Post written by Veronica Bessone, PhD, from Human Factors Engineering, Research & Development, Ambu Innovation, Augsburg, Germany. The focus of this study was to determine whether lightweight single-use endoscopes reduce muscle strain and fatigue in endoscopists, potentially improving their ergonomics and overall comfort during procedures. Interest is increasing in ergonomics in gastrointestinal endoscopy. This study is important …
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Laser-assisted endoscopic removal of a foreign body impacted in the esophagus
Post written by Sugata Narayan Biswas, MD, DM, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. We often see patients who accidentally ingest various foreign bodies that get lodged in the esophagus and bear risk of esophageal perforation. Prompt diagnosis and timely removal are the key to successful management. Endoscopic removal …
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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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Comparison of quality performance metrics in screening and surveillance colonoscopy: a single-center experience
Post written by James Love, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Our study focused on comparing quality performance metrics between screening and surveillance colonoscopies. Although screening colonoscopies have well-established benchmarks, particularly for adenoma detection rate (ADR), surveillance procedures lack such validated metrics. This …
Unveiling the effectiveness of Chat-GPT 4.0, an artificial intelligence conversational tool, for addressing common patient queries in gastrointestinal endoscopy
Post written by Roberta Maselli, MD, PhD, from the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Italy. This study evaluates the effectiveness and reliability of Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer 4.0 (Chat-GPT 4.0; OpenAI, San Francisco, Calif, USA) in addressing common patient queries regarding GI endoscopy. By assessing responses in terms of reliability, accuracy, and comprehensibility, the …
An unexpected finding after endoscopic management for dysplastic Barrett’s esophagus
Post written by Rajit Aziz Gilhotra, MBBS (Hons), FRACP, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia, and Neal Shahidi, MD, FRCPC, PhD, from the Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, and the Digestive Health Centre, St Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, Canada. This case report shares the unusual, rare finding of esophageal squamous papillomatosis (ESP) …
Unsedated transnasal endoscopy experience at a tertiary referral center in India
Post written by Ravi Teja Pasam, MBBS, MPH, from Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, Dover, New Hampshire, USA. Our study focuses on the unsedated transnasal endoscopy (uTNE) experience at a tertiary care center in India. Completion rate, tolerance, and adverse events of uTNE were studied. Tolerance of uTNE was compared with that of prior peroral EGD (PO-EGD) experience. PO-EGD is …
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Novel hemostatic adhesive powder to prevent delayed bleeding after endoscopic submucosal dissection in the GI tract: first U.S. multicenter experience
Post written by Maham Hayat, MD, and Dennis Yang, MD, from the Center for Interventional Endoscopy, AdventHealth, Orlando, Florida, USA. This study aimed to evaluate the use of UI-EWD (Nexpowder; Medtronic, Minneapolis, Minn, USA), a novel hemostatic powder, for prophylaxis of delayed bleeding (DB) after endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) in the upper and lower GI tract. DB remains a …
Preliminary validation of the virtual bariatric endoscopic simulator
Post written by Mark A. Gromski, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, Suvranu De, ScD, from the College of Engineering, Florida A&M University-Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, and Doga Demirel, PhD, from the School of Computer Science, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA. This study focuses on developing and validating the virtual …
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Unexpected clipping failure of a full-thickness resection device during endoscopic full-thickness resection
Post written by Yasutoshi Shiratori, MD, MPH, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Division of Gastroenterology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA. Endoscopic full-thickness resection (EFTR) using a full-thickness resection device (FTRD; Ovesco Endoscopy AG, Tübingen, Germany) has become a valuable technique for managing nonlifting colonic lesions, such as residual polyps after EMR, with reported high …
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