Post written by Courtney Svenstrup, MD, and Brett J. Hoskins, DO, from the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Our case report describes a nonthermal, guidewire-assisted technique for removing an embedded foreign body in a child …
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Visualization of hemostatic powder on computed tomography imaging
Post written by Noel Ravindranayagam, MBBS (Hons), from the Department of Gastroenterology, Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service, Herston, and Rajit Gilhotra, MBBS (Hons), AFRACMA, FRACP, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia. This case report illustrates the rare, unusual finding of hemostatic spray (in this case, Hemospray; Cook Medical, Bloomington, …
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The role of quantitative contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasound in the differential diagnosis of pancreatic solid neoplasms: a proof-of-concept prospective study shifting from subjective to objective
Post written by Matteo Tacelli, MD, PhD, from the Pancreato-Biliary Endoscopy and Endosonography Division, Pancreas Translational and Clinical Research Center, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. Can we move contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasound (CE-EUS) from a subjective visual impression to an objective and reproducible diagnostic tool? Our study explored whether quantitative analysis of CE-EUS using dedicated perfusion software …
Zenker’s diverticulum in the era of third-space endoscopy: innovations, challenges, and adverse event management
Post written by Dimo Dimitrov, MD, from the Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center-Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. In this Topic Review, we examine how treatment of Zenker’s diverticulum has evolved from open surgery and rigid endoscopic approaches to flexible endoscopic septotomy and third-space techniques, particularly Zenker’s peroral endoscopic myotomy (Z-POEM). We also review newer cutting devices and …
Training future endoscopists: gastroenterology fellows’ perspectives and hands-on exposure to artificial intelligence for polyp detection in the United States
Post written by Tessa Herman, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, and Daniela Guerrero Vinsard, MD, from the Gastroenterology Section, Minneapolis Veteran Affairs Medical Center, and Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. This nationwide survey study assessed gastroenterology (GE) fellows’ exposure to and experience with artificial intelligence (AI) …
When looks deceive: signet ring cell carcinoma masquerading as solitary pinpoint gastric erosion
Post written by Ashutosh Mohapatra, MD, DM, and Sonmoon Mohapatra, MD, from Sai Institute of Gastroenterology and Liver Sciences, Odisha, India. Our study describes a rare and educational case of early gastric signet ring cell carcinoma that presented as a solitary pinpoint gastric erosion during routine endoscopy. Despite the carcinoma’s deceptively benign appearance, careful endoscopic assessment, a high index of …
Endoscopic ultrasound–guided fine-needle aspiration of an adrenal mass consistent with pheochromocytoma: a case report
Post written by Theodore W. James, MD, MSc, from St. Joseph Healthcare, University of New England, Bangor, Maine, USA. This is a unique case regarding a patient with a suspected pheochromocytoma who underwent endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) with fine-needle aspiration (FNA) for diagnosis. These cases are challenging to manage, as the dogma has always been that needle puncture …
An interview with “one of the giants of endoscopy”
Post written by GIE Senior Associate Editor David L. Diehl, MD. Dr Michael V. Sivak Jr is one of the giants of endoscopy, not just in the United States, but across the world. He was “in the room where it happened” for many important developments in gastroenterology and endoscopy that have since become routine practice. Dr …
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Pharyngeal endoscopic submucosal dissection: detection, technique, and considerations for Western adoption
Post written by Robert Bechara, MD, FRCPC, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, and Department of Gastroenterology, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan. Our review focuses on pharyngeal endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for superficial pharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. When these cancers are detected early and selected …
Submucosal tunneling endoscopic resection in challenging esophageal subepithelial lesions: a minimally invasive approach
Post written by Shaimaa Elkholy, MD, Karim Essam, MD, and Mohamed El Sherbiny, MD, from the Gastroenterology Division, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. Our article highlights the role of submucosal tunneling endoscopic resection (STER) in managing 2 highly challenging esophageal subepithelial lesions. Although STER has become an established minimally invasive technique for selected lesions, its application in …
