Post written by Anmol Singh, MBBS, and Venkata Akshintala, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Our study highlights the quantity of radiation exposure incurred during common and novel endoscopic procedures and elucidates the factors affecting it. There has been an upward trend in …
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Analyzing methods for reducing recurrence rates after EMR of large nonpedunculated colorectal polyps: an indirect pairwise comparison
Post written by Dhruvil Radadiya, MD, from the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA. The focus of our study was to compare EMR with snare tip soft coagulation (STSC), EMR with argon plasma coagulation (APC), and underwater EMR (U-EMR) techniques routinely used for resection of large nonpedunculated polyps indirectly with each other with …
Effective modified pancreatic stent placement for repeated acute obstructive suppurative pancreatic ductitis
Post written by Koichi Soga, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Dokkyo Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, and the Department of Gastroenterology, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Shiga, Japan. Endoscopic transpapillary biliary stents (EBSs) are offered in a variety of types, including endoscopic plastic and metal stents, with a variety of techniques for placement. As …
Artificial intelligence–assisted real-time monitoring of effective withdrawal time during colonoscopy: a novel quality marker of colonoscopy
Post written by Wai K. Leung, MD, from the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. In this study, we developed a novel artificial intelligence (AI)-based quantitative measurement for effective withdrawal time (EWT) during colonoscopy. This measurement also takes into consideration the quality of the images obtained during colonoscope withdrawal. Standard withdrawal time, a simple measurement …
Fully covered versus partially covered self-expandable metal stents for palliation of distal malignant biliary obstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Post written by Giuseppe Vanella, MD, from the Pancreatobiliary Endoscopy and Endosonography Division, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, and Chiara Coluccio, MD, from the Gastroenterology Department, Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy. Our study delves into the pivotal topic of biliary stent selection in the management of distal malignant biliary obstruction (dMBO). Specifically, we compared outcomes of …
A novel balloon dilation catheter facilitating endoscopic papillary balloon dilation in patients with Roux-en-Y gastrectomy
Post written by Yuki Tanisaka, MD, PhD, from Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan. Endoscopic stone extraction in patients with surgically altered anatomy (SAA) using balloon enteroscopy is considered difficult. Although endoscopic papillary balloon dilation (EPBD) is one of the necessary procedures to extract the stone, EPBD in patients with SAA is challenging because …
ChatGPT for advice on common GI endoscopic procedures: the promise and the peril
Post written by Daniel Yan Zheng Lim, MRCP, MTech, from Duke-NUS Medical School, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital, and Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore. This study examines the ability of ChatGPT to answer common questions about endoscopic procedures that patients might pose. ChatGPT is an advanced artificial intelligence …
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Successful retrieval of a retained fractured ERCP guidewire in the pancreatic duct
Post written by Jorge D. Machicado, MD, MPH, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. In this video, we describe a case of a guidewire that fractured in the pancreatic duct during ERCP and different tools used for its successful removal. This occurred during attempts at placing a plastic …
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Endoscopic Mucosal Incisional, Closure, ResectiON (E-MICRON): a novel technique for safe and efficient en bloc foregut resection
Post written by Talia F. Malik, MD, from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, Illinois, USA. In this study, we introduce a novel technique, “Endoscopic Mucosal Incisional, Closure, ResectiON (E-MICRON),” for safe and efficient en bloc resection of large gastric intramucosal lesions. Endoscopic submucosal dissection is recommended for en …
Defining “true acid reflux” after peroral endoscopic myotomy for achalasia: a prospective cohort study
Post written by Aniruddha Pratap Singh, MD, DM, Neeraj Singla, MD, DM, Ekant Budhwani, MD, Wladyslaw Januszewicz, MD, PhD, Zaheer Nabi, MD, DNB, Nitin Jagtap, MD, DNB, Rakesh Kalapala, MD, DNB, Sundeep Lakhtakia, MD, DM, Santosh Darisetty, DA, Sana Fathima Memon, MBA, Duvuur Nageshwar Reddy, MD, DM, and Mohan Ramchandani, MD, DM, from the Asian Institute …
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