Complete endoscopic resection for Barrett’s HGD and/or early cancer

On January 24, 2016January 7, 2016 By GIEjournalIn InvestigationsLeave a comment

Farzan F. Bahin, MBBS (Hons), FRACP, MPhil, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Westmead Hospital, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia discusses this Original Article, "Long-term outcomes of a primary complete endoscopic resection strategy for short-segment Barrett’s esophagus with high-grade dysplasia and/or early esophageal adenocarcinoma." The optimal therapy for Barrett’s high-grade dysplasia (HGD) and …

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Suture-assisted flange engagement (SAFE) technique for endoluminal stenting

On January 22, 2016January 25, 2016 By GIEjournalIn VideoGIE4 Comments

James H. Tabibian, MD, PhD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA shares this VideoGIE case "Endoluminal stenting via the suture-assisted flange engagement technique." Gastrointestinal endoscopists are now more than ever encountering clinical scenarios where they are asked to provide endoscopic diversion or bridging of a leak site with fully-covered …

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EUS-RFA for pancreatic insulinoma with a novel needle electrode

On January 20, 2016January 5, 2016 By GIEjournalIn InvestigationsLeave a comment

Sundeep Lakhtakia, DM, from the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology in Hyderabad, India discusses this New Methods article "EUS-guided radiofrequency ablation for management of pancreatic insulinoma by using a novel needle electrode (with videos)." Insulinomas are one of the most common functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. Surgical removal is the standard of care. However, patients who are …

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Next-generation sequencing and the clinical diagnosis of pancreatic cysts

On January 18, 2016January 7, 2016 By GIEjournalIn InvestigationsLeave a comment

Martha B. Pitman, MD, from the Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA discusses this Original Article "Impact of next-generation sequencing on the clinical diagnosis of pancreatic cysts." This study assesses the impact of testing pancreatic cyst fluid for genetic mutations on the clinical impression of cyst etiology based …

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Access balloon catheter for direct peroral cholangioscopy

On January 16, 2016January 5, 2016 By GIEjournalIn Investigations1 Comment

Yun Nah Lee, MD, and colleagues from the Digestive Disease Center and Research Institute, Department of Internal Medicine, SoonChunHyang University School of Medicine, in Bucheon and Seoul, Korea discuss this New Methods article "A newly modified access balloon catheter for direct peroral cholangioscopy by using an ultraslim upper endoscope (with videos)." Direct peroral cholangioscopy (POC) …

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Ingested lithium batteries cause gastrojejunal fistula

On January 13, 2016December 29, 2015 By GIEjournalIn VideoGIE2 Comments

V.G. Mohan Prasad, DM, FRCP (Edin), from the VGM Hospital, Coimbatore, in Tamil Nadu, India presents this video case "Spontaneous magnetic gastrojejunal fistula caused by accidentally ingested lithium batteries." In this video, we demonstrate a case of a gastrojejunal (GJ) fistula created by accidental ingestion of lithium batteries. This young man of 25 had gulped batteries …

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Trick for endoloop positioning before polypectomy

On January 11, 2016January 7, 2016 By GIEjournalIn VideoGIELeave a comment

Darina Kohoutova, MD, PhD,(1,2) and Bjorn J. Rembacken, MD,(2) present this VideoGIE case "Trick for endoloop positioning before polypectomy by using a double-channel gastroscope." As post-polypectomy bleeding is the most common adverse event of polypectomy, various preventive techniques for how to decrease this risk have been developed for daily endoscopy practice. Placement of ligating loop …

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Adenoma detection rate in high-risk patients

On January 9, 2016January 7, 2016 By GIEjournalIn InvestigationsLeave a comment

Madhusudhan R. Sanaka, MD, FASGE, FACG, from the Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio, USA describes this Original Article, "Adenoma detection rate in high-risk patients differs from that in average-risk patients." The focus of this study was to determine and compare adenoma detection rates (ADRs) in high-risk versus average-risk individuals undergoing colonoscopy at …

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Antithrombotic agents for patients undergoing GI endoscopy

On January 8, 2016January 8, 2016 By GIEjournalIn From the ASGE3 Comments

Ruben D. Acosta, MD, from the Fort Belvoir Community Hospital in Fort Belvoir, Virgina, USA, discusses this update to an ASGE document, “The management of antithrombotic agents for patients undergoing GI endoscopy.” The focus of this guideline is the safe and effective use of antithrombotic medications, to include antiplatelets and anticoagulants, in the periendoscopic period. …

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Transgastric biliary brushing

On January 5, 2016December 30, 2015 By GIEjournalIn VideoGIELeave a comment

Amy Tyberg, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Weil Cornell Medical College, Cornell University in New York, New York, USA shares this VideoGIE case “Transgastric biliary brushing: a novel endoscopic technique.” This video describes a case of a patient with a history of pancreatic cancer status-post whipple procedure who presented with obstructive …

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