Post written by Sebastian Petruzzella, MSc, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, CHUV, Lausanne’s University Hospital, Lausanne, and the Department of Surgery, Hôpital Riviera-Chablais, Rennaz, Switzerland. Our study focused on the efficacy of endoluminal treatment of postsurgical fistulas after esophagectomy. Not all patients are fit to be reoperated on after an anastomotic leak, and surgical …
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Learning curve of EUS-guided biliary duct drainage: systematic review and meta-analysis
Post written by Ishaan Vohra, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA. This study is a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the number of procedures required to achieve proficiency in EUS-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD). In addition, we assessed the clinical and technical …
Development of an endoscopy technician training certificate program in a community college
Post written by Gottumukkala S. Raju, MD, from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA. Our focus is the development and implementation of a formal training and certification program for endoscopy technicians (ETs) at Houston Community College. We conducted this study to develop a formal training program for ETs in a community …
Endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of a pyriform sinus-cutaneous fistula in a non-pediatric patient: thinking outside the box
Post written by iGIE iNTERNATIONAL Associate Editor Diogo Turiani Hourneaux de Moura, MD, MSc, PhD, Post-PhD, from the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Division, Hospital Vila Nova Star, Instituto D’Or de Pesquisa e Ensino, and the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. The goal of this …
Top GIE, VideoGIE, and iGIE reviewers to be recognized
Congratulations to the 2024 GIE, VideoGIE, and iGIE Reviewer Award Winners, who will be honored at the Editors’ Reception on May 20 during Digestive Disease Week in Washington, DC, USA. These reviewers are being awarded for their excellent contributions to the journals through completing high totals of reviews at the highest quality. They are thanked …
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Initial safety and efficacy of a novel drug-coated balloon for treatment of benign intestinal strictures
Post written by Bo Shen, MD, from Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA. Benign and malignant primary (ie, disease-associated) or anastomotic strictures in the lower GI tract are common in gastroenterology. The focus of this article is the endoscopic treatment of benign primary or anastomotic strictures (eg, diverticular diseases). The …
Novel method for refractory tracheoesophageal fistula closure: modified polydioxanone suture mesh with fibrin glue
Post written by Biswa Ranjan Patra, MD, DM, from Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India. Refractory tracheoesophageal fistulas (TEFs) are difficult to treat, even with various surgical or endoscopic modalities. This case involves a 5-year-old child with a congenital TEF that recurred after 2 surgical corrections and endoscopic attempts at closure. We describe …
Enhanced accuracy for classification of video capsule endoscopy images using multiple deep learning convolutional neural networks
Post written by David R. Cave, MD, PhD, from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Video capsule endoscopy was first introduced in 2001. A major inhibitor to its widespread use has been that reading the output video takes significant time. The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) provides an opportunity to help the reader decrease time …
Implementation of endoscopic submucosal dissection in Europe: survey after 10 ESD Expert Training Workshops, 2009 to 2018
Post written by Frieder Berr, MD, PhD, from the Department of Medicine I and Institute of Pathophysiology, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria. Annual hands-on endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) courses (3.3 days; Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria, 2009-2018) were conducted by leading Japanese experts to prime a senior endoscopist from 135 tertiary referral centers across Europe (plus …
Radiation exposure to patients undergoing conventional and novel endoscopy procedures
Post written by Anmol Singh, MBBS, and Venkata Akshintala, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Our study highlights the quantity of radiation exposure incurred during common and novel endoscopic procedures and elucidates the factors affecting it. There has been an upward trend in …
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