Post written by Ameya Deshmukh, DO, from the Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, and Jose Nieto, DO, from the Borland Groover Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA. In this video, we present a case series of 4 patients who underwent a novel endoscopic therapy for the treatment of refractory …
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Endoscopic submucosal dissection in the right lateral position for early gastric cancer in the fornix
Post written by Hiromu Fukuda, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan. In this video case, we show the usefulness of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) in the right lateral position (RLP) for early gastric cancer (EGC) in the fornix. ESD of EGC in the fornix is challenging …
EUS-guided biopsy of an intraventricular mass in a patient with ventricular tachycardia
Post written by Neal Mehta, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. This video describes EUS-guided fine-needle biopsy (EUS-FNB) of an intraventricular mass in a 23-year-old woman. The patient presented with unstable ventricular tachycardia requiring cardioversion and initiation of antiarrhythmic therapy. Cardiac MRI demonstrated a 7- x 7- x 3-cm mass, with …
The Double-Max method: a novel method for gallbladder epithelial biopsy
Post written by Masanori Kobayashi, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan. Our work published in the May 2022 issue of VideoGIE describes a novel method for mapping biopsy for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma in which the external sheath of the CytomaxII double-lumen biliary cytology brush (Cook Medical, …
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Successful endoscopic resection by using gel immersion and the technique of endoscopic papillectomy for a tumor adjacent to the papilla of Vater
Post written by Tomoaki Tashima, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan. A 69-year-old woman presented with a flat elevated tumor adjacent to the papilla of Vater (POV). Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) was selected for en bloc resection of the tumor and to determine a definitive pathological diagnosis. …
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An endoscopic approach to therapy for spontaneous esophageal rupture
Post written by Andrew C. Storm, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. Endoscopic suturing is a great “bridge-building” tool in endoscopy, and I’m not just talking about the tissue bridges created during endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty. The OverStitch device (Apollo OverStitch; Austin, Tex, USA) permits a therapeutic endoscopist to …
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EUS-guided embolization of refractory splenic pseudoaneurysm
Post written by Edward Villa, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Illinois at Chicago Health, Chicago, Illinois, USA. We present a case of a patient with recurrent GI bleeding with a previously treated splenic arterial pseudoaneurysm with residual pseudoaneurysm. Using an EUS-guided embolization with thrombin and cyanoacrylate glue without coils, we …
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A case of cystic paraduodenal pancreatitis with gastric outlet obstruction: technical pitfalls in EUS-guided gastroenteroanastomosis
Post written by Cecilia Binda, MD, from the Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Forlì-Cesena Hospitals, AUSL Romagna, Forlì-Cesena, Italy. Our video focuses on some of the technical aspects of EUS-guided gastroenteroanastomosis (EUS-GEA). We report on the case of an 84-year-old man with symptoms of gastric outlet obstruction. A diagnosis of cystic paraduodenal pancreatitis was made …
VideoGIE Editor-in-Chief to present during e-conference
VideoGIE Editor-in-Chief Dr. Field Willingham will speak this week during the 28th Endoscopy Club E-conference, “Optimizing Research and Publications in Endoscopy,” streamed on Zoom from Bangkok, Thailand. Dr. Willingham will discuss “Optimizing Your Daily Cases into Video Publications: The Editor’s Perspective” at 11:35 PM Eastern Time Wednesday. Join the presentation on Zoom. The meeting ID …
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Combination of a 19-gauge needle and 0.018-inch guidewire with a Y-connector during EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy
Post written by So Nakaji, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Kameda Medical Center, Chiba, Japan. EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy (EUS-HGS) can be performed by either first injecting the contrast medium or inserting the guidewire. Each method has advantages and disadvantages. It is desirable to inject the contrast medium with a guidewire loaded in a needle such …
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