Post written by Soma Fukuda, MD, from the Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. This case features the use of balloon-assisted enteroscopy and serial pancreatic juice aspiration cytologic examination (SPACE) via an endoscopic nasopancreatic drainage (ENPD) tube to diagnose high-grade pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (HG-PanIN) in a patient with altered anatomy after …
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Challenges and solutions in endoscopic full-thickness resection
Post written by Fatih Aslan, MD, from Gastroenterology and Advanced Endoscopy, Koc University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. In this video case, we present a step-by-step demonstration of endoscopic full-thickness resection (EFTR) for a GI stromal tumor located on the greater curvature of the distal body. The tumor, originating from the muscularis propria and measuring 20 mm, was completely …
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Search for next VideoGIE Editor-in-Chief begins
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) is searching for its next Editor-in-Chief of VideoGIE. Field F. Willingham, MD, MPH, FASGE, the current Editor-in-Chief, will complete his term December 31, 2025. Starting October 1, 2025, there will be a 3-month overlap period with the new Editor-in-Chief. Editors of the journal serve a 5-year term. VideoGIE …
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Advanced endoscopic techniques for esophageal duplication cyst treatment: beyond surgery
Post written by Radhika Chavan, MD, DNB, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Ansh Clinic, Ahmedabad, India. Esophageal duplication cysts are rare congenital anomalies usually managed by surgery. We present cases of 3 patients with symptomatic cysts, each managed using a tailored endoscopic approach. In the first case, a small mid-esophageal cyst was treated using submucosal …
Treatment of duodenal fistula with combined endoscopic therapy: modified endoscopic vacuum, endoscopic internal drainage, and the over-the-scope clip
Post written by Gustavo de Carvalho Bertaccini Guriam, MD, MSc, from the Department of Endoscopy, São Francisco Hapvida Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil. This case describes successful closure of a complex duodenal fistula that failed to respond to 2 surgical attempts at local suture after major abdominal surgery. Definitive treatment was achieved through a multimodal endoscopic approach, including …
Transoral incisionless fundoplication as rescue therapy for gastroesophageal reflux in a lung transplant recipient
Post written by William King, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. This patient had a history of lung transplant for pulmonary sarcoidosis and a Toupet fundoplication for severe GERD. His Toupet wrap became loose and slipped into a small hiatal hernia, resulting in severe reflux and recurrent episodes …
Pancreas cystic lesion with surprise findings on confocal laser endomicroscopy
Post written by Samer El-Dika, MD, FASGE, from Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA. This video case involves a 74-year-old woman with a pancreatic tail cyst identified incidentally. Initial imaging and fluid analysis suggested a nonmucinous cyst, but amylase levels hinted at possible duct communication. To better characterize the lesion, we used EUS-guided needle-based confocal laser endomicroscopy (EUS-nCLE). …
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Eversion of an inverted papilla via EUS-guided rendezvous
Post written by Rishad Khan, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, Thomas M. Runge, MD, MPH, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Central Ohio VA, Columbus, Ohio, and Samuel Han, MD, MS, the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. A 45-year-old patient with cholecystitis and choledocholithiasis with a prohibitively high surgical risk …
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Transcecal endoscopic appendectomy and endoscopic submucosal dissection with hand-suturing–assisted traction and closure technique
Post written by Fatih Aslan, MD, from Koc University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. In this case, we performed an endoscopic treatment for a laterally spreading lesion involving the lumen of the appendix with poorly defined borders. The procedure included endoscopic submucosal dissection combined with transcecal endoscopic appendectomy. Hand suturing was used for traction and separate closure of the …
Different endoscopic submucosal dissection techniques: a tailored approach
Post written by Shaimaa Elkholy, MD, Mohamed El Sherbiny, MD, and Karim Essam, MD, from the Gastroenterology Division, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a minimally invasive technique used for resection of GI lesions. Our recently published video article in VideoGIE presents a comparative and practical overview of ESD techniques. These include classic, …
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