Application of optical character recognition with natural language processing for large-scale quality metric data extraction in colonoscopy reports

Post written by Sobia Nasir Laique, MD, and Umar Hayat, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, and Division of Gastroenterology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. The focus of our study was to demonstrate the use of a new hybrid approach using natural language processing of charts that have …

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Evaluating learning curves and competence in colorectal EMR among advanced endoscopy fellows

Post written by Dennis Yang, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. The aim of this multicenter prospective pilot study was to evaluate colorectal endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) training among advanced endoscopy fellows using a novel assessment tool. Despite the broad application of colorectal EMR, markers of training …

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A case of anal condyloma acuminatum observed by endocytoscopy

Post written by Fumihiro Inoue, MD, from the Gastrointestinal Center & Institute of Minimally-Invasive Endoscopic Care (i-MEC), Sano Hospital, Kobe, Japan. Anal condyloma acuminatum (CA) is known as one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases. It is a disease that is occasionally seen in daily practice and is sometimes difficult to distinguish from anal …

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Novel rigidizing overtube for colonoscope stabilization and loop prevention

Post written by Mike Tzuhen Wei, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, and Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, USA. Loop formation can impede scope advancement, destabilize the tip, and cause pain. While there are …

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Diagnostic yield and therapeutic impact of novel motorized spiral enteroscopy in small-bowel disorders

Post written by Mohan Ramchandani, MD, DM, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology Hospitals, Hyderabad, India. The small bowel is long mobile organ in the peritoneum, which makes it difficult to be evaluated by conventional endoscopy. Deep enteroscopy (DE) is a cumbersome procedure; there are many shortcomings of balloon-assisted enteroscopy (BAE), which …

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Endoscopic suturing of a jejunal feeding tube extension to prevent recurrent gastric coiling

Post written by Nicholas M. McDonald, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. A 23-year-old woman with a history of nausea, vomiting, and a 40-lb weight loss resulting in a BMI of 14.5 was referred for evaluation. Her symptoms were attributed to gastroparesis. Prior to referral, she had undergone …

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EUS-guided jejunojejunostomy to facilitate ERCP in a patient with unique Roux-en-Y gastric bypass anatomy

Post written by Ryan Law, DO, from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. In our case presentation we describe a patient who presented to our institution with concern for biliary pathology in the setting of prior Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with an indwelling percutaneous biliary drain. Importantly, this patient underwent a sleeve gastrectomy prior to …

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Modified double-guidewire technique using a unique double-lumen sphincterotome for difficult biliary cannulation

Post written by Hideyuki Shiomi, PhD, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan. The double-guidewire technique (DGT) is considered as a promising salvage approach in difficult biliary cannulation cases. Nevertheless, with the interference of the pancreatic duct guidewire (P-GW) against cannulation devices, this technique …

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Closure of a chronic complex tracheoesophageal fistula by using endoscopic suturing

Post written by Ariel A. Benson, MD, from the Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hadassah University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. In this video we describe the evaluation and treatment of a chronic, symptomatic tracheoesophageal (TE) fistula in an adult patient. The etiology of the patient’s TE …

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The National Polyp Study at 40: challenges then and now

Post written by Sidney J. Winawer, MD, and Ann G. Zauber, PhD, from the Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Service, Department of Medicine, and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA. Colonoscopy was introduced in the 1970s, making it possible for the first time to directly examine …

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