Post written by Roy van Wanrooij, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. EUS-guided choledochoduodenostomy (EUS-CDS) is increasingly used in management of malignant distal biliary obstruction, not only as a rescue strategy after failed ERCP, but also as the primary drainage strategy. Its growing adaptation is driven …
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Hybrid endoscopic resection combining underwater endoscopic mucosal resection and over-the-scope clip–assisted snare polypectomy for a recurrent colonic tumor with a hidden diverticulum
Post written by Takahiro Muramatsu, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, and the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, and Tomoaki Tashima, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan. An 80-year-old man underwent piecemeal EMR for a lesion that extended …
Laser-assisted endoscopic removal of a foreign body impacted in the esophagus
Post written by Sugata Narayan Biswas, MD, DM, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. We often see patients who accidentally ingest various foreign bodies that get lodged in the esophagus and bear risk of esophageal perforation. Prompt diagnosis and timely removal are the key to successful management. Endoscopic removal …
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GIE, VideoGIE, and iGIE to honor top reviewers at DDW
Top reviewers for GIE, VideoGIE, and iGIE will be recognized at the annual Editors’ Reception on May 5 during Digestive Disease Week in San Diego, California, USA. These 60 reviewers are being honored for their outstanding contributions to the journals through completing numerous high-quality reviews. They are thanked for their invaluable service to the peer-review process. The 2025 …
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Evaluating the efficacy of a novel hemostatic powder compared with traditional treatments in nonvariceal upper GI bleeding: a multicenter, randomized, noninferiority study
Post written by Jun Chul Park, MD, PhD, from the Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. This multicenter, randomized, noninferiority trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of CEGP-003 (CGBio, Seongnam, South Korea)—a novel hemostatic powder composed of hydroxyethylcellulose and epidermal growth factor—compared with that of conventional endoscopic treatments …
Endoscopic diverticulectomy and myotomy for epiphrenic diverticulum
Post written by Fatih Aslan, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Advanced Endoscopy, Koc University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. This case involved a 53-year-old woman who presented with dysphagia, chest pain, cough, and vomiting. Diagnostic evaluation revealed a 9-cm epiphrenic diverticulum along with an underlying esophageal motility disorder. We successfully treated this rare and complex condition through …
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EUS-directed transduodenal ERCP in concomitant gastric outlet and biliary obstruction
Post written by William F. Abel, MD, from Carilion Clinic, Virginia Tech, Roanoke, Virginia, USA. Concomitant gastric outlet and biliary obstruction presents a unique challenge, as severe underlying illness often limits surgical treatment options. Our study details an observational experience to both relieve the gastric outlet obstruction and allow for biliary stenting as well as anticipated future …
Feasibility and safety of EUS-guided biliary drainage in inexperienced centers: a multicenter study in southwest Japan
Post written by Yusuke Ishida, MD, PhD, and Takehiko Koga, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine, Fukuoka University Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and safety of EUS-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) in inexperienced centers. Although EUS-BD has shown high success rates in high-volume centers, its outcomes in newly adopting centers …
EUS-guided intervention in surgically altered anatomy to remove large biliary stone
Post written by Azimudin Haja, MD, DM, Aniruddha Pratap Singh, DM, and Sundeep Lakhtakia, MD, DM, from AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad, India. Our case highlights the challenges faced in managing a patient with complex clinical problems several years after major surgery. The index patient who underwent curative pancreatoduodenectomy surgery 13 years ago for periampullary cancer presented with cholangitis because of a large …
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Practical steps to green your endoscopy unit: appropriate management of endoscopic waste
Post written by Rabia de Latour, MD, from NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, New York, USA. Endoscopy practice generates a large amount of waste and is a major contributor to healthcare’s carbon footprint. The goal of our society document was to provide readers with practical, impactful, and scalable action items to attempt …
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