How to Lie with Statistics: A Field Guide for GIE Reviewers Written by Lyndon Hernandez, MD, MPH, FASGE, Chair of the GIE Editorial Review Board There is a reason why the FDA and major medical journals insist that the primary endpoint of a study be specified, even before the study is initiated. This is because …
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New method reported using hemostatic powder to treat acute variceal bleeding
Mostafa Ibrahim, MD, from the Theodor Bilharz Research Institute in Cairo, Egypt, discusses his New Methods article titled "Endoscopic treatment of acute variceal hemorrhage by using hemostatic powder TC-325: a prospective pilot study" from the November issue. Emergency endoscopic treatment for acute variceal bleeding (AVB) sometimes cannot be offered in every center because of the …
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Study aims to establish predictive validity of the Narrow-Band Imaging International Colorectal Endoscopic (NICE) classification
Shinji Tanaka, MD, PhD, from the Department of Endoscopy at Hiroshima University Hospital in Hiroshima, Japan, discusses his Original Article "Endoscopic prediction of deep submucosal invasive carcinoma: validation of the Narrow-Band Imaging International Colorectal Endoscopic (NICE) classification" from the October issue. Using the Narrow-Band Imaging International Colorectal Endoscopic (NICE) classification, we can detect submucosal …
GIE Author Interview Series- Sergey V. Kantsevoy
Dr. Sergey V. Kantsevoy discusses his New Methods article "Nonsurgical treatment of actively bleeding internal hemorrhoids with a novel endoscopic device (with video)" from the October issue in this video from GIE's Author Interview Series. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz_j8_5sw8o Read the article on pages 649-653 of the print issue or find it online. The information presented in Endoscopedia reflects the opinions …
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Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) safe and effective for the treatment of gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE)
Srinadh Komanduri, MD, from the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois shares some take-home points from his article "Radiofrequency ablation for refractory gastric antral vascular ectasia" from the October issue. Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is a cause of upper GI bleeding and chronic anemia. Although upper endoscopy with argon plasma …
Report on Emerging Technology: Magnets in the GI tract
Klaus Gottlieb, MD, MBA, a Clinical Professor of Medicine at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., shares highlights from the ASGE Report on Emerging Technology “Magnets in the GI tract." Produced by the ASGE Technology Committee, the focus of this Emerging Technology Report is magnet related techniques and devices that are of interest to the …
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Call for submissions- March 2014 Colorectal Cancer issue
The March 2014 issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy will again be devoted to topics pertaining to colorectal cancer to highlight National Colorectal Cancer Awareness month. Because of this, we are requesting manuscripts to fill this issue of the journal. We are particularly interested in original and review articles related to the endoscopic and clinical aspects, delivery …
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Editor’s Choice- RFA for refractory gastric antral vascular ectasia
Senior Associate Editor Ian Gralnek, MD, MSHS, FASGE, recommends "Radiofrequency ablation for refractory gastric antral vascular ectasia (with video) by Tim McGorisk, MD, Kumar Krishnan, MD, Laurie Keefer, PhD, Srinadh Komanduri, MD, MS from the October issue. Despite being an open-label study with a limited number of included subjects n=21, these are emerging data on …
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GIE Author Interview Series- Kenneth Binmoeller
Editor-in-Chief Dr. Glenn Eisen interviews Dr. Kenneth Binmoeller about his article "'Underwater' EMR of sporadic laterally spreading nonampullary duodenal adenomas (with video)" from the September issue. Read the article abstract here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOyFfuhA4Ig The information presented in Endoscopedia reflects the opinions of the authors and does not represent the position of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy …
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Meet the Editor- Brian Jacobson
Get to know Associate Editor Brian Jacobson, MD, MPH, from Boston University Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Endoscopedia: What are your GI areas of focus? BJ: Health Services Research and Interventional Endoscopy. Endoscopedia: What is your favorite part about working on the Journal? BJ: The camaraderie among the editors. Endoscopedia: If you hadn’t gone into …
