Post written by Cecilia Binda, MD, from the Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Forlì-Cesena Hospitals, AUSL Romagna, Forlì-Cesena, Italy. Our study focused on EUS-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) as an option for jaundice treatment that may be reserved for patients affected by distal malignant biliary obstruction (DMBO) after ERCP failure and EUS-guided biliary drainage (hepaticogastrostomy or choledochoduodenostomy) …
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Utility of bilateral intraductal plastic stent for malignant hilar biliary obstruction compared with bilateral self-expandable metal stent: a propensity score–matched cohort analysis
Post written by Mitsuru Okuno, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Gifu University Municipal Hospital, Gifu, Japan. Intraductal plastic stent (IS) placement has been known to have long stent patency. However, the effectiveness of bilateral IS placement compared with bilateral self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) placement—including stent patency, adverse events, and endoscopic reintervention—in patients with unresectable …
Comparison of outcomes of EUS-guided ablation and surveillance only for pancreatic cystic lesions: a propensity score–matching study (with videos)
Post written by Yun Je Song, MD, Gunn Huh, MD, and Do Hyun Park, MD, PhD, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. The focus of our study was to compare the efficacy, safety, and oncologic outcomes of EUS-guided rapid ethanol lavage …
Clinical outcomes and learning curve for ERCP during advanced endoscopy training: a comparison of supine versus prone positioning
Post written by Danny Issa, MD, from UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA. This study explores the clinical outcomes of ERCP in the supine versus prone patient position when performed by a trainee. Studies have reported variable outcomes of ERCP in each position. In the United States, the majority of ERCPs are performed in prone positions. Nevertheless, …
Validation of a pre-endoscopy risk score for predicting the presence of gastric intestinal metaplasia in a U.S. population
Post written by Mimi C. Tan, MD, MPH, from the Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA. Gastric cancer is thought to develop via a progression from gastric atrophy and gastric intestinal metaplasia (GIM) in the setting of Helicobacter pylori infection. Although several risk factors for GIM have …
Long-term outcome of cervical lymph node metastasis in superficial pharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma after endoscopic submucosal dissection
Post written by Daisuke Kikuchi, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. We evaluated the risk factors of cervical lymph node metastasis (LNM) in 331 patients with superficial pharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (PSCC) without a history of chemoradiotherapy for PSCC who underwent endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) at Toranomon Hospital in Tokyo, Japan. …
New US capsule endoscopy for superficial and submucosal imaging of the esophagus: the first-in-human study
Post written by Zhuan Liao, MD, from the National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Department of Gastroenterology, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China. This study aimed to assess the feasibility and safety of the US capsule endoscopy (USCE) system. EUS is essential in diagnosing and staging esophageal subepithelial lesions and tumors. However, EUS is …
Gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy for management of refractory gastroparesis in patients with gastric neurostimulator devices: a multicenter retrospective case control study
Post written by Cyrus R. Piraka, MD, FASGE, from the Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA. This study explores whether gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy (G-POEM) could serve as salvage therapy for refractory gastroparesis in patients who had a gastric neurostimulator (GNS) implanted. It was designed as a multicenter, retrospective, 1:2-matched case-control study comparing outcomes …
Editor’s Choice: EUS-guided gastroenterostomy for management of malignant gastric outlet obstruction: a prospective cohort study with matched comparison with enteral stenting
GIE Senior Associate Editor Jennifer Maranki, MD, MSc, FASGE, highlights this article from the September issue: “EUS-guided gastroenterostomy for management of malignant gastric outlet obstruction: a prospective cohort study with matched comparison with enteral stenting” by Giuseppe Vanella, MD, et al. This is a prospective registry study of patients undergoing EUS-guided gastroenterostomy (EUS-GE) for treatment of malignant …
Top tips for balloon enteroscopy
Post written by Hironori Yamamoto, MD, PhD, from the Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan. As a developer of double-balloon enteroscopy, I have provided several tips on how to maximize the use of balloon enteroscopy safely and efficiently. Diagnosis and treatment of small-intestinal disease are sometimes difficult, but with the use …
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