Tadahisa Inoue, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Gifu Prefectural Tajimi Hospital, in Gifu, Japan, describes this New Methods article "Feasibility of the placement of a novel 6-mm diameter threaded fully covered self-expandable metal stent for malignant hilar biliary obstructions (with videos)." The focus of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of …
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John Gásdal Karstensen, MD, from the Gastro Unit, Division of Endoscopy, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev, in Copenhagen, Denmark, describes his article "Confocal laser endomicroscopy in ulcerative colitis: a longitudinal study of endomicroscopic changes and response to medical therapy (with videos)." The focus of this study was to correlate endomicroscopic mucosal features with disease activity and …
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Rajesh N. Keswani, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, in Chicago, Illinois, USA describes his article "Adverse events after surgery for nonmalignant colon polyps are common and associated with increased length of stay and costs." Most colon polyps are endoscopically resected with ease. Some polyps require additional expertise …
Associate Editor, Dr. Lisa Strate, highlights this article from the August issue "Presence of small sessile serrated polyps increases rate of advanced neoplasia upon surveillance compared with isolated low-risk tubular adenomas" by Joshua Melson, MD, Karen Ma, MD, Saba Arshad, MBBS, et al. Large sessile serrated adenomas are associated with an increased risk of synchronous …
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Yousuke Nakai, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, in Tokyo, Japan discusses this New Methods article, "A pilot study of EUS-guided through-the-needle forceps biopsy (with video)." In this pilot study, we evaluated EUS-guided through-the-needle forceps biopsy (EUS-TTNFB), using a 0.75-mm biopsy forceps through a 19-gauge FNA …
Anthony Yuen Teoh, FRCSEd ((Gen)), from the Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, in Hong Kong discusses this Original Article "Ex vivo comparison of the lumen-apposing properties of EUS-specific stents (with video)." Several endoscopic ultrasound-specific stents have become available. Some of these stents claim lumen-apposing properties but objective …
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Jun-Chao Wu, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, in Sichuan, China discusses this New Methods article, "Endoscopic submucosal multi-tunnel dissection for circumferential superficial esophageal neoplastic lesions (with videos)." There are some technical challenges endoscopic submucosal tunnel dissection (ESTD) in treating circumferential esophageal neoplastic lesions. Based on the development …
Zhao-Shen Li, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, in Shanghai, China discusses this Original Article, "Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy is a safe and effective treatment for pancreatic stones coexisting with pancreatic pseudocysts." The focus of this study was the application of pancreatic extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (P-ESWL) in …
Joan B. Gornals, MD, PhD, from the Endoscopy Unit, Department of Digestive Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge-IDIBELL, in Barcelona, Spain discusses this New Methods article "EUS-guided methylene blue cholangiopancreatography for benign biliopancreatic diseases after failed ERCP." The goal of this study was to describe and provide a new technique associated with interventional endoscopic ultrasound in …
Joo Ha Hwang, MD, PhD, from the Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, in Seattle, Washington, USA reports on this Review article, "Screening and surveillance for gastric cancer in the United States: Is it needed?" This is a review article that examines the published data on risk factors for gastric cancer and methods for gastric …
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