Joan B. Gornals, MD, PhD at the Endoscopy Unit, Department of Digestive Diseases at the Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge-IDIBELL in Barcelona, Spain presents this VideoGIE case, "EUS-guided transesophageal drainage of a mediastinal abscess using a diabolo-shaped lumen-apposing metal stent." In this video, we demonstrate the successful use of a self-expanding metal stent specifically designed for …
Category: Investigations
Chest CT in the management of post-POEM achalasia
Ming-Yan Cai, MD and Ping-Hong Zhou, MD, PhD from the Endoscopy Center at Zhongshan Hospital at Fudan University in Shanghai, China discuss their Original Article "Thoracic CT after peroral endoscopic myotomy for the treatment of achalasia." The focus of this study was to analyze the value of routine postoperative computed tomography (CT) of the chest …
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Narrow-band imaging of intestinal lymphomas
Mikihiro Fujiya, MD from the Division of Gastroenterology at Asahikawa Medical University in Asahikawa, Japan discusses this Original Article "Decreased numbers of vascular networks and irregular vessels on narrow-band imaging are useful findings for distinguishing intestinal lymphoma from lymphoid hyperplasia." In this study, we focused on the endoscopic features of intestinal malignant lymphoma using narrow-band …
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The 25G EUS-FNA needle
Shyam Varadarajulu, MD from the Center for Interventional Endoscopy at Florida Hospital in Orlando, Florida, USA discusses his Original Article "The 25G EUS-FNA needle: Good for onsite but poor for offsite evaluation?" When rapid onsite cytology evaluation is not available, cell block is used as a technique for off-site interpretation of endoscopic ultrasound-fine needle aspiration …
Editor’s Choice: Detection and staging of esophageal cancers within BE
Associate Editor Jacques Devière, MD, PhD recommends this Original Article from the December issue "Detection and staging of esophageal cancers within Barrett’s esophagus is improved by assessment in specialized Barrett’s units." The authors clearly address a common problem in the assessment of patients having Barrett's esophagus (BE) and dysplasia. In 2014, evaluation of these patients includes …
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Risk factors for aspirin enteropathy
Hiroki Endo, MD, PhD from the Division of Gastroenterology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine in Yokohama, Japan discusses his Original Article "Risk factors for small-bowel mucosal breaks in chronic low-dose aspirin users: data from a prospective multicenter capsule endoscopy registry." The aim of this capsule endoscopy study was to evaluate the risk factors for …
Endoscopic treatment of duodenal adenomas in FAP
Driffa Moussata, MD, PhD from Lyon Sud Hospital in Lyon, France presents his Original Article "Endoscopic treatment of severe duodenal polyposis as an alternative to surgery for patients with familial adenomatous polyposis." After colectomy, the duodenum, and the periampullary region in particular, is a major site of adenoma development occurring in up to 100% of …
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PGS technology to detect pancreatic cancer
Michael Wallace, MD, MPH from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, USA discusses his article "Polarization gating spectroscopy of normal-appearing duodenal mucosa to detect pancreatic cancer." In this study, we tested the hypothesis that pancreatic cancer is detectable from the normal appearing duodenum, using sophisticated spectroscopy methods. The concept …
Automatic lesion detection in capsule endoscopy based on color saliency
Dimitris K. Iakovidis, MSc, PhD and Anastasios Koulaouzidis, MD, FRCPE from The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh & University of Edinburgh (AK), Department of Computer Engineering, Technological Educational Institute of Central Greece in Lamia, Greece report on their article "Automatic lesion detection in capsule endoscopy based on color saliency: closer to an essential adjunct for reviewing …
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NOTES in diagnosis of unexplained ascites
Fa-chao Zhi, MD from the Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology; Department of Gastroenterology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University in Guangzhou, China discusses this Original Article "Role of transgastric natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery in the diagnosis of ascites of unknown origin (with videos)" from the November issue. The purpose of this study was to evaluate …
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