Deepak Agrawal, MD, MPH, from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, USA discusses this Original Article "Gastric residual volume after split-dose compared with evening-before polyethylene glycol bowel preparation." In this study we measured the volume of liquid remaining in the stomach 2-3 hours after ingesting the bowel preparation (GoLytely) and compared it …
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Inflammatory pancreatic fluid collections
V. Raman Muthusamy, MD, FASGE, from the ASGE Standards of Practice committee writes about the new ASGE guideline, "The role of endoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory pancreatic fluid collections." The purpose of this guideline is to review the most recent classification of inflammatory pancreatic fluid collections, discuss when endoscopic intervention is appropriate, …
Balloon enteroscopy–assisted ERCP
Kentaro Ishii, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, in Tokyo, Japan discusses this Original Article, "Balloon enteroscopy–assisted ERCP in patients with Roux-en-Y gastrectomy and intact papillae (with videos)." Balloon enteroscopy (BE)-assisted ERCP has provided a marked improvement in the success rate of reaching the papilla and consecutive ERCP procedures in …
Efficacy of the magnetic marking clip method
Bora Keum, MD, PhD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Gastrointestinal Medical Instrument Research, Korea University College of Medicine, in Seoul, Korea shares this VideoGIE case, "Efficacy of the magnetic marking clip method for preoperative localization of GI tumor." Various endoscopic localization methods for surgical resection of GI …
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Effectiveness of a newly designed antireflux valve metal stent
Jong Ho Moon, MD, PhD, and colleagues from the Digestive Disease Center and Research Institute, Departments of Internal Medicine, SoonChunHyang, University School of Medicine, in Bucheon and Seoul, South Korea discuss this Original Article, "Effectiveness of a newly designed antireflux valve metal stent to reduce duodenobiliary reflux in patients with unresectable distal malignant biliary obstruction: …
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Drainage of obstructed gallbladder with LAMS
Benjamin Tharian, MD, MRCP (UK), FRACP, from the Center for Interventional Endoscopy, Florida Hospital, in Orlando, Florida, USA shares this VideoGIE, “Drainage of obstructed gallbladder with use of lumen-apposing metal stent.” We demonstrate the technique of EUS-guided fine needle aspiration of a gallbladder mass and drainage of a symptomatic obstructed gallbladder (from invasive cancer), as …
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Evaluation of EUS-PD with FCSEMS
Do Hyun Park, MD, PhD, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, in Seoul, Korea shares this Original Article "Feasibility and safety of a fully covered self-expandable metal stent with antimigration properties for EUS-guided pancreatic duct drainage: early and midterm outcomes (with video)." The …
ERCP for patients with postsurgical anatomy
Matheus Cavalcante Franco, MD, MSc, from the Cancer Institute of São Paulo, University of São Paulo, in São Paulo, Brazil shares this VideoGIE case, "ERCP with balloon-overtube–assisted enteroscopy in postsurgical anatomy." We reported a video case of a 59-year-old man, with past surgical history of partial gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y anastomosis due to peptic ulcer complication. …
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“Cutting the wire”
Jörg G. Albert, MD, from the Department of Medicine I, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, in Frankfurt, Germany shares this VideoGIE case, “‘Cutting the wire’ as a troubleshooter for a Dormia basket impacted in the common bile duct.” Incarceration of a bile duct stone may be a challenge for the endoscopist – but to jam a Dormia …
Therapeutic ERCP in patients with cirrhosis
Ali Siddiqui, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Jefferson University School of Medicine, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA discusses this Original Article, "Efficacy and safety of therapeutic ERCP in patients with cirrhosis: a large multicenter study." We performed a multicenter study to evaluate outcomes, efficacy, and safety of ERCP in patients with cirrhosis. We …
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