Robert Enns, MD recommends this original article from the February issue "Cost-effectiveness of endoscopic surveillance of non-dysplastic Barrett’s esophagus" by Louisa G. Gordon, PhD, George C. Mayne, PhD, Nicholas G. Hirst, MHealthEcon, Timothy Bright, MBBS, PhD, David C. Whiteman, MBBS, PhD, for the Australian Cancer Study Clinical Follow-Up Study, and David I. Watson, MBBS, PhD. …
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Hazem Hammad, MD, and colleagues from the University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics in Columbia, Missouri, USA present this video case titled "Laparoscopic and hand assisted deep enteroscopy with polypectomy in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome." This was a very unique case of a late initial diagnosis of a Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) patient (at 64 years old) and …
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Max Almond, MB, ChB, DM, from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester, United Kingdom, discusses his original article "Endoscopic Raman spectroscopy enables objective diagnosis of dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus" from the January issue. This study evaluated a novel endoscopic diagnostic probe for use in patients with Barrett's esophagus. Up to 57% of Barrett's-associated dysplasia may be missed …
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Yong Pang, MD, and colleagues from the General Hospital of Chengdu Military Region of PLA in China report on this video case "Unroofing and grasp-and-snare techniques in the management of large duodenal lipoma by duodenoscope combined with double-channel endoscope." In this video, we describe a new combined method for endoscopic resection of large duodenal lipoma. …
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Shashideep Singhal, MD, and colleagues from the Brooklyn Hospital Center in Brooklyn, New York present this video case titled "Endoscopic closure of gastric perforation using Over-the-Scope Clip: a surgery-sparing approach." A 61-year-old woman with history of diabetes mellitus, sarcoidosis, and chronic oral steroid therapy presented for EGD for evaluation of dysphagia. The patient was found …
Ananya Das, MD, FASGE, highlights this article from the January issue "Performance characteristics of molecular (DNA) analysis for the diagnosis of mucinous pancreatic cysts" by Mohammad Al-Haddad, MBBS, MSc, FASGE, John DeWitt, MD, FASGE, Stuart Sherman, MD, FASGE, C. Max Schmidt, MD, PhD, Julia K. LeBlanc, MD, MPH, Lee McHenry, MD, Gregory Coté, MD, MS, …
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Bipan Chand, MD, FASGE, and colleagues from the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, in Maywood, Illinois, USA discuss their video-based case titled "Complete endoscopic/transgastric retrieval of eroded gastric band: a novel technique" from December's VideoGIE section. This video case shows a unique endoscopic way of removing an eroded gastric band, offering viewers a …
Ala Sharara, MD, from the American University of Beirut Medical Center in Beirut, Lebanon shares some insights about his Original Article "Sugar-free mentholyptus drops improve the palatability and bowel cleansing effect of PEG-Electrolyte solution" from the December issue. Colon preparations are generally poorly tolerated and, consequently, serve as an impediment to colorectal cancer screening and …
Associate Editor Jacques Devière, MD, PhD, recommends this article from the December issue "Results of the Tokyo Trial of Prevention of Post-ERCP Pancreatitis with Risperidone-2: a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial" by Rie Uchino, MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Isayama, MD, PhD, Takeshi Tsujino, MD, PhD, Naoki Sasahira, MD, PhD, Yukiko Ito, MD, PhD, Saburo Matsubara, MD, …
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Takao Itoi, MD, PhD, FASGE from the Tokyo Medical University in Tokyo, Japan discusses his article "Novel EUS-guided gastrojejunostomy technique using a new double-balloon enteric tube and lumen-apposing metal stent (with videos)" from the New Methods section of the December issue. Advanced gastric, duodenal, and peri-pancreatic cancers can show gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) at the …
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