Post written by Varun Jain, MD, MBA, and Sultan Mahmood, MD, FASGE, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. We present a case of endoscopic mesorectal dissection (EMD) performed for staging and potential treatment of a residual rectal adenocarcinoma following incomplete hot snare polypectomy. A 67-year-old man underwent colonoscopy after a …
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Potential indications for peranal endoscopic myectomy in lower rectal cancer
Post written by Katsuro Ichimasa, MD, PhD, from the Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Japan. We present a groundbreaking advancement in the management of early lower rectal cancer through peranal endoscopic myectomy (PAEM), also known as endoscopic intermuscular dissection, in our recent publication in GIE. Traditional endoscopic methods such as endoscopic submucosal dissection …
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Knife-assisted full-thickness resection guided by pocket detection method for detection and complete excision of deeply invasive rectal cancer
Post written by Maria Eva Argenziano, MD, from the Clinic of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Emergency Digestive Endoscopy, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy, Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University Hospital Ghent, and Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium, and David James Tate, MBBS, MA (Cantab), MRCP, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, …
Endoscopic fenestration for benign complete anastomotic obstruction following rectal surgery
Post written by Jun Takada, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan. This video case is about a 62-year-old man who developed an obstruction in the anastomotic region 6 months after Hartmann’s surgery for rectal cancer. Colonoscopies performed through the anal and ileal stoma showed complete anastomotic …
ESD of early-stage rectal cancer using full-time red dichromatic imaging to minimize and avoid significant bleeding
Post written by Aoi Kita, MD, and Toshio Uraoka, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan. Red Dichromatic Imaging (RDI), a novel image-enhanced endoscopy technology (IEE), has been reported to improve the visibility of deep vessels and bleeding points compared to white-light imaging. We present …
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