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This article provides an overview of the scoring systems commonly used for diagnosing chronic pancreatitis by means of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS), and for classifying the
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Achalasia is one of the differential diagnoses in patients with symptoms of dysphagia. High-resolution (HR) manometry is now regarded as the diagnostic gold standard for
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Recently sessile serrated lesions (SSLs) have been recognized as another important precursor lesion to CRC. SSLs are thought be responsible for 15–30% of colorectal cancer.
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Almost everybody prescribes at least low-dose PPI to their Barrett patients even if they complete asymptomatic – is this warranted?
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Until only a few years ago, endoscopic therapy for benign biliary stricture involved implantation of one or multiple plastic stents, exchanged every 3 months, for
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In this video Dr. Wannhoff from Ludwigsburg shows a new, minimally invasive approach to the endosonographic attachment of a gastroenterostomy in gastric emptying disorder.
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The wide-angle colonoscope provides a field of view up to 235 degrees, thanks to a lens system featuring forward viewing (147 degrees) and also side
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The Prague classification was presented by an international research group in 2006 (1) and has since been regarded as the standard for measuring the length
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Flat polyps are difficult to identify and may be easily overlooked, particularly in the right colon, where there is sometimes limited bowel cleansing. If a
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Considerable debate is currently taking place among therapeutic endoscopists regarding the best method of resecting early carcinomas, particularly in the upper gastrointestinal tract — whereas
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