Post written by Amy Tyberg, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA This case describes a patient with obstructive esophageal cancer dependent on PEG feeding for nutrition who developed an esophagopleural fistula at the level of the malignant stenosis with resultant hydropneumothorax requiring chest tube …
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Post written by Hsiyuan Chien,¹ MD, and Kenichiro Imai,² MD ¹Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan ²Division of Endoscopy, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka Japan In this video case, colonoscopy in a 42-year-old-female showed a lateral spreading tumor granular homogeneous type, 30mm in diameter at the ascending …
Post written by Amir Klein, MD, from the Endoscopy Unit, Westmead Hospital, in Westmead, New South Wales, Australia This study investigates the short and long term outcomes of endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) of large duodenal adenomas. Large sporadic duodenal adenomas are uncommon, but harbor a malignant potential, which requires consideration of definitive treatment. EMR may …
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Lei Xin, Liang-Hao Hu, and Zhao-Shen Li from Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China describe their article published in the October issue of GIE. This study evaluated the ERCP development in the largest developing country, China, between 2006 and 2012, when the ERCP volume in developed countries decreased. In developed countries, the …
Post written by Darina Kohoutova from the 2nd Department of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology, Charles University in Praha, Faculty of Medicine at Hradec Kralove, University Teaching Hospital, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic Gastric adenocarcinoma and proximal polyposis of the stomach (GAPPS) has to date been recognized in only 8 families worldwide. Recently, different point mutations within …
Post written by Amy Tyberg, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA This case describes an elderly patient post-cholecystectomy with a markedly dilated bile duct and significant, persistent stone burden despite standard stone extraction techniques who ultimately achieved bile duct clearance with placement of a …
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Post written by Diogo Libânio, MD, from the Gastroenterology Department at the Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto, Porto, Portugal The focus of our study was the identification of significant risk factors for bleeding after gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection (post-procedural bleeding). Additionally, we aimed at accurately estimating the proportion of patients in whom this adverse event develops …
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Associate Editor Amit Rastogi, MD, FASGE, highlights this article from the October issue "Endoscopic mucosal resection of large and giant lateral spreading lesions of the duodenum: success, adverse events, and long-term outcomes" by Amir Klein, MD, Dhruv Nayyar, MD, Farzan F. Bahin, MBBS (Hons), FRACP, MPhi, et al. This study describes the short and long …
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