Comparison of EUS-guided ablation and surgical resection for nonfunctioning small pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: a propensity score–matching study

Post written by Hoonsub So, MD, from the Department of Internal Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, South Korea, Sung Woo Ko, MD, PhD, from the Department of Internal Medicine, Eunpyeong St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea, and Do Hyun Park, MD, PhD, from the Department of …

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In-stent radiofrequency ablation with uncovered metal stent placement for tumor ingrowth/overgrowth causing self-expandable metal stent occlusion in distal malignant biliary obstruction: multicenter propensity score–matched study

Post written by Namyoung Park, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Woo Hyun Paik, MD, PhD, from the Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, and Jae Hee Cho, MD, PhD, from the Department of Internal Medicine, Institute …

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Editor’s Choice: Computer-aided characterization of early cancer in Barrett’s esophagus on i-scan magnification imaging: a multicenter international study

GIE Associate Editor Seiichiro Abe, MD, PhD, FASGE, FJGES, highlights this article from the April issue: “Computer-aided characterization of early cancer in Barrett’s esophagus on i-scan magnification imaging: a multicenter international study” by Mohamed Hussein, MRCP, et al. Magnifying virtual chromoendoscopy is helpful in differentiating between dysplastic and nondysplastic lesions in patients with Barrett’s esophagus (BE), …

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Artificial intelligence for detecting and delineating the extent of superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and precancerous lesions under narrow-band imaging (with video)

Post written by Bing Hu, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. The focus of this study was to train an artificial intelligence (AI) system that could detect and delineate the extent of superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and precancerous lesions under nonmagnified narrow-band imaging (NBI) and to …

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Helix tack for lumen-apposing metal stent fixation in single-session EUS-directed transgastric ERCP

Post written by Kambiz S. Kadkhodayan, MD, from the Center for Interventional Endoscopy, AdventHealth, Orlando, Florida, USA. We describe the use of a helix tack system to anchor the proximal flange of a lumen-apposing metal stent (LAMS) to the gastric pouch during a single-session EUS-directed transgastric ERCP (SS-EDGE). This video case also describes a reverse …

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Novel less-invasive therapy for liver abscess: combining lavage and draining through a single device

Post written by iGIE iNTERNATIONAL Associate Editor Diogo Turiani Hourneaux de Moura, MD, MSc, PhD, from the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, and the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Hospital São Luiz Morumbi e Vila Nova Star, Instituto D’Or de Pesquisa e Ensino (IDOR), São …

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Computer-aided characterization of early cancer in Barrett’s esophagus on i-scan magnification imaging: a multicenter international study

Post written by Mohamed Hussein, MRCP, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom. We aimed to develop a computer-aided characterization system that could support the diagnosis of dysplasia in Barrett’s esophagus on magnification endoscopy. We also strived to assess the speeds of the networks in making this …

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Effect of ursodeoxycholic acid after self-expandable metal stent placement in malignant distal biliary obstruction: a propensity score–matched cohort analysis

Post written by Mitsuru Okuno, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Gifu Municipal Hospital, Gifu, Japan. We reported on the evaluation of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) for different self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) types in malignant distal biliary obstruction (MDBO) with a multicenter retrospective study design using propensity score—matched cohort analysis. The non-UDCA group had significantly …

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Bile duct tissue acquisition by cholangioscopy-guided cryobiopsy technique: first-in-human application

Post written by Jan Peveling-Oberhag, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Klinikum Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany. The cryobiopsy technique is a new method for tissue extraction that allows for extraction of high tissue amounts with a minimal diameter endoscopic instrument. Forceps biopsies through the very small working channel of a cholangioscope are oftentimes unrepresentative. In this …

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Interobserver agreement of the modified Paris classification and histology prediction of colorectal lesions in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Post written by Nayantara Coelho-Prabhu, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. This study was performed to assess the interobserver variability in application of the recommended Paris classification to describe the morphology of visible dysplasia in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) colonoscopies. There is a lack of …

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