Post written by Hiroaki Saito, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Miyagi, Japan. We constructed artificial intelligence to detect protruding lesions of the small bowel in wireless capsule endoscopy images and validated its ability. The results show that the system is able to analyze large amounts of images quickly and accurately. Small …
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Importance of endoscopy during permanent gastric stimulator placement
Post written by Gregg Wendorf, MD, from the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. Our case highlights a patient undergoing permanent gastric electrical stimulator (GES) placement. Part of this surgical procedure involves the surgeon attaching electrical leads from the GES to serosa of the stomach and inserting to the muscularis propria. Several adverse events related to …
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Preventing clogging of hemostatic powder during control of bleeding
Post written by Eula Plana Tetangco, MPH, MD, from the Digestive Health Center, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA. Our video demonstrates successful hemostasis of bleeding gastric fundus varices in a 71-year-old male. This was achieved with hemostatic powder TC-325 (Hemospray) using a novel technique that employs continuous flow of carbon dioxide through the catheter before …
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Argon plasma coagulation alone vs argon plasma coagulation plus full-thickness endoscopic suturing to treat weight regain after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Post written by Vitor Ottoboni Brunaldi, MD, MSc, from the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Gastroenterology Department, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil, and the Center for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Surgery and Anatomy Department, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. We aimed to compare APC alone to APC plus endoscopic …
Recanalization of the bile duct by using percutaneous and endoscopic methods after iatrogenic injury
Post written by Arjun R. Sondhi, MD, from the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. An 87-year-old man who suffered a complete common bile duct (CBD) transection after a cholecystectomy presented to our institution for care. To treat his bile leak, we used a combined interventional radiology approach …
Endoscopic ampullectomy of a large neuroendocrine tumor using underwater EMR technique
Post written by Anand R. Kumar, MPH, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A young man presented with an incidental 35-mm ampullary neuroendocrine tumor detected on upper endoscopy. We chose to do an underwater ampullectomy and obtained negative margins. Endoscopic ampullectomy is an advanced procedure with variable techniques. The underwater …
GIE Reviewer Tips
Jeanin E. van Hooft, MD, PhD, MBA, FASGE, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, LUMC Leiden University, offers advice to new reviewers after participating in GIE’s Reviewer Mentorship Program. What might happen when you start to do reviews is that the names of the authors or the quality of the language will unconsciously impact …
Diagnostic yield of EUS-guided through-the-needle biopsy in pancreatic cysts
Post written by Antonio Facciorusso, MD, from the Gastroenterology Unit, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy. The low sensitivity, reported to be as high as 54% in differentiating mucinous from non-mucinous pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs), represents a major drawback of standard endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) fine-needle aspiration (FNA). Recently, a through-the-needle microforceps biopsy (TTNB) device that can …
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Endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder stent placement in the presence of uncovered biliary metal stents using a through-the-mesh technique
Post written by Kazunari Nakahara, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St. Marianna University, School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan. We describe a case of a successful endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder drainage (ETGBD) performed through the mesh of previously placed double biliary uncovered self-expandable metal stents (SEMSs) that overlapped the orifice of the cystic …
GIE Reviewer Tips
Ian Holmes, MD, from the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, offers advice to new reviewers after participating in GIE’s Reviewer Mentorship Program. Why do you feel peer review is an important skill in your career? Serving as a peer reviewer is a great way to stay on top of the literature and get exposed to new …
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