Louis Y. Korman, MD from the Metropolitan Gastroenterology Group, Chevy Chase Clinical Research, in Washington, D.C. discusses his recently published Original Article "Effect of propofol anesthesia on force application during colonoscopy." The focus of this study was to determine if colonoscopy technique, as measured by the amount of force applied to the insertion tube, is …
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Transgastric gallstone extraction
Takao Itoi, MD, PhD, FASGE from the Tokyo Medical University in Tokyo, Japan presents this video case "Transgastric large gallstone extraction in a patient with acute cholecystitis through a lumen-apposing metal stent (with video)" from the April issue. A Tokyo guideline in 2013 proposed that percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PTGBD) is considered a safe alternative …
Improving operational performance in the endoscopy center
Neal K. Kaushal, MD, MBA from the Irvine Medical Center at the University of California in Los Angeles reports on his Original Article "Using efficiency analysis and targeted intervention to improve operational performance and achieve cost savings in the endoscopy center." In recent years, the demand for endoscopic services has increased dramatically. This is due …
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Capsule endoscopy localization
Neil B. Marya, MD from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, Massachusetts discusses his article "Computerized 3-dimensional localization of a video capsule in the abdominal cavity: validation by digital radiography." The main purpose of this study was to test a new radiofrequency capsule localization system in healthy human volunteers. In the absence of …
Celiac Artery Compression
Vishal Ghevariya, MD from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in Elmhurst, New York shares this video case "Celiac Artery Compression: EUS Evaluation" from the April issue. A 51-year-old man presented for evaluation of abdominal discomfort. The discomfort was epigastric, nonradiating, accompanied by heartburn, and without specific aggravating/alleviating factors. He denied nocturnal/postprandial association …
Editor’s Choice- Eosinophilic esophagitis
Associate Editor Jenifer Lightdale, MD, MPH, reports on this month's Editor's Choice: an Original Article titled "A phenotypic analysis shows that eosinophilic esophagitis is a progressive fibrostenotic disease" by Evan S. Dellon, MD, MPH, Hannah P. Kim, MD, Sarah L. W. Sperry, MD, David A. Rybnicek, MD, John T. Woosley, MD, PhD, and Nicholas J. …
Predictors of incomplete resection and perforation for ESD
Nana Hayashi, MD from Hiroshima University Hospital in Hiroshima, Japan discusses her Original Article "Predictors of incomplete resection and perforation associated with endoscopic submucosal dissection for colorectal tumors." Predictors of incomplete resection and perforation can include lesion size, growth type, pathological diagnosis, use of hemostatic forceps, degree of fibrosis, history of biopsy, history of local …
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Rescue of basket-impacted stone
Takayoshi Tsuchiya, MD, PhD from the Tokyo Medical University Hospital in Tokyo, Japan presents this video case "Rescue of basket-impacted stone by use of electrohydraulic lithotripsy under cholangioscopy (with videos)" from the VideoGIE section. Basket impaction of a bile duct stone is a well-known problem occurring during endoscopic transpapillary lithotripsy. Generally, it is resolved by …
Colorectal cancer surveillance cost-effectiveness analysis
Gauree Gupta Konijeti, MD, MPH from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts discusses his Original Article "Cost-effectiveness analysis of chromoendoscopy for colorectal cancer surveillance in patients with ulcerative colitis" from the March issue.The goal of the study was to examine the cost effectiveness of chromoendoscopy relative to white light endoscopy (WLE) or …
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Safety in the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit
Audrey H. Calderwood, MD from Boston Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts and Co-Chair of the Safety in the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit Task-Force, writes about the new ASGE guideline "Guidelines for safety in the gastrointestinal endoscopy unit." This document is a product of the ASGE Ensuring Safety in the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit Task Force. This guideline …
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