Post written by Gian Eugenio Tontini, MD, PhD, and Helmut Neumann, MD, PhD, from the Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy, and the Department of Interdisciplinary Endoscopy, I. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, University Hospital, Mainz, Germany. Our study focuses on the value of Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy (CLE) …
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Confocal laser endomicroscopy in ulcerative colitis
John Gásdal Karstensen, MD, from the Gastro Unit, Division of Endoscopy, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev, in Copenhagen, Denmark, describes his article "Confocal laser endomicroscopy in ulcerative colitis: a longitudinal study of endomicroscopic changes and response to medical therapy (with videos)." The focus of this study was to correlate endomicroscopic mucosal features with disease activity and …
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Learning curve of assessing mucosal barrier defects on eCLE
Rupert W. Leong, MBBS, FRACP, MD, AGAF, from the Gastroenterology and Liver Services, Bankstown-Lidcombe and Concord Hospital, in Concord, New South Wales, Australia discusses this Original Article "The learning curve, interobserver, and intraobserver agreement of endoscopic confocal laser endomicroscopy in the assessment of mucosal barrier defects." Mucosal barrier defects lead to abnormal intestinal permeability which …
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Confocal laser endomicroscopy
Shailendra Chauhan MD, AGAF, FASGE from the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida, USA discusses the latest Status Evaluation Report from the ASGE Technology committee titled "Confocal laser endomicroscopy." This report is a comprehensive review of confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) written by the ASGE Technology Committee. It describes the technology, its current …
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