Lorenzo Fuccio, MD, from the Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, in Bologna, Italy discusses this Original Article, "Higher adenoma recurrence rate after left- versus right-sided colectomy for colon cancer." This study assessed the risk of the development of metachronous precancerous lesions according to the site of colonic resection …
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Pádraig Cantillon-Murphy, PhD, from the School of Engineering at University College Cork, in Cork, Ireland discusses this article, "Magnets for therapy in the GI tract: a systematic review." This systematic review examined the increasing interest in the use of magnets and magnetic materials for therapeutic purposes in the gastrointestinal tract. The review analyzes 47 publications …
Antonio Facciorusso, MD, from the Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, at the University of Foggia in Foggia, Italy discusses this Original Article, "Polidocanol injection decreases the bleeding rate after colon polypectomy: a propensity score analysis." Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) is frequently used for polyps over 20 mm in diameter. The technique involves the injection …
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Luis F. Lara, MD, from Cleveland Clinic Florida, in Weston, Florida, USA describes this VideoGIE case "Diamond-shaped flexible endoscopic cricopharyngeal myotomy for treatment of Zenker's diverticulum." A 93-year-old male with cervical kyphosis and osteophytes presented with progressive dysphagia with weight loss due to enlarging Zenker’s diverticulum (3 cm deep). ENT refused surgery. After endotracheal intubation …
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ASGE Standards of Practice committee member, Aasma Shaukat, MD, MPH, FASGE, discusses this recent guideline from the ASGE, "The role of endoscopy in dyspepsia." The focus of this guideline was to review the prevalence, diagnosis, and medical and endoscopic management of dyspepsia. Dyspepsia is one of the most common complaints for visits to gastroenterology practices. …
Mary A. Atia, MD, from the Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic Arizona in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA discusses this Original Article, "Nonneoplastic polypectomy during screening colonoscopy: the impact on polyp detection rate, adenoma detection rate, and overall cost." The frequency of non-neoplastic polypectomy (NNP) is tissue constituting normal colonic mucosa or lymphoid aggregates. …
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Associate Editor Lisa Strate, MD, MPH recommends this article from the August issue: "Assessment of mucosal healing in inflammatory bowel disease: review" by Parambir S. Dulai, MBBS, Barrett G. Levesque, MD, MS, Brian G. Feagan, MD, Geert D’Haens, MD, PhD, and William J. Sandborn, MD. Mucosal healing has been shown to correlate with treatment outcomes …
Written by Lyndon Hernandez, MD, MPH, FASGE, Chair of the GIE Editorial Review Board Early in one’s career, the more you do endoscopic procedures or publish research papers, the better and more efficient you get at it. For those fortunate enough, this resulted from a strong foundation of training during fellowship, followed by enthusiastic support …
Jorge Canena, MD, PhD, from the Center of Gastroenterology, Hospital Cuf Infante Santo, in Lisbon, Portugal discusses this Original Article "A non-randomized study in consecutive patients with postcholecystectomy refractory biliary leaks who were managed endoscopically with the use of multiple plastic stents or fully covered self-expandable metal stents (with videos)." We compared the clinical effectiveness …
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Masanori Maeda, PhD, from the Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, in Tokyo, Japan describes this New Methods article "Endoscopic cell sheet transplantation device developed by using a 3-dimensional printer and its feasibility evaluation in a porcine model." This paper describes the development of a new device and method for …
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