Bile duct ulcer caused by plastic stents
(Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - April 30, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tsuyoshi Suda, Naoko Nagata, Kiichiro Kaji, Shuichi Terasaki Source Type: research

Establishment and validation of a risk score model based on EUS: assessment of lymph node metastasis in early gastric cancer
This study evaluated the efficacy of EUS in identifying lymph node metastasis in early gastric cancer patients and developed a risk score model to aid in choosing the best treatment options. (Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - April 29, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Siya Liu, Mengmeng Zhang, Yang Yang, Fenglin Cai, Feng Guo, Zhenbo Dai, Fuliang Cao, Dejun Zhou, Han Liang, Rupeng Zhang, Jingyu Deng Source Type: research

Threadlike Linear Calcifications along the Proximal Colon of a 71-Year-Old Woman with Chronic Abdominal Pain
(Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - April 29, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Puo-Hsien Le, Chien-Ming Chen, Ren-Chin Wu Source Type: research

Effects of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists on Upper Endoscopy in Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Patients
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) promote weight loss by suppressing appetite, enhancing satiety, regulating glucose metabolism and delaying gastric motility. We sought to determine whether GLP-1 RA use could impact sedated medical procedures like esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). (Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - April 28, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Danial Nadeem, Mahdi Taye, Matthew D. Still, Shannon McShea, Daniel Satterfield, James T. Dove, G. Craig Wood, Benyam D. Addissie, David L. Diehl, Amitpal S. Johal, Harshit S. Khara, Bradley D. Confer, Christopher D. Still Source Type: research

Comparative diagnostic performance of rapid urease test with the sweeping method versus tissue sampling method after Helicobacter pylori eradication
In this study, we evaluated the diagnostic performance of RUT using the sweeping method, which overcomes the limitations of conventional tissue sampling methods following eradication. (Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - April 28, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Choong-Kyun Noh, Gil Ho Lee, Eunyoung Lee, Bumhee Park, Sun Gyo Lim, Sung Jae Shin, Kee Myung Lee Source Type: research

Clinical predictors of significant findings on EUS for the evaluation of incidental common bile duct dilation
While endoscopic ultrasound(EUS) is highly accurate for the evaluation of common bile duct (CBD) dilation, the yield of EUS in patients with incidental CBD dilation is unclear. (Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - April 28, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Zain Raza, Osama Altayar, Tala Mahmoud, Rami Abusaleh, Rabih Ghazi, Dayna Early, Vladimir M. Kushnir, Gabriel Lang, Ian Sloan, Thomas Hollander, Elizabeth Rajan, Andrew C. Storm, Barham K. Abu Dayyeh, Vinay Chandrasekhara, Koushik K. Das Source Type: research

Re-Cellularization via Electroporation Therapy of the duodenum combined with GPL-1 receptor agonist to replace insulin therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes; 12 months results of a first-in-human study
In this study, we aimed to eliminate exogenous insulin treatment in T2D patients through a single ReCET procedure combined with a GLP-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA). Feasibility, safety, and (dose) efficacy of ReCET were assessed. (Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - April 28, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Celine B.E. Busch, Suzanne Meiring, Annieke C.G. van Baar, Frits Holleman, Max Nieuwdorp, Jacques J.G.H.M. Bergman Source Type: research

Use of texture and color enhancement imaging and red dichromatic imaging for the diagnosis of gallbladder cancer using peroral cholecystoscopy through an EUS-guided gallbladder drainage route (with video)
(Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - April 28, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Il Sang Shin, Jong Ho Moon, Yun Nah Lee Source Type: research

Prevention of inadvertent injury of diaphragm during posterior peroral endoscopic myotomy for achalasia cardia
(Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - April 22, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Harish Soni, Vikas Singla, Sawan Bopanna, Pankaj Singh, Muzaffer Rashid Shawl Source Type: research

The superiority of blue-light imaging and narrow-band imaging over white-light imaging in the detection of proximal colonic lesions
I read with interest the article by Leung et  al1 entitled “Blue-light imaging or narrow-band imaging for proximal colonic lesions: a prospective randomized tandem colonoscopy study.” The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the efficacy of blue-light imaging (BLI) and narrow-band imaging (NBI) in detecting proximal colonic lesio ns and minimizing miss rates, in comparison with white-light imaging (WLI). The findings of the authors indicate that both BLI and NBI outperformed WLI in detecting proximal colonic lesions. (Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - April 21, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Liqi Li Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Does indomethacin reduce the risk of thromboembolic events in patients undergoing ERCP?
We read with interest the article by Tien et  al,1 “Impact of direct-acting oral anticoagulants and warfarin on postendoscopic GI bleeding and thromboembolic events in patients undergoing elective endoscopy.” The authors reported their retrospective cohort study, which compared bleeding and thrombosis risk in the 30 days after endoscopy b etween warfarin and direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) groups. They concluded that the percentage of postprocedural thromboembolic events (TE) was 2.3% in the DOAC group and 2.6% in the warfarin group. (Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - April 21, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Jinqing Wu, Hao Ding, Qiao Mei Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: research

Response
We thank Dr Li1 for identifying the errors in Table  1 of our study "Blue-light imaging or narrow-band imaging for proximal colonic lesions: a prospective randomized tandem colonoscopy study."2 On further examination of the data, we found that some numbers were truncated inappropriately when rounded to 1 decimal place. However, we believe that these errors would not affect the overall results because all statistical analysis results remained unaffected. We have provided an updated version of Table 1 as shown here. (Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - April 21, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Thomas K.L. Lui, Wai K. Leung Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Endoscopic techniques to reduce recurrence after EMR of large nonpedunculated colorectal polyps
We congratulate Radadiya et  al1 on their recent study comparing various EMR techniques for large nonpedunculated colorectal polyps by using indirect pairwise comparison. However, their study included observational studies and randomized control trials (RCTs), which limits the ability to draw conclusions. In support of this t opic, we performed a network meta-analysis of RCTs comparing various margin ablation techniques after EMR—snare tip soft coagulation (STSC) and argon plasma coagulation (APC)—with conventional EMR (CEMR) and underwater EMR (UEMR) to treat large nonpedunculated colorectal polyps. (Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - April 21, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Ravi Teja Pasam, Saurabh Chandan, Babu P. Mohan Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Response
We appreciate the letter from Pasam et  al1 in response to our article2 in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. The authors included only randomized controlled trials, as opposed to our analysis,2 where we included both observational studies and randomized controlled trials to provide a more comprehensive review. Our analysis did not include the trials by Rex et al3 and Rodríguez Sánchez et al4 because they were published after our search period until January 12, 2023. Because our study inclusion criteria for polyps were size ≥1.5 cm, we also did not include the 2019 study by Yamashina et al. (Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - April 21, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Dhruvil Radadiya, Madhav Desai, Prateek Sharma Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Improving colonoscopy quality: growing evidence to support adenomas per colonoscopy as a standard quality indicator
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States, with nearly 150,000 individuals with diagnoses of CRC and an estimated 53,200 CRC deaths in 2020.1 CRC screening has been effective at reducing the incidence and mortality of CRC by an estimated 30% to 60%, and tremendous efforts have been aimed at improving screening rates. Screening by colonoscopy is estimated to decrease CRC incidence and mortality by 69% and 68%, respectively. (Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - April 21, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Jennifer Maranki Tags: Editorial Source Type: research