EC magazine 02 2015

EC magazine 02 2015

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Galleries | Upper GI tract

When the Z-line is not completely normal

Depending on the patient’s degree of sedation and the examiner’s level of experience, carrying out a precise examination of the Z-line may not be very

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Classifications | Upper GI tract

Esophageal Varices

Various systems are available for classifying esophageal varices. Unfortunately, they only overlap or coincide partly. The official terminology used by the German Society for Digestive

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Endoscopic techniques | Special Cases | Teaching Videos | Upper GI tract

Post-EMR arterial bleeding

Arterial bleeding from the area of the endoscopic mucosal resection, 2 days after the intervention. Successful hemostasis is achieved using bipolar coagulation forceps in “Soft

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ERCP | Endoscopic techniques | Teaching Videos

Treatment for papillary adenoma

Treatment for papillary adenoma. An injection is made into the papillary adenoma to produce a good lifting sign.

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Endoscopic techniques | Instruments | Teaching Videos | Upper GI tract

PEXACT — direct-puncture PEG after gastropexy

The gastropexy device consists of two hollow needles that are attached to each other. A suture thread is inserted through one hollow needle, and a

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Literature | Upper GI tract

Low-grade dysplasia in Barrett’s esophagus — a second opinion is important, but then treatment is needed

Low-grade dysplasia (low-grade intraepithelial neoplasia, LGIN) is difficult to distinguish from inflammation histopathologically. The interobserver variance rates usually show kappa values below 0.4, representing a

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Literature | Upper GI tract

Does Barrett’s esophagus grow during monitoring?

The risk of progression of nonneoplastic Barrett’s esophagus to high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia or adenocarcinoma is extremely low and has been reported in recent studies to

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Literature | Upper GI tract

Achalasia — place of endoscopic therapy in the light of the first long-term data for POEM

Achalasia is a rare neuromuscular disease of unclear etiology that probably has a genetic background. The precise etiopathogenesis of achalasia is still unclear. Above all,

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Literature | Lower GI tract

Surveillance and treatment for dysplasia in chronic inflammatory bowel diseases

Patients with chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at increased risk for the development of colorectal carcinomas and the corresponding precursor lesions. This applies both

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