This month’s Editor’s Choice article comes from Sharmila Anandasabapathy, MD, FASGE. She highlights the Original Article, "Management of Barrett’s high-grade dysplasia: initial results from a population-based national audit" by Georgina Chadwick, MRCP, Oliver Groene, PhD, Angelina Taylor, MSc, et al. This is the first study to use patient level data, rather than self-reported clinical practice, …
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Maria Pellisé, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, at the University of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia shares this Original Article, "The influence of clips on scars after EMR: clip artifact." In this study, we aimed to describe the influence of clips on the EMR scar. Endoscopic clips are increasingly used …
Kalpesh Thakkar, MD, MSCR from the Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, USA discusses this Original Article, "Quality indicators for pediatric colonoscopy: results from a multicenter consortium." The focus of our study was to investigate key characteristics and quality indicators associated with the current practice of …
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Bergein F. Overholt, MD, from Gastrointestinal Associates in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA describes this Original Article, "CA11-19: a tumor marker for the detection of colorectal cancer." This study details clinical results of CA 11-19, a new serum tumor marker, for the diagnosis of colorectal cancer (CRC). Results demonstrate a sensitivity of 98% and specificity of 84% for the …
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Douglas L. Nguyen, MD¹ and Matthew L. Bechtold, MD, FASGE² discuss their systematic review and meta-analysis titled "Low-residue versus clear liquid diet before colonoscopy: a meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials." The focus of the study was to evaluate the effects of a low-residue diet compared to a clear liquid diet on the day prior to …
Martin C.S. Wong, MD, MPH, from the Institute of Digestive Disease and the JC School of Public Health and Primary Care at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Shatin, Hong Kong, HKSAR, China discusses this Original Article, "Association of distal hyperplastic polyps and proximal neoplastic lesions: a prospective study of 5613 subjects." The objective of this study to …
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Associate Editor Seth A. Gross, MD, FASGE highlights this article from the March issue: "A prospective randomized comparative study of cold forceps polypectomy by using narrow-band imaging endoscopy versus cold snare polypectomy in patients with diminutive colorectal polyps." This study highlights the importance of proper polypectomy technique depending on polyp size when dealing with diminutive polyps. …
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Deepak Agrawal, MD, MPH, from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, USA discusses this Original Article "Gastric residual volume after split-dose compared with evening-before polyethylene glycol bowel preparation." In this study we measured the volume of liquid remaining in the stomach 2-3 hours after ingesting the bowel preparation (GoLytely) and compared it …
Jong Ho Moon, MD, PhD, and colleagues from the Digestive Disease Center and Research Institute, Departments of Internal Medicine, SoonChunHyang, University School of Medicine, in Bucheon and Seoul, South Korea discuss this Original Article, "Effectiveness of a newly designed antireflux valve metal stent to reduce duodenobiliary reflux in patients with unresectable distal malignant biliary obstruction: …
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Benjamin Tharian, MD, MRCP (UK), FRACP, from the Center for Interventional Endoscopy, Florida Hospital, in Orlando, Florida, USA shares this VideoGIE, “Drainage of obstructed gallbladder with use of lumen-apposing metal stent.” We demonstrate the technique of EUS-guided fine needle aspiration of a gallbladder mass and drainage of a symptomatic obstructed gallbladder (from invasive cancer), as …
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