Managing Barrett’s esophagus with esophageal varices

William C. Palmer, MD from the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, USA shares this video case, "Endoscopic management of high-grade dysplastic Barrett’s esophagus with esophageal varices." Our video demonstrates the case of a 62-year-old woman with esophageal varices and long-segment Barrett’s esophagus (Prague C1-M6) with high-grade dysplasia and focal intramucosal adenocarcinoma who was treated with …

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Editor’s Choice- Upper GI hemorrhage mortality is decreasing

This month's Editor's Choice article comes from Dr. Sharmila Anandasabapathy, MD, FASGE. She recommends the article "The in-hospital mortality rate for upper GI hemorrhage has decreased over 2 decades in the United States: a nationwide analysis" by Marwan S. Abougergi, MD, Anne C. Travis, MD, MSc, and John R. Saltzman, MD from the Division of Gastroenterology, …

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EMR and submucosal dissection for colon neoplasms

Mikihiro Fujiya, MD, PhD and Kazuyuki Tanaka, MD from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University in Asahikawa, Japan present this Original Article "Efficacy and adverse events of EMR and endoscopic submucosal dissection for the treatment of colon neoplasms: a meta-analysis of studies comparing EMR and endoscopic submucosal dissection." We herein performed a …

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Assessment of colonoscopy using magnetic endoscopic imaging

Nikolaj Nerup, MD from the Department of Surgical Gastroenterology at Copenhagen University Hospital in Herlev, Denmark discusses this Original Article "Assessment of colonoscopy by use of magnetic endoscopic imaging: design and validation of an automated tool." The focus of our study was to develop and explore the validity of an automated unbiased assessment tool. The tool should …

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Editor’s Choice- Consensus statement on dysplasia in IBD

Associate Editor Dr. Seth Gross highlights this article “SCENIC international consensus statement on surveillance and management of dysplasia in inflammatory bowel disease” by Loren Laine, MD, Tonya Kaltenbach, MD, Alan Barkun, MD, Kenneth R. McQuaid, MD, Venkataraman Subramanian, MD, and Roy Soetikno, MD for the SCENIC Guideline Development Panel as March’s Editor’s Choice. The article …

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A second chance at EMR

Milan S. Bassan, MBBS (Hons) FRACP from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine at the Center of Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy and Endoscopic Oncology in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Liverpool Hospital in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia shares this VideoGIE case "A second chance at EMR: the avulsion technique to complete resection within …

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Computer-aided diagnosis by using endocytoscopy

Yuichi Mori, MD, PhD from the Digestive Disease Center at Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital in Yokohama, Japan discusses this Original Article "Novel computer-aided diagnostic system for colorectal lesions by using endocytoscopy (with videos)." We developed the brand-new automated diagnostic system for colorectal polyps by using endocytoscopy which can visualize in vivo nuclei and gland lumens. …

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Cold snare vs cold forceps polypectomy

Bo-In Lee, MD, PhD from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital at The Catholic University of Korea in Seoul, Korea discusses this Original Article "Cold snare polypectomy versus cold forceps polypectomy for diminutive and small colorectal polyps: a randomized controlled trial." Cold snare should be considered first for the complete resection of colorectal polyp …

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Clinical risk scores and fecal immunochemical tests for CRC screening

Rungsun Rerknimitr, MD, Director of GI Endoscopy Excellence Center at the King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand and President of the Thai Association of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (TAGE) 2014-2015, discusses this Original Article "A combination of clinical risk stratification and fecal immunochemical test results to prioritize colonoscopy screening in asymptomatic participants." The incidence of colorectal …

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Colonic Dieulafoy’s lesion

Shiva Kumar, MD, MS, FASGE from the Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation, Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE reports on this video case, "Colonic Dieulafoy’s lesion."  An 85-year-old male presented with transfusion dependent anemia secondary to recurrent episodes of rectal bleeding. Given …

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