Post written by Jeremy R. Glissen Brown, MD, from the Center for Advanced Endoscopy, Division of Gastroenterology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. In this issue of VideoGIE, we are excited to present a video primer that outlines a computer-aided detection (CADe) system that we have applied prospectively during screening …
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Post written by Zaheer Nabi, MD, DNB, from the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India. In this video, we demonstrated the use of a new bipolar knife for peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) in a case with previous Heller’s myotomy. This knife uses radiofrequency energy for dissection and microwave energy for coagulation. The technique of POEM …
Post written by Satoki Shichijo, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan. A 15-mm diameter laterally spreading tumor surrounded by multiple diverticula was pointed out at the ascending colon. The lesion was considered to be an indication for endoscopic resection. However, conventional endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) of the …
Continue reading Underwater EMR of a colonic adenoma surrounded by diverticula
Post written by Shou-jiang Tang, MD, from the Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA. Endoscopic management of gastrointestinal fistula and leak is increasingly utilized. One of the options is to apply over-the-scope (OTS) clipping devices to close the defect. During pulling the grasped walls into the …
Continue reading Double-channel double-grasper technique in over-the-scope clip deployment
Post written by Mauro Manno, MD, from the Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Azienda USL, Modena, Italy. A 70–year-old man with history of chronic atrial fibrillation ongoing anticoagulant therapy was hospitalized for hemorrhagic shock and severe anemia, secondary to massive LGIB. Resuscitation with fluids and blood transfusions was performed. The novel 1-liter PEG+ASC solution (Plenvu, …
Post written by Avik Sarkar, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. We describe the case of a 51-year-old woman with diabetes, uncontrolled hypertension, ESRD on PD for 3 years, and morbid obesity that failed to respond to lifestyle and dietary modification for weight loss. The …
Continue reading Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty in peritoneal dialysis
Post written by Ravishankar Asokkumar, MBBS, MRCP, and Gontrand Lopez-Nava, MD, PhD, from the Bariatric Endoscopy Unit, HM Sanchinarro University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, and the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore. We described a novel primary endoscopic approach to treat obesity using the incision-less operating platform (USGI Medical, USA). We have shared …
Post written by Ryan Law, DO, from the Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. We present a case of a 34-year-old woman with a history of an incompletely repaired omphalocele with recurrent small bowel obstructions and lung hypoplasia complicated by chronic respiratory failure requiring nocturnal non-invasive ventilation, who presented with concern …
Post written by Felipe Ramos-Zabala, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, HM Montepríncipe University Hospital, HM Hospitales Group, Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of CEU San Pablo, Madrid, Spain. In this video case report, we describe an endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of a large laterally spreading lesion in the cecum, which …
Post written by Yuki Tanisaka, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan. A 79-year-old man was referred to our hospital because of jaundice. He had previously undergone Billroth-II gastrectomy for gastric cancer. ERCP was performed. At first, we used a SIF-H290S (Olympus Medical Systems, Tokyo, Japan) with …
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