Thulium laser–assisted colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection

Post written by Robert Bechara, MD, from Queen's University, Kingston Health Sciences Center, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. This video demonstrates the use of a thulium laser system for colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) in a 68-year-old man with a 3.5-cm rectal lesion detected following a positive fecal immunochemical test result. The lesion was classified as Paris Is and …

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Tumor enhancement by magnetic resonance imaging after endoscopic ultrasound–guided radiofrequency ablation for small pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors

Post written by José Celso Ardengh, PhD, from the Digestive Endoscopy Service, Hospital Moriah, São Paulo, and Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, and André Orsini Ardengh, MD, from the Digestive Endoscopy Service, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. …

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Gastroscope-assisted oral cavity and nasopharynx examination

Post written by Aman Yadav, MD, and Alexander Huelsen, MD, from Department of Gastroenterology & Digestive Health, Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport, Australia. In our video, we demonstrate a simple and reproducible gastroscope-assisted method to examine the oral cavity and nasopharynx during routine EGD. With the use of a standard diagnostic gastroscope equipped with a distal cap, the oral …

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Best of artificial intelligence in GI endoscopy

Post written by Michael B. Wallace, MD, MPH, from Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, USA. This is part of a series of invited reviews focusing on the best articles of the past year. "Best of artificial intelligence in GI endoscopy" allows our endoscopic community to get a rapid overview of the top publications in the field of artificial …

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Peroral endoscopic 2-way tunneling and lumen restoration for complete esophageal obstruction

Post written by Prakash Zacharias, MD, DM, and Mathew Philip, MD, DM, from the Lisie Institute of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Transplantation, Lisie Hospital, Kochi, India. This article highlights the application of a third-space endoscopic technique to restore luminal continuity in a patient with complete esophageal obstruction at the postcricoid region. We successfully created a neo-lumen by performing submucosal tunneling from …

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Safety and feasibility of intensive endoscopic interventions for delayed perforation after colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection (with video)

Post written by Satoki Shichijo, MD, PhD, from Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan. Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) was performed for 1763 patients with 1845 lesions (right-sided colon, 1018; left-sided colon, 827) between February 2011 and April 2023. Thirty-two delayed perforations (26 between 2011 and 2020; 6 between 2021 and 2023) occurred. Muscle injury occurred during ESD …

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EMR versus surgery for colon adenomas and early-stage cancers: a comparative effectiveness study

Post written by Karl Kwok, MD, FASGE, and Andrew Giap, MD, FASGE, from the Southern California Permanente Medical Group, and Brian Lim, MD, FASGE, from United Medical Doctors, Irvine, and the University of California, Riverside, School of Medicine, Riverside, California, USA. Interventional endoscopists have known the advantages of EMR for many years. However, published EMR data in a large, community-based multispecialty …

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Endoscopic freehand full-thickness resection of a gastric leiomyosarcoma initially diagnosed as gastric leiomyoma on endoscopic ultrasound—guided fine-needle biopsy

Post written by Michael Yulong Wu, BMedSt, MD, MSurg, from Port Macquarie Private Hospital, Port Macquarie, and Port Macquarie Gastroenterology, Thrumster, and Stuart Kostalas, MBBS (Hons 1), MM (Clin Epi), MSc (Oxon), MBiostatistics, FRACP, from Port Macquarie Private Hospital, Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie Gastroenterology, Thrumster, and UNSW Rural Clinical Campus, University of New South Wales, Port Macquarie, Australia. This …

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The best of EUS in 2025

Post written by GIE Senior Associate Editor David L. Diehl, MD, MASGE, AGAF, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA. I sat down to write an Endoscopedia post on my recently published article, “The best of EUS in 2025.”  I got about 500 words in, then decided to scrap that approach. …

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Scar incision and endoscopic balloon dilation for severe benign esophageal strictures

Post written by Naoya Tada, MD, PhD, Akira Dobashi, MD, PhD, and Kazuki Sumiyama, MD, PhD, from the Department of Endoscopy, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.  Our video demonstrates a combined technique of scar incision and endoscopic balloon dilation (EBD) for severe benign esophageal strictures following endoscopic submucosal dissection or esophagectomy. After identifying areas of severe fibrosis, we selectively …

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