Post written by Ujjal Poddar, MD, DNB, DM, from the Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. We conducted this propensity score—matched retrospective study to compare bougie versus balloon dilatation for short esophageal strictures in children and assess the outcome of endoscopic dilatation on their growth. Although uncommon, …
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Successful small-diameter endoscopic hemostasis using a self-assembling peptide matrix for Mallory-Weiss syndrome in a patient with a severe esophageal stricture
Post written by Shinya Kawaguchi, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Shizuoka General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan. A bedridden woman with a history of repeated reflux esophagitis presented to the emergency department with a chief symptom of hematemesis. An urgent endoscopic examination was conducted. Insertion of a conventional endoscope (GIF-H290T; Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, Japan) revealed scar stenosis in …
Use of an adapted bronchoscope for peroral endoscopic myotomy in a pediatric patient weighing less than 10 kg
Post written by Carlos Robles-Medranda, MD, from the Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas (IECED), Guayaquil, Ecuador. In this video case presentation, we illustrate a compelling clinical scenario involving an underweight 2-year-old girl who presented with a confirmed diagnosis of achalasia. In a noteworthy facet, parental refusal for surgical intervention prompted the consideration of an alternative endoscopic …
Diagnostic findings and long-term prognosis in children with anemia undergoing GI endoscopies
Post written by Marleena Repo, MD, from the Tampere Centre for Child Health Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, the Department of Pediatrics, and the Celiac Disease Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Finland. We investigated systematically for the first time the diagnostic yield of gastrointestinal endoscopies in a large …
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