Short-term outcomes of endoscopic submucosal dissection for suspected T1 colorectal cancers: a European experience

Post written by Rixta A.H. van Eijck van Heslinga, MD, and Leon M.G. Moons, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. The management of colorectal polyps with suspected deep submucosal invasive carcinoma (d-SMIC) remains a subject of ongoing debate. Optical assessment often overestimates the risk of d-SMIC, resulting in unnecessary surgeries for …

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Bleeding rectal pseudoaneurysm following endoscopic submucosal dissection managed with endoscopic ultrasound—guided absorbable gelatin sponge injection

Post written by Agnieszka Maniak, MD, and Irving Waxman, MD, from Rush University Medical Center, Center for Interventional Endoscopy, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Our case features a 74-year-old woman who presented with recurrent hematochezia despite conventional endoscopic hemostasis following endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of a 50-mm rectal polyp. During her second presentation for hematochezia, the patient underwent a CT angiography that …

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Overcoming challenges in the endoscopic resection of a giant esophageal fibrovascular polyp

Post written by Ahmad Madkour, MD, and Amr Elfouly, MD, from the Endemic Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Cairo, and Hassan Atalla, MD, from the Hepatology and Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt. Esophageal fibrovascular polyps are rare benign tumors. Huge polyps usually necessitate an aggressive type of surgery. Endoscopic removal of …

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Segmental layered incision and circumferential endoscopic dissection technique of endoscopic stricturotomy for safe, staged endoscopic dissection of complex luminal stricture

Post written by Partha Pal, MD, DNB, MRCP (UK), FASGE, from the Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India. This video demonstrates a staged endoscopic stricturotomy using the segmental layered incision and circumferential endoscopic dissection (SLICE) technique in a patient with a long, tight fibrotic colonic stricture at the splenic flexure. The stricture was …

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Thulium laser–assisted colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection

Post written by Robert Bechara, MD, from Queen's University, Kingston Health Sciences Center, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. This video demonstrates the use of a thulium laser system for colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) in a 68-year-old man with a 3.5-cm rectal lesion detected following a positive fecal immunochemical test result. The lesion was classified as Paris Is and …

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Safety and feasibility of intensive endoscopic interventions for delayed perforation after colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection (with video)

Post written by Satoki Shichijo, MD, PhD, from Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan. Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) was performed for 1763 patients with 1845 lesions (right-sided colon, 1018; left-sided colon, 827) between February 2011 and April 2023. Thirty-two delayed perforations (26 between 2011 and 2020; 6 between 2021 and 2023) occurred. Muscle injury occurred during ESD …

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Scar incision and endoscopic balloon dilation for severe benign esophageal strictures

Post written by Naoya Tada, MD, PhD, Akira Dobashi, MD, PhD, and Kazuki Sumiyama, MD, PhD, from the Department of Endoscopy, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.  Our video demonstrates a combined technique of scar incision and endoscopic balloon dilation (EBD) for severe benign esophageal strictures following endoscopic submucosal dissection or esophagectomy. After identifying areas of severe fibrosis, we selectively …

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Local recurrence rates of horizontal margin-positive en bloc endoscopic submucosal dissection of colorectal neoplasia: a meta-analysis

Post written by Daan A. Verhoeven, BSc, and Hao Dang, MD, PhD, from Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands. In this meta‑analysis, we set out to evaluate how often local recurrence occurs following en bloc endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of colorectal neoplasia when the horizontal margin is positive or indeterminate. We compared that risk to cases with a negative horizontal margin …

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Best of colonoscopy in 2025

Post written by Melissa Martinez, MD, MBA, FASGE, from Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Illinois, USA. This Best of Series article focuses on the most impactful publication topics regarding colonoscopy, periprocedural management, and resection of colonic neoplasia. This year, many great publications continue to contribute to the wealth of knowledge and evolvement of colonoscopy. Some of these were …

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Endoscopic submucosal dissection of a gastric adenocarcinoma of fundic-gland type

Post written by Lady Katherine Mejia Perez, MD, and Kyungran Justina Cho, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic, Erica Savage, MD, from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, and Amit Bhatt, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. We describe a unique case of a large well-differentiated gastric …

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