Post written by Giuseppe Vanella, MD, PhD, from the Pancreatobiliary Endoscopy and Endosonography Division, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, and Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy. EUS-guided gastroenterostomy (EUS-GE) is to date a well-established option for malignant gastric outlet obstruction, and the short-term data are strongly supported by recent randomized evidence. What is usually missing is the long …
Category: Investigations
Efficacy of artificial intelligence–assisted upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for neoplasm detection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Post written by Edoardo Vincenzo Savarino, MD, PhD, from the Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy, Mohammad Al Hayek, MD, from the Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic, and Brigida Barberio, MD, PhD, from the Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova. Upper GI cancers remain a …
Clinical response to gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy and its association to changes in pyloric impedance planimetry measurements: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Post written by Harsimran Kalsi, MD, from the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Central Florida/HCA Florida North Florida Hospital, Gainesville, Florida, Saurabh Chandan, MD, from Advanced Endoscopy, Houston Methodist West Hospital, Houston, Texas, and Dennis Yang, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Advent Health, Orlando, Florida, USA. The primary focus of our study was to evaluate whether pyloric impedance …
Superiority of excellent over good bowel preparation for proximal serrated polyp detection in a fecal immunochemical test–based screening cohort
Post written by Stefano Kayali, MD, from from the Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, and the Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, University Hospital of Parma, and Stefano Fantasia, MD, from the Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy. Our study investigates the impact of bowel preparation quality, specifically comparing excellent (Boston Bowel Preparation Scale …
Real-world outcomes of endoscopic ultrasound–guided tissue acquisition for actionable diagnosis in suspected primary or recurrent lymphoma
Post written by Ho Seung Lee, MD, Gunn Huh, MD, and Do Hyun Park, MD, PhD, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, and the Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. This study evaluated the real-world clinical impact of EUS-guided tissue acquisition in patients with suspected …
Endoscopic ultrasound—guided ethanol lavage as a novel therapeutic modality for symptomatic simple renal cysts
Post written by Yoonchan Lee, MD, Tae Jun Song, MD, PhD, and Dong-Wan Seo, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. Simple renal cysts are among the most common incidental findings on abdominal imaging, present in roughly one-half of individuals older than 50 years. Although the vast majority of these …
Comparative safety and efficacy of remimazolam versus propofol for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with the patient under deep sedation: a multicenter randomized controlled trial
Post written by Sung Yong Han, MD, PhD, from the Department of Internal Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital and Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Jae Hee Cho, MD, PhD, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, and Dongwook Oh, MD, PhD, from the Division of …
Precipitation-based versus filtration-based liquid-based cytology in endoscopic ultrasound—guided fine-needle biopsy specimens of solid pancreatic masses: a prospective, randomized trial (with video)
Post written by Jae Hee Cho, MD, PhD, and Sung Ill Jang, MD, PhD, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, and See Young Lee, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South …
Utility of repeat colonoscopy attempt after failed colonoscopy: a systematic review and pooled analysis
Post written by Aamir Saeed, MD, from the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, Tenn, USA. We aimed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the outcomes of repeat colonoscopy after a previous incomplete procedure. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the Western world. Colonoscopy plays a critical role …
Contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasound versus conventional endoscopic ultrasound–guided fine-needle biopsy with macroscopic on-site evaluation for solid pancreatic lesions: a multicenter randomized trial
Post written by Charing C.N. Chong, MBChB, from the Department of Surgery, and Raymond S.Y. Tang, MD, from the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. In this multicenter randomized controlled study, we aimed to compare the diagnostic performance of contrast-enhanced EUS (CE-EUS) and conventional EUS-guided fine-needle biopsy (FNB) with macroscopic on-site evaluation …
