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 …
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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 …
Effective modified pancreatic stent placement for repeated acute obstructive suppurative pancreatic ductitis
Post written by Koichi Soga, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Dokkyo Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, and the Department of Gastroenterology, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Shiga, Japan. Endoscopic transpapillary biliary stents (EBSs) are offered in a variety of types, including endoscopic plastic and metal stents, with a variety of techniques for placement. As …
ChatGPT for advice on common GI endoscopic procedures: the promise and the peril
Post written by Daniel Yan Zheng Lim, MRCP, MTech, from Duke-NUS Medical School, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital, and Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore. This study examines the ability of ChatGPT to answer common questions about endoscopic procedures that patients might pose. ChatGPT is an advanced artificial intelligence …
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Endoscopic Mucosal Incisional, Closure, ResectiON (E-MICRON): a novel technique for safe and efficient en bloc foregut resection
Post written by Talia F. Malik, MD, from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, Illinois, USA. In this study, we introduce a novel technique, “Endoscopic Mucosal Incisional, Closure, ResectiON (E-MICRON),” for safe and efficient en bloc resection of large gastric intramucosal lesions. Endoscopic submucosal dissection is recommended for en …
GI bleeding in patients with left ventricular assist device: endoscopic approach and prediction model using supervised machine learning
Post written by Hassam Ali, MD, from Gastroenterology & Hepatology, East Carolina University/Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. The present study investigates GI bleeding in patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs). We aimed to understand the risk factors associated with this condition and to develop a predictive model using machine learning. GI bleeding …
Safety and performance evaluation of the automated helical suturing system as compared with the manual suturing platform in endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty in a porcine model
Post written by Steven E. Shamah, MD, from the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Division, Emek Hospital, Afula, Israel. The focus of our study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a novel suturing device that uses robotics and artificial intelligence to perform endoscopic suturing. Most endoscopic suturing devices have a steep learning curve. By introduction of …
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