Lei Xin, Liang-Hao Hu, and Zhao-Shen Li from Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China describe their article published in the October issue of GIE. This study evaluated the ERCP development in the largest developing country, China, between 2006 and 2012, when the ERCP volume in developed countries decreased. In developed countries, the …
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The first European family with gastric adenocarcinoma and proximal polyposis of the stomach (GAPPS)
Post written by Darina Kohoutova from the 2nd Department of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology, Charles University in Praha, Faculty of Medicine at Hradec Kralove, University Teaching Hospital, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic Gastric adenocarcinoma and proximal polyposis of the stomach (GAPPS) has to date been recognized in only 8 families worldwide. Recently, different point mutations within …
A case of ampullary follicular lymphoma
Victoria Gomez, MD and Lady Katherine Mejia Perez, MD from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida present this video case. We describe the case of a 65-year-old man who was diagnosed with follicular lymphoma of the ampulla of Vater. He underwent an EGD for evaluation of long-standing symptoms …
Endoscopic management of a gastrocolonic fistula
Toufic Kachaamy, MD, from the Western Regional Medical Center at Cancer Treatment Center of America, Goodyear, Arizona, USA, present this video case "Endoscopic management of a gastrocolonic fistula." A 55-year-old man presented with dysphagia secondary to esophageal adenocarcinoma. He underwent an esophageal stent placement with significant improvement in his dysphagia. His esophageal stent migrated a month …
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Duodenoscope and linear echoendoscope surveillance cultures
Associate Editor Fauze Maluf-Filho, MD, PhD, FASGE, highlights this Original Article from the September issue: "Surveillance of guideline practices for duodenoscope and linear echoendoscope reprocessing in a large healthcare system" by Jack Brandabur,MD, James E. Leggett, MD, Lian Wang, et al. This study demonstrates that even after adequate reprocessing of duodenoscopes and curvilinear EUS scopes, …
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Gastric endoscopic muscle biopsy
Elizabeth Rajan, MD, FASGE from the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota, USA describes this New Methods article "Innovative gastric endoscopic muscle biopsy to identify all cell types, including myenteric neurons and interstitial cells of Cajal in patients with idiopathic gastroparesis: a feasibility study (with video)." The pathophysiology of some gastrointestinal neuromuscular diseases …
Novel SEMS for malignant hilar biliary obstruction
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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Confocal laser endomicroscopy in ulcerative colitis
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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Surgery for benign colon polyps
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 …
Editor’s Choice: Presence of small SSPs increases rate of advanced neoplasia
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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