Common indications for transoral flexible endoscopic suturing

Vivek Kumbhari, MD from the Department of Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore, Maryland, USA presents this case from VideoGIE, "Common indications for transoral flexible endoscopic suturing." This video introduces the OverStitch flexible endoscopic suturing system (Apollo Endosurgery, Austin, Tx, USA). We demonstrate the use of …

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Novel technique for over-the-scope clip application

Brian P. Riff, MD from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA describes this VideoGIE case, "A novel technique for over-the-scope clip application: a safer and more secure method." The video case demonstrates our preferred technique for closing persistent gastrocutaneous fistulas (GCF). …

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ERCP or EUS-BD for malignant distal CBD obstruction

Vinay Dhir, MD from the Department of Endoscopy and Endosonography, Baldota Institute of Digestive Sciences in Mumbai, India discusses his Original Article "Multicenter comparative evaluation of endoscopic placement of expandable metal stents for malignant distal common bile duct obstruction by ERCP or EUS-guided approach." ERCP is the procedure of choice for relief of jaundice due …

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Bowel preparation before colonoscopy

John R. Saltzman, MD, FASGE, Director of Endoscopy at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and Associate Editor of GIE describes this latest document from the ASGE Standards of Practice committee titled "Bowel preparation before colonoscopy." The latest information about the current available preps including their efficacy, cost, safety …

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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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