Tag: Endoscopy

Pathogenic alteration frequency by EUS FNA in malignant lymph node

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Ferga C. Gleeson, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minnesota, USA discusses this Original Article, "Frequency of mitogen-activated protein kinase and phosphoinositide 3-kinase signaling pathway pathogenic alterations in EUS-FNA sampled malignant lymph nodes in rectal cancer with theranostic potential." We have previously characterized EUS FNA cytology specimens by targeted …

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Editor’s Choice: Outcomes after endoscopic duodenal stent placement for malignant GOO

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Associate Editor Fauze Maluf-Filho, MD, PhD, FASGE, highlights this Original Article from the September issue: "Survival and clinical outcome after endoscopic duodenal stent placement for malignant gastric outlet obstruction: comparison of pancreatic cancer and nonpancreatic cancer." The literature supports the concept that patients with malignant gastric outlet obstruction with a predicted survival longer than 3 …

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EUS-guided gastroduodenostomy for GOO

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Ryan Law, DO, from the Division of Gastroenterology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, presents this VideoGIE case, "EUS-guided gastroduodenostomy for gastric outlet obstruction related to chronic pancreatitis." We present a patient with gastric outlet obstruction from chronic pancreatitis who underwent EUS-guided gastroduodenostomy to relieve her obstruction. Her CT scan demonstrated …

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Newly designed plastic stent for EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy

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Junko Umeda, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan discusses this New Methods article "A newly designed plastic stent for EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy: a prospective preliminary feasibility study (with videos)." EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy (EUS-HGS) for the creation of a fistula between the stomach and the left intrahepatic bile duct is an …

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Removal of large impacted pancreatic stone

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Chang-Il Kwon, MD, and Stuart Sherman, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Indiana University School of Medicine, in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA present this VideoGIE case, "Large impacted pancreatic stone removed with single-operator pancreatoscopy and electrohydraulic lithotripsy." In patients with obstructive chronic calcific pancreatitis, endoscopic decompression of the main pancreatic duct with stone removal is an …

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Metachronous colorectal cancers

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Silvia Sanduleanu, MD, PhD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, GROW, School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center, in Maastricht, The Netherlands discusses this Original Article, "Metachronous colorectal cancers result from missed lesions and non-compliance with surveillance." Worldwide, the incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) still increases with …

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Endoscopic incision and cutting procedure for colorectal anastomotic stricture

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Fabio Shiguehissa Kawaguti, MD, from the Cancer Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, in São Paulo, Brazil share this VideoGIE case, "Endoscopic radial incision and cutting procedure for a colorectal anastomotic stricture." We present a patient with rectal cancer that was treated by surgical resection and temporary ileostomy and presented colorectal anastomotic stricture at the …

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Antibiotic prophylaxis before endoscopy

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Joseph David Feuerstein, MD, from the Department of Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA describes this Original Article, "Current knowledge of antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines regarding GI open-access endoscopic procedures is inadequate." The purpose of our study was to assess the current knowledge of physicians …

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Novel approach for unresectable pancreatic mass with duodenal obstruction

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Alberto Larghi, MD, PhD, from the Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Catholic University, in Rome, Italy discusses this VideoGIE case "Single-session EUS-guided FNA and biliary drainage with use of a biflanged lumen apposing stent on an electrocautery enhanced delivery system: one-stop shop for unresectable pancreatic mass with duodenal obstruction." The video case describes the possibility of performing, …

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Mucosal healing in IBD

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Parambir S. Dulai, MBBS, from the University of California San Diego in San Diego, California, USA discusses this review article "Assessment of mucosal healing in inflammatory bowel disease: review." Within this review article we have compared diagnostic tools currently available for the assessment of mucosal healing in inflammatory bowel disease, and we have outlined the …

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