Comparison of long-term recurrence-free survival between primary surgery and endoscopic resection followed by secondary surgery in T1 colorectal cancer

The study aimed to investigate whether endoscopic resection of T1 colorectal cancer before surgery affects long-term recurrence-free survival. Both propensity score analyses consistently showed no increase in cancer recurrence risk in the second surgery group.

Laparoscopic lymph node sampling: a new concept for patients with high-risk early esophagogastric junction cancer resected endoscopically

Endoscopic resection is considered as a curative treatment for early upper GI cancers under certain histologic (low-risk) criteria. Esophagectomy is still advised due to an increased risk of lymph node (LN) metastases. The LN rate using the extended LLS technique increased by 12%.

Comparison of preoperative, intraoperative, and follow-up functional luminal imaging probe measurements in patients undergoing myotomy for achalasia

The FLIP is a novel catheter-based device that measures esophagogastric junction (EGJ) distensibility index (DI) DI at the conclusion of LHM was predictive of erosive esophagitis in the postoperative period.

Single-use duodenoscopes and duodenoscopes with disposable end caps

Single-use duodenoscopes, disposable distal ends, or distal end cap sealants could eliminate or reduce exogenous patient-to-patient infection associated with ERCP. More data regarding functionality, medical economics, and environmental impact will accrue with the more widespread adoption of these new technologies.

Artificial intelligence in diagnosis of gastric precancerous conditions by image-enhanced endoscopy: a multicenter, diagnostic study (with video)

Image-enhanced endoscopy (IEE) shows great potential in diagnosing gastric precancerous conditions and adenocarcinoma. The diagnostic accuracy of GA was 0.901 (95% CI, 0.883-0.917) in the internal test set and 0.864 in the multicenter external test set.

Impact on healthcare resources of switch from fecal occult blood test to fecal immunochemical test within the English Bowel Cancer Screening Program: a single-center study

Fecal immunochemistry testing (FIT) replaced fecal occult blood test (FOBt) in England as the Bowel Cancer Screening Program (BCSP) screening tool. FIT led to notable increases in SSP time, endoscopy procedures, radiology tests, surgical procedures, and histopathology services.

Evaluating the impact of frailty on periprocedural adverse events and mortality among patients with GI bleeding

Frailty is a known predictor of mortality and adverse events in the inpatient setting. 49.2% of frail patients had composite periprocedural adverse events compared with 25.5% of non-frail patients

Single pass, 1 needle actuation versus single pass 3 actuation technique for EUS-guided liver biopsy: a randomized prospective trial (with video)

There has not been a head-to-head comparison of single versus multiple needle actuation. Compared with 1:1, biopsies using 1:3 yielded more CPT and longer aggregate specimen length. No severe AEs were noted.

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