Post written by Takeshi Kanno, MD, PhD, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, and the Department of Education and Support for Regional Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan. Simulators capable of reproducing spurting bleeding that can be used to acquire endoscopic hemostasis with actual devices in a clinical setting have been …
Continue reading Novel simulator of endoscopic hemostasis with actual endoscope and devices
Post written by Yushi Kawakami, MD, from the Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan. It was suspected that a 75-year-old woman had advanced infiltrative gastric cancer. However, endoscopic forceps biopsy specimens did not reveal adenocarcinoma. She was referred to our institute for further examination and treatment. To obtain sufficient submucosal specimens, underwater …
Continue reading Underwater EMR for the diagnosis of diffuse infiltrative gastric cancer
Post written by Nathan Gluck, MD, PhD, from the Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Gastroenterology Department, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, and Tel-Aviv University Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv, Israel. We studied a novel single-use colonoscope with an extended 200º field of view, enabling view behind colonic folds and eliminating concerns related to reprocessing of devices. Lesions …
Post written by Yuki Morita, MD, and Toshiyuki Yoshio, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan. An unusual, long polyp was detected extending from the hypopharynx to the lower thoracic esophagus of a patient. Polypoid fibroadipose tumors should be resected because they are occasionally malignant and …
GIE Senior Associate Editor David L. Diehl, MD, highlights this article from the February issue: “Identification of patients with malignant biliary strictures using a cholangioscopy-based deep learning artificial intelligence (with video)” by Neil B. Marya, MD, et al. The assessment of indefinite biliary strictures is difficult because results of intraductal biopsy and cytologic brushing can be inconclusive. It …
Post written by Hao Dang, BSc, and Jurjen J. Boonstra, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands. Endoscopic submucosal dissection has allowed the endoscopist to perform en bloc resection of various types of GI neoplasms, including subepithelial tumors (SETs). However, submucosal dissection is not feasible for SETs …
Continue reading Endoscopic adventitial dissection of a rectal GI stromal cell tumor
Post written by Douglas G. Adler, MD, FACG, AGAF, FASGE, GIE Editor-in-Chief, from the Center for Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy, Centura Health, Denver, Colorado, USA. We at Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (GIE) are excited to announce a new section in the journal and a new manuscript classification: Focused Communications. These articles will highlight studies that reach a highly specific conclusion and …
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Post written by Amol Bapaye, MD, FASGE, FJGES, from the Shivanand Desai Center for Digestive Disorders, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center, Pune, India. An 18-month female child presented with failure to thrive and regurgitation for 1 year. She was diagnosed with type II achalasia cardia on high-resolution manometry, and peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) was planned. …
Post written by Harishankar Gopakumar, MD, FACP, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA. This study is a systematic review and meta-analysis of the performance characteristics, safety profile, and overall endoscopist satisfaction with single-use fully disposable duodenoscopes. Transmission of exogenous pathogens during ERCP using …
Post written by Jad AbiMansour, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. We present the use of a preexisting percutaneous transhepatic biliary drain to distend the left biliary system and facilitate the completion of EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy (EUS-HG), successfully internalizing the drain. This case highlights a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach and a …
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