Performance measures for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: a European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) quality improvement initiative

R Bisschops, M Areia, E Coron, D Dobru… - …, 2016 - thieme-connect.com
The European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and United European
Gastroenterology (UEG) have identified quality of endoscopy as a major priority and we …

[PDF][PDF] Epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of esophageal perforations: systematic review

EIK Sdralis, S Petousis, F Rashid, B Lorenzi… - Dis …, 2017 - researchgate.net
We performed a systematic review of epidemiological, diagnostic, and therapeutic outcomes
of esophageal perforations. A systematic review was performed in PubMed database using …

UK guidelines on oesophageal dilatation in clinical practice

SS Sami, HN Haboubi, Y Ang, P Boger, P Bhandari… - Gut, 2018 - gut.bmj.com
These are updated guidelines which supersede the original version published in 2004. This
work has been endorsed by the Clinical Services and Standards Committee of the British …

Therapeutic armamentarium for stricturing Crohn's disease: medical versus endoscopic versus surgical approaches

S Bharadwaj, P Fleshner, B Shen - Inflammatory Bowel …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
One-third of patients with Crohn's disease (CD) present as stricturing phenotype
characterized by progressive luminal narrowing and obstructive symptoms. The diagnosis …

Performance measures for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: A European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy quality improvement initiative

R Bisschops, M Areia, E Coron… - United European …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
The European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and United European
Gastroenterology (UEG) have identified quality of endoscopy as a major priority and we …

Esophageal dilation with either bougie or balloon technique as a treatment for eosinophilic esophagitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Dougherty, TM Runge, S Eluri, ES Dellon - Gastrointestinal endoscopy, 2017 - Elsevier
Background and Aims Esophageal dilation is a now recognized to be an important
therapeutic modality in eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). We aimed to evaluate the safety of …

Endoscopic treatment of benign esophageal strictures: a literature review

L Poincloux, O Rouquette, A Abergel - Expert Review of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Benign esophageal strictures arise from various etiologies and are frequently
encountered. Although endoscopic dilation is still the first-line therapy, recurrent strictures do …

[HTML][HTML] Endoscopic management of perforations, leaks and fistulas

RR Singh, JS Nussbaum, NA Kumta - Translational …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The endoscopic management armamentarium of gastrointestinal disruptions including
perforations, leaks, and fistulas has slowly but steadily broadened in recent years …

Endoscopic dilation of benign esophageal anastomotic strictures over 16 mm has a longer lasting effect

EE van Halsema, IC Noordzij… - Surgical …, 2017 - Springer
Background The optimal target of endoscopic dilation of postsurgical esophageal strictures
is unknown. Our aim was to compare the dilation-free period of patients who underwent …

Adverse events associated with EGD and EGD-related techniques

N Coelho-Prabhu, N Forbes, NC Thosani… - Gastrointestinal …, 2022 - giejournal.org
Methods A comprehensive electronic database search was executed with the help of an
expert medical librarian. The search was designed to capture AEs associated with …