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Bridge the GAPPS (gastric adenocarcinoma and proximal polyposis syndrome)

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Post written by Suchapa Arayakarnkul, MD, from the Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, and Daniela Guerrero Vinsard, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Minneapolis VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, and Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. We present a case of gastric adenocarcinoma and proximal polyposis syndrome (GAPPS) and review its …

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Bringing therapeutic endoscopy to the world of inflammatory bowel disease

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Post written by Bo Shen, MD, from Columbia University Irving Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, and Phillip S. Ge, MD, from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA. This article describes the evolution of the field of interventional inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), ie, endoscopic management of structural adverse events of IBD, …

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Endoscopic balloon dissection to remove a percutaneously placed biliary stent with tissue ingrowth: a novel approach

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Post written by Abdulrahman Qatomah, MBBS, FRCPC, from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, and King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. A 65-year-old woman with a history of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass presented with cholangitis secondary to a benign biliary stricture. She previously underwent placement of a percutaneously …

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Beyond the scope: endoscopic ultrasound—assisted appendicoscopy by use of a single-use cholangioscope for endoscopic appendicitis therapy: a case report

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Post written by Yang-Bor Lu, MD, from the Department of Digestive Diseases, Digestive Endoscopy Center, Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital, Xiamen, China. We performed single-operator endoscopic direct appendiceal therapy (EDAT) by first using a slim endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) miniprobe (Olympus UM-2R, Tokyo, Japan) to map the appendiceal axis then steering a disposable cholangioscope (VedVision, TY-ISS-L31; Vedkang, …

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The evolution of single-use duodenoscope utilization at a large-volume endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography tertiary care center

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Post written by Yervant Ichkhanian, MD, and Mark A. Gromski, MD, from the Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Duodenoscope-related infections—especially those involving multidrug-resistant organisms—have driven innovation in endoscopic technology. This study, conducted at a high-volume tertiary care center, explores the evolving integration of single-use duodenoscopes into routine endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) practice. The goal was to examine, over …

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Single-session endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic ultrasound—guided gallbladder drainage for management of biliary obstruction and gallbladder disease

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Post written by Christina Gainey, MD, from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. We wanted to study the feasibility, safety, and effectiveness of performing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)—guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) in a single session to provide definitive management of biliary obstruction and prevent future biliary adverse events without …

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Radiofrequency vapor ablation for duodenal mucosal ablation in the treatment of type 2 diabetes: results from the first-in-human pilot study

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Post written by Benjamin Norton, MD, from Cleveland Clinic London, London, United Kingdom. We are currently experiencing an obesity and diabetic epidemic. We know that the number of people living with type 2 diabetes (T2D) is expected to rise worldwide to alarming rates (1.31 billion by 2050).1 We are seeing an explosion in the number …

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A lifetime of pushing boundaries: thinking outside the box to endoscopically treat complex gastrointestinal diseases

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Post written by Todd H. Baron, MD, MASGE, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA, and Phillip S. Ge, MD, FASGE, from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA. Please join iGIE in celebrating the career of Dr Todd Baron, a legendary pioneer who dared to break rules to …

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Pilot randomized trial of efficacy and safety of yogic technique versus polyethylene glycol solution for bowel preparation in colonoscopy

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Post written by Manas Kumar Panigrahi, MD, DM, FRCP (Edin), from the Department of Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India. The focus of our study was to improve on existing methods of bowel preparation in colonoscopy. Bowel preparation is the most important determinant of a proper colonoscopy. Inadequate bowel preparation often leads to missed …

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Endosonography-guided suture device for gastrointestinal lumen-to-lumen apposition in a porcine model

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Post written by Andrew Storm, MD, from Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. With the growth of novel transmural endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)—directed therapies in the gastrointestinal tract, awareness of the need for innovations to make these procedures safer and more reproducible is increasing. Such improvements are necessary to assure widespread access for patients who will benefit …

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