Post written by Saurabh Chawla, MD, from the Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. We present a case of a patient presenting with abdominal pain who had a sleeve gastrectomy with silastic band placement several years prior to his presentation. Upon further investigation, the silastic band was noted to be eroding into the …
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Post written by Salmaan Jawaid, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. We presented a case of successful endoscopic submucosal dissection of a large rectal lesion using a novel tissue retractor system. This unique platform allowed us to generate constant tissue tension and permitted frequent manipulation of the …
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Post written by Victoria Gómez, MD, from the Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA. We present a case of a 58-year-old woman in whom challenging gastric fundic varices were managed successfully with endoscopic variceal obturation using EUS-guided coil placement with subsequent glue injection. Treatment options were limited in this patient due to radiographic findings of liver …
Post written by Radhika Chavan, MD, DNB, from the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India. A 35-year-old man, diagnosed with acute necrotizing pancreatitis 7 weeks ago, presented with abdominal pain and fever for 2 weeks. Evaluation showed mild leukocytosis with raised amylase and lipase levels. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) showed large walled-off necrosis (WON) with minimal …
Post written by Zaheer Nabi, MD, DNB, from the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India. In this video case, we describe per oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) in a case of achalasia with large diverticulum at the lower end of esophagus. POEM was performed in the standard fashion. In addition, the septum between diverticulum and submucosal …
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Post written by Yuichi Mori, MD, PhD, from the Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Japan. We present a novel computer-aided system that enables automated polyp detection followed by immediate polyp characterization in a real-time fashion using an endocytoscope, a colonoscope with a function of 520-fold endomicroscopy (CF-H290ECI; Olympus Corp., Tokyo, Japan). …
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Post written by Andrew C. Storm, MD, from the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. Our video is meant to be used as a teaching tool, demonstrating the step-by-step use of hemostatic powder for GI hemorrhage. More specifically, malignancy-associated bleeding, as shown in this case, is difficult to manage endoscopically, and …
Post written by Valerio Balassone, MD, PhD, from the Universita Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy. This is a preliminary experience with an innovative technique to treat large Zenker’s diverticulum. It demonstrates innovative tools and techniques to separate the mucosa from the septum in order to achieve a complete septum division without the concern of …
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Post written by Philip T. Chen, MD, FACG, from the United Gastroenterologists, Irvine, California, USA. We describe a case of an 83-year-old woman presenting with melena and anemia. An actively bleeding ileal Dieulafoy’s lesion was found 30 cm proximal to the ileocecal valve (measurement based on withdrawal) and treated through colonoscopy with deep ileal intubation …
Post written by Linda Zhang, MBBS, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St George Hospital, Kogarah, Australia. This article discusses the management of hemobilia due to gallbladder malignancy in a frail, elderly patient with multiple comorbidities, which limited the available therapies. Our patient was a 90-year-old female who presented with biliary obstruction and melaena. …
