Dennis Yang, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in New York, New York, USA presents this video case "EUS-guided ethanol ablation of symptomatic pancreatic insulinomas." In this video, we describe the technique of EUS-guided ethanol ablation and evaluate its safety and efficacy for the treatment of patients with …
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Impact of a simulated-based colonoscopy curriculum
Samir C. Grover, MD, MEd, FRCPC, from the Division of Gastroenterology, St. Michael’s Hospital, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada describes this Original Article, "Impact of a simulation training curriculum on technical and nontechnical skills in colonoscopy: a randomized trial." The optimal manner to deliver simulation-based training in endoscopy has yet to be determined. The purpose of …
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Enteroscopy
Shailendra Chauhan, MD, AGAF, FASGE, from the University of Florida College of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutriton in Gainesville, Florida, USA discusses this ASGE Technology committee document, "Enteroscopy." This document is an update to a previous ASGE Technology committee document titled "Enteroscopes." This document is a comprehensive technical review of currently available enteroscopy …
Immediate control of acute intracystic arterial hemorrhage
Vinay Dhir, MD, from the Baldota Institute of Digestive Sciences, Global Hospitals, in Mumbai, India presents this VideoGIE case, "Immediate control of acute intracystic arterial hemorrhage after EUS-FNA by EUS-guided fine-needle injection." This video describes stopping of intra-arterial bleeding following EUS-guided cyst aspiration by utilizing EUS-guided FNA (EUS-FNA). This 60-year-old patient was referred to us …
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Editor’s Choice: Endoscopic vs percutaneous gallbladder drainage
Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Michael Wallace highlights this article from the December issue, "Endoscopic gallbladder drainage compared with percutaneous drainage" by Prashant Kedia, MD, Reem Z. Sharaiha, MD, MSc, Nikhil A. Kumta, MD, et al. Gallbladder disease is a very common condition throughout the world. It is currently managed by surgery and occasionally with percutaneous drainage in …
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Endocytoscopic vascular pattern for colorectal lesions
Shin-ei Kudo, MD, PhD, from the Digestive Disease Center, Showa University, Northern Yokohama Hospital, in Yokohama, Japan presents this Original Article "Endocytoscopic microvasculature evaluation is a reliable new diagnostic method for colorectal lesions (with video)." We clarified the efficacy of endocytoscopic vascular pattern (EC-V) for colorectal lesions. The diagnostic accuracy of EC-V was comparable to …
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New updates from ORCID
Keep your ORCID record up-to-date—automatically! So you've registered for your ORCID iD but what should you do next? How do you link information or customize your ORCID account? In collaboration with CrossRef and DataCite, ORCID has recently launched a new Auto-Update functionality that enables ORCID iDs to automatically be added to your account. This is …
Single-balloon enteroscope for retrieval of migrated stent
Kei Yane, MD, from the Center for Gastroenterology, Teine-Keijinkai Hospital, in Sapporo, Japan presents this VideoGIE "Endoscopic retrieval of a proximally migrated biliary stent after pancreaticoduodenectomy by use of a short-type single-balloon enteroscope." Our video case describes the successful retrieval of a proximally migrated biliary stent after pancreaticoduodenectomy using a short-type single-balloon enteroscope (short SBE). …
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Metal vs. plastic stents for pancreatic pseudocyst drainage
Reem Z. Sharaiha, MD, MSc, from Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, New York, USA, describes this Original Article, "Metal versus plastic for pancreatic pseudocyst drainage: clinical outcomes and success." Our aim was to compare fully covered self-expanding metal stents (FCSEMSs) to plastic stents for endoscopic drainage of pancreatic pseudocyst drainage in terms of …
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Endoscopic management of a GI perforation
Amy Tyberg, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Weil Cornell Medical College, Cornell University in New York, New York, USA shares this VideoGIE case "Endoscopic management of a GI perforation." This case describes a 55-year-old woman with Roux-en-Y anatomy who developed a full-thickness jejunal perforation during an endoscopic procedure. This adverse event …
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