Advanced endoscopic techniques for esophageal duplication cyst treatment: beyond surgery

Post written by Radhika Chavan, MD, DNB, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Ansh Clinic, Ahmedabad, India. Esophageal duplication cysts are rare congenital anomalies usually managed by surgery. We present cases of 3 patients with symptomatic cysts, each managed using a tailored endoscopic approach. In the first case, a small mid-esophageal cyst was treated using submucosal …

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Treatment of duodenal fistula with combined endoscopic therapy: modified endoscopic vacuum, endoscopic internal drainage, and the over-the-scope clip

Post written by Gustavo de Carvalho Bertaccini Guriam, MD, MSc, from the Department of Endoscopy, São Francisco Hapvida Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil. This case describes successful closure of a complex duodenal fistula that failed to respond to 2 surgical attempts at local suture after major abdominal surgery. Definitive treatment was achieved through a multimodal endoscopic approach, including …

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Transoral incisionless fundoplication as rescue therapy for gastroesophageal reflux in a lung transplant recipient

Post written by William King, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. This patient had a history of lung transplant for pulmonary sarcoidosis and a Toupet fundoplication for severe GERD. His Toupet wrap became loose and slipped into a small hiatal hernia, resulting in severe reflux and recurrent episodes …

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Pancreas cystic lesion with surprise findings on confocal laser endomicroscopy

Post written by Samer El-Dika, MD, FASGE, from Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA. This video case involves a 74-year-old woman with a pancreatic tail cyst identified incidentally. Initial imaging and fluid analysis suggested a nonmucinous cyst, but amylase levels hinted at possible duct communication. To better characterize the lesion, we used EUS-guided needle-based confocal laser endomicroscopy (EUS-nCLE). …

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Eversion of an inverted papilla via EUS-guided rendezvous

Post written by Rishad Khan, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, Thomas M. Runge, MD, MPH, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Central Ohio VA, Columbus, Ohio, and Samuel Han, MD, MS, the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. A 45-year-old patient with cholecystitis and choledocholithiasis with a prohibitively high surgical risk …

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Transcecal endoscopic appendectomy and endoscopic submucosal dissection with hand-suturing–assisted traction and closure technique

Post written by Fatih Aslan, MD, from Koc University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. In this case, we performed an endoscopic treatment for a laterally spreading lesion involving the lumen of the appendix with poorly defined borders. The procedure included endoscopic submucosal dissection combined with transcecal endoscopic appendectomy. Hand suturing was used for traction and separate closure of the …

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Different endoscopic submucosal dissection techniques: a tailored approach

Post written by Shaimaa Elkholy, MD, Mohamed El Sherbiny, MD, and Karim Essam, MD, from the Gastroenterology Division, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a minimally invasive technique used for resection of GI lesions. Our recently published video article in VideoGIE presents a comparative and practical overview of ESD techniques. These include classic, …

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Endoscopic subserosal dissection for early gastric cancer with severe fibrosis attributable to gastric ulcer scar

Post written by Shunya Takayanagi, MD, from the Department of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, and Department of Medicine and Bergen Research Group for Advanced Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (BRAGE), Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway. In this case, we attempted endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for an intramucosal carcinoma on the lesser curvature of the gastric angle …

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Hybrid endoscopic resection combining underwater endoscopic mucosal resection and over-the-scope clip–assisted snare polypectomy for a recurrent colonic tumor with a hidden diverticulum

Post written by Takahiro Muramatsu, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, and the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, and Tomoaki Tashima, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan. An 80-year-old man underwent piecemeal EMR for a lesion that extended …

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GIE, VideoGIE, and iGIE to honor top reviewers at DDW

Top reviewers for GIE, VideoGIE, and iGIE will be recognized at the annual Editors’ Reception on May 5 during Digestive Disease Week in San Diego, California, USA. These 60 reviewers are being honored for their outstanding contributions to the journals through completing numerous high-quality reviews. They are thanked for their invaluable service to the peer-review process. The 2025 …

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