Post written by Lucas Monteiro Delgado from the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, and Gilmara Coelho Meine, MD, MSc, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Feevale University, Novo Hamburgo, Brazil. Zenker’s diverticulum is the most common type of esophageal diverticulum, predominantly affecting elderly men. Although its incidence is low, it is expected to rise …
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Top tips for finding and treating serrated colon lesions (with video)
Post written by Evelien Dekker, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam Gastroenterology, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. In this edition of Top Tips, this study highlights the clinical significance of serrated polyps, focusing on optimal recognition, removal, and appropriate follow-up strategies. In …
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Safety and efficacy of underwater EMR for 10- to 20-mm colorectal serrated lesions (SEA CLEAR study)
Post written by Kenichiro Imai, MD, FJGES, from Division of Endoscopy, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka, and Yohei Yabuuchi, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan. Given the limitations of conventional EMR and the high recurrence rate associated with incomplete resection, our study focused on the safety and efficacy of underwater EMR (UEMR). …
Editor’s Choice: Impact of difficult biliary cannulation on post-ERCP pancreatitis: secondary analysis of the stent versus indomethacin trial dataset
GIE Associate Editor Shivangi T. Kothari, MD, FACG, FASGE, highlights this article from the March issue: “Impact of difficult biliary cannulation on post-ERCP pancreatitis: secondary analysis of the stent versus indomethacin trial dataset” by Samuel Han, MD, MS, et al. Post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP) remains one of the most unpredictable, humbling, and challenging adverse events of ERCP. This study highlights …
Impact of difficult biliary cannulation on post-ERCP pancreatitis: secondary analysis of the stent versus indomethacin trial dataset
Post written by Georgios Papachristou, MD, PhD, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA. This was a secondary data analysis of the stent versus indomethacin (SVI) trial, a recently completed, National Institutes of Health—funded, multicenter, randomized controlled trial including 20 centers in the United States …
Top tips for diagnostic rectal EUS and assessment of rectal sphincters
Post written by Zubin Dev Sharma, MD, DNB, from Interventional Gastroenterology, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram, India. This article provides best practice tips for using rectal EUS for diagnostic assessment in various conditions as well as assessment of anal sphincters. Rectal EUS, underutilized for assessment of rectal conditions, has emerged as a reliable tool. It can be …
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Optimal visual gaze pattern of endoscopists for improving adenoma detection during colonoscopy (with video)
Post written by Fumiaki Ishibashi, MD, PhD, from the International University of Health and Welfare Ichikawa Hospital, Chiba, Japan. Specific visual gaze pattern (VGP) during colonoscopy is assumed to be related to high colorectal adenoma detection. This randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluated the optimal VGP that enabled the highest adenoma detection. We developed an eye-tracking and feedback …
Role of endoscopy in pregnancy: a review
Post written by Hadie Razjouyan, MD, MPH, and GIE Senior Associate Editor Jennifer L. Maranki, MD, MSc, FASGE, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Penn State Health, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA. The focus of our study was the role, considerations, and safety of endoscopy in pregnant patients. Gastroenterologists are frequently consulted in the care of pregnant patients who present …
Comparative effectiveness of balloons, adjustable balloons, and endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty: a network meta-analysis of randomized trials
Post written by Vitor Brunaldi, MD, MSc, PhD, from Hospital de Amor, Barretos Cancer Center, Barretos, Ribeirao Preto Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, and the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. We aimed to generate head-to-head comparisons among different endoscopic bariatric therapies (EBTs) available in the United …
Top tips for magnifying endoscopy in the esophagus and stomach (with videos)
Post written by GIE Associate Editor Seiichiro Abe, MD, PhD, FASGE, FJGES, from the Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. Virtual chromoendoscopy has been used for diagnosing upper GI neoplasms. In particular, magnifying virtual chromoendoscopy using narrow-band imaging and blue-light imaging has been reported to be useful for lesion characterization and margin delineation of GI …
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