Sergio Cadoni, MD from the Digestive Endoscopy Unit at S. Barbara Hospital in Iglesias, Italy discusses this Original Article "A randomized, controlled trial comparing real-time insertion pain during colonoscopy confirmed water exchange to be superior to water immersion in enhancing patient comfort." Water immersion (WI) and water exchange (WE) entail infusion of water to distend …
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Gwang Ha Kim, MD from the Department of Internal Medicine at Pusan National University School of Medicine in Busan, Republic of Korea discusses his article "Factors associated with the outcomes of endoscopic submucosal dissection in pyloric neoplasms." Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a widely accepted treatment for premalignant lesions and early cancers in the stomach. …
Chan Hyuk Park, MD and Jun Chul Park, MD from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Institute of Gastroenterology at Yonsei University College of Medicine in Seoul, Republic of Korea discuss their article "Impact of carcinomatosis and ascites status on long-term outcomes of palliative treatment for patients with gastric outlet obstruction …
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Phillip S. Ge, MD and V. Raman Muthusamy, MD from the Division of Digestive Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA discuss their Original Article, "Plastic biliary stent patency in patients with locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma receiving downstaging chemotherapy." Malignant biliary obstruction due to pancreatic cancer is a challenging clinical …
Vinay Dhir, MD, Director at Baldota Institute of Digestive Sciences in Mumbai, India discusses this New Methods article, "Novel ex vivo model for hands-on teaching of and training in EUS-guided biliary drainage: creation of “Mumbai EUS” stereolithography/3D printing bile duct prototype (with videos)." We wanted to create a simple yet effective teaching and training prototype …
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Associate Editor Dr. John Saltzman highlights this article "Prevalence and risk factors for musculoskeletal injuries related to endoscopy" by Ridtitid et al as February's Editor's Choice. This article documents among endoscopists the high rate of work-related injuries. In a survey of 684 endoscopists who belong to the ASGE, the authors' found that 362 (53%) experienced …
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Nikhil A. Kumta, MD from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, New York, USA presents this video case, "Endoscopic necrosectomy by using a transgastric fully covered esophageal metal stent." Infected walled off pancreatic necrosis is an adverse event of pancreatitis requiring drainage and debridement for definitive management. …
Amy Tyberg, MD from Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, New York, USA presents this video case, "Conversion of a percutaneous cholecystotomy tube into an internal cholecystogastrostomy by use of a novel anastomotic stent." This video describes a case of a patient with chronic cholecystitis who was deemed not a surgical candidate and underwent …
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Yousuke Nakai, MD, PhD from the Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine at The University of Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan discusses his Original Article, "Risk factors for post-ERCP pancreatitis in wire-guided cannulation for therapeutic biliary ERCP." This study was an analysis of risk factors for post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP) in wire-guided cannulation (WGC) for therapeutic …
Dr. Sujievvan Chandran from the Department of Gastroenterology, Austin Health Melbourne in Victoria, Australia discusses his Original Article "Management of pancreatic collections with a novel endoscopically placed fully covered self-expandable metal stent: a national experience (with videos)." The purpose of this study was to evaluate a recently developed lumen-apposing, fully covered self-expandable metal stent (FCSEMS) …
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