Article
Surgery
Wisam Sbeit, Tawfik Khoury, Eran Goldin, Mahmud Mahamid
Summary: The study found that fully-covered metal stent (FCMS) was a safe and effective treatment option for patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) related refractory Dominant Strictures (DS).
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
(2022)
Review
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Marcella Pimpinelli, Michael Makar, Michel Kahaleh
Summary: Management of hilar strictures is challenging for endoscopists. While various strategies have been demonstrated, there is limited consensus in the literature. This review aims to summarize the current literature and discuss emerging therapies, such as photodynamic therapy and radiofrequency ablation.
DIGESTIVE ENDOSCOPY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Adam M. M. Ostrovsky, Zachary J. J. Prebay, Paul H. H. Chung
Summary: This study evaluated temporal trends in the use of urethral endoscopic management and urethroplasty before and after the release of the American Urological Association (AUA) Male Urethral Stricture Guidelines in 2017. The study found that the use of urethroplasty is increasing and that guidelines do not result in immediate changes in management trends.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Raymond S. Y. Tang
Summary: Accurate and timely diagnosis of biliary strictures can be challenging. Additional endoscopic evaluation by cholangioscopy and/or endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is often necessary to differentiate between malignant and benign biliary strictures. Selection of cholangioscopy and EUS is best guided by the biliary stricture location and local expertise.
DIGESTIVE ENDOSCOPY
(2023)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Tatsunori Minamide, Noboru Kawata, Yuki Maeda, Masao Yoshida, Yoichi Yamamoto, Kazunori Takada, Yoshihiro Kishida, Sayo Ito, Kenichiro Imai, Kinichi Hotta, Junya Sato, Hirotoshi Ishiwatari, Hiroyuki Matsubayashi, Hiroyuki Ono
Summary: This study retrospectively reviewed the clinical outcomes of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for superficial circumferential esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (cESCC). The results demonstrate that ESD is a highly curative treatment for cESCC with favorable long-term outcomes, especially in low-risk patients.
GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Hu Bowen, Guo Wenzhi, Wen Peihao, Shi Jihua, Zhang Shuijun
Summary: This study compared the initial success rate and effectiveness of ERCP and PTC for anastomotic biliary stricture after liver transplantation. ERCP is the gold standard method for diagnosis and intervention, but PTC may be more effective for certain patients with special bile duct conditions.
FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Pranab K. Mukherjee, Quang Tam Nguyen, Jiannan Li, Shuai Zhao, Stephen M. Christensen, Gail A. West, Jyotsna Chandra, Ilyssa O. Gordon, Sinan Lin, Jie Wang, Ren Mao, Douglas Czarnecki, Carla Rayan, Idan Goren, Suhanti Banerjee, Prerna Kotak, Thomas Plesec, Samir Lal, Thomas Fabre, Shoh Asano, Kathryn Bound, Kevin Hart, Chanyoung Park, Robert Martinez, Ken Dower, Thomas A. Wynn, Shaomin Hu, Nayden Naydenov, Martin Decaris, Scott Turner, Stefan D. Holubar, Scott R. Steele, Claudio Fiocchi, Andrei I. Ivanov, Kellie M. Kravarik, Florian Rieder
Summary: By performing single-cell RNA sequencing on tissue samples from patients with Crohn's disease, the study reveals the heterogeneity and interactions of fibroblasts in the affected areas, and confirms CDH11 as a potential therapeutic target.
Article
Surgery
Anupam Kumar Singh, Yalaka Rami Reddy, Anuraag Jena, Sreekanth Appasani, Pankaj Gupta, Saroj Kant Sinha, Rakesh Kochhar
Summary: For the treatment of caustic esophageal strictures (CES), the use of bougie dilators was found to have higher rates of technical success, short-term clinical success, and long-term clinical success compared to balloon dilators. However, the rates of adverse events were similar between the two groups.
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
(2023)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Thomas M. Runge, Austin L. Chiang, Thomas E. Kowalski, Theodore W. James, Todd H. Baron, Jose Nieto, David L. Diehl, Matthew R. Krafft, John Y. Nasr, Vikas Kumar, Harshit S. Khara, Shayan Irani, Arpan Patel, Ryan J. Law, David E. Loren, Alex Schlachterman, William Hsueh, Bradley D. Confer, Tyler K. Stevens, Prabhleen Chahal, Mohammad A. Al-Haddad, Fahad Faisal Mir, Douglas K. Pleskow, Matthew T. Huggett, Bharat Paranandi, Arvind J. Trindade, Olaya I. Brewer-Gutierrez, Yervant Ichkhanian, Mohamad Dbouk, Vivek Kumbhari, Mouen A. Khashab
Summary: The EDGE procedure shows high clinical success rates with acceptable risk profile. Persistent fistulas were diagnosed in 10% of patients, and endoscopic closure treatment was successful in all cases.
Article
Surgery
Sowmya Palam, Mathew Mohorek, Syed Rizvi, Kulwinder Dua
Summary: Weekly endoscopic dilation can significantly improve the success rate of treating complex benign esophageal strictures. It is a viable option for patients who have failed previous dilation treatments done at longer intervals.
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
(2022)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Abel Joseph, Peter Draganov, Fauze Maluf-Filho, Hiroyuki Aihara, Norio Fukami, Neil R. Sharma, Amitabh Chak, Dennis Yang, Salmaan Jawaid, John Dumot, Omar Alaber, Tiffany Chua, Rituraj Singh, Lady Katherine Mejia-Perez, Ruishen Lyu, Xuefeng Zhang, Suneel Kamath, Sunguk Jang, Sudish Murthy, John Vargo, Amit Bhatt
Summary: This study evaluated the technical outcomes and recurrence rates of ESD in treating T1b esophageal cancer. It found that EUS staging had poor accuracy, R0 resection rates were low, and R1 resection was associated with recurrent disease. Close surveillance is necessary for noncurative ESD resection patients who cannot undergo surgery.
GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY
(2022)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Fulong Zhang, Jing Xu, Yuandong Zhu, Yan Shi, Bo Wu, Hai Wang, Chaojun Huang
Summary: The efficacy and safety of cutting esophageal stricture scars guided by endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) were evaluated in 10 patients, with 9 patients showing obvious relief of dysphagia during follow-up and no complications observed.
BMC GASTROENTEROLOGY
(2022)
Review
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Julien D. Schulberg, Emily K. Wright, Bronte A. Holt, Helen E. Wilding, Amy L. Hamilton, Alyson L. Ross, Michael A. Kamm
Summary: This study provides a summary of the latest advances in the treatment of stricturing Crohn's disease patients, indicating that anti-TNF drug therapy and endoscopic balloon dilation are effective strategies for avoiding surgery, while other drug therapies do not show significant benefits. Further evaluation is needed to assess the potential greater benefits of combining therapies.
JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Zaheer Nabi, Sundeep Lakhtakia
Summary: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is characterized by irreversible morphological changes in the pancreas, with pain being the predominant symptom. Endoscopic treatment is effective in relieving pain for a majority of CP patients, with upfront assessment being crucial for optimal outcomes.
DIGESTIVE ENDOSCOPY
(2021)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Hicham El Bacha, Rafik Harizi, Rene Laugier, Diane Lorenzo, Paul Rivallin, Sarah Leblanc, Karl Barange, Fabien Fumex, Arthur Laquiere, Bertrand Napoleon, Bruno Vedrenne, Sophie Grabar, Frederic Prat
Summary: This study identified four cholangioscopic features associated with malignancy in indeterminate biliary strictures. These features can be easily implemented in clinical practice and have the potential to increase diagnostic confidence during the workup of indeterminate biliary strictures.
DIGESTIVE ENDOSCOPY
(2022)