Mostafa Ibrahim, MD form the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatopancreatology, and Digestive Oncology at Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, in Brussels, Belgium presents this video case "Active bleeding caused by portal hypertensive gastropathy." Portal hypertensive gastropathy is a serious adverse event of portal hypertension. It is difficult to treat due to the diffuse nature of …
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Luís Lopes, MD from Hospital de Santa Luzia in Viana do Castelo, Portugal discusses his Original Article "Early precut fistulotomy for biliary access: time to change the paradigm of 'the later, the better'?" from the October issue. We assessed the efficacy and safety of 2 alternative strategies in the setting of a difficult biliary cannulation: …
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Ryan Law, DO from the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, USA discusses his New Methods article "Endoscopic band ligation for closure of GI perforations in a porcine animal model (with video)." We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of endoscopic band ligation for closure of acute gastrointestinal perforations using …
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Akira Horiuchi, MD from the Digestive Disease Center at Showa Inan General Hospital in Komagane, Japan discusses his Technical Review article "Special topics in procedural sedation: clinical challenges and psychomotor recovery" from the September issue. The aim of this review is to provide the reader with an overview of the current knowledge concerning assessing and …
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Aijaz A. Sofi, MD, FACP from the University of Toledo Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio, USA shares his New Methods article "A simultaneous endoscopic and laparoscopic approach for management of early iatrogenic bile duct obstruction." In this study, we present a novel method of concurrent endoscopic and laparoscopic approach in patients with iatrogenic bile duct …
Robert Enns, MD and Neal Shahidi, MD from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada discuss their article "Establishing the learning curve for achieving competency in performing colonoscopy: a systematic review" from the September issue. The focus of our systematic review was to establish training requirements for achieving competency in performing colonoscopy …
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Quick tips on how to be a successful reviewer By Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, MD, MPH from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School Being a peer reviewer has several important benefits. It exposes one to the editorial process and encourages critical appraisal of work. It exposes you to the cutting edge of scientific advances in …
Hiroyuki Aihara, MD, PhD from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, USA discusses his Original Article "Facilitating endoscopic submucosal dissection: the suture-pulley method significantly improves procedure time and minimizes technical difficulty compared with conventional technique: an ex vivo study (with video)" from the September issue. The main purpose of this study was to objectively …
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Authors Wajeeh Salah, MD, and Rahul Pannala, MD, from the Mayo Clinic Arizona in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, discuss this video case, "Acute duodenal diverticulitis treated with endoscopic therapy." Our video highlights a case of acute periampullary diverticulitis caused by impaction of bowel contents within the diverticular lumen. We demonstrate the technique for treating this type …
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Editor-in-Chief Dr. Glenn Eisen highlights this article from the September issue: "A risk index for advanced neoplasia on the second surveillance colonoscopy in patients with previous adenomatous polyps" by Thomas F. Imperiale, MD, Ravi Juluri, MD, Eric A. Sherer, PhD, Elizabeth A. Glowinski, RN, Cynthia S. Johnson, MS, and Michael S. Morelli, MD. Recommendations for …
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