Endoscopic treatment of duodenal adenomas in FAP

Driffa Moussata, MD, PhD from Lyon Sud Hospital in Lyon, France presents his Original Article "Endoscopic treatment of severe duodenal polyposis as an alternative to surgery for patients with familial adenomatous polyposis." After colectomy, the duodenum, and the periampullary region in particular, is a major site of adenoma development occurring in up to 100% of …

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Insulated-tip knife endoscopic resection

Enqiang Linghu, MD from the Chinese PLA General Hospital in Beijing, China presents this video case "Insulated-tip knife endoscopic resection of a giant pedunculated colon polyp" from the VideoGIE section. Our video introduced a novel but feasible method with insulated-tip (IT) knife to remove a giant pedunculated colon polyp. The polyp, approximately 4cmx 4cm in …

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Jejunal hemangioma resection

Toufic Kachaamy, MD and Shabana F. Pasha, MD from Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Phoenix, Arizona and Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, respectively, share their VideoGIE case "Jejunal hemangioma resection via double-balloon enteroscopy." This case describes the endoscopic resection via double balloon enteroscopy of a jejunal hemangioma located approximately 280 cm distal to the ligament …

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PGS technology to detect pancreatic cancer

Michael Wallace, MD, MPH from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, USA discusses his article "Polarization gating spectroscopy of normal-appearing duodenal mucosa to detect pancreatic cancer." In this study, we tested the hypothesis that pancreatic cancer is detectable from the normal appearing duodenum, using sophisticated spectroscopy methods. The concept …

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Automatic lesion detection in capsule endoscopy based on color saliency

Dimitris K. Iakovidis, MSc, PhD and Anastasios Koulaouzidis, MD, FRCPE from The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh & University of Edinburgh (AK), Department of Computer Engineering, Technological Educational Institute of Central Greece in Lamia, Greece report on their article "Automatic lesion detection in capsule endoscopy based on color saliency: closer to an essential adjunct for reviewing …

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NOTES in diagnosis of unexplained ascites

Fa-chao Zhi, MD from the Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology; Department of Gastroenterology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University in Guangzhou, China discusses this Original Article "Role of transgastric natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery in the diagnosis of ascites of unknown origin (with videos)" from the November issue. The purpose of this study was to evaluate …

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Comparative acceptability of TNE and ECE

Amitabh Chak, MD from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, USA discusses his Original Article "Comparative acceptability of transnasal esophagoscopy and esophageal capsule esophagoscopy: a randomized, controlled trial in veterans." The goal of the study was to determine whether veterans would accept novel methods for Barrett's …

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Editor’s Choice: Longitudinal assessment of colonoscopy quality indicators

Associate Editor Mimi Canto, MD, MHS, FASGE, highlights this Original Article "Longitudinal assessment of colonoscopy quality indicators: a report from the Gastroenterology Practice Management Group" by Lyndon V. Hernandez, MD, MPH, Thomas M. Deas, MD, Marc F. Catalano, MD, Nalini M. Guda, MD, Lin Huang, MD, Scott R. Ketover, MD, Kyle P. Etzkorn, MD, Kumar G. …

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Detachable snares: a video demonstration

Georgios Mavrogenis, MD from Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain in Brussels, Belgium presents this video demonstration "How to prepare and use detachable snares: a video demonstration for nurses and endoscopists" from the VideoGIE section. This video demonstrates how to prepare and use detachable snares for various indications such as polypectomy and closure of large …

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New hybrid metal stent for EUS-guided biliary drainage

Tae Jun Song, MD, PhD and Sang Soo Lee, MD, PhD from University of Ulsan in Seoul, South Korea report on their New Methods article "Preliminary report on a new hybrid metal stent for EUS-guided biliary drainage (with videos)." We investigated the feasibility and safety of a newly developed self-expandable metal stent tailored for use …

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