Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Biopsy of Focal Liver Lesions: An Effective Mini-Invasive Alternative to the Percutaneous Approach

G Rancatore, D Ligresti, GEM Rizzo, L Carrozza… - Diagnostics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Despite the introduction of serological neoplastic biomarkers and typical radiological
characteristics in clinical practice, liver biopsy (LB) is often still necessary to establish a …

Feasibility of continuous monitoring of endoscopy performance and adverse events: a single-center experience

S Zandanell, S Gensluckner, G Wolkersdoerfer, F Berr… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of (pre-) malignant lesions play a
central role in gastrointestinal oncology. The procedures can be high-risk, and a substantial …

Diagnostic yield of endoscopic and EUS-guided biopsy techniques in subepithelial lesions of the upper gastro-intestinal tract: a systematic review

CA Verloop, JAC Goos, MJ Bruno, R Quispel… - Gastrointestinal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background and aims Obtaining adequate tissue samples in subepithelial lesions (SELs)
remains challenging. Several biopsy techniques are available, but a systematic review …

Outcomes of EUS-guided gallbladder drainage in malignant distal biliary obstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

KT Osman, AM Abdelfattah, ME Elbadawi, T Nayfeh… - iGIE, 2023 - igiejournal.org
Background and aims EUS-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) has been described as
an alternative palliative treatment for malignant distal biliary obstruction (MDBO). This study …

Liver impaction technique improves technical success rate of guidewire insertion during EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy (with video)

J Nakamura, T Ogura, S Ueno… - Therapeutic …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: If the guidewire becomes kinked by the needle, guidewire manipulation may
be difficult, and can cause complications such as guidewire shearing or injury during …

How to implement adverse events as a quality indicator in gastrointestinal endoscopy

TG Moreels - Digestive Endoscopy, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Quality improvement through the registration of endoscopyrelated adverse events (AEs)
has been recognized by major international endoscopy societies as an important quality …

Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Ablation of Pancreatic Mucinous Cysts

MT Moyer, A Canakis - Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics, 2024 - giendo.theclinics.com
Pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs) are a heterogenous group of neoplasms with varying
degrees of biological activity and malignant potential. Identifying and risk stratifying these …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive analysis of adverse events associated with transmural use of LAMS in patients with liver cirrhosis: International multicenter study

F Nimri, Y Ichkhanian, B Shinn… - Endoscopy …, 2024 - thieme-connect.com
Background and study aims Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided transmural (TM)
deployment of lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) is considered relatively safe in non …

[HTML][HTML] Selective inner muscle layer myotomy is associated with lower pain and same clinical efficacy that full-thickness myotomy in patients treated by POEM for …

M Sanavio, B Vauquelin, MC Picot, R Altwegg… - Clinics and Research in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction: The aim of this study was to compare the impact of the depth of myotomy
(selective inner layer myotomy (SIM) vs. full-thickness myotomy (FTM)) on the outcome of …

[HTML][HTML] Routine esophagram to detect early esophageal leakage after peroral endoscopic myotomy

EM Wessels, S Nullens… - Endoscopy …, 2024 - thieme-connect.com
Study design This retrospective cohort study was performed at the Amsterdam University
Medical Center. Data were extracted from medical records of all consecutive patients who …