Top tips for diagnostic rectal EUS and assessment of rectal sphincters

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Post written by Zubin Dev Sharma, MD, DNB, from Interventional Gastroenterology, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram, India. This article provides best practice tips for using rectal EUS for diagnostic assessment in various conditions as well as assessment of anal sphincters. Rectal EUS, underutilized for assessment of rectal conditions, has emerged as a reliable tool. It can be …

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Underwater endoscopic mucosal resection of a rectal adenoma in the nondistensible rectum from severe fecal incontinence

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Post written by Sukit Pattarajierapan, MD, from the Surgical Endoscopy Colorectal Division, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. Our video presents a challenging case of difficult polypectomy in the nondistensible rectum from severe fecal incontinence. An 89-year-old woman with ischemic heart disease and hypertension underwent laparoscopic sigmoidectomy for stage II sigmoid …

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