Cholangioscopy intervention for anastomotic biliary stricture

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Shiva Kumar, MD, MS, FASGE from the Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation, Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE discusses this VideoGIE case,"Cholangioscopy-directed endoscopic intervention for post–liver transplantation anastomotic biliary stricture." A 59-year-old man presented with a cholestatic liver profile 20 months …

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Common indications for transoral flexible endoscopic suturing

On April 13, 2015April 3, 2015 By GIEjournalIn VideoGIELeave a comment

Vivek Kumbhari, MD from the Department of Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore, Maryland, USA presents this case from VideoGIE, "Common indications for transoral flexible endoscopic suturing." This video introduces the OverStitch flexible endoscopic suturing system (Apollo Endosurgery, Austin, Tx, USA). We demonstrate the use of …

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Novel technique for over-the-scope clip application

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Brian P. Riff, MD from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA describes this VideoGIE case, "A novel technique for over-the-scope clip application: a safer and more secure method." The video case demonstrates our preferred technique for closing persistent gastrocutaneous fistulas (GCF). …

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A second chance at EMR

On March 20, 2015February 28, 2015 By GIEjournalIn VideoGIELeave a comment

Milan S. Bassan, MBBS (Hons) FRACP from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine at the Center of Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy and Endoscopic Oncology in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Liverpool Hospital in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia shares this VideoGIE case "A second chance at EMR: the avulsion technique to complete resection within …

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Colonic Dieulafoy’s lesion

On March 5, 2015March 6, 2015 By GIEjournalIn VideoGIELeave a comment

Shiva Kumar, MD, MS, FASGE from the Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation, Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE reports on this video case, "Colonic Dieulafoy’s lesion." An 85-year-old male presented with transfusion dependent anemia secondary to recurrent episodes of rectal bleeding. Given …

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Intraoperative laparoscopic-assisted pancreatoscopy

On February 28, 2015February 4, 2015 By GIEjournalIn VideoGIELeave a comment

Toufic Kachaamy, MD and Rahul Pannala, MD present this case from the VideoGIE section "Intraoperative laparoscopic-assisted pancreatoscopy and its role in differentiating main duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm from chronic pancreatitis." This case describes the multidisciplinary management of a patient with a severely dilated pancreatic duct suspicious for main duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN). …

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EUS-guided hepaticojejunostomy

On February 27, 2015February 4, 2015 By GIEjournalIn VideoGIELeave a comment

Takeshi Ogura, MD, PhD and Kazuhide Higuchi, MD, PhD from the 2nd Department of Internal Medicine at Osaka Medical College in Osaka, Japan present this video case "EUS-guided hepaticojejunostomy combined with antegrade stent placement." In our video, we described technical tips of endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticojejunostomy (EUS-HJS) combined with EUS-guided antegrade stenting. This patient was admitted …

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Hemorrhagic pancreatic necrosis drainage

On February 23, 2015February 4, 2015 By GIEjournalIn VideoGIELeave a comment

Prashant Kedia, MD from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medical College at Cornell University in New York, New York, USA shares this video case "Hemorrhagic pancreatic necrosis drainage by using an esophageal stent." This video highlights the case of a patient with infected hemorrhagic pancreatic necrosis treated with endoscopic debridement through a …

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Reversal of complete rectal anastomotic stenosis

On February 19, 2015February 5, 2015 By GIEjournalIn VideoGIELeave a comment

Payal Saxena, MD from Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, USA shares this video case "EUS-guided rendezvous and reversal of complete rectal anastomotic stenosis after Hartmann's reversal." A 54-year-old man was found to have complete rectal anastomotic stenosis. He underwent left hemicolectomy, Hartmann’s pouch, and colostomy for management of ischemic colitis. Several months later he …

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Control of immediate post-EMR bleeding

On February 15, 2015February 4, 2015 By GIEjournalIn VideoGIELeave a comment

Srinadh Komanduri, MD from the Division of Gastroenterology, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, USA presents this case from the VideoGIE series, "Control of immediate post-EMR bleeding by using monopolar hemostatic forceps." The video depicts a case of a significant post-polypectomy arterial bleed and the appropriate management of this adverse event. …

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