Joan B. Gornals, MD, PhD, from the Endoscopy Unit, Department of Digestive Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge-IDIBELL, in Barcelona, Spain discusses this New Methods article "EUS-guided methylene blue cholangiopancreatography for benign biliopancreatic diseases after failed ERCP." The goal of this study was to describe and provide a new technique associated with interventional endoscopic ultrasound in …
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Screening and surveillance for gastric cancer
Joo Ha Hwang, MD, PhD, from the Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, in Seattle, Washington, USA reports on this Review article, "Screening and surveillance for gastric cancer in the United States: Is it needed?" This is a review article that examines the published data on risk factors for gastric cancer and methods for gastric …
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HMGA2 protein as a biomarker of dysplasia in IPMN
Christopher J. DiMaio, MD, FASGE, from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Medical Center, in New York, New York, USA discusses his article "Pancreatic cyst fluid concentration of high-mobility group A2 protein acts as a differential biomarker of dysplasia in intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm." No reliable cyst fluid biomarkers exist that …
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Risk of recurrence of BE after successful endoscopic therapy
Rajesh Krishnamoorthi, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, USA discusses this systematic review and meta-analysis "Risk of recurrence of Barrett’s esophagus after successful endoscopic therapy." Endoscopic therapy is currently the treatment of choice for Barrett’s esophagus (BE) related dysplasia and mucosal adenocarcinoma. While …
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Photodynamic therapy after CRT for esophageal cancer
Ken Hatogai, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Endoscopy Division, at the National Cancer Center Hospital East, in Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan discusses this article, "Salvage photodynamic therapy for local failure after chemoradiotherapy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma." The present study clarified the long-term results and prognostic factors of salvage photodynamic therapy (PDT) for local failure …
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Cost analysis for complex colon polyps
Ryan Law, DO¹ and Sachin Wani, MD² discuss their article "Endoscopic resection is cost-effective compared with laparoscopic resection in the management of complex colon polyps: an economic analysis." We performed a cost-effectiveness analysis comparing laparoscopic and endoscopic resection strategies in patients with complex colon polyps and sought to identify predictors that determine cost-effectiveness. Mounting evidence …
A novel peptide solution after ESD
Toshio Uraoka, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, in Tokyo, Japan discusses this New Methods article, "A novel fully synthetic and self-assembled peptide solution for endoscopic submucosal dissection-induced ulcer in the stomach." Application of a novel fully-synthetic and self-assembled peptide solution, which functions as an extracellular matrix scaffold …
Flexible endoscopic treatment for ZD
Sauid Ishaq, FRCP, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Russells Hall Hospital, Birmingham City University in Birmingham, United Kingdom discusses this systematic review and meta-analysis: "Flexible endoscopic treatment for Zenker's diverticulum: a systematic review and meta-analysis." The aim of this systematic review was to pool the results of endoscopic treatment of Zenker's diverticulum (ZD) in terms …
Accidental removal of a biliary metallic stent
Koh Kitagawa, MD, from the Center for Gastroenterology, Teine-Keijinkai Hospital, in Sapporo, Japan presents this video case "Tornado effect: accidental removal of a biliary metallic stent on winding around a stent retriever." Our video case describes the accidental removal of a non-covered hilar self-expandable metallic stent(SEMS) placed in a partial “stent-in-stent” manner upon around a …
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ERCP in Billroth II gastrectomy patients
Tae Young Park, MD¹ and Tae Jun Song, MD, PhD² report their study "Outcomes of ERCP in Billroth II gastrectomy patients." We investigated the outcomes and risk factors for adverse events for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) using a cap-fitted forward-viewing endoscope with endoscopic papillary balloon dilation (EPBD) in Billroth II gastrectomy patients. ERCP is difficult …
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