Vivek Kumbhari, MD, FRACP from Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore, Maryland, USA presents this video case titled "Closure of a chronic tracheoesophageal fistula by use of a cardiac septal occluder" from the VideoGIE section. In this video, we demonstrate the use of a cardiac septal occluder (Amplatzer; St Jude Medical, Plymouth, Minnesita, USA) to …
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Folasade P. May, MD, Mphil from University of California Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California, USA discusses her Original Article "Low uptake of colorectal cancer screening among African Americans in an integrated Veterans Affairs health care network" from the August issue. We investigated disparities in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening uptake between African Americans and non-African …
Authors Chenlu Tian, MD and Deepak Agrawal, MD from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas report on their Original Article "Readability, suitability, and health content assessment of web-based patient education materials on colorectal cancer screening." Our study assessed the quality of popular and reputable web-based patient education materials on colorectal cancer …
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Stavros N. Stavropoulos, MD and colleagues present this video case titled "Endoscopic full-thickness resection for GI stromal tumors" from the VideoGIE section. Our video demonstrates endoscopic en bloc complete resection of a 4 cm gastric GI stromal tumor (GIST) with a substrantial 2 cm extraluminal component extending into the peritoneal cavity. In this elderly patient …
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Seok Jeong, MD from the Digestive Disease Center at the Department of Internal Medicine at Inha University School of Medicine in Incheon, Korea shares this New Methods article titled "Development of a swine bile duct dilation model using endoclips or a detachable snare under cap-assisted endoscopy" from the August issue. In this paper, we introduce …
Lukejohn Day, MD Assistant Professor at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine presents this discussion on his Original Article "Optimizing efficiency and operations at a California safety-net endoscopy center: a modeling and simulation approach." Improvements in endoscopy center efficiency are needed, but scant data are available. Our objective was to identify opportunities …
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Associate Editor Dr. John Vargo highlights this article from the August issue: “Readability, suitability, and health content assessment of web-based patient education materials on colorectal cancer screening” by Chenlu Tian, MD, Sara Champlin, MA, Michael Mackert, PhD, Allison Lazard, MS, and Deepak Agrawal, MD. Online patient education has become a pervasive and powerful tool in …
GIE’s success as a top journal in the field is dependent on the existence of a large pool of skilled reviewers and experts who can provide effective and constructive comments to editors and authors. Here are some tips to make sure you’re not getting overlooked as a valued reviewer. Make sure your information in EES …
Satoshi Shinozaki, MD, PhD from Jichi Medical University and Shinozaki Medical Clinic in Tochigi, Japan discusses his Original Article "Favorable long-term outcomes of repeat endotherapy for small-intestine vascular lesions by double-balloon endoscopy." The focus of this study is to evaluate the long-term outcome of patients with small intestine vascular lesions (SIVLs) bleeding after repeat double-balloon …
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Written by Patrick Yachimski, MD, MPH from Vanderbilt University Medical Center. A manuscript review, like any other form of written communication, is intended for the consumption of a reading audience. This is a basic premise, but one which is easily overlooked or taken for granted. Before authoring a manuscript review, it is well worth reminding …
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