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) …
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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 …
Top journal reviewers to be honored at DDW
The annual top reviewers for GIE, VideoGIE, and iGIE will be awarded at the Editors’ Reception on May 4 during Digestive Disease Week in Chicago, Illinois, USA. These 60 reviewers are being recognized for their significant number of high-quality reviews and their invaluable service to the peer-review process. The top reviewers are: Board Clinical Reviewers Yutaka Tomizawa, MD, MSc, …
Adoption of unsedated transoral wireless pH capsule at a Veterans Affairs hospital: a feasibility study
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 …
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 …
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