GIE Associate Editor, Dr. Fauze Maluf-Filho, highlights this article from the August issue “Prospective study of endoscopic focal cryoballoon ablation for esophageal squamous cell neoplasia in China” by Yan Ke, MD, et al. This is one of the first and probably the largest clinical trial reporting on the treatment of moderate- and high-grade dysplasia of …
Effect of video monitor size on polyp detection
Post written by Manol Jovani, MD, MPH, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The focus of this study was to ascertain whether larger monitors could improve the quality of colonoscopies, and whether this could be quantified objectively by an improvement of adenoma detection rates. Many endoscopists and …
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Alternative approach to hemostatic particle spraying for treatment of GI bleeding
Post written by Stuart K. Amateau, MD, PhD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Gastrointestinal bleeding is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States and occasionally patients exhibit refractory bleeding despite standard endoscopic therapy. Although used internationally for the …
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Differential risk of disease progression in CD
Post written by Jacob E. Ollech, MD, from the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA. This studied determined whether isolated anastomotic ulcers (Rutgeerts score i2a), or 5 or more aphthous ulcers within the neoterminal ileum (i2b) predict an increased risk of endoscopic disease progression. Endoscopic recurrence occurs frequently after ileocolic …
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Narrow-band imaging, volumetric laser endomicroscopy, and pathologic findings in Barrett’s esophagus
Post written by Norio Fukami, MD, AGAF, FACG, FASGE, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. The case described in the video is a 36-year-old man with 10-year history of Barrett’s esophagus undergoing surveillance every 3 years who was referred for endoscopic resection on nodular dysplasia with cancer in the …
Longitudinal relationship between social media activity and article citations in the journal Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Post written by Zachary L. Smith, DO, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, University Hospitals & Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. The focus of our study was to evaluate the association between social media exposure and citations for articles published in the journal Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. The use of …
Endoscopic resection of a gigantic gastric polyp causing symptomatic iron-deficiency anemia
Post written by Vivek Kaul, MD, FASGE, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA. We have presented a case of endoscopic resection of a large gastric polyp/mass that was responsible for symptomatic, recurrent, transfusion-dependent iron deficiency anemia and gastrointestinal bleeding in our patient. This patient had …
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Editorial Board top 10 topics: advances in GI endoscopy in 2018
Post written by Amitabh Chak, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. The goal of this study was to summarize the top 10 advances in gastrointestinal endoscopy. We wanted to highlight the 10 major new areas that affect endoscopic …
Endoclip papilloplasty for a patulous and incompetent biliary papilla
Post written by Yonghui Huang, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Peking University International Hospital & Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China. An innovative endoscopic strategy was demonstrated for preserving the function of Oddi sphincter after large endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) in a patient with a large stone of the CBD. After successful extraction of CBD …
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The role of oral simethicone on the adenoma detection rate and other quality indicators of screening colonoscopy
Post written by Antonio Mendoza Ladd, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, Texas, USA. The primary aim of this study was determining if adding simethicone (SIM) to 4 L polyethylenglycol (PEG) preparation improved our ADR. Secondary aims included its effect on procedure times, Bubble and Boston Bowel …
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