Clinical impact of combination of lesion-border findings and pit patterns for identifying invasive versus noninvasive neoplastic lesions in ulcerative colitis

Post written by Yurie Kawabata, MD, from Digestive Disease Center, Showa Medical University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Japan. Our study focuses on evaluating whether assessing lesion-border findings (“distinct” vs “indistinct” borders) using indigo carmine chromoendoscopy can help identify cases in which Kudo’s pit pattern analysis is truly reliable for predicting the invasion depth of lesions in patients …

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GIE accepting applications for its next Editor-in-Chief

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) has announced the search for its next Editor-in-Chief of its flagship publication, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (GIE). The journal reviews and selects the best articles pertaining not just directly to endoscopy but also to studying conditions broadly relevant to the GI and hepatology community, where endoscopy is a part of …

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Transmural gallbladder drainage using a novel endosonographic-guided suture (with video)

Post written by Andrew C. Storm, MD, from Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. I hope you will scope out our manuscript in GIE, “Transmural gallbladder drainage using a novel endosonographic-guided suture (with video),” by Jad P. AbiMansour and our colleagues. Since that preclinical study, the EndoFix device (Softac Medical Technologies Inc, Plainville, Mass, USA) …

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Postprocedural cholecystitis following covered self-expandable metal stent placement in patients with distal malignant biliary obstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Post written by Chawin Lopimpisuth, MD, from the Department of Medicine, University of Miami/Jackson Health System, Miami, Florida, and Sean Bhalla, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, Colorado, USA. This study aimed to compare the safety of covered self-expandable metal stents (CSEMSs) versus uncovered self-expandable metal stents (USEMs) in the management …

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Long-term (3-year) composite gastroesophageal reflux outcomes of peroral endoscopic myotomy with or without concomitant endoscopic fundoplication in matched cohorts of achalasia

Post written by Amol Bapaye, MD (MS), MSGEI, FISG, FASGE, FJGES, from Shivanand Desai Center for Digestive Disorders, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center, Pune, India. The objective of this study was to perform a retrospective comparison of long-term (3-year) gastroesophageal reflux (GER) rates in a matched cohort of patients with achalasia cardia who underwent only peroral …

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Editor’s Choice: Long-term (3-year) composite gastroesophageal reflux outcomes of peroral endoscopic myotomy with or without concomitant endoscopic fundoplication in matched cohorts of achalasia

GIE Senior Associate Editor David L. Diehl, MD, highlights this article from the February issue: “Long-term (3-year) composite gastroesophageal reflux outcomes of peroral endoscopic myotomy with or without concomitant endoscopic fundoplication in matched cohorts of achalasia” by Amol Bapaye, MD (MS), MSGEI, FISG, FASGE, FJGES, et al. To POEM or to POEM + F? In recent years, most …

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Short-term outcomes of endoscopic submucosal dissection for suspected T1 colorectal cancers: a European experience

Post written by Rixta A.H. van Eijck van Heslinga, MD, and Leon M.G. Moons, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. The management of colorectal polyps with suspected deep submucosal invasive carcinoma (d-SMIC) remains a subject of ongoing debate. Optical assessment often overestimates the risk of d-SMIC, resulting in unnecessary surgeries for …

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Endoscopic approaches to reduce the incidence of interval colon cancer

Post written by Saurabh Chandan, MD, from Houston Methodist West Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA. The primary focus of this study was to review and summarize endoscopic techniques to mitigate and lower the incidence of interval colon cancer, which is defined as a colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnosed after a screening examination or test in which no cancer …

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Evaluating the outcomes and safety of underwater ampullectomy versus traditional (gas insufflation) ampullectomy (with video)

Post written by Anand Kumar, MD, MPH, from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. We compared outcomes such as rates of histologic negative margins, procedure times, and recurrence of underwater ampullectomy (UA) with traditional (gas insufflation) ampullectomy (TA) for polyps involving the ampulla. Underwater resection has proven advantages of higher en bloc resection, lower recurrence, and …

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Clinical outcomes of endoscopic ultrasound–guided gallbladder drainage in patients with acute cholecystitis with ≥1 year of follow-up: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Post written by Andrew Canakis, DO, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, TidalHealth Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, Maryland, USA. The aim of this study was to investigate mid-term clinical outcomes after EUS-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD), with a focus on clinical success and the rate of recurrent cholecystitis. Although a multitude of studies have demonstrated the …

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