Clinical predictive value of renalase in post-ERCP pancreatitis

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Post written by Thiruvengadam Muniraj, MD, from the Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP) is the most common adverse event after ERCP. Despite adoption of several strategies such as rectal indomethacin, pancreatic duct stent placement, and aggressive fluid administration, incidence of PEP remains substantial. Identifying patients who are likely to develop …

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Utility of prophylactic clipping after colorectal cold snare polypectomy in patients on oral antithrombotic agents

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Post written by Kenichiro Okimoto, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan. Prophylactic clipping may be unnecessary to prevent delayed bleeding (DB) after colorectal cold snare polypectomy (CSP) in patients on antithrombotic agents. There is no consensus on the effectiveness of prophylactic clipping after colonic CSP. This study …

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Top GIE, VideoGIE, and iGIE reviewers to be recognized

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Congratulations to the 2024 GIE, VideoGIE, and iGIE Reviewer Award Winners, who will be honored at the Editors’ Reception on May 20 during Digestive Disease Week in Washington, DC, USA. These reviewers are being awarded for their excellent contributions to the journals through completing high totals of reviews at the highest quality. They are thanked …

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Functional luminal imaging probe assessment of eosinophilic esophagitis stricture followed by optical-haptic dilation with a dilating cap

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Post written by Bing Chen, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA. A 44-year-old man who had eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) for >20 years presented with chronic dysphagia to solid food. During upper endoscopy, a complex stricture was found 22 to 28 cm from the incisors. To gather more …

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Impact of study design on adenoma detection in the evaluation of artificial intelligence–aided colonoscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Post written by Chae Min Michelle Lee, MD, MEng, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network, and Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Numerous trials have been conducted to examine the role of artificial intelligence (AI) assistance in polyp detection during colonoscopy. Available AI detection tools rely …

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Editor’s Choice: Endoscopic submucosal dissection with versus without traction for pathologically staged T1B esophageal cancer: a multicenter retrospective study

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GIE Associate Editor Seiichiro Abe, MD, PhD, FASGE, FJGES, highlights this article from the May issue: “Endoscopic submucosal dissection with versus without traction for pathologically staged T1B esophageal cancer: a multicenter retrospective study” by Abel Joseph, MD, et al. Guidelines recommend staging endoscopic resection for a visible neoplastic lesion in Barrett’s esophagus and noncircumferential esophageal …

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Validation of a new optical diagnosis training module to improve dysplasia characterization in inflammatory bowel disease: a multicenter international study

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Post written by Marietta Iacucci, MD, PhD, FASGE, AGAF, from APC Microbiome Ireland, College of Medicine and Health, University College of Cork, Cork, Ireland. Patients with long-standing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have an increased risk of dysplastic lesions. Therefore, consensus and guidelines recommend performing regular surveillance colonoscopy using dye or virtual chromoendoscopy to enhance lesion identification …

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Peroral endoscopic septotomy for Zenker’s diverticulum with additional cut of mucosal flap: step by step

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Post written by Harold Benites-Goñi, MD, from San Ignacio de Loyola University and Edgardo Rebagliati Martins National Hospital, Lima, Perú. The final goal of treatment of Zenker’s diverticulum is cutting the cricopharyngeal muscle to eliminate the septum. In our video, we show a variant of peroral endoscopic myotomy for the management of Zenker’s diverticulum. This case …

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Deep learning–based lesion detection and severity grading of small-bowel Crohn’s disease ulcers on double-balloon endoscopy images

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Post written by Wanqing Xie, PhD, from the Department of Intelligent Medical Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. We studied the lesion classification of small-bowel Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcer severity grading in terms of depth, size, and …

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Cholangioscopy as a rescue for a post-cholecystectomy adherent stone formed around a migrated surgical clip in the common bile duct

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Post written by Chukwunonso Ezeani, MD, from Baton Rouge General Medical Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. This is a case of an 88-year-old woman with a history of cholecystectomy 30 years prior who presented with acute-onset right upper quadrant pain, nausea, and vomiting. Laboratory and imaging data were consistent with choledocholithiasis, with the bile duct measuring …

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