Payal Saxena, MD, from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland writes about her Original Article titled "EUS-guided biliary drainage by using a standardized approach for malignant biliary obstruction: rendezvous versus direct transluminal techniques (with videos)" from the November issue. The aim of this study was to assess outcomes of EUS-guided biliary drainage (EGBD) performed using …
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The authors share some insights about their Original Article "EUS-guided coil versus cyanoacrylate therapy for the treatment of gastric varices: a multicenter study (with videos)" from the November issue. Authors of this paper include Rafael Romero-Castro, MD, PhD,* Mark Ellrichmann, MD,* Carlos Ortiz-Moyano, MD, PhD, Jose Carlos Subtil-Inigo, MD, PhD, Felix Junquera-Florez, MD, Joan B. …
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Meet another member of our Editorial Team John Vargo, MD, MPH, FASGE who joins us from the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. Endoscopedia: What are your GI areas of focus? JV: Therapeutic Endoscopy, Research, Education and Administration Endoscopedia: What is your favorite part about working on the Journal? JV: The GIE team is such a …
Nikolas Eleftheriadis, MD, and colleagues from the Digestive Disease Center at Showa University Northern Yokohama in Japan present this video case of an in vivo observation of aberrant innermost longitudinal muscle bundles in front of the circular muscle layer at the level of esophagogastric junction during peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM). In this video case, we …
How to Lie with Statistics: A Field Guide for GIE Reviewers Written by Lyndon Hernandez, MD, MPH, FASGE, Chair of the GIE Editorial Review Board There is a reason why the FDA and major medical journals insist that the primary endpoint of a study be specified, even before the study is initiated. This is because …
Mostafa Ibrahim, MD, from the Theodor Bilharz Research Institute in Cairo, Egypt, discusses his New Methods article titled "Endoscopic treatment of acute variceal hemorrhage by using hemostatic powder TC-325: a prospective pilot study" from the November issue. Emergency endoscopic treatment for acute variceal bleeding (AVB) sometimes cannot be offered in every center because of the …
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Associate Editor Mimi Canto, MD, MHS, FASGE, highlights this Original Article "EUS-guided coil versus cyanoacrylate therapy for the treatment of gastric varices: a multicenter study (with videos)" by Rafael Romero-Castro, MD, PhD,* Mark Ellrichmann, MD,* Carlos Ortiz-Moyano, MD, PhD, Jose Carlos Subtil-Inigo, MD, PhD, Felix Junquera-Florez, MD, Joan B. Gornals, MD, Alejandro Repiso-Ortega, MD, Juan …
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Shinji Tanaka, MD, PhD, from the Department of Endoscopy at Hiroshima University Hospital in Hiroshima, Japan, discusses his Original Article "Endoscopic prediction of deep submucosal invasive carcinoma: validation of the Narrow-Band Imaging International Colorectal Endoscopic (NICE) classification" from the October issue. Using the Narrow-Band Imaging International Colorectal Endoscopic (NICE) classification, we can detect submucosal …
Dr. Sergey V. Kantsevoy discusses his New Methods article "Nonsurgical treatment of actively bleeding internal hemorrhoids with a novel endoscopic device (with video)" from the October issue in this video from GIE's Author Interview Series. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz_j8_5sw8o Read the article on pages 649-653 of the print issue or find it online. The information presented in Endoscopedia reflects the opinions …
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Robert Enns, MD, is an Associate Editor and joins us from St. Paul's Hospital at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada where he is a Clinical Professor. Endoscopedia: What are your GI areas of focus? RE: Therapeutic Endoscopy. Endoscopedia: What is your favorite part about working on the Journal? RE: Marveling at the …
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