Vivek Kumbhari, MD, FRACP from Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore, Maryland, USA shares this video case "Closure methods in submucosal endoscopy" from the VideoGIE section. In this video, we demonstrate various techniques that can be used to close the mucosal entry as well as an inadvertant mucosotomy during submucosal endoscopy. Endoscopic clips are widely …
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Insulated-tip knife endoscopic resection
Enqiang Linghu, MD from the Chinese PLA General Hospital in Beijing, China presents this video case "Insulated-tip knife endoscopic resection of a giant pedunculated colon polyp" from the VideoGIE section. Our video introduced a novel but feasible method with insulated-tip (IT) knife to remove a giant pedunculated colon polyp. The polyp, approximately 4cmx 4cm in …
Jejunal hemangioma resection
Toufic Kachaamy, MD and Shabana F. Pasha, MD from Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Phoenix, Arizona and Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, respectively, share their VideoGIE case "Jejunal hemangioma resection via double-balloon enteroscopy." This case describes the endoscopic resection via double balloon enteroscopy of a jejunal hemangioma located approximately 280 cm distal to the ligament …
Detachable snares: a video demonstration
Georgios Mavrogenis, MD from Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain in Brussels, Belgium presents this video demonstration "How to prepare and use detachable snares: a video demonstration for nurses and endoscopists" from the VideoGIE section. This video demonstrates how to prepare and use detachable snares for various indications such as polypectomy and closure of large …
Immune-mediated cholangiopathy
Shyam Menon, MD, MRCP, MRCP(Gastro), PGDip(Epid), PGDip(Nutr Med) and colleagues present this video case from the VideoGIE section, "Immune-mediated cholangiopathy." This video case describes the clinical journey of a patient who presented with weight loss, jaundice, and a biliary stricture at the liver hilum. Cholangioscopy was performed with intent to evaluate this stricture and acquire …
Active bleeding caused by portal hypertensive gastropathy
Mostafa Ibrahim, MD form the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatopancreatology, and Digestive Oncology at Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, in Brussels, Belgium presents this video case "Active bleeding caused by portal hypertensive gastropathy." Portal hypertensive gastropathy is a serious adverse event of portal hypertension. It is difficult to treat due to the diffuse nature of …
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Acute duodenal diverticulitis treated with endoscopic therapy
Authors Wajeeh Salah, MD, and Rahul Pannala, MD, from the Mayo Clinic Arizona in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, discuss this video case, "Acute duodenal diverticulitis treated with endoscopic therapy." Our video highlights a case of acute periampullary diverticulitis caused by impaction of bowel contents within the diverticular lumen. We demonstrate the technique for treating this type …
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Closure of a chronic tracheoesophageal fistula
Vivek Kumbhari, MD, FRACP from Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore, Maryland, USA presents this video case titled "Closure of a chronic tracheoesophageal fistula by use of a cardiac septal occluder" from the VideoGIE section. In this video, we demonstrate the use of a cardiac septal occluder (Amplatzer; St Jude Medical, Plymouth, Minnesita, USA) to …
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Endoscopic full-thickness resection for GI stromal tumors
Stavros N. Stavropoulos, MD and colleagues present this video case titled "Endoscopic full-thickness resection for GI stromal tumors" from the VideoGIE section. Our video demonstrates endoscopic en bloc complete resection of a 4 cm gastric GI stromal tumor (GIST) with a substrantial 2 cm extraluminal component extending into the peritoneal cavity. In this elderly patient …
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Choledochoscopic surveillance
Authors Mohit Girotra, MD and Rayburn F. Rego, MD from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA share this case "Choledochoscopic surveillance in a patient with Hepaticolithiasi" from the VideoGIE section. A 54-year-old Asian female with recurrent hepaticolithiasis had previously undergone a Kasai …
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