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Risk of recurrence of BE after successful endoscopic therapy

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Rajesh Krishnamoorthi, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, USA discusses this systematic review and meta-analysis "Risk of recurrence of Barrett’s esophagus after successful endoscopic therapy." Endoscopic therapy is currently the treatment of choice for Barrett’s esophagus (BE) related dysplasia and mucosal adenocarcinoma. While …

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Acute duodenal diverticulitis treated with endoscopic therapy

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Authors Wajeeh Salah, MD, and Rahul Pannala, MD, from the Mayo Clinic Arizona in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, discuss this video case, "Acute duodenal diverticulitis treated with endoscopic therapy." Our video highlights a case of acute periampullary diverticulitis caused by impaction of bowel contents within the diverticular lumen. We demonstrate the technique for treating this type …

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Meet the Editor- Ian Gralnek

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Meet Dr. Ian Gralnek, MD, MSHS, FASGE, our Senior Associate Editor, from Rappaport Family Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and Department of Gastroenterology, Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa, Israel.Endoscopedia: What are your GI areas of focus? IG: Endoscopic therapies in GI bleeding, endoscopic technology assessment, outcomes research.Endoscopedia: If you hadn’t gone into …

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