Post written by Chae Min Michelle Lee, MD, MEng, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network, and Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Numerous trials have been conducted to examine the role of artificial intelligence (AI) assistance in polyp detection during colonoscopy. Available AI detection tools rely …
Category: Investigations
Validation of a new optical diagnosis training module to improve dysplasia characterization in inflammatory bowel disease: a multicenter international study
Post written by Marietta Iacucci, MD, PhD, FASGE, AGAF, from APC Microbiome Ireland, College of Medicine and Health, University College of Cork, Cork, Ireland. Patients with long-standing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have an increased risk of dysplastic lesions. Therefore, consensus and guidelines recommend performing regular surveillance colonoscopy using dye or virtual chromoendoscopy to enhance lesion identification …
Deep learning–based lesion detection and severity grading of small-bowel Crohn’s disease ulcers on double-balloon endoscopy images
Post written by Wanqing Xie, PhD, from the Department of Intelligent Medical Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. We studied the lesion classification of small-bowel Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcer severity grading in terms of depth, size, and …
Automatically optimized radiomics modeling system for small gastric submucosal tumor (<2 cm) discrimination based on EUS images
Post written by Mingyan Cai, MD, PhD, FASGE, from the Endoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. In this study, we developed and validated an automatically optimized radiomics modeling system (AORMS) based on EUS images to diagnose small GI stromal tumors (GISTs) (<2 cm) from non-GISTs and predict those with high …
A strategy combining endoscopic hand-suturing with clips for closure of rectal defects after endoscopic submucosal dissection with or without myectomy (with video)
Post written by Guiqi Wang, MD, from the Department of Endoscopy, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. This study retrospectively reviewed data from patients who underwent closure of rectal defects using endoscopic hand-suturing (EHS) with clips (EHS-Clips) at the Cancer Hospital …
Long-term prognosis and risk factors associated with post-ERCP pneumobilia in patients with common bile duct stones
Post written by Enqiang Linghu, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China. This investigation comprehensively assesses the long-term outcomes of patients experiencing post-ERCP pneumobilia and identifies the risk factors associated with post-ERCP pneumobilia. Post-ERCP pneumobilia is not uncommon, and its occurrence often indicates disruption of the …
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 …
Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty as an early tool against obesity: a multicenter international study on an overweight population
Post written by Vitor Ottoboni Brunaldi, MD, MSc, PhD, from the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Division, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, Surgery and Anatomy Department, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Brazil. This study investigated the efficacy of endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) in inducing weight …
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 …
Safety and adverse events of EUS-guided gallbladder drainage using lumen-apposing metal stents and percutaneous cholecystostomy tubes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Post written by Umar Hayat, MD, MPH, from Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA. EUS-guided gallbladder drainage using lumen-apposing metal stents (EUS-GBD-LAMSs) and percutaneous cholecystostomy for gallbladder drainage (PTGBD) are the alternative treatment modalities in high-risk surgical patients with acute cholecystitis (AC). This study aimed to compare the safety of these procedures for …