Safety and efficacy of EUS-guided celiac plexus block in the evaluation of patients with median arcuate ligament syndrome anatomy for possible surgery

Post written by Elisa Karhu, MD, from the Department of Internal Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA. Median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS) is often considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with intractable postprandial abdominal pain. However, diagnosis of this condition can be difficult.   To aid in diagnosis, a symptomatic response to celiac plexus …

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A novel less-invasive therapy for a bleeding eroded artery in a giant duodenal ulcer: principles and technical description

Post written by iGIE iNTERNATIONAL Associate Editor Diogo Turiani Hourneaux de Moura, MD, MSc, PhD, from the Instituto D’Or de Pesquisa e Ensino, Hospital Vila Nova Star, and the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Our study presents a novel use …

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Evaluation of safety, efficacy, and ease of use for screening and surveillance colonoscopy by using a single-use colonoscope with wide-angle field of view

Post written by Nathan Gluck, MD, PhD, from the Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Gastroenterology Department, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, and Tel-Aviv University Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv, Israel. We studied a novel single-use colonoscope with an extended 200º field of view, enabling view behind colonic folds and eliminating concerns related to reprocessing of devices. Lesions …

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Performance of single-use duodenoscopes for ERCP: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Post written by Harishankar Gopakumar, MD, FACP, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA. This study is a systematic review and meta-analysis of the performance characteristics, safety profile, and overall endoscopist satisfaction with single-use fully disposable duodenoscopes. Transmission of exogenous pathogens during ERCP using …

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