Audrey H. Calderwood, MD from Boston Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts and Co-Chair of the Safety in the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit Task-Force, writes about the new ASGE guideline "Guidelines for safety in the gastrointestinal endoscopy unit." This document is a product of the ASGE Ensuring Safety in the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit Task Force. This guideline …
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Mayur Brahmania, MD at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada discusses his original article "2L vs. 4L PEG 3350 + electrolytes for outpatient colonic preparation: a randomized controlled trial" from the March issue. Low volume bowel preparations are ideal to ensure patient compliance, enabling high quality examinations. We examined the bowel-cleansing efficacy and …
Amit Rastogi, MD Director of Endoscopy at the Kansas City VA Medical Center and Associate Professor at the University of Kansas, discusses his Original Article "Impact of a computer-based teaching module on characterization of diminutive colon polyps by using narrow-band imaging by non-experts in academic and community practice: a video-based study." The main focus of this …
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Jennifer M. Kolb from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York shares this video case "Endoscopic removal of obstructing sutures using argon plasma coagulation" from the VideoGIE section. We present two unusual cases of persistent dysphagia, months after Ivor Lewis esophagectomy for esophageal adenocarcinoma, caused by retained sutures and staples blocking …
Akira Horiuchi, MD from Showa Inan General Hospital in Komagane, Japan writes about his Original Article "Removal of small colorectal polyps in anticoagulated patients: a prospective randomized comparison of cold snare and conventional polypectomy" from the March issue. No delayed bleeding occurred after cold snare polypectomy whereas endoscopic hemostasis for immediate and delayed bleeding was required …
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Charles J. Kahi, MD, MSCR from Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, Indiana reports on this Original Article "Improving measurement of the adenoma detection rate and adenoma per colonoscopy quality metric: the Indiana University experience." The adenoma detection rate (ADR) is a validated marker of colonoscopy quality. However, there are concerns about its potential …
Bipan Chand, MD, FASGE, and colleagues from the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, in Maywood, Illinois, USA discuss their video-based case titled "Complete endoscopic/transgastric retrieval of eroded gastric band: a novel technique" from December's VideoGIE section. This video case shows a unique endoscopic way of removing an eroded gastric band, offering viewers a …
Payal Saxena, MD, from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland writes about her Original Article titled "EUS-guided biliary drainage by using a standardized approach for malignant biliary obstruction: rendezvous versus direct transluminal techniques (with videos)" from the November issue. The aim of this study was to assess outcomes of EUS-guided biliary drainage (EGBD) performed using …
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The authors share some insights about their Original Article "EUS-guided coil versus cyanoacrylate therapy for the treatment of gastric varices: a multicenter study (with videos)" from the November issue. Authors of this paper include Rafael Romero-Castro, MD, PhD,* Mark Ellrichmann, MD,* Carlos Ortiz-Moyano, MD, PhD, Jose Carlos Subtil-Inigo, MD, PhD, Felix Junquera-Florez, MD, Joan B. …
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Nikolas Eleftheriadis, MD, and colleagues from the Digestive Disease Center at Showa University Northern Yokohama in Japan present this video case of an in vivo observation of aberrant innermost longitudinal muscle bundles in front of the circular muscle layer at the level of esophagogastric junction during peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM). In this video case, we …
