The impact of wire caliber on ERCP outcomes: a multicenter randomized controlled trial of 0.025-inch and 0.035-inch guidewires
Wire-guided biliary cannulation has been demonstrated to improve cannulation rates and reduce post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP) This study compares success...
Progressive learning in endoscopy simulation training improves clinical performance: a blinded randomized trial
A progressive learning-based curriculum (PLC) led to superior clinical performance compared with an SCC. PLC comprised 6 hours of SBT, which progresse...
No Superiority of Stents vs Balloon Dilatation for Dominant Strictures in Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Dominant strictures occur in approximately 50% of patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) Short-term stents have been reported to produce a...
Real-life chromoendoscopy for neoplasia detection and characterisation in long-standing IBD
The study looked at the effectiveness of chromoendoscopy for neoplasia detection and characterization. Dysplasia detection rate between expert and non...
Gastroenterologist specialist care and care provided by generalists--an evaluation of effectiveness and efficiency
Gastroenterologists diagnosed celiac disease more accurately than generalists. No difference between gastroenterologists and generalists in terms of c...
Analgesic Effects of Oxycodone Relative to Those of Sufentanil, in the Presence of Midazolam, During Endoscopic Injection Sclerotherapy for Patients With Cirrhosis and Esophageal Varices
The oxycodone in combination with midazolam may provide an anesthetic technique that results in fewer episodes of hypoxia and other adverse conditions...
Randomised controlled trial of mesalazine in IBS
Low-grade intestinal inflammation plays a role in the pathophysiology of IBS. We conducted a phase 3, multicentre, tertiary setting, randomized, doubl...
Efficacy and safety of Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy immediately after endoscopic submucosal dissection
330 patients who underwent ESD for early gastric neoplasms were enrolled in the study. The primary endpoint was gastric ulcer scarring rate determined...