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 …
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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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Exclude at your peril, lest you regret for greater applicability
Written by Girish Mishra, MD, MS Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. Background: When designing clinical trials, the inclusion and exclusion criteria that are set form the basis of the study population. Sampling and error form the crux of statistical principles. Defining both the …
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Computer-based teaching module for diminutive colon polyps
Amit Rastogi, MD Director of Endoscopy at the Kansas City VA Medical Center and Associate Professor at the University of Kansas, discusses his Original Article "Impact of a computer-based teaching module on characterization of diminutive colon polyps by using narrow-band imaging by non-experts in academic and community practice: a video-based study." The main focus of this …
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Endoscopic removal of obstructing sutures
Jennifer M. Kolb from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York shares this video case "Endoscopic removal of obstructing sutures using argon plasma coagulation" from the VideoGIE section. We present two unusual cases of persistent dysphagia, months after Ivor Lewis esophagectomy for esophageal adenocarcinoma, caused by retained sutures and staples blocking …
Endoluminal US for stool liquefaction
Lyndon V. Hernandez, MD, MPH from GI Associates in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the Medical College of Wisconsin discusses his New Methods article "A pilot study of endoluminal US for stool liquefaction" from the March issue. The purpose of this study was to find out if ultrasound can efficiently liquefy stools. It is difficult to clear …
Cold snare polypectomy in anticoagulated patients
Akira Horiuchi, MD from Showa Inan General Hospital in Komagane, Japan writes about his Original Article "Removal of small colorectal polyps in anticoagulated patients: a prospective randomized comparison of cold snare and conventional polypectomy" from the March issue. No delayed bleeding occurred after cold snare polypectomy whereas endoscopic hemostasis for immediate and delayed bleeding was required …
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EUS-guided hepatogastrostomy
Vishal Ghevariya, MD from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York shares this video case titled "EUS-guided hepatogastrostomy with double stenting." Minimally invasive biliary drainage techniques have recently gained popularity among interventional endoscopy services. We present the technique of hepatogastrostomy creation for malignant biliary obstruction in a 54-year-old man with biliary stricture …
ADR and adenoma/colonoscopy quality metric
Charles J. Kahi, MD, MSCR from Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, Indiana reports on this Original Article "Improving measurement of the adenoma detection rate and adenoma per colonoscopy quality metric: the Indiana University experience." The adenoma detection rate (ADR) is a validated marker of colonoscopy quality. However, there are concerns about its potential …
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