Post written by Satoki Shichijo, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan. A 62-year-old woman underwent subtotal esophagectomy for esophageal cancer, local resection of pharyngeal cancer with postoperative radiotherapy, and bilateral cervical lymph node dissection because of pharyngeal cancer metastasis. Follow-up endoscopy revealed a 10-mm brownish area in the …
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Novel simulator of endoscopic hemostasis with actual endoscope and devices
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 …
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Usefulness of a handmade distal endoscope attachment with a transparent tape
Post written by Marie Kurebayashi, MD, from the Department of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. The video describes the steps involved in making a handmade distal attachment with a transparent tape, and how it can be used for different endoscopic procedures. Distal attachments placed on the endoscope tip improve visualization of the …
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A novel polytetrafluoroethylene-channel model
Post written by Michelle J. Alfa, PhD, from the St. Boniface Research Centre & University of Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada. The focus of our study was to develop a model that would mimic the accumulation of organic material and bacteria that occurs in patient-used endoscope channels when biofilm develops after repeated exposure to high-level disinfectants such …
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