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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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 …
Dayna S. Early, MD, from Washington University School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis in St. Louis, Missouri, USA discusses this Original Article, "Patient preferences of a resect and discard paradigm." Resect and discard is a new paradigm for management of diminutive polyps, in which small polpys are resected and discarded instead of being …
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Eun Soo Kim, MD, PhD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, in Daegu, South Korea describes this Original Article, "Comparison of quality of life and worry of cancer recurrence between endoscopic and surgical treatment for early gastric cancer." This cross-sectional study with questionnaires aimed to …
Lorenzo Fuccio, MD, from the Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, in Bologna, Italy discusses this Original Article, "Higher adenoma recurrence rate after left- versus right-sided colectomy for colon cancer." This study assessed the risk of the development of metachronous precancerous lesions according to the site of colonic resection …
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Pádraig Cantillon-Murphy, PhD, from the School of Engineering at University College Cork, in Cork, Ireland discusses this article, "Magnets for therapy in the GI tract: a systematic review." This systematic review examined the increasing interest in the use of magnets and magnetic materials for therapeutic purposes in the gastrointestinal tract. The review analyzes 47 publications …
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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ASGE Standards of Practice committee member, Aasma Shaukat, MD, MPH, FASGE, discusses this recent guideline from the ASGE, "The role of endoscopy in dyspepsia." The focus of this guideline was to review the prevalence, diagnosis, and medical and endoscopic management of dyspepsia. Dyspepsia is one of the most common complaints for visits to gastroenterology practices. …
Mary A. Atia, MD, from the Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic Arizona in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA discusses this Original Article, "Nonneoplastic polypectomy during screening colonoscopy: the impact on polyp detection rate, adenoma detection rate, and overall cost." The frequency of non-neoplastic polypectomy (NNP) is tissue constituting normal colonic mucosa or lymphoid aggregates. …
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Associate Editor Lisa Strate, MD, MPH recommends this article from the August issue: "Assessment of mucosal healing in inflammatory bowel disease: review" by Parambir S. Dulai, MBBS, Barrett G. Levesque, MD, MS, Brian G. Feagan, MD, Geert D’Haens, MD, PhD, and William J. Sandborn, MD. Mucosal healing has been shown to correlate with treatment outcomes …
