Alejandro L. Suarez, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina, USA writes about this video case "Stepwise endoscopic resection of a large gastric lipoma causing gastric outlet obstruction and GI bleeding." Lipomas of the gastrointestinal tract are slow growing tumors commonly found incidentally. …
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Removal of large GI stromal tumor at esophagogastric junction
Payal Saxena, MD, from Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, USA and the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, Australia describes this video case "Submucosal tunneling and en bloc endoscopic resection facilitates laparoscopic transgastric removal of a large GI stromal tumor at the esophagogastric junction." Endoscopic resection of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) of the esophagogastric …
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Cost analysis for complex colon polyps
Ryan Law, DO¹ and Sachin Wani, MD² discuss their article "Endoscopic resection is cost-effective compared with laparoscopic resection in the management of complex colon polyps: an economic analysis." We performed a cost-effectiveness analysis comparing laparoscopic and endoscopic resection strategies in patients with complex colon polyps and sought to identify predictors that determine cost-effectiveness. Mounting evidence …
Retroflexed endoscopic full-thickness resection
Xuefeng Lu, MD, from Qilu Hospital, Shandong University School of Medicine, in Jinan, China discusses this New Methods article "Facilitating retroflexed endoscopic full-thickness resection through loop-mediated or rope-mediated countertraction (with videos)." Our study focused on providing simple and effective methods to provide counter-traction during endoscopic resection of gastric submucosal tumors. Compared to laparoscopic surgery, endoscopic …
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ESD treatment of early cecal cancer
Kinichi Hotta, MD, from the Division of Endoscopy, Shizuoka Cancer Center, in Shizuoka, Japan describes this VideoGIE case "Early cecal cancer adjacent to the appendiceal orifice successfully treated by endoscopic submucosal dissection." The cecal tumor adjacent to the appendiceal orifice (CTAO) is considered one of the most difficult lesions to be treated by endoscopic resection. …
Complete endoscopic resection for Barrett’s HGD and/or early cancer
Farzan F. Bahin, MBBS (Hons), FRACP, MPhil, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Westmead Hospital, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia discusses this Original Article, "Long-term outcomes of a primary complete endoscopic resection strategy for short-segment Barrett’s esophagus with high-grade dysplasia and/or early esophageal adenocarcinoma." The optimal therapy for Barrett’s high-grade dysplasia (HGD) and …
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Precutting EMR for cecal tumors
Kenichiro Imai, MD, from the Division of Endoscopy, Shizuoka Cancer Center, in Shizuoka, Japan presents this video case, "Pre-cutting endoscopic mucosal resection for cecal tumors extending to the appendiceal orifice." We demonstrate a pre-cutting EMR technique for a cecal tumor extending to the appendiceal orifice (CTAO). A 65-year-old-woman was referred to our hospital because of …
Endoscopic resection of giant esophageal lipoma
Danny Cheriyan, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, USA shares this VideoGIE case, "Giant esophageal lipoma: endoscopic resection." We describe a rare case of a large esophageal lipoma that caused significant dysphagia in a 72-year-old male patient. These lesions are typically small, and are incidentally noted …
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Polidocanol injection decreases bleeding rate after colon polypectomy
Antonio Facciorusso, MD, from the Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, at the University of Foggia in Foggia, Italy discusses this Original Article, "Polidocanol injection decreases the bleeding rate after colon polypectomy: a propensity score analysis." Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) is frequently used for polyps over 20 mm in diameter. The technique involves the injection …
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Band and slough technique for nonampullary duodenal adenomas
Naresh T. Gunaratnam, MD and Eugene Zolotarevsky, MD from the Department of Gastroenterology, Huron Gastroenterology in Ypsilanti and St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA discusses this Original Article "Efficacy and safety of the band and slough technique for endoscopic therapy of nonampullary duodenal adenomas: a case series." Standard endoscopic resection of duodenal adenomas …
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