Successful endoscopic ultrasound-guided nasocavitary catheter drainage of abscess caused by delayed perforation after gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection

Post written by Shunya Takayanagi, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. In this study, we reported the use of EUS-guided nasocavitary catheter drainage to treat an intra-abdominal abscess caused by delayed perforation after gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). A 78-year-old man with early gastric cancer in the lesser curvature …

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Cholangioscopic diagnosis of hemobilia: an unusual case of left hepatic portal hypertension by plasma cell tumor

Post written by Kyosuke Goda, MD, and Yusuke Hashimoto, MD, MMA, from the National Cancer Center, Hospital East Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Oncology, Chiba, Japan. A 68-year-old man with a history of diabetes mellitus was referred to our institution for evaluation of a bulky tumor in the head of the pancreas. Abdominal CT revealed a large hyperdense …

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A novel approach for weight regain after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: Staged transoral outlet reduction (TORe) followed by surgical type 1 distalization

Post written by Omar M. Ghanem, MD, from the Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. The video describes a case of a patient suffering from weight regain after open Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) in 2003. The patient’s presenting BMI was 59. We elected to perform a novel staged endo-laparoscopic approach with transoral outlet …

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Gauze extension method for specimens resected by endoscopic submucosal dissection

Post written by Satoshi Ono, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Chiba-Nishi General Hospital, Matsudo, Chiba, Department of Gastroenterology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Medical Center, and Department of Gastroenterology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. Nowadays, endoscopic resection has been accepted as a reliable choice for gastrointestinal neoplasms. Many endoscopists perform endoscopic resections, including …

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Over-the-wire snare-assisted stent exchange in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

Post written by Fateh Bazerbachi, MD, from CentraCare, Interventional Endoscopy Program, St. Cloud Hospital, St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography allows ductal stenting to alleviate symptomatic biliary or pancreatic duct strictures, and this is achieved through prosthesis placement over a guidewire. There may be a need for stent exchange during future procedures and, in …

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Endoscopic submucosal dissection using traction by a spring-and-loop with clip for a laterally spreading tumor in the inferior aspect of the cecum: a nonreferral center experience

Post written by Yohei Koyama, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) has been widely accepted as a minimally invasive treatment for early colorectal neoplasms. However, cecal ESD remains a challenging treatment owing to the anatomical features of the cecum, such as the thin …

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Technique of straightening the guidewire using a balloon catheter for successful endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder stenting

Post written by Kazunari Nakahara, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St. Marianna University, School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan. We present a case of successful endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder stenting (EGBS) via straightening of the guidewire that looped in the neck of the gallbladder using a stone retrieval balloon catheter. A 76-year-old woman …

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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided ileosigmoidostomy using a lumen-apposing metal stent for palliation of malignant small-bowel obstruction

Post written by Donevan Westerveld, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA. A high-grade malignant small-bowel obstruction (SBO) is typically managed with surgical diversion (ileostomy) or palliative decompression via nasogastric tube or venting gastrostomy. These approaches have a significant impact on a patient’s quality of …

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EUS-guided gallbladder drainage and subsequent peroral endoscopic cholecystolithotomy: A tool to reduce chemotherapy discontinuation in neoplastic patients?

Post written by Giuseppe Vanella, MD, from the Pancreatobiliary Endoscopy and Endosonography Division, Pancreas Translational and Clinical Research Center, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. In this video case series, we discuss how endoscopic treatment of acute cholecystitis (AC) can improve the management of patients in a multidisciplinary cancer institute. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage …

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Cholangiocarcinoma obscured by a large paraesophageal hernia causing traction compression of the common hepatic duct ultimately diagnosed with percutaneous cholangioscopy

Post written by Sooraj Tejaswi, MD, MSPH, from UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, USA. We describe a multidisciplinary approach to obstructive jaundice due to 2 concurrent etiologies. A 75-year-old man was transferred from an outside hospital for unresolving jaundice and elevated CA 19-9, despite a functioning percutaneous biliary drain (PBD) placed for biliary …

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