Post written by Wasseem Skef, MD, from the Center for Interventional Gastroenterology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA. Prolonged wireless pH monitoring is a cornerstone in the modern diagnostic approach to gastroesophageal reflux disease, particularly in patients with unproven disease. Traditionally, wireless pH capsules are placed during sedated upper endoscopy, which …
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Self-performed transnasal esophagogastroduodenoscopy in the standing position
Post written by Shigenori Masaki, MD, from the Department of Surgery and Gastroenterology, Miyanomori Memorial Hospital, Sapporo, Japan. What if endoscopists could examine their own gastrointestinal tract? We investigated the optimal method for gastrointestinal endoscopists to perform esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) on themselves, evaluating the insertion route (transnasal vs transoral), body position, endoscope maneuverability, and monitor visibility. Gastrointestinal endoscopists …
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A time of gratitude
Post written by iGIE Editor-in-Chief Linda Lee, MD, FACG, FASGE, from Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. We are absolutely thrilled to share that iGIE has been accepted for indexation in PubMed. This is a tremendous milestone for our young journal, and what a wonderful way to ring in 2026! iGIE began just over …
Water pressure–assisted endoscopic stricturotomy with band-assisted mucosectomy and polypectomy for a complex colonic stricture in Crohn’s disease guided by preprocedure intestinal ultrasound
Post written by Partha Pal, MD, DNB, MRCP (UK), FASGE, from the Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India. Fibrostenotic strictures in Crohn’s disease are particularly challenging when associated with distorted anatomy and pseudopolyps. We describe an endoscopic reconstructive surgery approach using multimodality interventional endoscopy, integrating preprocedural intestinal ultrasound (IUS) with water pressure–assisted endoscopic …
Status of training in the use of lumen-apposing metal stents for therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound during advanced endoscopy fellowship: a survey questionnaire
Post written by Yasi Xiao, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Dennis Yang, MD, from the Center for Interventional Endoscopy, AdventHealth, Orlando, Florida, USA. The aim of this study was to evaluate the status of training with lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMSs) for therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) during advanced endoscopy training. The …
Multistaged endoscopic full-thickness resection using full-thickness resection device for large recurrent polyp: a case report
Post written by Taylor Bowler, DO, from the Department of Internal Medicine, Rahul Karna, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Mohammad Bilal, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA. Our article highlights a case of an 85-year-old man with multiple comorbidities …
A retrospective cohort study evaluating the impact of computer-aided detection on adenoma and polyp detection rates among nongastroenterologist endoscopists in a rural medical center
Post written by Pierce L. Claassen, MD, from Mayo Clinic, Internal Medicine, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. The focus of our study was to evaluate the benefit of using computer-aided detection (CADe) in a rural medical center. It is known that CADe has the potential to increase adenoma detection rate (ADR), which is known to be associated with decreased …
Submit manuscripts to iGIE for free in 2025
Post written by iGIE Editor-in-Chief Linda Lee, MD, FACG, FASGE, and Senior Associate Editors Hiroyuki Aihara, MD, PHD, FASGE, FACG, FJGES, Phillip Ge, MD, and Marvin Ryou, MD. We invite all authors to submit their original research, pilot studies, reviews, meta-analyses, case reports, and images to iGIE. Our fee waiver is in effect through 11:59PM …
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Endoscopic submucosal dissection of a gastric adenocarcinoma of fundic-gland type
Post written by Lady Katherine Mejia Perez, MD, and Kyungran Justina Cho, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic, Erica Savage, MD, from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, and Amit Bhatt, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. We describe a unique case of a large well-differentiated gastric …
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Randomized crossover trial comparing through-the-scope balloon enteroscopy via colonoscope with standard colonoscopy on depth of ileal insertion
Post written by M. Ammar Kalas, MD, from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA. This study aimed to assess the effect of a through-the-scope balloon attachment on depth of maximal ileal insertion (DMI) during retrograde enteroscopy. We adopted a crossover trial design in which each patient in the study …
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