growing adaptation is driven …
GIE, VideoGIE, and iGIE to honor top reviewers at DDW
Top reviewers for GIE, VideoGIE, and iGIE will be recognized at the annual Editors’ Reception on May 5 during Digestive Disease Week in San Diego, California, USA. These 60 reviewers are being honored for their outstanding contributions to the journals through completing numerous high-quality reviews. They are thanked for their invaluable service to the peer-review process. The 2025 …
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Evaluating the efficacy of a novel hemostatic powder compared with traditional treatments in nonvariceal upper GI bleeding: a multicenter, randomized, noninferiority study
Post written by Jun Chul Park, MD, PhD, from the Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. This multicenter, randomized, noninferiority trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of CEGP-003 (CGBio, Seongnam, South Korea)—a novel hemostatic powder composed of hydroxyethylcellulose and epidermal growth factor—compared with that of conventional endoscopic treatments …
EUS-directed transduodenal ERCP in concomitant gastric outlet and biliary obstruction
Post written by William F. Abel, MD, from Carilion Clinic, Virginia Tech, Roanoke, Virginia, USA. Concomitant gastric outlet and biliary obstruction presents a unique challenge, as severe underlying illness often limits surgical treatment options. Our study details an observational experience to both relieve the gastric outlet obstruction and allow for biliary stenting as well as anticipated future …
Feasibility and safety of EUS-guided biliary drainage in inexperienced centers: a multicenter study in southwest Japan
Post written by Yusuke Ishida, MD, PhD, and Takehiko Koga, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine, Fukuoka University Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and safety of EUS-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) in inexperienced centers. Although EUS-BD has shown high success rates in high-volume centers, its outcomes in newly adopting centers …
Practical steps to green your endoscopy unit: appropriate management of endoscopic waste
Post written by Rabia de Latour, MD, from NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, New York, USA. Endoscopy practice generates a large amount of waste and is a major contributor to healthcare’s carbon footprint. The goal of our society document was to provide readers with practical, impactful, and scalable action items to attempt …
Automatic endoscopic gastroplasty for the treatment of obesity: results from a prospective multicenter study (with video)
Post written by Maria Valeria Matteo, MD, from Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. This study is a prospective multicenter investigation aimed at assessing the safety, efficacy, and usability of the EndoZip suturing device (Nitinotes Ltd, Cesarea, Israel) for automatic endoscopic gastroplasty in the treatment of class 1 …
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