Yosuke Tsuji, MD, PhD, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro, MD, PhD, and Kazuhiko Koike, MD, PhD from Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan discuss this Original Article "Polyglycolic acid sheets and fibrin glue decrease the risk of bleeding after endoscopic submucosal dissection of gastric neoplasms (with video)." Polyglycolic acid (PGA) …
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Vinay Dhir, MD from the Department of Endoscopy and Endosonography, Baldota Institute of Digestive Sciences in Mumbai, India discusses his Original Article "Multicenter comparative evaluation of endoscopic placement of expandable metal stents for malignant distal common bile duct obstruction by ERCP or EUS-guided approach." ERCP is the procedure of choice for relief of jaundice due …
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William C. Palmer, MD from the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, USA shares this video case, "Endoscopic management of high-grade dysplastic Barrett’s esophagus with esophageal varices." Our video demonstrates the case of a 62-year-old woman with esophageal varices and long-segment Barrett’s esophagus (Prague C1-M6) with high-grade dysplasia and focal intramucosal adenocarcinoma who was treated with …
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This month's Editor's Choice article comes from Dr. Sharmila Anandasabapathy, MD, FASGE. She recommends the article "The in-hospital mortality rate for upper GI hemorrhage has decreased over 2 decades in the United States: a nationwide analysis" by Marwan S. Abougergi, MD, Anne C. Travis, MD, MSc, and John R. Saltzman, MD from the Division of Gastroenterology, …
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Mikihiro Fujiya, MD, PhD and Kazuyuki Tanaka, MD from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University in Asahikawa, Japan present this Original Article "Efficacy and adverse events of EMR and endoscopic submucosal dissection for the treatment of colon neoplasms: a meta-analysis of studies comparing EMR and endoscopic submucosal dissection." We herein performed a …
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Nikolaj Nerup, MD from the Department of Surgical Gastroenterology at Copenhagen University Hospital in Herlev, Denmark discusses this Original Article "Assessment of colonoscopy by use of magnetic endoscopic imaging: design and validation of an automated tool." The focus of our study was to develop and explore the validity of an automated unbiased assessment tool. The tool should …
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Associate Editor Dr. Seth Gross highlights this article “SCENIC international consensus statement on surveillance and management of dysplasia in inflammatory bowel disease” by Loren Laine, MD, Tonya Kaltenbach, MD, Alan Barkun, MD, Kenneth R. McQuaid, MD, Venkataraman Subramanian, MD, and Roy Soetikno, MD for the SCENIC Guideline Development Panel as March’s Editor’s Choice. The article …
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Yuichi Mori, MD, PhD from the Digestive Disease Center at Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital in Yokohama, Japan discusses this Original Article "Novel computer-aided diagnostic system for colorectal lesions by using endocytoscopy (with videos)." We developed the brand-new automated diagnostic system for colorectal polyps by using endocytoscopy which can visualize in vivo nuclei and gland lumens. …
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Bo-In Lee, MD, PhD from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital at The Catholic University of Korea in Seoul, Korea discusses this Original Article "Cold snare polypectomy versus cold forceps polypectomy for diminutive and small colorectal polyps: a randomized controlled trial." Cold snare should be considered first for the complete resection of colorectal polyp …
Rungsun Rerknimitr, MD, Director of GI Endoscopy Excellence Center at the King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand and President of the Thai Association of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (TAGE) 2014-2015, discusses this Original Article "A combination of clinical risk stratification and fecal immunochemical test results to prioritize colonoscopy screening in asymptomatic participants." The incidence of colorectal …
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