EUS-guided embolization of refractory splenic pseudoaneurysm

Post written by Edward Villa, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Illinois at Chicago Health, Chicago, Illinois, USA. We present a case of a patient with recurrent GI bleeding with a previously treated splenic arterial pseudoaneurysm with residual pseudoaneurysm. Using an EUS-guided embolization with thrombin and cyanoacrylate glue without coils, we …

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Evolution and evidence-based adaptations in techniques for peroral endoscopic myotomy for achalasia

Post written by Eric E. Low, MD, MPH, and Rena Yadlapati, MD, MSHS, from the Division of Gastroenterology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA. Achalasia is the most well-characterized esophageal motility disorder largely because of evolving diagnostic tools and physiologic research that have been developed over the last 2 decades. With the …

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Polyps seen but not removed during index colonoscopy: an underestimated inefficiency in endoscopy practice

Post written by Krish Ragunath, MD, from the NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK. The aim of this study was to evaluate the practice of nonremoval of polyps at index endoscopy and to try and elucidate the potential reasons for this practice. When small …

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A case of cystic paraduodenal pancreatitis with gastric outlet obstruction: technical pitfalls in EUS-guided gastroenteroanastomosis

Post written by Cecilia Binda, MD, from the Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Forlì-Cesena Hospitals, AUSL Romagna, Forlì-Cesena, Italy. Our video focuses on some of the technical aspects of EUS-guided gastroenteroanastomosis (EUS-GEA). We report on the case of an 84-year-old man with symptoms of gastric outlet obstruction. A diagnosis of cystic paraduodenal pancreatitis was made …

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Artificial intelligence for disease diagnosis: the criterion standard challenge

Post written by Yuichi Mori, MD, PhD, from the Clinical Effectiveness Research Group, University of Oslo, and the Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, and the Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Japan. The primary aim of this study was to focus attention on the major challenges that computer-aided …

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VideoGIE Editor-in-Chief to present during e-conference

VideoGIE Editor-in-Chief Dr. Field Willingham will speak this week during the 28th Endoscopy Club E-conference, “Optimizing Research and Publications in Endoscopy,” streamed on Zoom from Bangkok, Thailand. Dr. Willingham will discuss “Optimizing Your Daily Cases into Video Publications: The Editor’s Perspective” at 11:35 PM Eastern Time Wednesday. Join the presentation on Zoom. The meeting ID …

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Incidence of sedation-related adverse events during ERCP with anesthesia assistance: a multicenter observational study

Post written by Linda C. Cummings, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, Department of Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, and the Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Our study used anesthetic case data from a multicenter consortium to compare 2 …

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Combination of a 19-gauge needle and 0.018-inch guidewire with a Y-connector during EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy

Post written by So Nakaji, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Kameda Medical Center, Chiba, Japan. EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy (EUS-HGS) can be performed by either first injecting the contrast medium or inserting the guidewire. Each method has advantages and disadvantages. It is desirable to inject the contrast medium with a guidewire loaded in a needle such …

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New scoring system to distinguish deep invasive submucosal and muscularis propria colorectal cancer during colonoscopy: a development and global multicenter external validation study (e-T2 Score)

Post written by Yohei Koyama, MD, PhD, from the Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, and the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, and Masayoshi Yamada, MD, PhD, from the Endoscopy Division and the Department of Genetic Medicine and Services, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. For this study, we aimed to …

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Endoscopic management of magnet ingestion and its adverse events in children

Post written by Radhika Chavan, MD, DNB, from the Ansh Clinic, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. In this video case series, we report adverse events related to the prolonged retention of magnets and endoscopic management in children. Three children each ingested 2 magnets of different shapes and sizes with variable periods of ingestion. They presented with abdominal …

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