Matheus Cavalcante Franco, MD, MSc, from the Cancer Institute of São Paulo, University of São Paulo, in São Paulo, Brazil shares this VideoGIE case, "ERCP with balloon-overtube–assisted enteroscopy in postsurgical anatomy." We reported a video case of a 59-year-old man, with past surgical history of partial gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y anastomosis due to peptic ulcer complication. …
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Jörg G. Albert, MD, from the Department of Medicine I, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, in Frankfurt, Germany shares this VideoGIE case, “‘Cutting the wire’ as a troubleshooter for a Dormia basket impacted in the common bile duct.” Incarceration of a bile duct stone may be a challenge for the endoscopist – but to jam a Dormia …
Ali Siddiqui, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Jefferson University School of Medicine, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA discusses this Original Article, "Efficacy and safety of therapeutic ERCP in patients with cirrhosis: a large multicenter study." We performed a multicenter study to evaluate outcomes, efficacy, and safety of ERCP in patients with cirrhosis. We …
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Milan S. Bassan, MBBS, FRACP, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Liverpool Hospital, in Liverpool and University of New South Wales, in Sydney, Australia presents this VideoGIE case, "Incision therapy for an unusual esophageal stricture." This is a case of a refractory benign esophageal stricture due to typhoid. As bougie and balloon dilation had …
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Takuji Gotoda, MD, PhD, FASGE, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, in Tokyo, Japan discusses this Original Article "Usefulness of a traction method using dental floss and a hemoclip for gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection: a propensity score matching analysis (with videos)." Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) represents a significant advancement in therapeutic …
Tae Jun Song, MD, PhD, and Dong Wan Seo, MD, PhD, from the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center in Seoul, South Korea presents this New Methods article, "Initial experience of EUS-guided radiofrequency ablation of unresectable pancreatic cancer." We investigated the feasibility and safety of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided …
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Shashideep Singhal, MD, form the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Texas Health Science Center, in Houston, Texas, USA presents this video case, "Endoscopic closure of iatrogenic duodenal perforation using dual over-the-scope clips." A 44-year-old female was referred for endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) after an intraoperative cholangiogram done during laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute …
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David L. Diehl, MD, FACP, FASGE, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Geisinger Medical Center, in Danville, Pennsylvania, USA discusses this article, "EUS-guided liver biopsy provides diagnostic samples comparable with those via the percutaneous or transjugular route." Endoscopic ultrasound guided liver biopsy (EUSA-LB) is an emerging technique for performing liver biopsy. In patients who …
James Y. W. Lau, MD, from the Department of Surgery, Chinese University of Hong Kong, in Hong Kong presents this VideoGIE case, “Over-the-scope clip treatment of refractory peptic ulcer bleeding.” This video describes the use of an over-the-scope clip (OTSC) in treating the chronic peptic ulcerations with refractory bleeding that fail angiographic embolization and endoscopic …
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Hugo Uchima, MD, from the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Department, Centro Médico Teknon, in Barcelona, Spain shares this video case, “Lumen-apposing metal stent for the treatment of refractory gastrojejunal anastomotic stricture after laparoscopic gastric bypass.” In this video case we show how a short fibrotic stricture can be treated successfully with a lumen-apposing metal stent. Our patient …
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