Articles & Issues

This is one of a series of statements discussing the use of GI endoscopy in common clinical situations. The Standards of Practice Committee of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE...

Background: After endoscopic radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of dysplastic Barrett's esophagus (BE), endoscopic biopsy samples are obtained to assess response to therapy. Whether these biopsies are of a...

Obesity is a complex metabolic disease that carries a severe toll of comorbid illness. Over the past few decades, obesity has evolved into a global epidemic, and it is now more prevalent than malnutri...

Background: Split-dose bowel preparations for colonoscopy are more effective and better tolerated than preparations given entirely the day or evening before the procedure; however, some resistance to ...

Background: Palliation of malignant gastric outlet obstruction remains challenging. Although there are 2 established treatment options, ie, surgical gastrojejunostomy and endoscopic duodenal stent ins...

Distal pancreatectomy (DP), the removal of the left portion of the pancreas, is less frequently performed than pancreatic head resection. It is mostly done to resect rare pancreatic tumors and, less f...

Background: Endoscopic dilation of postoperative biliary strictures with increasing numbers of stents was first described by our group in 2001 with promising results after a long-term follow-up (mean ...

Background: Celiac disease (CD) is a gluten-dependent enteropathy. The current standard for diagnosing CD involves obtaining 4 biopsy samples from the descending duodenum. It has been suggested that d...

Background: Colonoscopy with narrow-band imaging can allow real-time determination of polyp histology. Objective: To determine whether physicians with varying levels of experience can learn and apply ...

Background: Anesthesia professional–delivered sedation has become increasingly common when performing colonoscopy and EGD. Objective: To provide an estimate of anesthesia professional–participation ra...

Background: Performing endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) by using standard endoscopy platforms is technically challenging because of the equipment's lack of dexterity. Objective: To explore the f...

Many topics of benefit and interest to gastroenterology trainees may not be covered by the traditional gastroenterology training model. Gastroenterology fellows training at different programs in Balti...

Background: Endosonographic evaluation and sampling of right colonic subepithelial lesions is technically difficult. Objective: To evaluate the feasibility, safety, and tissue yield of a prototype fro...

We report 2 cases of gastric perforation after endoscopic band ligation of small stromal tumors in the gastric fundus. Two female patients, one 39 years old and one 50 years old, were referred to our ...

A 19-year-old woman presented with a 1-week history of abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and watery diarrhea. She had no history of systemic disease and denied taking any medications. On admission, ph...

Background: EUS-guided FNA (EUS-FNA) is a useful modality for sampling various targets, but its applicability to gallbladder (GB) mass lesions is limited. Objective: To determine the usefulness of EUS...

Background: A 6F endoscopic biliary self-expanding metal stent (SEMS) has been newly introduced for intended simultaneous side-by-side bilateral deployment in hilar malignant obstruction. Objective: T...

Background: The endocytoscopy system (ECS) is a new method to provide real-time super-magnifying microscopic imaging in vivo. Routine diagnosis of amebic colitis requires multiple tests that are both ...

Anthracosis is a black pigment discoloration located mainly in the bronchi because of inhalation of dust or particulates. Extrapulmonary anthracosis that includes the esophagus is very rare, and its e...

Self-expanding metal stents (SEMSs) are now widely used for palliation of malignant stricturing in the pyloric region as well as other parts of the GI tract. There is limited literature about the bene...

Vascular tumors of the small bowel are rare, accounting for only 5% to 10% of all benign tumors of the small intestine. The main presenting symptom of capillary hemangioma is bleeding. In most cases, ...

Pseudocysts are common complications of acute pancreatitis, whereas subsequent colonic complications such as necrosis, stenosis, and fistula associated with pseudocysts are rare. External pancreatic f...

We read with interest the editorial by Dr. Joo-Ha Hwang in reference to our article published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy October 2009. The editorial mentions a false-positive rate for suspected dys...

We thank Drs Menon and Fisher for their interest in our article about the double-guidewire technique (DGT). One of the main advantages of a multicenter trial is to include a large number of subjects, ...

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) Technology Committee respects Dr Dib's comment regarding our recent article “Status Evaluation Report (SER) on Overtube Use in Gastrointestin...

We read with interest the letter from Sidhu et al on the use of metoclopramide for capsule endoscopes retained in the stomach 30 minutes after swallowing. We recognize along with the Sheffield group t...

Obstructive sleep apnea is increasingly being diagnosed, and its cardiopulmonary risks are being increasingly elucidated, but the risks of GI endoscopy in patients with obstructive sleep apnea is prev...